Scotland v All Blacks
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@MN5 said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
@pakman said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
Why does ALB deserve a run in the 22 jersey exactly ?
He doesnt. He has been poor as a bench player for a long while now.
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@MN5 said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
@pakman said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
Why does ALB deserve a run in the 22 jersey exactly ?
Pedigree.
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@Bones said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
@Dan54 said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
I would not be averse to Reiko at 13 , but I thik like it r not ALB will be in mix to cover 12.
Come on man, it took more effort to type that incorrectly than to type it correctly.
Lol see what happens even worse when I piss around on phone. The only win is it seems to of got your school teacher vibe going.
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@MN5 said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
@pakman said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
Why does ALB deserve a run in the 22 jersey exactly ?
The guy that did the team is a Chiefs supporter.
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@Bovidae said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
Seriously, who else can provide 2nd 5 cover? At least until Havili joins the squad.
Fai'anganuku.
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@African-Monkey said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
@Bovidae said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
Seriously, who else can provide 2nd 5 cover? At least until Havili joins the squad.
Fai'anganuku.
Maybe not against the big guns but they're only playing Scotland this week luckily.
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@Bovidae said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
Seriously, who else can provide 2nd 5 cover? At least until Havili joins the squad.
Beauden's crash ball running had a positive influence on the result of the game last week, he gets my nomination.
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@BerniesCorner said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
I think this is an exciting time following the All Blacks. Plenty of young players coming through showing promise.
We have had plenty of stale conservative selections over the last 5 years but things are changing.
Also like a good story. QT's good form after that dreadful injury and long recovery warms the heart.
Heading to Scotland in 36 hours should be good.Have a great trip to Edinburgh mate.
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@pakman said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
tighthead lock
Am I old or ignorant, or, more likely, both?
Been playing and watching rugby since the mid-1970s, but reference to TH lock and LH lock is not something I recall from the day.
I seem to remember locks maybe having a preference which side they bind on, and that even changing depending on who they were locking with (body shapes differ).
And then it was their job to bind tightly, squeeze it up and push like hell. Subtlety be damned.
If someone can explain the nuances of TH vs LH locks that would be appreciated.
Not sure if this requires a new topic. Depends how many answers I get.
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Typically the rock in the scrum is the TH prop
Presumably the bigger of the two locks would be behind the LH prop to balance the scrum and the shove
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@MiketheSnow said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
Typically the rock in the scrum is the TH prop
Presumably the bigger of the two locks would be behind the LH prop to balance the scrum and the shove
Apparently Brad Thorn was bloody good at this facet of the game which for an ex league player is pretty damn impressive.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
My two cents. QT/RI/Big Lester will be centre pairing with one of the latter 2 on the bench. No other changes from 9-15
Forwards the same as last week with Lord partnering Dutch. Maybe Wallace instead of Lakai or Parker.
Seems to be a consistent theme
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@Dan54 said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
@Bones said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
@Dan54 said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
I would not be averse to Reiko at 13 , but I thik like it r not ALB will be in mix to cover 12.
Come on man, it took more effort to type that incorrectly than to type it correctly.
Lol see what happens even worse when I piss around on phone. The only win is it seems to of got your school teacher vibe going.
*have
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@booboo said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
@pakman said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
tighthead lock
Am I old or ignorant, or, more likely, both?
Been playing and watching rugby since the mid-1970s, but reference to TH lock and LH lock is not something I recall from the day.
I seem to remember locks maybe having a preference which side they bind on, and that even changing depending on who they were locking with (body shapes differ).
And then it was their job to bind tightly, squeeze it up and push like hell. Subtlety be damned.
If someone can explain the nuances of TH vs LH locks that would be appreciated.
Not sure if this requires a new topic. Depends how many answers I get.
Typically the more powerful lock binds behind tighthead prop. Those two are the key drivers at scrum time.
In recent years it’s become common for the taller and lighter lock to specialise at 5 in lineout and bind behind loosehead prop.
However, Scott Barrett is a top LH scrummager and jumps at 4.
