2019 Rugby Championship
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@MN5 Forget Ardie Savea, the All Black's should be considering Sam Cane as locking cover.
I'd like to see the All Blacks be bold and give the captaincy to Whitey and go with a Cane 7, Ardie 8 combo.
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I'd like to see the All Blacks be bold and give the captaincy to Whitey and go with a Cane 7, Ardie 8 combo.
@Canes4life I agree. Gives us dynamic ball runner/ turnover specialist on field at same time. Our props just are not dynamic enough, having Coles/Taylor at hooker, Barrett or bench with Whitelock-BBBR locks and ardie-cane on field makes us dangerous in forwards.
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@Canes4life I agree. Gives us dynamic ball runner/ turnover specialist on field at same time. Our props just are not dynamic enough, having Coles/Taylor at hooker, Barrett or bench with Whitelock-BBBR locks and ardie-cane on field makes us dangerous in forwards.
@98blueandgold Yeah I agree, like Sonny Bill Williams - Kieran Read was amazing in his prime but he hasn't been anywhere near that for the last year or so. I just feel having that Cane - Savea combination gives us a point of difference that no other team in the world can match.
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@98blueandgold Yeah I agree, like Sonny Bill Williams - Kieran Read was amazing in his prime but he hasn't been anywhere near that for the last year or so. I just feel having that Cane - Savea combination gives us a point of difference that no other team in the world can match.
@Canes4life yeah against teams last year our forwards just did not have enough impact against excellent defence. We need ball runners and turnover specialists. Even Hansen has mentioned how props have fallen behind NH counterparts. That is not changing anytime soon but this makes us dangerous.
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I think having both Coles & Taylor in the same 23 this year will allow us to play with more width as they both like to roam wide and cause havoc. Having Ardie and Cane as our prime loose forward combination will even further that notion where we can run our opposition off the park, especially in the late stages of games. Mobility is key.
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@Siam tomorrow at 5am
@taniwharugby I shall set the alarm
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@Siam tomorrow at 5am
@taniwharugby said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@Siam tomorrow at 5am
Thursday already, the week is flying
Edit: It does bloody roll around pretty quickly, it doesn’t seem that long ago we were getting dusted by Ireland and then fishing up the EOYT with Italy.
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@Siam tomorrow at 5am
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@Stargazer said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
Just in case you missed it:
The first All Blacks squad of 2019 will be named next Tuesday on the Breakdown (Sky Sport 1, 8.30pm).
Tuesday? This is setting a worrying new precedent. RWC preparations in turmoil.
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@KiwiMurph said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@Tim Hemopo
Do you reckon Tom Franklin could be a smokey?
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@KiwiMurph said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@Tim Hemopo
Do you reckon Tom Franklin could be a smokey?
@ACT-Crusader I hope not. Been shit in every game against international opposition I've seen him in. Way off it.
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@KiwiMurph said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@Tim Hemopo
Agreed. If not, then it's Fifita or a real bolter.
I have to say that the young Canes lock IWL looks pretty good - played very well today, but surely not his time yet, if it ever comes.
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@KiwiMurph said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@Tim Hemopo
Agreed. If not, then it's Fifita or a real bolter.
I have to say that the young Canes lock IWL looks pretty good - played very well today, but surely not his time yet, if it ever comes.
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So lets say this is our likely starting 15...
Moody
Taylor
FRanks
BBBR
Whitelock
Squire?
Cane/Ardie
Read
Smith/TJP
BB
Reiko
Crotty
Goodhue
Naholo
BFALots of gaps there with them not picking from the Crusaders.
