All Blacks v France II
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@reprobate said in All Blacks v France 2:
@sparky said in All Blacks v France 2:
I think this will be another tough test for the All Blacks, especially so if the ref starts dishing out cards.
Unless they tighten up their defence significantly, it really shouldn't be close. We made a heap of line breaks and just couldn't finish due to small errors and a lack of patience - if we fix either of those and nothing changes from them it should be comfortable.
Agree.
It wasn't our points scoring, it was shipping 30 odd points to them that worried me.
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@Quarky said in All Blacks v France 2:
So slightly different to the leaked team. EDG starts and Jacobson not involved.
Nah, backline was bang on the money to what I was told and shared. Wasn’t the possible forward rotation they said to look for though.
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Perfect oil for the backs @Landers92
I'm pleased they've resisted too many changes in the forwards.
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@MN5 said in All Blacks v France 2:
@frugby said in All Blacks v France 2:
My Predicted 23:
- de Groot
- Taylor
- Newell
- Vaa'i
- Holland
- Jacobson
- Savea
- Lio-Willie
- Roigard
- Barrett
- Clarke
- J Barrett
- Proctor
- Ioane
- Jordan
- Taukei'aho
- Norris
- Tosi
- Tuipulotu
- Finau
- Ratima
- Tupaea
- McKenzie
Close, I reckon Tuipulotu comes in for Barrett as a straight swap, Vaa'i stays at six, Kirifi on the bench and Jacobson misses out completely ( yep I reckon they will want to see more of DK especially at home )
Shit I’m good. Glad my sauces were right
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Very happy with the minimal changes and straight swaps for the injured players. The consistency in selection, along with playing outside this week and hopefully some more conservative play and better defence will lead to a quality performance. It'll be interesting to see how the bench is used if all goes well.
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@pakman said in All Blacks v France 2:
McAlister/Bower/Lomax/Jacobson/Hotham/ALB/Love (and Paps?) lined up for France 3?
Yeah if he intends on giving everyone a run there's going to be BIG changes for test 3
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I don't think anyone is upset with that lineup. If we click this weekend then they will look like a second string opposition.
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@ShaquilleOatmeal at least Beaudy will know how to kick properly in Wellington....
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Pressure is on Proctor to perform this week, hopefully he nails his role on his home track.
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@No-Quarter said in All Blacks v France 2:
@pakman said in All Blacks v France 2:
McAlister/Bower/Lomax/Jacobson/Hotham/ALB/Love (and Paps?) lined up for France 3?
Yeah if he intends on giving everyone a run there's going to be BIG changes for test 3
A couple of those guys may still be out injured or are there as injury cover so might not get a run. Love, Lienert-Brown, Hotham and McAlister are the original squad members who aren't on the injury list and haven't played yet. Might not require too many changes to give everyone fit a run if that's the intention.
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@ShaquilleOatmeal said in All Blacks v France 2:
@No-Quarter said in All Blacks v France 2:
@pakman said in All Blacks v France 2:
McAlister/Bower/Lomax/Jacobson/Hotham/ALB/Love (and Paps?) lined up for France 3?
Yeah if he intends on giving everyone a run there's going to be BIG changes for test 3
A couple of those guys may still be out injured or are there as injury cover so might not get a run. Love, Lienert-Brown, Hotham and McAlister are the original squad members who aren't on the injury list and haven't played yet. Might not require too many changes to give everyone fit a run if that's the intention.
And of those 4, do they really need to give ALB a run given they know what he’s capable of? The other 3 is probably where the focus is.
