Scotland v All Blacks
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Not a great fan of those loosies because they are quite small, but Jacobson doesn’t fix that issue.
Parker was poor last week, and Finau seems to be in the camp with a few others (a tackle bag holder). Despite what some might argue, Papalii still isn’t a good carrier in tight, and given injuries we just don’t have the options.
Feel like Razor is a bit damned if he does or damned if he doesn’t this week.
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@voodoo said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
@Bones said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
@booboo said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
reserve midfielder.
You would prefer ALB?
I’d prefer Rieko
Completely forgot about him! Would be really interesting to see how he goes as an impact player.
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@Bones said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
@booboo said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
reserve midfielder.
You would prefer ALB?
Rioane
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@Bones said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
@voodoo said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
@Bones said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
@booboo said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
reserve midfielder.
You would prefer ALB?
I’d prefer Rieko
Completely forgot about him! Would be really interesting to see how he goes as an impact player.
The glimpses i had of him in Perth suggested the pace was back. Covers wing and midfield (played a super season at 12).
Edit: the option we've chosen is an underperformed single position player.
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Love the midfield
Hate the loose forward trio
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@jimmyb said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
@MN5 said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
He made the tough call at six, got rid of the invisible giant for the busy short guy
Parker had some good performances in the rugby championship and certainly didn’t look out of place, particularly against the Wallabies. Judging him off what was a bit of a shit show in general against Ireland, after a win and a loss against the best team in the world seems silly.
One more game for Parker only has a net positive. Can’t see any long term positive outcomes from Sititi playing a game at 6, a position he will never realistically play
Maybe a rest for Parker will have him chomping at the bit for England?
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Nah, Scots don't have a big physical forward pack, it is a fast team so these loosies make sense for this game.
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@Old-Samurai-Jack said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
Nah, Scots don't have a big physical forward pack, it is a fast team so these loosies make sense for this game.
Yeah, wont be decisive in this game.
Might actually be a good opportunity to see if they can get their "game plan" to work.
Assuming that it is of the high-tempo variety; having a light mobile LF quartette will assist. -
@booboo said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
@Bones said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
@voodoo said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
@Bones said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
@booboo said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
reserve midfielder.
You would prefer ALB?
I’d prefer Rieko
Completely forgot about him! Would be really interesting to see how he goes as an impact player.
The glimpses i had of him in Perth suggested the pace was back. Covers wing and midfield (played a super season at 12).
Edit: the option we've chosen is an underperformed single position player.
Proctor has played plenty in the outsides at SR, as has LF.
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@Young-Hamiltons said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
Underestimating the Scots?? Midgets in the loosies??? Nah we will be fine...
Play in the West Highlands then, Midges versus Midgets!
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Is the fact Parker has been dropped right out of the 23 a sign that that particular experiment is over?
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@MN5 said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
@Bones said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
@Canes4life that guy sounds about as Scottish as mn5.
I went to the pub in Auckland a couple of weeks back and didn’t shout a round so I don’t think anyone can question my heritage
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@His-Bobness said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
Is the fact Parker has been dropped right out of the 23 a sign that that particular experiment is over?
I'd be very surprised if so.
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As always, I'd have had DMac at 10 ahead of Beauden Barrett and Ruben Love at fullback with Will Jordan in his natural position of Right Wing.
Nods all round to the front five, the starting midfield and Cam Roigard at Half Back.
Not so happy about the midget backrow quartet. This is a Rugby Test Match, not a Hobbit convention. It makes the exclusion of Dalton Papalii and Hoskins Sotutu even worse if Luke Jacobson and Samipeni Finau are in the squad as foodbills.
I'd have had Reiko Ioane on the bench ahead of Billy Proctor.
Hopefully we'll be far too good for Scotland anyway.
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@His-Bobness said in Scotland Vs All Blacks, 8th November 2025:
Is the fact Parker has been dropped right out of the 23 a sign that that particular experiment is over?
My reading is that he's being rested up for England after taking a knock against Ireland.
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Scotland: Kinghorn; Graham, Hutchinson, Tuipulotu (capt) Steyn; Russell, White; Schoeman, Ashman, Rae, Gilchrist, Cummings, Brown, M Fagerson, Dempsey.
Replacements: Turner, Sutherland, Millar-Mills, Sykes, Darge, Bayliss, Dobie, Jordan. -
