All Blacks Squad for France

[Machpants]

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks Squad for France:

last time we played a loosie who can play lock it broke a record...

At least they won't spend the week partying up, and not taking it seriously, because it's a new location and the local team just won the World Series...

...apart from Jordie, obviously!

[MN5]

@machpants said in All Blacks Squad for France:

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks Squad for France:

last time we played a loosie who can play lock it broke a record...

At least they won't spend the week partying up, and not taking it seriously, because it's a new location and the local team just won the World Series...

...apart from Jordie, obviously!

First sober person to have 5am Maccas. He's a pioneer.

[taniwharugby]

@mn5 5am somewhere....well 5.37 right now, but...

[Stargazer]

https://twitter.com/AndrewGourdie/status/1003107414261092354

[MN5]

@stargazer said in All Blacks Squad for France:

https://twitter.com/AndrewGourdie/status/1003107414261092354

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[booboo]

@mn5 said in All Blacks Squad for France:

@stargazer said in All Blacks Squad for France:

https://twitter.com/AndrewGourdie/status/1003107414261092354

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You would pick ... who?

[MN5]

@booboo said in All Blacks Squad for France:

@mn5 said in All Blacks Squad for France:

@stargazer said in All Blacks Squad for France:

https://twitter.com/AndrewGourdie/status/1003107414261092354

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You would pick ... who?

I guess in a roundabout way I'm pointing out that the next cabs off the rank are kinda poor after Whitelock and Retallick.

[taniwharugby]

@mn5 never really let the ABs down though has he.

BBBR, Whitelock................> Barrett, Romano, Tuipulotu, Franklin, Lousi...

[Stargazer]

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks Squad for France:

@mn5 never really let the ABs down though has he.

BBBR, Whitelock.........> Barrett, Romano, .... Tuipulotu, Franklin, Lousi, Strange ...

[Samurai Jack]

Romano has been a good All Black.

[Stargazer]

Scott Robertson just said on Radio Sport that Sam Whitelock was very close to playing last night and he thought Whitelock would be available to play the first test (obviously, following the all clear from the ABs medical staff).

[pukunui]

@mn5 said in All Blacks Squad for France:

@stargazer said in All Blacks Squad for France:

https://twitter.com/AndrewGourdie/status/1003107414261092354

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What a load of shit

[MN5]

@pukunui said in All Blacks Squad for France:

@mn5 said in All Blacks Squad for France:

@stargazer said in All Blacks Squad for France:

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What a load of shit

Settle.

I did explain myself in my next post.

[pukunui]

@mn5 said in All Blacks Squad for France:

@pukunui said in All Blacks Squad for France:

@mn5 said in All Blacks Squad for France:

@stargazer said in All Blacks Squad for France:

https://twitter.com/AndrewGourdie/status/1003107414261092354

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What a load of shit

Settle.

I did explain myself in my next post.

Still a load of shit. He may not be Whitelock or BBBR but he has solidly been 3rd or 4th behind those guys for a bloody long time and has earnt that spot.

[Stargazer]

@pukunui And, last year, he was also the "brains" behind some flashy, successful moves from the line-out IIRC. Same for the Crusaders this season. He adds something besides just playing.

[MN5]

@pukunui said in All Blacks Squad for France:

@mn5 said in All Blacks Squad for France:

@pukunui said in All Blacks Squad for France:

@mn5 said in All Blacks Squad for France:

@stargazer said in All Blacks Squad for France:

https://twitter.com/AndrewGourdie/status/1003107414261092354

His charmed career continues

What a load of shit

Settle.

I did explain myself in my next post.

Still a load of shit. He may not be Whitelock or BBBR but he has solidly been 3rd or 4th behind those guys for a bloody long time and has earnt that spot.

Fair enough but I'm not the first on here to question his ability and selection although as I alluded to the excellence of BR and SW means the next guy picked is always gonna suffer in comparison.

[Tim]

Retallick injury:

"That injury is, short-term, probably a couple of weeks. Long-term, could be out for the whole season," Hansen told Newstalk ZB's Martin Devlin. "Until we get some imagery and get him up in front of our medical crew [in Auckland] we won't have too much of an idea."

Luke Whitelock:

Fellow starting All Blacks lock Sam Whitelock was also entering the week ahead under an injury cloud as he makes his way back from a concussion, however Hansen was confident the Crusaders lock would play. "He tells me he's ready to go, he's been doing some good training and we expect he'll be fine."

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12063879

[Machpants]

BBBR

[booboo]

Frankly I would not be broken with a Whitelock-Romano second row

[Stargazer]

@tim said in All Blacks Squad for France:

Retallick injury:

"That injury is, short-term, probably a couple of weeks. Long-term, could be out for the whole season," Hansen told Newstalk ZB's Martin Devlin. "Until we get some imagery and get him up in front of our medical crew [in Auckland] we won't have too much of an idea."

Dammit!

Luke Sam Whitelock:

Thought for a second that another player had gone down. Phew.