All Blacks 2021

[Victor Meldrew]

@sparky
And I'm OK with Otere Black as a emergency backup. May not set the house on fire, but he's turned into a pretty safe pair of hands

[Bovidae]

@sparky said in All Blacks 2021:

Love Dane Coles, one of the greatest ever AB Hookers but injuries mean he is in the twilight of his career. Going forward I think Kurt Eklund and Bradley Slater will offer the ABs more.

Eklund is already 29 so hardly a player for the future. Slater has never impressed me but has time to improve. There is a reason that Taukei'aho plays big minutes for the Chiefs.

[Crazy Horse]

@sparky said in All Blacks 2021:

@victor-meldrew Apart from Reuban Love, none of the younger First Fives in Super Rugby look nearly good enough to play Test footy. That's fine, all three of Beauden Barrett, Richie Mo'unga and Damian Mckenzie should be around for the next World Cup

Big call on Love. The Hurricanes don't allow him to play like a 10, so unless you have seen way more of him than I have I can't see how you can say he is better than the other young 10s.

[Chris]

@sparky said in All Blacks 2021:

Williams, the newish Cantab Prop, might make the ABs this year.

@sparky said in All Blacks 2021:

Williams, the newish Cantab Prop, might make the ABs this year.

Too young yet he’s only 20 plenty of other options but he could be come WC time.

[Mackerzzzz]

@crazy-horse said in All Blacks 2021:

@sparky said in All Blacks 2021:

@victor-meldrew Apart from Reuban Love, none of the younger First Fives in Super Rugby look nearly good enough to play Test footy. That's fine, all three of Beauden Barrett, Richie Mo'unga and Damian Mckenzie should be around for the next World Cup

Big call on Love. The Hurricanes don't allow him to play like a 10, so unless you have seen way more of him than I have I can't see how you can say he is better than the other young 10s.

The canes dont alow most players to play to there potential...

[MN5]

@mackerzzzz said in All Blacks 2021:

@crazy-horse said in All Blacks 2021:

@sparky said in All Blacks 2021:

@victor-meldrew Apart from Reuban Love, none of the younger First Fives in Super Rugby look nearly good enough to play Test footy. That's fine, all three of Beauden Barrett, Richie Mo'unga and Damian Mckenzie should be around for the next World Cup

Big call on Love. The Hurricanes don't allow him to play like a 10, so unless you have seen way more of him than I have I can't see how you can say he is better than the other young 10s.

The canes dont alow most players to play to there potential...

Pfffft, I don’t see other franchises promoting midgets to play at lock like they do.......

[Nepia]

@mn5 said in All Blacks 2021:

@mackerzzzz said in All Blacks 2021:

@crazy-horse said in All Blacks 2021:

@sparky said in All Blacks 2021:

@victor-meldrew Apart from Reuban Love, none of the younger First Fives in Super Rugby look nearly good enough to play Test footy. That's fine, all three of Beauden Barrett, Richie Mo'unga and Damian Mckenzie should be around for the next World Cup

Big call on Love. The Hurricanes don't allow him to play like a 10, so unless you have seen way more of him than I have I can't see how you can say he is better than the other young 10s.

The canes dont alow most players to play to there potential...

Pfffft, I don’t see other franchises promoting midgets to play at lock like they do.......

The Chiefs say hi.

[MN5]

@nepia said in All Blacks 2021:

@mn5 said in All Blacks 2021:

@mackerzzzz said in All Blacks 2021:

@crazy-horse said in All Blacks 2021:

@sparky said in All Blacks 2021:

@victor-meldrew Apart from Reuban Love, none of the younger First Fives in Super Rugby look nearly good enough to play Test footy. That's fine, all three of Beauden Barrett, Richie Mo'unga and Damian Mckenzie should be around for the next World Cup

Big call on Love. The Hurricanes don't allow him to play like a 10, so unless you have seen way more of him than I have I can't see how you can say he is better than the other young 10s.

The canes dont alow most players to play to there potential...

Pfffft, I don’t see other franchises promoting midgets to play at lock like they do.......

The Chiefs say hi.

I said midgets not short guys....

[Nepia]

@mn5 said in All Blacks 2021:

@nepia said in All Blacks 2021:

@mn5 said in All Blacks 2021:

@mackerzzzz said in All Blacks 2021:

@crazy-horse said in All Blacks 2021:

@sparky said in All Blacks 2021:

@victor-meldrew Apart from Reuban Love, none of the younger First Fives in Super Rugby look nearly good enough to play Test footy. That's fine, all three of Beauden Barrett, Richie Mo'unga and Damian Mckenzie should be around for the next World Cup

Big call on Love. The Hurricanes don't allow him to play like a 10, so unless you have seen way more of him than I have I can't see how you can say he is better than the other young 10s.

The canes dont alow most players to play to there potential...

