All Blacks 2025
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2025:
@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:
Any update on Peter Lakai? I'd have thought if he's fit, he'll be in the RC squad.
If you swipe right on the below post Lakai looks to have put on a bit of size since his Canes injury, looks in great nick. He’s training with the Lions so hopefully he runs out on Saturday.
If Lakai is to come in, surely that's a direct swap for Du'Plessis?
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2025:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2025:
@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:
Any update on Peter Lakai? I'd have thought if he's fit, he'll be in the RC squad.
If you swipe right on the below post Lakai looks to have put on a bit of size since his Canes injury, looks in great nick. He’s training with the Lions so hopefully he runs out on Saturday.
If Lakai is to come in, surely that's a direct swap for Du'Plessis?
Yep, I wouldn't be too displeased with that tbh. At 22, Lakai is already more suited to test level IMO and he will only develop even further. However, I can't see them dropping Dupes so Lakai might have to wait until an injury strikes.
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Is it safe to assume those that were named as “Unavailable due to injury” vs France will be straight back in the squad once healthy?
Which was Aumua, Tu’ungafasi, Darry, Lakai & Perofeta.
@hikastags said in All Blacks 2025:
Is it safe to assume those that were named as “Unavailable due to injury” vs France will be straight back in the squad once healthy?
Which was Aumua, Tu’ungafasi, Darry, Lakai & Perofeta.
I think it's case by case
Aumua I can see coming back in but I cannot see Perofeta coming in unless injury opens up a chance
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@hikastags said in All Blacks 2025:
@pakman said in All Blacks 2025:
@hikastags said in All Blacks 2025:
Leicester should be straight back in the squad. He killed it in France at centre and is better than all of our current wings.
He was pants against Lions.
I'm not going to base him much off a shit invitational side who got on the piss 2/3 times during the week of.
Plus he had the unfortunate task of playing outside David Havili that day.
Hold on.
Leicester didn't play the Lions
He played the Boks outside PUJ for the Barbarians
It was Laumape who played 13 outside Havili vs Lions
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:
@hikastags said in All Blacks 2025:
@pakman said in All Blacks 2025:
@hikastags said in All Blacks 2025:
Leicester should be straight back in the squad. He killed it in France at centre and is better than all of our current wings.
He was pants against Lions.
I'm not going to base him much off a shit invitational side who got on the piss 2/3 times during the week of.
Plus he had the unfortunate task of playing outside David Havili that day.
Hold on.
Leicester didn't play the Lions
He played the Boks outside PUJ for the Barbarians
It was Laumape who played 13 outside Havili vs Lions
That's true. There wasn't anything compelling in his play against the Boks at 13.
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@hikastags said in All Blacks 2025:
Is it safe to assume those that were named as “Unavailable due to injury” vs France will be straight back in the squad once healthy?
Which was Aumua, Tu’ungafasi, Darry, Lakai & Perofeta.
I think it's case by case
Aumua I can see coming back in but I cannot see Perofeta coming in unless injury opens up a chance
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:
@hikastags said in All Blacks 2025:
Is it safe to assume those that were named as “Unavailable due to injury” vs France will be straight back in the squad once healthy?
Which was Aumua, Tu’ungafasi, Darry, Lakai & Perofeta.
I think it's case by case
Aumua I can see coming back in but I cannot see Perofeta coming in unless injury opens up a chance
Yep, Love has taken Perofeta's spot with his ability to cover 10.
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:
@hikastags said in All Blacks 2025:
Is it safe to assume those that were named as “Unavailable due to injury” vs France will be straight back in the squad once healthy?
Which was Aumua, Tu’ungafasi, Darry, Lakai & Perofeta.
I think it's case by case
Aumua I can see coming back in but I cannot see Perofeta coming in unless injury opens up a chance
Yep, Love has taken Perofeta's spot with his ability to cover 10.
@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2025:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:
@hikastags said in All Blacks 2025:
Is it safe to assume those that were named as “Unavailable due to injury” vs France will be straight back in the squad once healthy?
Which was Aumua, Tu’ungafasi, Darry, Lakai & Perofeta.
I think it's case by case
Aumua I can see coming back in but I cannot see Perofeta coming in unless injury opens up a chance
Yep, Love has taken Perofeta's spot with his ability to cover 10.
Now he just needs a chance to play 10
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All ABs should be playing NPC this weekend bar anyone carrying an injury. Play you lazy fucks, it's what you are paid to do. they've just had a fortnight off, and then it's another fortnight to the next test.
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2025:
All ABs should be playing NPC this weekend bar anyone carrying an injury. Play you lazy fucks, it's what you are paid to do.
The irony is that their PUs get NZR money when the ABs can't play in the NPC due to AB commitments.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2025:
All ABs should be playing NPC this weekend bar anyone carrying an injury. Play you lazy fucks, it's what you are paid to do.
The irony is that their PUs get NZR money when the ABs can't play in the NPC due to AB commitments.
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2025:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2025:
All ABs should be playing NPC this weekend bar anyone carrying an injury. Play you lazy fucks, it's what you are paid to do.
The irony is that their PUs get NZR money when the ABs can't play in the NPC due to AB commitments.
That's clearly a system designed to get the best players out there at all times.
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:
@hikastags said in All Blacks 2025:
@pakman said in All Blacks 2025:
@hikastags said in All Blacks 2025:
Leicester should be straight back in the squad. He killed it in France at centre and is better than all of our current wings.
He was pants against Lions.
I'm not going to base him much off a shit invitational side who got on the piss 2/3 times during the week of.
Plus he had the unfortunate task of playing outside David Havili that day.
