TRC: Pumas v All Blacks

[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.

[Crucial]

@pakman said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

@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.

Shag and Co are pretty harsh on players not being as fit as they could be. It is probably only margins but the S&C guys will have all the numbers from previous work and if you aren't up to those it suggests you have slacked off.
It is more about attitude than anything. How much do you want to be here if you aren't putting in the work?

[Nepia]

@sparky said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

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

I'm not sure about both wings!

[Machpants]

@Nepia said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

@sparky said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

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

I'm not sure about both wings!

Even Jordie couldn't play both wings

[Higgins]

There is no mention of Sonny-Bill Williams being unavailable because of injury so that must mean he has been dropped.