TRC: Pumas v All Blacks

jegga

@Bovidae said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

I don't think the Pumas/Jags will at full strength either.

Well it is a friendly after all

Stargazer

Here's the official team naming.

(with Test caps in brackets. * new cap):

1 Ofa Tuungafasi (26)
2 Dane Coles (60)
3 Angus Ta'avao (3)
4 Brodie Retallick (75)
5 Patrick Tuipulotu (21)
6 Vaea Fifita (9)
7 Sam Cane - captain (58)
8 Ardie Savea (35)
9 Aaron Smith (82)
10 Beauden Barrett (73)
11 Jordie Barrett (9)
12 Ngani Laumape (10)
13 Anton Lienert-Brown (33)
14 Sevu Reece *
15 Ben Smith (72)

16 Liam Coltman (4)
17 Atu Moli *
18 Nepo Laulala (17)
19 Jackson Hemopo (3)
20 Luke Jacobson *
21 Brad Weber (1)
22 Josh Ioane *
23 Braydon Ennor *

The matchday 23 sees a blend of experience and youth with five uncapped All Blacks named:  winger Sevu Reece will make his Test debut on the right wing, while the uncapped Atu Moli and new All Blacks Luke Jacobson, Josh Ioane and Braydon Ennor are all named on the bench. Balancing that is the experience of lock Brodie Retallick, Captain Sam Cane at openside flanker, the inside paring of Aaron Smith and Beauden Barrett and Ben Smith at fullback.

Key facts
* Sevu Reece will become All Black number 1182 when he takes the field on Saturday.
* Sam Cane will be captaining the All Blacks for the third time.
* The All Blacks and Argentina have played each other 28 times since 1976 with the All Blacks winning 27 times and a 21-all draw in Buenos Aires in 1985.
* The All Blacks won The Rugby Championship in 2012 - 2014 and again in 2016 - 2018 (as well as a Rugby Championship "Grand Slam" in 2012 - 2013 and 2016-2017).

http://www.allblacks.com/News/34413/all-blacks-team-named-for-test-against-argentina

mariner4life

yeah, we know, it was already posted 4 hours ago

Stargazer

@mariner4life Not the media release with the official team naming.

mariner4life

and?

Yeetyaah

Pumped for Luke Jacobson to potentially make a debut.

Tim

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=12250726

sparky

http://www.allblacks.com/News/34413/all-blacks-team-named-for-test-against-argentina

Congratulations to Sevu Reece on his All Blacks debut.

Atu Moli, Luke Jacobson, Josh Ioane and Braydon Ennor will probably make their test debuts from the bench.

sparky

Not sure about Jordie Barrett on the left wing.......

Frank

Looks weak.
Pumas to push us close.

antipodean

Hmm, pretty close.

@antipodean said in 2019 Rugby Championship:

So as most of the selected Crusaders won't be going to Argentina, will they put Dane between two Auckland props? A second row of Pat and Retallick? Cane, Savea and Frizell/ Fifita. Smith, Beaudy, Ioane, Laumape, ALB, Smith and Jordie

Or will some of the Crusaders backs be asked to travel?

Old Samurai Jack

Funny. I thought it looked strong. Some question marks over for Pat.T and Fifita but otherwise sound.

sparky

Not many caps at all on that bench. A lot of inexperience if it is a tight finish....

MN5

@Old-Samurai-Jack said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

Funny. I thought it looked strong. Some question marks over for Pat.T and Fifita but otherwise sound.

Fifita tramples Argies for fun. No issue with that selection at all

chimoaus

I am really looking forward to this and can't wait to see how this team and the new players perform. There is a lot to prove for many of the team who don't have their ticket booked for the WC.

Victor Meldrew

@Tim Good read.

Reading between the lines, looks like Hansen's impressed with Laumape & Moli's attitude and drive as well as Ofa & Bridge's standard of play. Less so with Fifita and Papilli.

Would love to know what he thinks of SBW.....

Tim

@Victor-Meldrew I didn't get that impression about Papalii.

"We got to see Dalton day in and day out last year when he toured with us … he got to see what you need to do to be an All Black.

"Luke has been given the opportunity to show us what he is about. We'll see if he can cope with the week and go out and play."

pakman

@Bovidae said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

I wouldn't have expected JB to be on the left wing though. He and Reece should swap around.

I had a feeling Ofa might be used as a LH.

This suggests big Karl isn't yet back up to speed.

pakman

@Stargazer said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

@KiwiMurph Yeah, they're clearly using this game to test a few newbies and new combinations. I expect TJP, Rieko and also Bridge to play against SA, as well as several of the Crusaders players left behind in NZ.

Is that three or four?

Victor Meldrew

@Tim Just my interpretation that he needed to show he could kick on

Hope you are right - Papalii looks a real talent.

The Silver Fern

TRC: Pumas v All Blacks