All Blacks 2025
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If Rugby Pod I just watched is right, Finlay Christie is off to Newcastle in Pommyland next year. So will help the slectors go past him for this season?
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I just don't get why an incredibly average, overseas-based, 31yr-old 10 at the fag-end of his career is considered key to the AB's success by the national coach
@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2025:
I just don't get why an incredibly average, overseas-based, 31yr-old 10 at the fag-end of his career is considered key to the AB's success by the national coach
It’s just as confusing as a blindside who had one storming game and a bunch of mediocre ones is seen as some kind of saviour.
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@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2025:
If Rugby Pod I just watched is right, Finlay Christie is off to Newcastle in Pommyland next year. So will help the slectors go past him for this season?
He might not want to play. He’ll be able to play for Scotland in a couple of years. If that’s his plan, he probably won’t want to restart the eligibility clock
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@Duluth said in All Blacks 2025:
He’ll be able to play for Scotland in a couple of years.
Where is @MN5? Not like him to not bring things like that to our attention.
@Higgins said in All Blacks 2025:
@Duluth said in All Blacks 2025:
He’ll be able to play for Scotland in a couple of years.
Where is @MN5? Not like him to not bring things like that to our attention.
He’s too Scottish for Scotland. They’ll have a good South African ready to play halfback instead of him.
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@Higgins said in All Blacks 2025:
@Duluth said in All Blacks 2025:
He’ll be able to play for Scotland in a couple of years.
Where is @MN5? Not like him to not bring things like that to our attention.
He’s too Scottish for Scotland. They’ll have a good South African ready to play halfback instead of him.
@MN5 said in All Blacks 2025:
@Higgins said in All Blacks 2025:
@Duluth said in All Blacks 2025:
He’ll be able to play for Scotland in a couple of years.
Where is @MN5? Not like him to not bring things like that to our attention.
He’s too Scottish for Scotland. They’ll have a good South African ready to play halfback instead of him.
I'm sure a fourth Tuipulotu will emerge from out of Melbourne.
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Thought this was cool
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For the 3rd halfback spot, I go for Kyle Preston.
Sounds like Parker will come in.
Bloody shame about Tangitau not been ready, so I'd call up Leroy Carter (or possibly have Carter as the 3rd halfback)@Frank said in All Blacks 2025:
For the 3rd halfback spot, I go for Kyle Preston.
Sounds like Parker will come in.
Bloody shame about Tangitau not been ready, so I'd call up Leroy Carter (or possibly have Carter as the 3rd halfback)Do we have any evidence to suggest Carter is any good at halfback? I have only seen him play wing at any decent level. I can't even recall a cameo at 9 at NPC let alone Super.
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@Frank said in All Blacks 2025:
For the 3rd halfback spot, I go for Kyle Preston.
Sounds like Parker will come in.
Bloody shame about Tangitau not been ready, so I'd call up Leroy Carter (or possibly have Carter as the 3rd halfback)Do we have any evidence to suggest Carter is any good at halfback? I have only seen him play wing at any decent level. I can't even recall a cameo at 9 at NPC let alone Super.
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@Crazy-Horse
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Leroy Bert Carter (born 24 February 1999) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a half-back for National Provincial Championship club Bay of Plenty and the New Zealand national sevens team.@Frank said in All Blacks 2025:
@Crazy-Horse
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Leroy Bert Carter (born 24 February 1999) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a half-back for National Provincial Championship club Bay of Plenty and the New Zealand national sevens team.Every time I have seen him play NPC he has been on the wing.
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@Frank said in All Blacks 2025:
For the 3rd halfback spot, I go for Kyle Preston.
Sounds like Parker will come in.
Bloody shame about Tangitau not been ready, so I'd call up Leroy Carter (or possibly have Carter as the 3rd halfback)Do we have any evidence to suggest Carter is any good at halfback? I have only seen him play wing at any decent level. I can't even recall a cameo at 9 at NPC let alone Super.
@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks 2025:
@Frank said in All Blacks 2025:
For the 3rd halfback spot, I go for Kyle Preston.
Sounds like Parker will come in.
Bloody shame about Tangitau not been ready, so I'd call up Leroy Carter (or possibly have Carter as the 3rd halfback)Do we have any evidence to suggest Carter is any good at halfback? I have only seen him play wing at any decent level. I can't even recall a cameo at 9 at NPC let alone Super.
Better halfback than wing, in my opinion.
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@Frank said in All Blacks 2025:
@Crazy-Horse
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Leroy Bert Carter (born 24 February 1999) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a half-back for National Provincial Championship club Bay of Plenty and the New Zealand national sevens team.Every time I have seen him play NPC he has been on the wing.
@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks 2025:
@Frank said in All Blacks 2025:
@Crazy-Horse
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Leroy Bert Carter (born 24 February 1999) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a half-back for National Provincial Championship club Bay of Plenty and the New Zealand national sevens team.Every time I have seen him play NPC he has been on the wing.
Think it was 2023 he played a bit for BOP at halfback .
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There were 33 squad members named for French.
The addition of Darry seems quite straightforward.
Which means another body required.
If Lakai added, will it be an addition, or to replace, say, Kirifi?
Might still be another required.
They could add Havili, increasing midfielders to 7!
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@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks 2025:
@Frank said in All Blacks 2025:
@Crazy-Horse
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Leroy Bert Carter (born 24 February 1999) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a half-back for National Provincial Championship club Bay of Plenty and the New Zealand national sevens team.Every time I have seen him play NPC he has been on the wing.
Think it was 2023 he played a bit for BOP at halfback .
@zedsdeadbaby
I remember him at Halfback off the bench for BoP when they smashed Manawatu in the Championship sem final at the Hangi Pit. If that wasn't his debut it would be one of his first few NPC games. That season was on the back of him being NZ U20 Halfback -
There were 33 squad members named for French.
The addition of Darry seems quite straightforward.
Which means another body required.
If Lakai added, will it be an addition, or to replace, say, Kirifi?
Might still be another required.
They could add Havili, increasing midfielders to 7!
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@pakman said in All Blacks 2025:
They could add Havili, increasing midfielders to 7!
There's no need for Havili - they have enough fullbacks and 12s.
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:
@pakman said in All Blacks 2025:
They could add Havili, increasing midfielders to 7!
There's no need for Havili - they have enough fullbacks and 12s.
Are you sure ? He’s so experienced and he can cover 10 as well
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:
@pakman said in All Blacks 2025:
They could add Havili, increasing midfielders to 7!
There's no need for Havili - they have enough fullbacks and 12s.
Are you sure ? He’s so experienced and he can cover 10 as well
@MN5 said in All Blacks 2025:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:
@pakman said in All Blacks 2025:
They could add Havili, increasing midfielders to 7!
There's no need for Havili - they have enough fullbacks and 12s.
Are you sure ? He’s so experienced and he can cover 10 as well
Such a great leader. Look at his co captain exploits for AUNZ