Pfffft, I don’t see other franchises promoting midgets to play at lock like they do.......

The Chiefs say hi.

I said midgets not short guys....

Haha, fair enough.

[Dan54]

@sparky said in All Blacks 2021:

@victor-meldrew Apart from Reuban Love, none of the younger First Fives in Super Rugby look nearly good enough to play Test footy. That's fine, all three of Beauden Barrett, Richie Mo'unga and Damian Mckenzie should be around for the next World Cup

I agree none including Love will be ABs before WC, but I would argue that Zarn Sulliavn will go close, I know Blues are running him at 15 at moment, but he's got the look of a 10 about him.

[Machpants]

@dan54 said in All Blacks 2021:

@sparky said in All Blacks 2021:

@victor-meldrew Apart from Reuban Love, none of the younger First Fives in Super Rugby look nearly good enough to play Test footy. That's fine, all three of Beauden Barrett, Richie Mo'unga and Damian Mckenzie should be around for the next World Cup

I agree none including Love will be ABs before WC, but I would argue that Zarn Sulliavn will go close, I know Blues are running him at 15 at moment, but he's got the look of a 10 about him.

Lots of Brylcreem?

[Frank]

@victor-meldrew said in All Blacks 2021:

a pretty safe pair of hands

One of the all time great rugby clichés right there.

[MN5]

@frank said in All Blacks 2021:

@victor-meldrew said in All Blacks 2021:

a pretty safe pair of hands

One of the all time great rugby clichés right there.

As long as his right boot is educated too.

[Crucial]

@mn5 said in All Blacks 2021:

@frank said in All Blacks 2021:

@victor-meldrew said in All Blacks 2021:

a pretty safe pair of hands

One of the all time great rugby clichés right there.

As long as his right boot is educated too.

and he knows his way to the tryline.

[MN5]

@crucial said in All Blacks 2021:

@mn5 said in All Blacks 2021:

@frank said in All Blacks 2021:

@victor-meldrew said in All Blacks 2021:

a pretty safe pair of hands

One of the all time great rugby clichés right there.

As long as his right boot is educated too.

and he knows his way to the tryline.

.....and he makes the tackles that have to be made

[gt12]

@mn5 said in All Blacks 2021:

@frank said in All Blacks 2021:

@victor-meldrew said in All Blacks 2021:

a pretty safe pair of hands

One of the all time great rugby clichés right there.

As long as his right boot is educated too.

[Crucial]

@mn5 said in All Blacks 2021:

@crucial said in All Blacks 2021:

@mn5 said in All Blacks 2021:

@frank said in All Blacks 2021:

@victor-meldrew said in All Blacks 2021:

a pretty safe pair of hands

One of the all time great rugby clichés right there.

As long as his right boot is educated too.

and he knows his way to the tryline.

.....and he makes the tackles that have to be made

I was going to say 'and is unstoppable from there' but then remembered who we are talking about.

[MN5]

@gt12 said in All Blacks 2021:

@mn5 said in All Blacks 2021:

@frank said in All Blacks 2021:

@victor-meldrew said in All Blacks 2021:

a pretty safe pair of hands

One of the all time great rugby clichés right there.

As long as his right boot is educated too.

That foot wasn’t educated, dropped out in 5th form apparently.

[gt12]

@mn5 said in All Blacks 2021:

@gt12 said in All Blacks 2021:

@mn5 said in All Blacks 2021:

@frank said in All Blacks 2021:

@victor-meldrew said in All Blacks 2021:

a pretty safe pair of hands

One of the all time great rugby clichés right there.

As long as his right boot is educated too.

That foot wasn’t educated, dropped out in 5th form apparently.

Mods, ban hammer pls.

[Chris B.]

@mackerzzzz said in All Blacks 2021:

What about world cup team?

It is only two years away...

This is my pick at the moment:

1. A Hogman

2. C Taylor

3. N Laulala

4. S Whitelock

5. S Barrett

6. E Blackadder / or T Robinson

7. S Cane(c)

8. H Sotutu or A Savea

9. A Smith

10. R Moanga

11. C Clarke

12. D Havili

13. A Lenert-Brown

14. W Jordan

15. DMac or J Barrett

16. E De Groot

17. A Aumua

18. O Tuangafassi

19. T Vaii

20. A Ioane or A Savea (depending on who starts)

21. F Fakatava

22. B Barrett

23. R Ioane

No RTS cos I'm not sure how they will play him. Although if they play him in 15 he will likely be a shoe in.

Not bad, but I'm thinking....

1. A Moli
2. T. Cantab
3. T. Lomax
4. P. Parkinson
5. T Whitelock
6. E. Blackadder
7. T. Wellington
8. S. Frizell
9. T. Manawatu (not Tim)
10. T. Cantab
11. S. Reece
12. D. Havili
13. T. Waikato
14. W. Jordan
15. T. Barrett.