All Blacks v Springboks I
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@Steven-Harris said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
I ran into the Springboks at Trust Stadium in West Auckland after their training on Tuesday fair to say they are massive humans got a few pics with them
Thanks for that. Did you help get them some food from a roadside stall?
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@nostrildamus couldn’t find NZs version of Susie
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
@Nepia said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
@Donsteppa said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
The best solution to NZ Rugby seems to be to sack everyone and appoint Wayne Smith.
He is a failure as an administrator (HB CEO) and as an AB head coach
He was a pretty good coach for the Black Ferns (12 wins in a row I think?), Crusaders and Chiefs.. oh and Northampton Saints + Kobe Steelers Director of Rugby..
He was also a very successful assistant coach for the ABs for a long time too.
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@Steven-Harris said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
@akan004 the Boks are training at trust stadium right now will be here until 1pm
Fair to say there’s a ton box kicking practice going onThanks for the update.
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Accurate box kicking? Tactics? That's not how we play! So unfair!
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@maroon said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
I have only just read Chris B.’s post of three days ago, in the context of some posts about the Grizz Wylie era. The number 7 through that Shield era, and against the 1971 Lions, was Alex Matheson.
Alex unfortunately passed two weeks ago.
He used to say that the violent legend of that game was exaggerated and mostly created by the northern media.
Fergie had a certain changing room reputation which you may have heard, Chris?Yeah - I've read several times that that Lions-Canterbury game was over-hyped, mainly by the British media. Somewhere I've got TP McLean's book of the tour - TP may have said it. And that the Lions were no angels.
If I ever knew of Fergie's dressing room reputation, I've forgotten.
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Struggling to get the line up this week sorry team. Will do my best but may have to be a bit of a let down this week, unfortunate considering it’s arguably the biggest test since the World Cup final so my apologies.
If I hear anything though I will post it in here.
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@Landers92 said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
Struggling to get the line up this week sorry team. Will do my best but may have to be a bit of a let down this week, unfortunate considering it’s arguably the biggest test since the World Cup final so my apologies.
If I hear anything though I will post it in here.
I think I can speak for most people on here, we appreciate your ongoing and accurate source of information. Always awesome seeing the side before the wider public and I hope we still continue to have that privilege.
There's no expectation for you to get this every week, it's more of a bonus for us all if you do.
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
@Landers92 said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
Struggling to get the line up this week sorry team. Will do my best but may have to be a bit of a let down this week, unfortunate considering it’s arguably the biggest test since the World Cup final so my apologies.
If I hear anything though I will post it in here.
I think I can speak for most people on here, we appreciate your ongoing and accurate source of information. Always awesome seeing the side before the wider public and I hope we still continue to have that privilege.
There's no expectation for you to get this every week, it's more of a bonus for us all if you do.
I have been telling my Dad and brother my "predictions" for the team based off Landers92.
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@Landers92 said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
Struggling to get the line up this week sorry team. Will do my best but may have to be a bit of a let down this week, unfortunate considering it’s arguably the biggest test since the World Cup final so my apologies.
If I hear anything though I will post it in here.
I've just come here after 4 days away and have scrolled through 300 posts just to get the Wednesday team from you!
Love your work fella
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Thanks fellas appreciate it.
Bit slow getting this through. Crazy afternoon.
No exact line up but here’s what I know.
Sounds like Christie will start with Ratima being out. Preston to likely be the debutant off the bench.Narawa is on the right wing in place of Reece who drops out completely.
Wallace Sititi starts at 8. The big news being Vai’i is starting at lock with Fabian Holland moving to the bench. It’s shaping up like Simon Parker is getting his start at 6.
Should see everywhere else pretty much unchanged. Had a txt earlier today that couldn’t confirm the Fakatava chat so sounds like I was having my leg pulled there. Tamaiti Williams to come off the bench and hearing Kirifi has nabbed the loose forward bench spot.
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A big test for that fairly inexperienced loose forward mix. One of Parker or Sititi is going to have to play a full 80 minutes unless Vaa’i moves from lock to blindside. Finishing with Savea, Kirifi and a fatigued Vaa’i is far from ideal.
Minimal changes to the backline after their last performance is expected but disappointing. The back three especially will be under scrutiny. Narawa should have been ahead of Reece in the pecking order anyway.
