Wales v All Blacks
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@MN5 We've had a few but England keep poaching them
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@pooler-fan We're light years ahead of you. Just accept it.
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Should’ve picked Darry for the bench and if only Hotham were fit for that 21 jersey.
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@MiketheSnow said in Wales v All Blacks:
@pooler-fan said in Wales v All Blacks:
Cracknell has a hamstring injury.
Wainwright also a slight doubt apparentlyFair enough
Shame
Wainright looks a class act. Hope he can play
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Happy for Ioane starting and also looks as if he will lead the haka too. Great occasion for him and his parents.
Given their relative experience in the ABs, it’s a little surprising that ALB and Ioane have only started 4 tests as a 12/13 combo
- Italy 2024 (W)
- Oz 2024 (W)
- France 2023 RWC (L)
- Ireland 2021 (L)
They have started 10 other tests together with ALB at centre and Ioane at left wing and 1 more with ALB at 2nd 5 and Ioane on the wing.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Wales v All Blacks:
Should’ve picked Darry for the bench and if only Hotham were fit for that 21 jersey.
No Preston? He didn't look out of place in his cameos earlier in the year
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@game_film yes anything can happen in a two horse race. And that’s why we love sport because the seemingly impossible can become possible.
Just in terms of the cohesion, the starting front row have played a bit together in recent times and train a fair bit as a unit. Locks okay. Loosies a bit unknown really. The Chiefs 8/9/10/12 might bring something.
I expect us to use the lineout advantage more this week if the pressure amps up.
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@African-Monkey said in Wales v All Blacks:
@stodders said in Wales v All Blacks:
Missed opportunity to run Savea off the bench as 7/12 cover.
He plays 12 anyway doesn't he?
Except in the scrums.
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@Catogrande said in Wales v All Blacks:
@pooler-fan We're light years ahead of you. Just accept it.
Saved for posterity
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Wales v All Blacks:
@canefan said in Wales v All Blacks:
@reprobate said in Wales v All Blacks:
@stodders said in Wales v All Blacks:
Ardie Savea and Beauden Barrett aren’t playing. Now we get to see how things go without them.
Except we don't, because everything else has changed too.
Page out of Fozzie's playbook. Empty the bench and learn zero
Like Foster, he now has his back against the wall every bloody game.
And yet he's had 2 seasons to avoid being in this position
Yup and dont forget he had 15 months to prepare from the time of his appointment to the 1st test match of 2024.
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@MiketheSnow Saving it is one thing. Finding it again is another.
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@Catogrande said in Wales v All Blacks:
@MiketheSnow Saving it is one thing. Finding it again is another.
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@DaGrubster said in Wales v All Blacks:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Wales v All Blacks:
@canefan said in Wales v All Blacks:
@reprobate said in Wales v All Blacks:
@stodders said in Wales v All Blacks:
Ardie Savea and Beauden Barrett aren’t playing. Now we get to see how things go without them.
Except we don't, because everything else has changed too.
Page out of Fozzie's playbook. Empty the bench and learn zero
Like Foster, he now has his back against the wall every bloody game.
And yet he's had 2 seasons to avoid being in this position
Yup and dont forget he had 15 months to prepare from the time of his appointment to the 1st test match of 2024.
Looks to have been spent it working on the "Together We Walk" PR campaign.
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@DaGrubster he was still coaching the Saders when it was announced. So the whole 15 months to prepare is a furphy. Also he didn’t have access to the all the AB data, resources etc. I’m sure there was other stuff he did in prep but it wasn’t until after the World Cup and Fozzie finishing up that things really started.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Wales v All Blacks:
@DaGrubster he was still coaching the Saders when it was announced. So the whole 15 months to prepare is a furphy. Also he didn’t have access to the all the AB data, resources etc. I’m sure there was other stuff he did in prep but it wasn’t until after the World Cup and Fozzie finishing up that things really started.
Do you think, (if it were possible) that Razor should be shown the door?
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@ACT-Crusader said in Wales v All Blacks:
@DaGrubster he was still coaching the Saders when it was announced. So the whole 15 months to prepare is a furphy. Also he didn’t have access to the all the AB data, resources etc. I’m sure there was other stuff he did in prep but it wasn’t until after the World Cup and Fozzie finishing up that things really started.
He was announced so far ahead and had an unprecedented amount of time to prepare only to turn up on the 1st test of the yesr and look like he was given the job the week before
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@antipodean said in Wales v All Blacks:
@Number-10 said in Wales v All Blacks:
Kirifi, ALB, Reece, Christie. It's like a fucking nightmare.
The only bright aspect is no Savea wasting a position on the field and Damien has to make a turd sandwich palatable.
Way too many Blues Players.
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Reece looked so slow for the XVs. I look at that team and I despair. They could have played Leicester at 12 to see if he is less of a turnstile closer in. Sigh. It is criminal to pick Christie over Fakatava. Double sigh. Must be some sort of Celtic pact.
