Italy vs All Blacks
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Highly struggling to care about this game tbh. I imagine the players feel the same...
@billy-tell said in Italy vs All Blacks:
Highly struggling to care about this game tbh. I imagine the players feel the same...
So if this tour is the dress rehearsal for Japan '19 is this the 3rd-4th play-off?
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@rapido said in Italy vs All Blacks:
Good RWC dress rehearsal this tour.
Replicating 1/4 final, semi-final, 3/4th playoff ....
Bugger. Someone heat me to it. Again.
@booboo said in Italy vs All Blacks:
@rapido said in Italy vs All Blacks:
Good RWC dress rehearsal this tour.
Replicating 1/4 final, semi-final, 3/4th playoff ....
Bugger. Someone heat me to it. Again.
Thread reading is a lost art these days....
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@booboo said in Italy vs All Blacks:
@rapido said in Italy vs All Blacks:
Good RWC dress rehearsal this tour.
Replicating 1/4 final, semi-final, 3/4th playoff ....
Bugger. Someone heat me to it. Again.
Thread reading is a lost art these days....
@act-crusader said in Italy vs All Blacks:
@booboo said in Italy vs All Blacks:
@rapido said in Italy vs All Blacks:
Good RWC dress rehearsal this tour.
Replicating 1/4 final, semi-final, 3/4th playoff ....
Bugger. Someone heat me to it. Again.
Thread reading is a lost art these days....
Lost?
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I'm looking forward to this game to see Papalii play and the 9-10 combo of TTT-Mounga which on paper looks very useful.
@kiwimurph said in Italy vs All Blacks:
I'm looking forward to this game to see Papalii play and the 9-10 combo of TTT-Mounga which on paper looks very useful.
With the issues we are having at six, might be worth playing Dalton there. He's a big unit, good ball runner, and has a huge workrate.
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@kiwimurph said in Italy vs All Blacks:
I'm looking forward to this game to see Papalii play and the 9-10 combo of TTT-Mounga which on paper looks very useful.
With the issues we are having at six, might be worth playing Dalton there. He's a big unit, good ball runner, and has a huge workrate.
@kirwan good chance to start there next year in the big games.
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@kiwimurph said in Italy vs All Blacks:
I'm looking forward to this game to see Papalii play and the 9-10 combo of TTT-Mounga which on paper looks very useful.
With the issues we are having at six, might be worth playing Dalton there. He's a big unit, good ball runner, and has a huge workrate.
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B Smith
G Bridge
J Goodhue
N Laumape
R Ioane
R Mo'unga
TJP
A Ioane
A Savea
S Luatua
B Rettalic
S Whitelock
N Laulala
C Taylor
J MoodyD Coles
Karl T
Ofa T
S Barrett
D Papali'i
TTT
ALB
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@kiwimurph said in Italy vs All Blacks:
I'm looking forward to this game to see Papalii play and the 9-10 combo of TTT-Mounga which on paper looks very useful.
With the issues we are having at six, might be worth playing Dalton there. He's a big unit, good ball runner, and has a huge workrate.
@kirwan said in Italy vs All Blacks:
@kiwimurph said in Italy vs All Blacks:
I'm looking forward to this game to see Papalii play and the 9-10 combo of TTT-Mounga which on paper looks very useful.
With the issues we are having at six, might be worth playing Dalton there. He's a big unit, good ball runner, and has a huge workrate.
I'm pretty sure I read that Hansen considers him a 6 that can cover 7
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@kirwan said in Italy vs All Blacks:
@kiwimurph said in Italy vs All Blacks:
I'm looking forward to this game to see Papalii play and the 9-10 combo of TTT-Mounga which on paper looks very useful.
With the issues we are having at six, might be worth playing Dalton there. He's a big unit, good ball runner, and has a huge workrate.
I'm pretty sure I read that Hansen considers him a 6 that can cover 7
@machpants Fox said he plays both, and was selected as 7 cover.
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@machpants Fox said he plays both, and was selected as 7 cover.
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Hansen said he wasn't a natural 7 and he was primarily a 6 who could cover 7. Fox made some comment about him being better suited to 6 too
Hopefully he gets the start at 6 this weekend. It would be a shame to take him on tour and not see him both positions
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Possible starting team for Italy:
Jordie Barrett, Waisake Naholo, Anton Lienert-Brown, Ngani Laumape, Rieko Ioane, Richie Mo'unga, TJ Perenara, Kieran Read, Dalton Papalii, Vaea Fifita, Scott Barrett, Patrick Tuipulotu, Nepo Laulala, Dane Coles, Ofa Tuungafasi.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=12162930
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Possible starting team for Italy:
Jordie Barrett, Waisake Naholo, Anton Lienert-Brown, Ngani Laumape, Rieko Ioane, Richie Mo'unga, TJ Perenara, Kieran Read, Dalton Papalii, Vaea Fifita, Scott Barrett, Patrick Tuipulotu, Nepo Laulala, Dane Coles, Ofa Tuungafasi.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=12162930
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I'm expecting to see a forward pack of:
Tuungafasi
Coles
Laulala
Tuipulotu
Retallick
Fifita
Papalii
ReadReserves: Harris, Tu'inukuafe, Ta'avao, S Barrett, Savea
Hopefully an ALB-Goodhue midfield.
@bovidae said in Italy vs All Blacks:
Hopefully an ALB-Goodhue midfield.
I'd like to see Mo'unga get a start. Don't think he a magic solution, but he needs some serious game-time with DMac and/or BB coming on as subs.
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Put it this way, if we lose to Italy, then i want everyone sacked. Everyone.
@mariner4life said in Italy vs All Blacks:
Put it this way, if we lose to Italy, then i want everyone sacked. Everyone.
Good call. And sack the Brakes and Coaches as well
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@tim love the hyperbole 'one of the starting survivors' like they are all being dropped due to the loss.
@taniwharugby said in Italy vs All Blacks:
@tim love the hyperbole 'one of the starting survivors' like they are all being dropped due to the loss.
It's a Herald article. You almost sound surprised.
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@bovidae said in Italy vs All Blacks:
Hopefully an ALB-Goodhue midfield.
I'd like to see Mo'unga get a start. Don't think he a magic solution, but he needs some serious game-time with DMac and/or BB coming on as subs.
@victor-meldrew said in Italy vs All Blacks:
@bovidae said in Italy vs All Blacks:
Hopefully an ALB-Goodhue midfield.
I'd like to see Mo'unga get a start. Don't think he a magic solution, but he needs some serious game-time with DMac and/or BB coming on as subs.
I'm really warming to the idea of BB at fullback, with BFA on the right wing. Not so much because I think Mo'unga has all the answers at 10 right now, but he's easily good enough and will continue to improve. That coupled with the fact that BB's skillset really suits fullback - very good under the high ball, decent kicking game, and pace to burn in space - makes me think we have far better balance to our backline with him there.
What I would select right now:
TJP
Mo'unga
Rieko
Crotty
Goodhue
BFA
BeaudenA Smith
ALB
DMacOn the halfbacks - I think TJP is more suited to the early exchanges, with A Smith coming on in the 2nd half to up the ante.
