Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Personally, I think the problem is lack of Test rugby experience...
To be fair, your personal lack of test rugby experience probably isn't having much influence on the 2025 ABs. Sorry bud.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Personally, I think the problem is lack of Test rugby experience...
For guys not named Savea or Barrett?
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@reprobate said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
I don't know how anyone could watch the last 12 months of rugby, and decide not to pick Pledger for even the ABXV, while BB starts every test.
We are so fucking conservative, we are killing ourselves.Arsenal had a 15 year old lining up for them during the week.
Max Dowman. He is incredible.
If you are good enough you are old enough.
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@Jet said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@reprobate said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
I don't know how anyone could watch the last 12 months of rugby, and decide not to pick Pledger for even the ABXV, while BB starts every test.
We are so fucking conservative, we are killing ourselves.Arsenal had a 15 year old lining up for them during the week.
Max Dowman. He is incredible.
If you are good enough you are old enough.
Is he eligible for us?
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@Landers92 said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
I’d like to see them be bold. Start that young guy. Take that risk. Now is the time. If we start taking risks and making bold calls in 2027 then it’s already too late.
Wayne Smith's advice based on previous experience with a GS, is that you need to use the whole squad. I reckon by the Welsh test, there will be players who either haven't played or been given only a few token minutes.
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@game_film said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Then a couple seconds later the penny dropped.
Hanging from the rafters? Rob will do anything to escape Christchurch.
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@sparky said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@Bones said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Anna Paquin was 11 when she won an academy award. If you're good enough, you're old enough.
Sobhuza II became King of Swaziland aged 4 months old. If you're good enough, you're old enough.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was 8 years old when he wrote his first symphony. If you're good enough, you're old enough.
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@Bones said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Anna Paquin was 11 when she won an academy award. If you're good enough, you're old enough.
Pitt the Embryo wasn't even born before he became Prime Minister
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@Bovidae said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@Landers92 said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
I’d like to see them be bold. Start that young guy. Take that risk. Now is the time. If we start taking risks and making bold calls in 2027 then it’s already too late.
Wayne Smith's advice based on previous experience with a GS, is that you need to use the whole squad. I reckon by the Welsh test, there will be players who either haven't played or been given only a few token minutes.
The three games in a row theory?
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@booboo said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@Bones said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Anna Paquin was 11 when she won an academy award. If you're good enough, you're old enough.
She still eligible?
Her mum was my English teacher at the time. I'll ask at the reunion.
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@Bones said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Anna Paquin was 11 when she won an academy award. If you're good enough, you're old enough.
Lalomilo Lalomilo was 25 when he made his test debut for Samoa.
If you're good enough, you're old enough.
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Does it work the other way round, too? I’m 56 - if you’re old enough you’re good enough
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@1ShadeOfBlack said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Does it work the other way round, too? I’m 56 - if you’re old enough you’re good enough
With the loyalty some of these players get shown these days, some of them might still be playing in Black at 56......
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@African-Monkey said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@1ShadeOfBlack said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Does it work the other way round, too? I’m 56 - if you’re old enough you’re good enough
With the loyalty some of these players get shown these days, some of them might still be playing in Black at 56......
If your name was Reuben Love you'd have about 3 Test starts to your career...
