All Blacks 2025
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so he'll miss 2026 super season....maybe play NPC but probably go with the AB's...then one super season and a RWC in 2027?
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If i was DMac i would have my agent on the phone now and get the fuck out. Take that money Damo, and cheers for the Chiefs memories.
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2025:
so he'll miss 2026 super season....maybe play NPC but probably go with the AB's...then one super season and a RWC in 2027?
yeah play NPC 2026 he has signed with Canterbury then go on the 2026 EOYT.SR with Crusaders 2027 play the WC then probably back to Japan in 2028.
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We'll be waiting till 2028 to see the All Blacks begin developing a new first five. That is extremely depressing.
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cant say i like the whole idea if swooping back in just for a RWC
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2025:
cant say i like the whole idea if swooping back in just for a RWC
Not my favourite situation either.
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Damian shouldn’t have turned down that R360 deal
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If Razor throws Mo’unga the keys and he doesn’t help us deliver another WC title, Razor can pack his bags in my view. He can live and die by the ‘Crusader’ sword with this move.
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2025:
cant say i like the whole idea if swooping back in just for a RWC
Today's episode is brought to you by the letter M, m is for mercenary
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@Kirwan said in All Blacks 2025:
What a terrible precedent for a very average player. I wouldn't even have wanted a mercenary deal like this for Carter, and Ritchie is no Dan Carter.
Feels more like the Lucky Lucre deal. Acid will be on Richie and Razor for this to work
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and are we going to be developing a gameplan that might not work right now....but will 100% click when RM slots back in?
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in all honesty he plays the same as the 2 guys we have now so it shouldn't be an issue.
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@mariner4life fair....definitely worth splashing the cash on then
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@Kiwiwomble Explains why Ruben Love, Harry Plummer and Rivez Reihana have been given basically no game time between them at 10 for the ABs.
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@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:
@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2025:
cant say i like the whole idea if swooping back in just for a RWC
Today's episode is brought to you by the letter M, m is for mercenary
feels so much worse because we believe/know they tried t get him back this year and he said no...thats should have been the end
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@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:
@Kiwiwomble Explains why Ruben Love, Harry Plummer and Rivez Reihana have been given basically no game time between at 10 for the ABs.
It was already getting frustrating seeing emerging talent ignored but now seemingly planing on putting up with Barrett for another eighteen months, then putting all their eggs in the Mo’unga basket for 2027 is incredibly foolish.
Robertson, despite the talk, hasn’t worked out that Super Rugby and test match rugby are different and thinks the key to winning a World Cup is just having the same personal that won his Super Rugby titles.
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I'm far from delighted about this deal.
Watching two World Cup failures where we built the team around Richie Mo'unga was depressing enough. His limitations were ruthlessly exposed by England in Yokohama in 2019 and the Springboks in Paris in 2023. I doubt he's learned to manage limited time on the ball against an extremely organised rushed defence since.
I do not wish to see us lose a third World Cup because of Richie Mo'unga's average game management skills.
If he really is our best First Five and worth all the money NZR is throwing at him, then why aren't we making him available for the five-week tour of South Africa next year?
