All Blacks 2025
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Heard Preston to start.
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@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:
I am very confused why Caleb Clarke isn't with the AB squad this weekend.
He was named in the initial AB Rugby Championship squad. He played a full game for Auckland in the NPC in terrible conditions in the weekend. But he still out of the AB squad on the basis of injury?
How does this make sense?
Just guessing, perhaps they don't think he is sufficiently match fit or sharp enough for test rugby.
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@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:
@Frank Because Reiko and Reece looked so sharp in Buenos Aries?
Huh? I said I hope they don't pick them.
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@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:
@Frank Because Reiko and Reece looked so sharp in Buenos Aries?
Huh? I said I hope they don't pick them.
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@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:
@Frank Because Reiko and Reece looked so sharp in Buenos Aries?
Huh? I said I hope they don't pick them.
@Frank said in All Blacks 2025:
@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:
@Frank Because Reiko and Reece looked so sharp in Buenos Aries?
Huh? I said I hope they don't pick them.
Reiko will not be selected.
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@Frank said in All Blacks 2025:
@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:
@Frank Because Reiko and Reece looked so sharp in Buenos Aries?
Huh? I said I hope they don't pick them.
Reiko will not be selected.
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It's probably been covered already, but what's happened to Folau Fakatava? Do the coaches not like him?
@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2025:
It's probably been covered already, but what's happened to Folau Fakatava? Do the coaches not like him?
It’s sounding like he could possibly be on his way to camp based off what someone just messaged me. Be interesting to see if it’s accurate or if it's announced.
Update: They could also be pulling my leg so any updates I get I’ll post as it happens.
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@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2025:
It's probably been covered already, but what's happened to Folau Fakatava? Do the coaches not like him?
It’s sounding like he could possibly be on his way to camp based off what someone just messaged me. Be interesting to see if it’s accurate or if it's announced.
Update: They could also be pulling my leg so any updates I get I’ll post as it happens.
@Landers92 said in All Blacks 2025:
@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2025:
It's probably been covered already, but what's happened to Folau Fakatava? Do the coaches not like him?
It’s sounding like he could possibly be on his way to camp based off what someone just messaged me. Be interesting to see if it’s accurate or if it's announced.
Update: They could also be pulling my leg so any updates I get I’ll post as it happens.
It seems weird if true why they would want a 4th HB.
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@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2025:
It's probably been covered already, but what's happened to Folau Fakatava? Do the coaches not like him?
It’s sounding like he could possibly be on his way to camp based off what someone just messaged me. Be interesting to see if it’s accurate or if it's announced.
Update: They could also be pulling my leg so any updates I get I’ll post as it happens.
@Landers92 said in All Blacks 2025:
@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2025:
It's probably been covered already, but what's happened to Folau Fakatava? Do the coaches not like him?
It’s sounding like he could possibly be on his way to camp based off what someone just messaged me. Be interesting to see if it’s accurate or if it's announced.
Update: They could also be pulling my leg so any updates I get I’ll post as it happens.
I hope so. I don't know why he's been frozen out like this.
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@Landers92 said in All Blacks 2025:
@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2025:
It's probably been covered already, but what's happened to Folau Fakatava? Do the coaches not like him?
It’s sounding like he could possibly be on his way to camp based off what someone just messaged me. Be interesting to see if it’s accurate or if it's announced.
Update: They could also be pulling my leg so any updates I get I’ll post as it happens.
It seems weird if true why they would want a 4th HB.
@Chris maybe Christie has a niggle too
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@pakman said in All Blacks 2025:
Is Vaai capable of consistently busting out the kind of truck stopping hits that JC and JK were so good at ?
Actually maybe with the judiciary the way it is nowadays he shouldn’t use them as inspiration
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Kyle Preston limped off training with an injured ankle so Xavier Roe is likely to be in the AB 23 for Saturday.
@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:
Kyle Preston limped off training with an injured ankle so Xavier Roe is likely to be in the AB 23 for Saturday.
When it rains it pours.
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Kyle Preston potentially injured too. what sort of halfback curse does NZ have at the moment
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@booboo said in All Blacks 2025:
And we thought 4th 1st five eighth was pushing it ...
I see similarities between Christie and Beaver , a couple of maligned players , knocked for their skill level but I think it’s fair to say if we look for positives don’t lack ticker physically.
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Watching Razor in press conferences is very interesting. I like his energy, he often makes an effort to engage positively with the person (with a a smile or a quip) who posed the question and he's so polite. He's kind of a breath of fresh air since so.many coaches can be grumpy and curt. The downside is sometimes he seems to get tripped up in what he is trying to say and he lacks the poise of say, Steve Hansen. I noticed the South African journalist who asked him about the Eden Park record really seemed to throw him off.
It seems like he would be better off taking questions with another coach alongside him or a NZR official with him to help navigate them .
