All Blacks 2025

[frugby]

No real ommissions... Fineanganofo is the one who leaps out at me, but outside backs is always a contested spot.

Kaylum Boshier is a head scractcher.

[Mr Fish]

Top 23 of...

Numia, McAlister, Dyer, Ah Kuoi, Beehre, Flanders, Papali'i, Lio-Willie, Preston, Reihana, JRK, Havili, Ennor, Tangitau, ENS. Reserves: Taylor, Fusitu'a, Lauakai, IWL, Howden, Fakatava, Jacomb, Rona.

Not too shabby.

[Bovidae]

Kumeroa - do they see him as a LH or TH?

Who got the call after the Darry promotion? My guess is Boshier.

[frugby]

@Bovidae IWL. They only picked three locks last year.

[reprobate]

3 locks when 2 of those should probably be playing 6...

[Bovidae]

@frugby IWL was in the 2024 squad.

Locks
Josh Lord (23 / Chiefs / Taranaki)*
Fabian Holland (21 / Highlanders / Otago)
Isaia Walker-Leawere (27 / Hurricanes / Hawke’s Bay)
Naitoa Ah Kuoi (25 / Chiefs / Bay of Plenty)

[handa457]

@Bovidae suppose this is indicative Kumeroa’s finally got a super rugby gig for next year. Wonder if it’s at the Landers?

[Bovidae]

@handa457 said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:

@Bovidae suppose this is indicative Kumeroa’s finally got a super rugby gig for next year. Wonder if it’s at the Landers?

If they see him as a LH it will be the Chiefs (replacing Ross).

[Landers92]

@handa457 said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:

@Bovidae suppose this is indicative Kumeroa’s finally got a super rugby gig for next year. Wonder if it’s at the Landers?

Ma’u is out injured and will have been named. If Kumeroa has picked up a gig at the landers that would be great

[Wurzel]

@nostrildamus said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:

@Wurzel said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:

Jamie Joseph exercising self interest to ready Pledger for the Landers.

We've got two years to get Dylan World Cup-ready. He should be playing introductory International rugby this November.

So Joseph does have some selection sway?!
[In reference to other posters] I find it hard to believe he doesn't have influence over selection to some extent. He doesn't strike me as a pushover type of guy!

He said in an interview on Sport Nation that he's free to select any player that the All Blacks selectors don't want.

[frugby]

@Bovidae Lord then got replaced Delaney who is more the hybrid sort of player.

Jamie Joseph famously only selected two locks in his Super squad last season.

[kidcalder]

Not mad at Pledger missing out- the guys picked all have super rugby experience over him at this stage and deserve their spots.
Pledger needs a solid SR season to see him at the next level and he is young enough to be at 2031.
I'm hoping by 27 our 9 is Roigard with favatava coming on to break defenses apart

[Dan54]

@Wurzel said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:

@nostrildamus said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:

@Wurzel said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:

Jamie Joseph exercising self interest to ready Pledger for the Landers.

We've got two years to get Dylan World Cup-ready. He should be playing introductory International rugby this November.

So Joseph does have some selection sway?!
[In reference to other posters] I find it hard to believe he doesn't have influence over selection to some extent. He doesn't strike me as a pushover type of guy!

He said in an interview on Sport Nation that he's free to select any player that the All Blacks selectors don't want.

Yep and Razor said yesterday he had bolters going in XV squad, so think JJ would have some say, but not a lot.
I a little disappointed that Pledger didn't make it, as I not convinced about Roe (or even maybe Preston) are that much better, or certainly as development for furure which I thought ABXVs main aim was.. Same as perhaps midfield options bit I guess they worried about results etc.
Certainly struggle to see bolters that Razor said were going to be in the squad.

[Landers92]

That midfield is so uninspiring. Bailyn Sullivan injured? When will this Havili and McLeod experiment end? Not mad about Rona being a fresh face. Will have been nice to see Taele and Tale’a named. Zarn Sullivan over Fihaki for me

[zedsdeadbaby]

I haven’t seen a lot of Hawke’s Bay this season but has Fakatava developed a threatening kicking game yet? That’s always the knock I’ve had on him personally, no doubt about his pass and run game.

[frugby]

Breakdown by Super Franchise:
Highlanders - 8
Crusaders - 16
Hurricanes - 12
Chiefs - 20
Blues - 9
Moana Pasifika - 1

[Canes4life]

@frugby said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:

Breakdown by Super Franchise:
Highlanders - 8
Crusaders - 16
Hurricanes - 12
Chiefs - 20
Blues - 9
Moana Pasifika - 1

Is that including or excluding players that are injured?

[Kiwiwomble]

@Landers92 said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:

That midfield is so uninspiring. Bailyn Sullivan injured? When will this Havili and McLeod experiment end? Not mad about Rona being a fresh face. Will have been nice to see Taele and Tale’a named. Zarn Sullivan over Fihaki for me

yeah, midfield obvisouly still where theyre run out of ideas

[brodean]

@frugby said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:

Breakdown by Super Franchise:
Highlanders - 8
Crusaders - 16
Hurricanes - 12
Chiefs - 20
Blues - 9
Moana Pasifika - 1

20 Chiefs
16 Crusaders
12 Hurricanes
8 Highlanders
8 Blues
1 MP
1 Uncontracted

[Bovidae]

@Landers92 Z Sullivan is only an option at fullback. ENS and Fihaki can play FB or wing.

Hopefully they do list who was unavailable because of injury.

The big loser from last year is Lam.