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    @Crucial said in 2017 Bledisloe Cup & Rugby Championship (4 Nations):

    Coltman

    Out for the season with an ankle injury.

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    Thanks, was just being lazy.
    I wondered why no one was mentioning him.

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    @Bones said in 2017 Bledisloe Cup & Rugby Championship (4 Nations):

    @mimic said in 2017 Bledisloe Cup & Rugby Championship (4 Nations):

    @Bones How many Australians would you have in an ANZAC XV?

    If I had to pick one....hmmmm....probably Tawera Kerr-Barlow.

    An easy choice since Ben Franks retirement....

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    @Cantab79 I thought Funnell was much improved this season. Can't comment on his weight changes, but size - or capacity to gain size - is important for AB hookers. I recall Hansen wanted Coles to gain a few kilos early in his career and the assessment was that his frame could carry the weight. I wonder if this might work against Funnell who looks like a slightly smaller unit than Coles, Taylor etc.

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    @Tim said in 2017 Bledisloe Cup & Rugby Championship (4 Nations):

    Riccitelli looked out of his depth during much of the season. Parsons and Funnell would be better choices.

    Was about to like but then I saw you picking Parsons ...

    Funnell I like. Should have picked him in my uncapped xv

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    Barnes to ref first Bledisloe Test now as Jerome is injured, Owens takes Barnes spot to ref the Dunedin Bledisloe.

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    Mark Ella's Wallabies-All Blacks XV of the professional era: Christian Cullen; Joe Roff, Tana Umaga, Tim Horan, Jonah Lomu; Daniel Carter, George Gregan; Toutai Kefu, Richie McCaw, Jerome Kaino, John Eales (c), Brodie Retallick, Carl Hayman, Phil Kearns, Tony Woodcock.

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/95785213/john-eales-edges-richie-mccaw-to-captain-all-blackswallabies-xv-of-pro-era

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    Garces pulls out of Bledisloe

    Garces suffered a calf injury refereeing a France preseason match between Racing 92 and Bayonne last weekend (...)
    
    The French referee will be replaced as chief whistle blower by England's Wayne Barnes, with Nigel Owens coming in as an assistant (...)
    
    Owens will take the lead in the second Bledisloe in Dunedin, with Barnes an assistant.
    
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    Cheika quickly sends sms to all players. "You know how we've been practicing jumping into tackles to get penalties for the last month? Well that's been scrapped!"

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    @Rocky-Rockbottom said in 2017 Bledisloe Cup & Rugby Championship (4 Nations):

    you know you're shit when a fan (THIS ONE) would rather have the operatic diva Wayne Barnes, with his ruinous brain-corroding fuckhead history, and still one giant clanger a game, ahead of any of those non anglais le speak "we 'ave a deal" French fucktards.

    Didn't want to have to look Read and co. in the eye after his disgraceful efforts in the last two tests so has decided to fake a calf injury.

    Typical Frenchman.

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    @Crucial Coltman is a myth.

    Also Roff over a bunch of NZ wingers - oh well, Ella is an Aussie.

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    I'm happy the frog lost his legs. Looking at stats it appears Roff only managed 3 tries in Bledisloe Cup matches but did beat the AB's 7 times which is a decent amount by today's standards.

    Looks like Adam two dads should have got a guernsey holding the record for most tries by a Wallaby with 9. Problem is he also holds the record for most losses with 23. 🙂

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    @Tim said in 2017 Bledisloe Cup & Rugby Championship (4 Nations):

    Mark Ella's Wallabies-All Blacks XV of the professional era: Christian Cullen; Joe Roff, Tana Umaga, Tim Horan, Jonah Lomu; Daniel Carter, George Gregan; Toutai Kefu, Richie McCaw, Jerome Kaino, John Eales (c), Brodie Retallick, Carl Hayman, Phil Kearns, Tony Woodcock.

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/95785213/john-eales-edges-richie-mccaw-to-captain-all-blackswallabies-xv-of-pro-era

    Phil Kearns??? Piss off Ella. That fat smug cnut barely played during the professional era. Fitzy did more than that disgusting toad of a man in 96 and 97. Phil Kearns ffs.

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    It should be Kevin Mealamu anyway!

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    Read ahead of Kefu and Coles at hooker. I would have Whitelock over Eales as well, but am ok with that selection. The rest looks spot on.

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    @Tim said in 2017 Bledisloe Cup & Rugby Championship (4 Nations):

    It should be Kevin Mealamu anyway!

    Kevin, Jeremy Paul, Moore, Coles, Hore, Cannon, Oliver and even farking Foley did more than blind spot during the pro era.

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    Ellas always come across as a bit of a tool, i have happy memories of Gavin Hastings trolling him throughout the ireland aussie game in the 2011 rwc. But including Kearns in the team is a fairly obvious troll and Joe Roff over Jeff Wilson?

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    @Rancid-Schnitzel said in 2017 Bledisloe Cup & Rugby Championship (4 Nations):

    @Tim said in 2017 Bledisloe Cup & Rugby Championship (4 Nations):

    It should be Kevin Mealamu anyway!

    Kevin, Jeremy Paul, Moore, Coles, Hore, Cannon, Oliver and even farking Foley did more than blind spot during the pro era.

    Well definitely not ole Grenade Face. And replace Paul with Foley.

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    If a Wallaby winger had to be named, then I would have taken Tuqiri.

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    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/opinion/95824925/where-have-the-dominant-all-blacks-gone

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