Hold on.
Leicester didn't play the Lions
He played the Boks outside PUJ for the Barbarians
It was Laumape who played 13 outside Havili vs Lions
That's true. There wasn't anything compelling in his play against the Boks at 13.
Leicester didn't play the Lions
He played the Boks outside PUJ for the Barbarians
It was Laumape who played 13 outside Havili vs Lions
That's true. There wasn't anything compelling in his play against the Boks at 13.
You’re right. He was average. Though I don’t think a one-off game with a make-shift side put together on a weeks notice against the World Champs undoes all he did at Toulon.
Caleb Clarke just put together a whole season of turgid rugby yet people want him to start. Leicester was better than Clarke when he left.
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Leicester didn't play the Lions
He played the Boks outside PUJ for the Barbarians
It was Laumape who played 13 outside Havili vs Lions
That's true. There wasn't anything compelling in his play against the Boks at 13.
You’re right. He was average. Though I don’t think a one-off game with a make-shift side put together on a weeks notice against the World Champs undoes all he did at Toulon.
Caleb Clarke just put together a whole season of turgid rugby yet people want him to start. Leicester was better than Clarke when he left.
@hikastags said in All Blacks 2025:
Leicester didn't play the Lions
He played the Boks outside PUJ for the Barbarians
It was Laumape who played 13 outside Havili vs Lions
That's true. There wasn't anything compelling in his play against the Boks at 13.
You’re right. He was average. Though I don’t think a one-off game with a make-shift side put together on a weeks notice against the World Champs undoes all he did at Toulon.
Caleb Clarke just put together a whole season of turgid rugby yet people want him to start. Leicester was better than Clarke when he left.
Look I agree that little can be made out of an end of season Barbarians match. The match didn't advocate for or against Fainga'anuku and should be ignored.
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Stuff article posted this morning suggests Scott Barrett is likely to miss the 2026 SR season with his sabbatical. Apparently it’s not a sabbatical where he can play for an overseas club.
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Stuff article posted this morning suggests Scott Barrett is likely to miss the 2026 SR season with his sabbatical. Apparently it’s not a sabbatical where he can play for an overseas club.
@hikastags said in All Blacks 2025:
Stuff article posted this morning suggests Scott Barrett is likely to miss the 2026 SR season with his sabbatical. Apparently it’s not a sabbatical where he can play for an overseas club.
So a bit like Taylors one a couple of years back? Wouldn't be a bad idea.
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@Wurzel Parker will be given 40 minutes for the Taniwha this weekend and 60 minutes against Southland in Round 2 and will be then added to the All Blacks squad
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Would love to see Leroy Carter selected as a wing and halfback cover great option for a 6-2 bench split
Did a great job for Bay of Plenty last year , it’s not as if the options under Hotham are jumping out at us . -
Can't wait until we can roll out a starting side of just Faingaanuku and Higgins and annihilate every other side. Should save NZR a fair bit of money too.
What with LF being incredible in a long, turgid competition and Higgins having fixed the hole in the ozone at age group level, AB rugby is safe for many years to come.
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Would love to see Leroy Carter selected as a wing and halfback cover great option for a 6-2 bench split
Did a great job for Bay of Plenty last year , it’s not as if the options under Hotham are jumping out at us .@Steven-Harris said in All Blacks 2025:
Would love to see Leroy Carter selected as a wing and halfback cover great option for a 6-2 bench split
Did a great job for Bay of Plenty last year , it’s not as if the options under Hotham are jumping out at us .I'm not against this in principal but if Carter is to be selected as genuine halfback cover for the All Blacks then he needs to be playing halfback at Super level (or for BOP at the very least).
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@Steven-Harris said in All Blacks 2025:
Would love to see Leroy Carter selected as a wing and halfback cover great option for a 6-2 bench split
Did a great job for Bay of Plenty last year , it’s not as if the options under Hotham are jumping out at us .I'm not against this in principal but if Carter is to be selected as genuine halfback cover for the All Blacks then he needs to be playing halfback at Super level (or for BOP at the very least).
@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks 2025:
@Steven-Harris said in All Blacks 2025:
Would love to see Leroy Carter selected as a wing and halfback cover great option for a 6-2 bench split
Did a great job for Bay of Plenty last year , it’s not as if the options under Hotham are jumping out at us .I'm not against this in principal but if Carter is to be selected as genuine halfback cover for the All Blacks then he needs to be playing halfback at Super level (or for BOP at the very least).
To be fair....Jordie wasn't playing wing at SR level when he was deemed one for the ABs
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@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks 2025:
@Steven-Harris said in All Blacks 2025:
Would love to see Leroy Carter selected as a wing and halfback cover great option for a 6-2 bench split
Did a great job for Bay of Plenty last year , it’s not as if the options under Hotham are jumping out at us .I'm not against this in principal but if Carter is to be selected as genuine halfback cover for the All Blacks then he needs to be playing halfback at Super level (or for BOP at the very least).
To be fair....Jordie wasn't playing wing at SR level when he was deemed one for the ABs
@Bones know you're being facetious but that's sort of my point. Wing isn't anywhere near as specialised a position as halfback. We know what Carter can do on the wing so if Razor's want a 6/2 bench option and sees Carter as a potential asset in that from then he should be encouraging him to play halfback now.
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Can't wait until we can roll out a starting side of just Faingaanuku and Higgins and annihilate every other side. Should save NZR a fair bit of money too.
What with LF being incredible in a long, turgid competition and Higgins having fixed the hole in the ozone at age group level, AB rugby is safe for many years to come.
