All Blacks v France Test #1
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The team is:
Maxime Medard, Teddy Thomas, Mathieu Bastareaud (c), Geoffrey Doumayrou, Remy Grosso, Anthony Belleau, Morgan Parra, Kevin Gourdon, Fabien Sanconnie, Judicael Cancoriet, Yoann Maestri, Paul Gabrillagues, Uini Atonio, Camille Chat, Dany Priso.
Replacements: Adrien Pélissié, Cyril Baille, Rabah Slimani, Bernard Le Roux, Alexandre Lapandry, Baptiste Serin, Jules Plisson, Gael Fickou.
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@kiwimurph said in All Blacks v France Test #1:
The team is:
Maxime Medard, Teddy Thomas, Mathieu Bastareaud (c), Geoffrey Doumayrou, Remy Grosso, Anthony Belleau, Morgan Parra, Kevin Gourdon, Fabien Sanconnie, Judicael Cancoriet, Yoann Maestri, Paul Gabrillagues, Uini Atonio, Camille Chat, Dany Priso.
Replacements: Adrien Pélissié, Cyril Baille, Rabah Slimani, Bernard Le Roux, Alexandre Lapandry, Baptiste Serin, Jules Plisson, Gael Fickou.
So, Basteraud at 13? Rather than 12?
I know not much about French rugby, but that is very brave putting a player that wide to defend that wide.
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@no-quarter said in All Blacks v France Test #1:
Disappointed Goodhue isn't starting, but it's not like ALB hasn't been in good form and he has experience.
Would have preferred Romano on the bench in case of an early injury. Fifita could be effective against a tired defense though.
Biggest gripe with the team is DMac on the bench. Completely redundant - we already have ample cover for fullback and wing. Mo'unga extremely unlucky not to get in ahead of him, DMac is definitely a coach favourite despite his "one good thing among four complete fuckups" style of play.
I love Jordie but he also has "coach favourite" status at the moment, very lucky to be picked ahead of Wise. Long term he is likely to be a regular fixture though so can see why they want him on the paddock after his remarkable debut against the Lions.
Not too many surprises for me in this team.
I'm a bit surprised they've started ALB and put Laumape on the bench - that's not good news for Laumape, because eventually they'll only take four midfielders to the RWC and right now he's apparently only the third choice No. 12. Not surprised they're not playing Goodhue, because he's the rookie and has some history with hamstring injuries this season.
I'm a bit surprised they've picked Fifita ahead of Romano. French are supposedly a big pack and if we lose Sam Whitelock early, we're going to be a bit under-powered upfront. I'm guessing they're hoping Whitelock and Barrett can go 80 minutes if necessary and want Fifita as insurance in case our loose trio isn't doing well. Not what I would have done.
On DMac - pretty clearly, they're hoping to develop him to play the same role that Beauden played at the last RWC i.e. someone who can come on late in the game at fullback and provide some impetus, while being capable of covering 10 if Beauden gets injured. A handy role because it means we can have a specialist midfielder on the bench.
On Jordie - he's a shiny new toy that they've been dying to play with. I reckon they're hoping for Folau 2.0, which is like Folau 1.0, but with the religious apps removed. I think they're impatient to see exactly what they've got, while with Waisake they already know.
Main concern I have with this team (apart from missing half a dozen of our best players) is the number of people who haven't played a lot of footy for a while. Common denominator with Moody, Franks and Squire getting in trouble was all were coming back from long breaks.
@chris-b said in All Blacks v France Test #1:
. Common denominator with Moody, Franks and Squire getting in trouble was all were coming back from long breaks.
Isn't the common denominator that all those thugs have Ta$man links?
Edit: Damn, looks like Moody has no Ta$man links ... but I bet you he's holidayed there.
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@kiwimurph said in All Blacks v France Test #1:
The team is:
Maxime Medard, Teddy Thomas, Mathieu Bastareaud (c), Geoffrey Doumayrou, Remy Grosso, Anthony Belleau, Morgan Parra, Kevin Gourdon, Fabien Sanconnie, Judicael Cancoriet, Yoann Maestri, Paul Gabrillagues, Uini Atonio, Camille Chat, Dany Priso.
Replacements: Adrien Pélissié, Cyril Baille, Rabah Slimani, Bernard Le Roux, Alexandre Lapandry, Baptiste Serin, Jules Plisson, Gael Fickou.
So, Basteraud at 13? Rather than 12?
