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based on NPC, Jacomb has been more consistent and looked more assured, Reihana on the other hand, while playing well, has made some absolute howler errors, ones someone playing at his level shouldnt be making.
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
based on NPC, Jacomb has been more consistent and looked more assured, Reihana on the other hand, while playing well, has made some absolute howler errors, ones someone playing at his level shouldnt be making.
I would almost think Cam Millar from Otago is playing as well as or better than Reihana. Mind you he is playing outside the 9 who could well be the number 2 9 in ABs by the 27 WC gets here.
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How has Harry Godfrey been playing?
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@Dan54 possibly, I'm guessing Reihana probably ranked higher due to being in the driver seat for a winning super team, but his mixed NPC season (particularly kicking from hand) will have taken some of that shine away.
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Lendrum did mention that, particularly on the medical/injury type stuff.
With central contracting he has complete info on all player injuries.
If an AB is under contract to an overseas club, he can only go on what that particular club wants to tell him.
You can clearly see where that leads.
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@family-man said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
How has Harry Godfrey been playing?
Ok, but he often at 15 for the Hawke Eyes.
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
based on NPC, Jacomb has been more consistent and looked more assured, Reihana on the other hand, while playing well, has made some absolute howler errors, ones someone playing at his level shouldnt be making.
It’s a funny one with Reihana, he looked far more comfortable playing for the Saders earlier in the year than some of the games I’ve watched him play this years NPC.
Whereas Jacomb has played with time and space.
If it were me and the current AB coaches don’t see Love as a 10 option, I would take Jacomb on tour with the ABs and have Reihana with the AB XV.
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I like Jacomb as a prospect, but also he has not shown anything yet to remotely suggest he would be an upgrade on Barrett/McKenzie at Super Rugby level.
It is imperative he plays week in week out next season for the sake of NZR, as I personally think of those who have already played first class rugby, he is the only one at this point who looks like he could be an ABs 10.
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@frugby said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
I like Jacomb as a prospect, but also he has not shown anything yet to remotely suggest he would be an upgrade on Barrett/McKenzie at Super Rugby level.
It is imperative he plays week in week out next season for the sake of NZR, as I personally think of those who have already played first class rugby, he is the only one at this point who looks like he could be an ABs 10.
He should probably ask to be transfered to the Highlanders then?
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@LABCAT said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
@frugby said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
I like Jacomb as a prospect, but also he has not shown anything yet to remotely suggest he would be an upgrade on Barrett/McKenzie at Super Rugby level.
It is imperative he plays week in week out next season for the sake of NZR, as I personally think of those who have already played first class rugby, he is the only one at this point who looks like he could be an ABs 10.
He should probably ask to be transfered to the Highlanders then?
He has. Chiefs are the ones holding it up.
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@frugby said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
He should probably ask to be transfered to the Highlanders then?
He has. Chiefs are the ones holding it up.
Then maybe he should just go up the road to the Blues!
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
@frugby said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
He should probably ask to be transfered to the Highlanders then?
He has. Chiefs are the ones holding it up.
Then maybe he should just go up the road to the Blues!
I assume he means the Chiefs don't want to let him go to anyone
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@canefan said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
I assume he means the Chiefs don't want to let him go to anyone
sure but worth a try!
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
@frugby said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
He should probably ask to be transfered to the Highlanders then?
He has. Chiefs are the ones holding it up.
Then maybe he should just go up the road to the Blues!
The Blues have Beaudy! No other 10 will be willing to move there until he has retired.
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@LABCAT said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
@frugby said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
He should probably ask to be transfered to the Highlanders then?
He has. Chiefs are the ones holding it up.
Then maybe he should just go up the road to the Blues!
The Blues have Beaudy! No other 10 will be willing to move there until he has retired.
Perofecta wasn't my idea of the answer. But he either wasn't allowed to leave, or is happy to stay and not have a chance to steer his own cutter
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
Arguably there's more value in a 10 playing for AB XV than the ABs given Beauden is fit and they've shown no interest in developing a 3rd 10 - at least you'll get game time as opposed to holding tackle bags.
I understand that some of the AB squad will be released to play England A. Seems like the game for Love in play in then.
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@family-man Injured currently.
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@frugby said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
If Tavatavanawai is back, does that spell the end for one of Proctor or ALB?
Doubt it spells the end for Proctor, he's far too young, ALB maybe so. Tavatavanawai isn't a centre so not exactly like for like.
