AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?
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@Bones Agreed. Dunshea plays most of the mins in SR and made a good fist of things, yet somehow the overhyped Strange whose best contribution was throwing a tantrum when his team was losing and got his marching orders for, gets the gig instead.
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@Stargazer Pierce at 106kg might be a mistake from the Blues. Harbour had him at 112kg last year, and he looked pretty solid, even next to Tuipulotu, when I saw him in Newmarket in July.
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I think in a few years (not yet) Caleb Clarke will follow his old man into the 12 jersey, his balance and skillset seems a good fit to me
@kidcalder said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
I think in a few years (not yet) Caleb Clarke will follow his old man into the 12 jersey, his balance and skillset seems a good fit to me
Not sure about passing (Nonu precedent), but running style seems perfect.
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Can't really argue with forward selections.
Aumua needs to learn to throw.
Lomax and Hodgman form justifes third stringer selection.
Tyro locks reflect injuries. From full deck would have been Barrett and Parkinson for me.
Loosies reflect focus on go forward. Hunt/Boshier/Christie lost out from that decision.
In backs all the usual suspects.
Thought PUV might have done enough. I prefer ALB 12/Goodhue 13 to vice versa.
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@Bones said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
What is it that people see in Strange? I'm pretty unconvinced eh.
I had to google images just to know what he looks like.
Bro, does he even lift ?
@MN5 said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@Bones said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
What is it that people see in Strange? I'm pretty unconvinced eh.
I had to google images just to know what he looks like.
Bro, does he even lift ?
Mr Strange = The New Samonsite.
He has played 32 times for the Crusaders. Been part of their Super Squad since 2017 and has won four titles. Quietly moved above Luke Romano in the Crusader Lock pecking order. Does his job well. Tackles. Carries a bit. Calls lineout moves sometimes.
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@MN5 said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@Bones said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
What is it that people see in Strange? I'm pretty unconvinced eh.
I had to google images just to know what he looks like.
Bro, does he even lift ?
Mr Strange = The New Samonsite.
He has played 32 times for the Crusaders. Been part of their Super Squad since 2017 and has won four titles. Quietly moved above Luke Romano in the Crusader Lock pecking order. Does his job well. Tackles. Carries a bit. Calls lineout moves sometimes.
@sparky said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@MN5 said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@Bones said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
What is it that people see in Strange? I'm pretty unconvinced eh.
I had to google images just to know what he looks like.
Bro, does he even lift ?
Mr Strange = The New Samonsite.
He has played 32 times for the Crusaders. Been part of their Super Squad since 2017 and has won four titles. Quietly moved above Luke Romeo in the Crusader Lock pecking order. Does his job well. Tackles. Carries a bit. Calls lineout moved sometimes.
Future AB captain material right there....
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@sparky said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@MN5 said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@Bones said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
What is it that people see in Strange? I'm pretty unconvinced eh.
I had to google images just to know what he looks like.
Bro, does he even lift ?
Mr Strange = The New Samonsite.
He has played 32 times for the Crusaders. Been part of their Super Squad since 2017 and has won four titles. Quietly moved above Luke Romeo in the Crusader Lock pecking order. Does his job well. Tackles. Carries a bit. Calls lineout moved sometimes.
Future AB captain material right there....
@ACT-Crusader You can imagine this squad all getting on the Team Bus and some of the Blues guys looking at Quinten Strange and thinking "Who's that?"
He has won a crazy amount of silverware for a guy who is 24.
I assume he is the first AB named Quinten.
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@ACT-Crusader You can imagine this squad all getting on the Team Bus and some of the Blues guys looking at Quinten Strange and thinking "Who's that?"
He has won a crazy amount of silverware for a guy who is 24.
I assume he is the first AB named Quinten.
@sparky said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@ACT-Crusader You can imagine this squad all getting on the Team Bus and some of the Blues guys looking at Quinten Strange and thinking "Who's that?"
He has won a crazy amount of silverware for a guy who is 24.
I assume he is the first AB named Quinten.
I’d imagine some of the Crusaders players asking Clarke, “you made the ABs and you didn’t blonde your hair?”
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https://reddit.com/r/rugbyunion/comments/inh2rq/tupou_vaai_telling_his_family_he_made_the_all/
Love seeing what it means to the players and their families
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Likewise I'm unconvinced on Ennor as a centre. Was a great winger but doesn't appear to be a standout centre, "all the tools" though so hopefully can prove me wrong. Would be great to have two swift centres to choose from.
@Bones said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
Likewise I'm unconvinced on Ennor as a centre. Was a great winger but doesn't appear to be a standout centre, "all the tools" though so hopefully can prove me wrong. Would be great to have two swift centres to choose from.
I think he has a fair bit to develop as a centre, but I see a few things in his game that remind me of a former SW centre.
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https://reddit.com/r/rugbyunion/comments/inh2rq/tupou_vaai_telling_his_family_he_made_the_all/
Love seeing what it means to the players and their families
@Kirwan said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
https://reddit.com/r/rugbyunion/comments/inh2rq/tupou_vaai_telling_his_family_he_made_the_all/
Love seeing what it means to the players and their families
O for awesome. Bit of a lump in the old throat watching that.
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@Bones said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
Likewise I'm unconvinced on Ennor as a centre. Was a great winger but doesn't appear to be a standout centre, "all the tools" though so hopefully can prove me wrong. Would be great to have two swift centres to choose from.
I think he has a fair bit to develop as a centre, but I see a few things in his game that remind me of a former SW centre.
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So I see 8 U20 locks between 2016 and now with genuine height (1.99m or more) and only three of them are playing Super Rugby. There are a lot of guys on that list who are well under-sized. Around half of the 18 are 1.95 or less. Some of them may be flankers covering lock, but this is exactly the issue.
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https://reddit.com/r/rugbyunion/comments/inh2rq/tupou_vaai_telling_his_family_he_made_the_all/
Love seeing what it means to the players and their families
@Kirwan said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
https://reddit.com/r/rugbyunion/comments/inh2rq/tupou_vaai_telling_his_family_he_made_the_all/
Love seeing what it means to the players and their families
I was going to say something a bit uncharitable about his selection but after that I wish him all the best and hope he makes a really good go of it
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So I see 8 U20 locks between 2016 and now with genuine height (1.99m or more) and only three of them are playing Super Rugby. There are a lot of guys on that list who are well under-sized. Around half of the 18 are 1.95 or less. Some of them may be flankers covering lock, but this is exactly the issue.
@shark said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
So I see 8 U20 locks between 2016 and now with genuine height (1.99m or more) and only three of them are playing Super Rugby. There are a lot of guys on that list who are well under-sized. Around half of the 18 are 1.95 or less. Some of them may be flankers covering lock, but this is exactly the issue.
It seems that a lot of Super coaches are happy to take the easy way out and play undersized locks or converted sixes who can "keep up" with the speed of the game rather than develop some of the young tall timber. Also, you look at the coaching rosters around the country and you don't see a whole lot of ex-locks who can mentor guys with the physical gifts and help them become international quality locks
