Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown & Dublin Duel
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A few Irish websites are predicting Murphy at 7 ahead of VDF and Payne at 13 and Kearney at 15.
That is great news for us if confirmed!
Murphy is a jack of all trades master of none back-row forward, and VDF has been in hot form at 7.
Kearney I seriously don't rate. He'd be lucky to make a NZ SXV starting side at FB IMO. A complete shadow of his former self.
Payne is solid at 13.
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Dixon, TKB, DMac and R. Ioane all released from the ABs squad to start for the Maori.
Lucky I didn't post my thesis yesterday about Dixon being a certainty for the bench against Ireland given his ability to cover 7 and jump in the lineout. We would tell our starting 7 (Cane or Todd) he was going 80, because we needed Kaino and Dixon to play the final quarter at lock. Then Squire would be on for genuine impact.
I am so lucky I didn't post that thesis. Imagine what the Fern would have thought of me.
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Imagine what the Fern already thinks of you.
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Imagine what the Fern already thinks of you.
@No-Quarter I expect it would be contempt at a similar level to that expressed by my wife, kids and boss.
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Imagine what the Fern already thinks of you.
@No-Quarter said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
Imagine what the Fern already thinks of you.
Think of who???
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@akan004 said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
Why has Bird not been given the call up? Is he injured?
Injured.. He had surgery planned for after the NPC
@Duluth said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
@akan004 said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
Why has Bird not been given the call up? Is he injured?
Injured.. He had surgery planned for after the NPC
I doubt he would've got the call even he was fit. He's too much in the same mould as PT and Romero. Plus I don't think he's got the motor
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Don't know how much credence to give this but
Read and Barrett on the bench
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Don't know how much credence to give this but
Read and Barrett on the bench
@Billy-Tell said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
Don't know how much credence to give this but
Read and Barrett on the bench
Not sure if I believe them if they can't get the airport right ...
... unless he had a quickie at Akl as well ...
... sly dog ...
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Ahahaha Read on the bench. Fuck me.
It's possible I suppose given he has an injury requiring surgery.
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Both coaches/teams seem to be giving some key players time out.... or is this just coincidental?
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If their crystal ball gazing is proven correct, I'll wipe the egg off my face.
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It has been Thursday in Chicago for more than 7 and half hours! What are they waiting for?!
@Stargazer said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
It has been Thursday in Chicago for more than 7 and half hours! What are they waiting for?!
The OK from The Fern to stop fucking with everyone and name the team.
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All Blacks team to play Ireland in Chicago on Sunday morning (test caps in brackets):
- Joe Moody (20)
- Dane Coles (46)
- Owen Franks (87)
- Patrick Tuipulotu (10)
- Jerome Kaino (75)
- Liam Squire (6)
- Sam Cane (37)
- Kieran Read (c) (94)
- Aaron Smith (54)
- Beauden Barrett (46)
- Julian Savea (49)
- Ryan Crotty (24)
- George Moala (3)
- Waisake Naholo (8)
- Ben Smith (58)
Reserves:
16. Codie Taylor (11)
17. Ofa Tu'ungafasi (2)
18. Charlie Faumuina (42)
19. Scott Barrett (0)
20. Ardie Savea (9)
21. TJ Perenara (26)
22. Aaron Cruden (43)
23. Malakai Fekitoa (20) -
This is our raw Polynesian power selection.
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This is our raw Polynesian power selection.
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@Billy-Tell Well I bet Sopoaga feels left out.
@Bones said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
@Billy-Tell Well I bet Sopoaga feels left out.
I don't know. The selectors are usually quite upfront in their plans and will have told Lima when they expect he will play.
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Kaino selection really only matters at scrum time - so providing he isn't too far behind on that it's an admirable and aggressive selection.
Kaino is a better lineout option than many locks in TRC and the extra mobility and physicality gives us an edge over the park.
But if the scrum starts going backwards...
