All Blacks 2025
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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.
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I was actually going to float the Carter as a wing/halfback option last night - this tour seems like the perfect place to do it.
Frankly I’m not convinced by Roe or any of the other options so why not take a little bit of a risk.
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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.
@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:
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.
Pffft, don’t even need LF.
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@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.
@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks 2025:
@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.
If a number 8 can make the late switch to halfback and become I world cup winner, it can't be that specialised.
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@Bones I can see what you're saying. But don't you think Leicester won't see much of the ball?
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I was actually going to float the Carter as a wing/halfback option last night - this tour seems like the perfect place to do it.
Frankly I’m not convinced by Roe or any of the other options so why not take a little bit of a risk.
@zedsdeadbaby Grant Williams covers both wing and halfback for the Boks
Leroy was primarily used as halfback cover for Bop last year , would start on the wing and then shift to 9 in the last 20
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Adam Lennox has also played a fairbit of wing and fullback for Taranaki and the Landers.
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Adam Lennox has also played a fairbit of wing and fullback for Taranaki and the Landers.
@SouthernMann said in All Blacks 2025:
Adam Lennox has also played a fairbit of wing and fullback for Taranaki and the Landers.
He actually does same for his club.
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Not sure how I feel about the captain taking a sabbatical, but I guess the timing is spot on and if it works, great!