I know not much about French rugby, but that is very brave putting a player that wide to defend that wide.
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@no-quarter said in All Blacks v France Test #1:
Disappointed Goodhue isn't starting, but it's not like ALB hasn't been in good form and he has experience.
Would have preferred Romano on the bench in case of an early injury. Fifita could be effective against a tired defense though.
Biggest gripe with the team is DMac on the bench. Completely redundant - we already have ample cover for fullback and wing. Mo'unga extremely unlucky not to get in ahead of him, DMac is definitely a coach favourite despite his "one good thing among four complete fuckups" style of play.
I love Jordie but he also has "coach favourite" status at the moment, very lucky to be picked ahead of Wise. Long term he is likely to be a regular fixture though so can see why they want him on the paddock after his remarkable debut against the Lions.
Not too many surprises for me in this team.
I'm a bit surprised they've started ALB and put Laumape on the bench - that's not good news for Laumape, because eventually they'll only take four midfielders to the RWC and right now he's apparently only the third choice No. 12. Not surprised they're not playing Goodhue, because he's the rookie and has some history with hamstring injuries this season.
I'm a bit surprised they've picked Fifita ahead of Romano. French are supposedly a big pack and if we lose Sam Whitelock early, we're going to be a bit under-powered upfront. I'm guessing they're hoping Whitelock and Barrett can go 80 minutes if necessary and want Fifita as insurance in case our loose trio isn't doing well. Not what I would have done.
On DMac - pretty clearly, they're hoping to develop him to play the same role that Beauden played at the last RWC i.e. someone who can come on late in the game at fullback and provide some impetus, while being capable of covering 10 if Beauden gets injured. A handy role because it means we can have a specialist midfielder on the bench.
On Jordie - he's a shiny new toy that they've been dying to play with. I reckon they're hoping for Folau 2.0, which is like Folau 1.0, but with the religious apps removed. I think they're impatient to see exactly what they've got, while with Waisake they already know.
Main concern I have with this team (apart from missing half a dozen of our best players) is the number of people who haven't played a lot of footy for a while. Common denominator with Moody, Franks and Squire getting in trouble was all were coming back from long breaks.
@chris-b when SBW was declared unfit, it was always going to be a Crotty/ALB combo to start. They have experience on their side.
Laumape the preferred bench option given he’s played 2nd 5 for the ABs and the TAB are refusing to take bets on whether Crotty will finish the test....
I am genuinely surprised with Jordie starting at fullback.
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@crucial said in All Blacks v France Test #1:
@machpants said in All Blacks v France Test #1:
And that old school mo!
He has been to Mo Repairs.
Cheers, that's the rest of my afternoon watching Billy T on the youtube.
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All Blacks on twitter:
UPDATE: The wee boy hurt at Auckland Airport yesterday was the son of All Black Vaea Fifita, the All Blacks have confirmed. The boy, Paula, who turns two this month, was at the airport with family and was hurt on a conveyor belt. He is recovering in Middlemore Hospital. 1/22/2 Vaea Fifita said: “He had an operation on his arm and is doing okay. My partner and I would like to thank airport, emergency services and hospital staff for all their support.” -
All Blacks on twitter:
UPDATE: The wee boy hurt at Auckland Airport yesterday was the son of All Black Vaea Fifita, the All Blacks have confirmed. The boy, Paula, who turns two this month, was at the airport with family and was hurt on a conveyor belt. He is recovering in Middlemore Hospital. 1/22/2 Vaea Fifita said: “He had an operation on his arm and is doing okay. My partner and I would like to thank airport, emergency services and hospital staff for all their support.”@stargazer I'm sure there's a joke about Reuben Thorne in there somewhere.
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He he. The NZ rugby conveyor belt eh.
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@tim said in All Blacks v France Test #1:
How has this not made the 'Good Rugby Reads' thread before.
I don't always agree with the analysis but it makes for really interesting reading and is a notch above the G&GR stuff which drifts way too eagerly into finger pointing. -
Exactly why Hansen and Co are changing it up for this year until the world cup. Teams will still be trying to beat last years ABs, and they'll have moved on. And none of the teams, esp England, seem to be capable of thinking on their feet, which is what's needed
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@tim said in All Blacks v France Test #1:
Interesting that this defensive pattern has been retained so long. Joe Schmidt figured it out as far back as 2013 in Dublin. That said, there are always compromises, so fix this and a weakness appears elsewhere?
