All Blacks 2021
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@bones said in All Blacks 2021:
@nostrildamus fuck you Blair!
Probably the best offer Blair has had in some time. I don't think he/she/they is/are the only one, there is a recent article that the AB 6 position has still not been solved and they haven't found anyone since ... Liam Squire? (I don't know, won't pay to see) ...
I'd need to go back to the tests but I recall Akira being a fairly dominant 6 in those last few tests.. and when compared to the AB career of Liam Squire...
@nostrildamus I'd venture to say, whilst it was a good outing, they might view "solved" as being more than 2 tests. So we'd be looking for it to be solved this season.
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I would agree that the AB's 6 is far from solved, Akira has earned his turn to make it his own but he hasn't done it yet, fingers crossed
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What is wrong with Rugby Pass these days? Another shocker article of pure waffle from Hamish Bidwell on the ab selection topic where only the last line seems pertinent. The rugby public deserve far better than this from journos.
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@arhs Bidwell is one of the worst Journos in NZ. I try and stay well clear of anything he has to say.
@canes4life said in All Blacks 2021:
@arhs Bidwell is one of the worst Journos in NZ. I try and stay well clear of anything he has to say.
I second this. Bidwell is horrendous.
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Speaking of NZ journalism....
Tupaea, standing at 1.86 metres and weighing 96 kilograms, will bring a rigorous force to the 12 jumper that has not been seen in an All Blacks side since the days of Ma'a Nonu.Without wanting to turn this into an Ardie - height joke fest. a quick google tells me Havili, Goodhue and ALB are all basically the same size as Tupaea.
I remember getting annoyed in 2013 when they compared Francis Sai'ili to Ma'a Nonu. Some things don't change. Just like "the next Jonah" or "the next Kaino/Collins" etc ....
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Speaking of NZ journalism....
Tupaea, standing at 1.86 metres and weighing 96 kilograms, will bring a rigorous force to the 12 jumper that has not been seen in an All Blacks side since the days of Ma'a Nonu.Without wanting to turn this into an Ardie - height joke fest. a quick google tells me Havili, Goodhue and ALB are all basically the same size as Tupaea.
I remember getting annoyed in 2013 when they compared Francis Sai'ili to Ma'a Nonu. Some things don't change. Just like "the next Jonah" or "the next Kaino/Collins" etc ....
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@kiwimurph Not disagreeing with your point but ALB is actually 103 kg now.
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@bovidae Goodhue has been tipping the ton for a while too, Rieko is probably the heaviest?
@taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2021:
@bovidae Goodhue has been tipping the ton for a while too, Rieko is probably the heaviest?
Mind you this article is soooooo last year
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The Brodie Retallick interview-is that the level of professional speaking quality from NZ Sports reporters these days? Apart from the Elle Macpherson "how's the body?" questions repeated about 4 times they seemed to struggle to get a question out without trailing off like Grandpa Simpson..
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The Brodie Retallick interview-is that the level of professional speaking quality from NZ Sports reporters these days? Apart from the Elle Macpherson "how's the body?" questions repeated about 4 times they seemed to struggle to get a question out without trailing off like Grandpa Simpson..
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2021:
The Brodie Retallick interview-is that the level of professional speaking quality from NZ Sports reporters these days? Apart from the Elle Macpherson "how's the body?" questions repeated about 4 times they seemed to struggle to get a question out without trailing off like Grandpa Simpson..
Must be getting tips from Mark Nicholas.
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I see havili is of Tongan descent. Was going to say Georgian…
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@crazy-horse said in All Blacks 2021:
@stargazer said in All Blacks 2021:
He looks good in Crusader red.
A pity for you the Crusaders didn't think that when they had the chance.
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