All Blacks 2021

[akan004]

Underwhelming squad

[Tim]

@machpants Congrats to Tupea!

[Stargazer]

Bolters:

Blackadder
de Groot
Tupaea

Unlucky:
Fainga'anuku

[Crucial]

Tupaea the only big surprise there.

[taniwharugby]

@tim wow that is a surprise, good on him

[Machpants]

@crucial said in All Blacks 2021:

Tupaea the only big surprise there.

Yeah not mentioned anywhere in the media or on here, that I've seen

[pakman]

@crucial said in All Blacks 2021:

Tupaea the only big surprise there.

For me, only because was already in Maori.

[Higgins]

The have not even bothered to publish the Squad List plus not considered because of injury list on their website at the time (7.10pm) I write this.

[taniwharugby]

I thought ALB was out?

[Crucial]

Some unlucky front rowers around.

[Machpants]

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2021:

I thought ALB was out?

Only the first test

[pakman]

@tim said in All Blacks 2021:

de Groot is the bolter

Thought it was him or Ross, but expected they'd opt for experience. Maybe worried on Wobbly radar?

[Higgins]

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2021:

I thought ALB was out?

Didn't they set the precedent when Charles Piatau was not selected when he announced that he was leaving to play overseas?

[taniwharugby]

@crucial a couple of lucky outside backs at the saders, and 1 unlucky one there too...

[pakman]

@stargazer said in All Blacks 2021:

Bolters:

Blackadder
de Groot
Tupaea

Unlucky:
Fainga'anuku

EDIT: Robinson

[Yeetyaah]

Fuck yes Quinn Tupaea, what a surprise. Stoked for the lad. I think Aidan Ross is a notable omission.

[Machpants]

@higgins said in All Blacks 2021:

The have not even bothered top publish the Squad List plus not considered because of injury list on their website at the time (7.10pm)I write this.

Was up for me

As well as Cane, several other injured All Blacks weren’t considered for selection, including props Ofa Tuungafasi and Joe Moody and midfielder Jack Goodhue. Highlanders halfback Folau Fakatava was also not considered for selection due to injury

[Machpants]

Props very raw, average caps 11

[Tim]

@machpants Moody and Ofa T will change that a fair bit.

[Machpants]

@tim said in All Blacks 2021:

@machpants Moody and Ofa T will change that a fair bit.

Yeah, also outside of Ardie loosies average less than 5