England A v All Blacks XV
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Ennor was excellent at centre, Lio Willie and Papali'i had great games as did Havili apart from that terrible dropping it cold off the kick under no pressure. Fokatava brought some real energy and hussle off the bench and I wonder why he is not ahead of Finlay Christie in the halfback pecking order. Brodie McCallister also played very well at hooker somewhat surprising me.
Luke Jacobsons career summed up by one awesome run then off for a HIA which he failed.
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@tubbyj Ennor has been in good form all year, id have been inclined to have him in the main squad ahead of Proctor or Rieko (given it seems the coaches dont want to use him)
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@tubbyj said in England A v All Blacks XV:
Ennor was excellent at centre, Lio Willie and Papali'i had great games as did Havili apart from that terrible dropping it cold off the kick under no pressure. Fokatava brought some real energy and hussle off the bench and I wonder why he is not ahead of Finlay Christie in the halfback pecking order. Brodie McCallister also played very well at hooker somewhat surprising me.
Luke Jacobsons career summed up by one awesome run then off for a HIA which he failed.
Christy cockblocking Fakatava? Jesus farken wept
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@taniwharugby said in England A v All Blacks XV:
@tubbyj Ennor has been in good form all year, id have been inclined to have him in the main squad ahead of Proctor or Rieko (given it seems the coaches dont want to use him)
How was his speed? I only saw the highlights which showed great anticipation but not much acceleration? And him falling over rather clumsily.
Even in the highlights package Reece's speed was um, barely hooker-level. -
Fakatava still looks like a great AB bench option to me. What is he missing?
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@nostrildamus said in England A v All Blacks XV:
Fakatava still looks like a great AB bench option to me. What is he missing?
Agreed. From my point of view Roigard is being managed poorly and given his issues with injury overplaying him might lead him to breaking again.
I'd bring Fakatava into the 23 and give him a good 20 minutes each game.
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@nostrildamus still looks quick.enough to my eye, reckon he'd be quicker than LF, Proctor or Tupaea.
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@taniwharugby Biggest question over Ennor is how long will he stay fit?
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@nostrildamus He doesn't nod along at everything Scott Hansen says.
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@sparky said in England A v All Blacks XV:
@nostrildamus He doesn't nod along at everything Scott Hansen says.
Does Scott Hansen wear the pants in the coaching team? Or maybe just for the backs?
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@tubbyj said in England A v All Blacks XV:
Ennor was excellent at centre, Lio Willie and Papali'i had great games as did Havili apart from that terrible dropping it cold off the kick under no pressure. Fokatava brought some real energy and hussle off the bench and I wonder why he is not ahead of Finlay Christie in the halfback pecking order. Brodie McCallister also played very well at hooker somewhat surprising me.
Luke Jacobsons career summed up by one awesome run then off for a HIA which he failed.
Luke must be done. Pretty sure they kept it undercover but he was fucked after his last npc game against otago.. was surprised when he got named to tour.
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@WillieTheWaiter a game he was playing the house down in. Razor is a fan and was likely a case of giving him every opportunity to get back into it.
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@WillieTheWaiter especially when his brother had to stop playing due to concussion.
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@nostrildamus said in England A v All Blacks XV:
Fakatava still looks like a great AB bench option to me. What is he missing?
Based on the highlights he'd be an asset in the AB squad.
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@pakman said in England A v All Blacks XV:
@nostrildamus said in England A v All Blacks XV:
Fakatava still looks like a great AB bench option to me. What is he missing?
Based on the highlights he'd be an asset in the AB squad.
Has to get pass Christie first
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@canefan said in England A v All Blacks XV:
@pakman said in England A v All Blacks XV:
@nostrildamus said in England A v All Blacks XV:
Fakatava still looks like a great AB bench option to me. What is he missing?
Based on the highlights he'd be an asset in the AB squad.
Has to get pass Christie first
I don't want to bag Christie but he isn't the best option if they want to play fast attacking rugby.
