All Blacks vs Tonga

[ACT Crusader]

I think Ioane and Bender come back in as experienced players, allowing us to experiment a little elsewhere.

Backline:

9 - TJP
10 - Ioane
11 - Ioane
12 - Laumape
13 - Ennor
14 - Bridge
15 - Smith

[Machpants]

@ACT-Crusader RWC squad is announced before this game, so I can't see Laumape or Ennor playing as they aren't going to Japan

[Chris]

@Machpants said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

@ACT-Crusader RWC squad is announced before this game, so I can't see Laumape or Ennor playing as they aren't going to Japan

yep have to agree these 2 will miss out after the games from Reece and Bridge.

[Canes4life]

Harsh on Laumape, he’s been brilliant all year. First reserve I guess.

[canefan]

@Canes4life said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

Harsh on Laumape, he’s been brilliant all year. First reserve I guess.

Japanese holiday coming up

[canefan]

Crotty and SBW are finished after the cup. Laumape will have chance to stake his claim

[Frank]

This game is called don't let our key players get injured.

[ACT Crusader]

@Canes4life said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

Harsh on Laumape, he’s been brilliant all year. First reserve I guess.

Are we throwing ‘brilliants’ around willy nilly these days?

[kiwiinmelb]

@canefan said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

Crotty and SBW are finished after the cup. Laumape will have chance to stake his claim

Nonu missed the 2007 World Cup squad , laumape is young enough to go again .

[Anonymous]

@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

@canefan said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

Crotty and SBW are finished after the cup. Laumape will have chance to stake his claim

Nonu missed the 2007 World Cup squad , laumape is young enough to go again .

So what you're saying is, if Laumape misses out we lose this world cup?

But win the next two?

[kiwiinmelb]

@Anonymous said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

@canefan said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

Crotty and SBW are finished after the cup. Laumape will have chance to stake his claim

Nonu missed the 2007 World Cup squad , laumape is young enough to go again .

So what you're saying is, if Laumape misses out we lose this world cup?

But win the next two?

I would probably take that .

[rotated]

@Anonymous said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

@canefan said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

Crotty and SBW are finished after the cup. Laumape will have chance to stake his claim

Nonu missed the 2007 World Cup squad , laumape is young enough to go again .

So what you're saying is, if Laumape misses out we lose this world cup?

But win the next two?

He would have needed to play and lose in 2015 though...

[Anonymous]

@rotated said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

@Anonymous said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

@canefan said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

Crotty and SBW are finished after the cup. Laumape will have chance to stake his claim

Nonu missed the 2007 World Cup squad , laumape is young enough to go again .

So what you're saying is, if Laumape misses out we lose this world cup?

But win the next two?

He would have needed to play and lose in 2015 though...

I think he was still playing for the Warriors then, does that count? :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_cold_sweat:

[kiwiinmelb]

@Anonymous said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

@rotated said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

@Anonymous said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

@canefan said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

Crotty and SBW are finished after the cup. Laumape will have chance to stake his claim

Nonu missed the 2007 World Cup squad , laumape is young enough to go again .

So what you're saying is, if Laumape misses out we lose this world cup?

But win the next two?

He would have needed to play and lose in 2015 though...

I think he was still playing for the Warriors then, does that count? :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_cold_sweat:

They lost plenty so it probably does , was he wearing mascara?

[ACT Crusader]

@Machpants said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

@ACT-Crusader RWC squad is announced before this game, so I can't see Laumape or Ennor playing as they aren't going to Japan

There’s nothing stopping us from playing guys that aren’t in the RWC squad given we have some injuries

[Donsteppa]

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

@Machpants said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

@ACT-Crusader RWC squad is announced before this game, so I can't see Laumape or Ennor playing as they aren't going to Japan

There’s nothing stopping us from playing guys that aren’t in the RWC squad given we have some injuries

I thought they arranged the game specifically as a hit out for the squad - I'd think they'd avoid outsiders unless completely necessary.

[rotated]

@Donsteppa said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

@Machpants said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

@ACT-Crusader RWC squad is announced before this game, so I can't see Laumape or Ennor playing as they aren't going to Japan

There’s nothing stopping us from playing guys that aren’t in the RWC squad given we have some injuries

I thought they arranged the game specifically as a hit out for the squad.

Yeah but say at lock they wouldn’t have expected Rettalick and Barrett to be unavailable. Would be foolish to risk Whitelock so they will need some reinforcements. Or is Barrett back for that one?

Potentially Ioane gets a run at 10, the locks and maybe one loosie depending on the Squire situation.

Captaincy probably Smith or Cane if he still needs another gallop?

[Stargazer]

@rotated S Barrett will be available for the Tonga game.

[Nevorian]

@Stargazer said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

@rotated S Barrett will be available for the Tonga game.

I thought he got 3 weeks

[Anonymous]

@Nevorian said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

@Stargazer said in All Blacks vs Tonga:

@rotated S Barrett will be available for the Tonga game.

I thought he got 3 weeks

One game against the Turbos counts as 3 weeks obviously