All Blacks 2021
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@antipodean said in All Blacks 2021:
@frank said in All Blacks 2021:
Time to lay off Foster guys.
Hart has given the word.
Jesus wept. The same Hart that inherited a great team from Mains and was responsible for the 99 semifinal?
Who else has booked a seat on this cavalcade of mediocrity?
I'm not endorsing Foster, but I think Hart has a point about the media bandwagon and the ghost of Scott Robinson. Media campaigns for a specific manager almost always end in disaster - just ask Martin Johnson and England.
The real elephant in the room is lack of management and foresight by the NZRFU in succession planning of the coaching team - too many good candidates get lost to NZ way too easily.
@victor-meldrew I'd agree with you on both points. The NZ rugby media (who are largely ignorant Muppets in days ending in "y") opt for clickbait and drama. NZR's demonstrated incompetence was obvious in the last coach selection. It seems they aren't communicating sufficiently with the talent we export who believe they've got no chance.
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@victor-meldrew I'd agree with you on both points. The NZ rugby media (who are largely ignorant Muppets in days ending in "y") opt for clickbait and drama. NZR's demonstrated incompetence was obvious in the last coach selection. It seems they aren't communicating sufficiently with the talent we export who believe they've got no chance.
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2021:
The NZ rugby media (who are largely ignorant Muppets in days ending in "y")
The correct technical term is "fluffybunnies"...
But Foster & the NZRFU don't help themselves either. They need to get on teh front foot and explain their approach (assuming there is one) rather than think the media circus is going to blow over.
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Time to lay off Foster guys.
Hart has given the word.
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@frank Fair call too. Some incredible vitriol in the media. Feel sorry for the coaches having to put up with it.
@arhs said in All Blacks 2021:
@frank Fair call too. Some incredible vitriol in the media. Feel sorry for the coaches having to put up with it.
I disagree, all the successful coaches say how the pressure makes the ABs always strive for the best rather than just be good enough. Hansen often talked about it. Foster dors''t, cos he's not up to standard as a head coach. It's a simple fact, as a head coach his record is awful
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@broughie said in All Blacks 2021:
forgot out that. I miss that and hokey pokey and my favorite blackberry.
Jeez, stop it will ya? You're making me both nostalgic and home-sick...
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Moody to miss RC?
The All Blacks name their Rugby Championship squad on Monday and with 36 players to be carried through, minimal change is expected. Blues prop Ofa Tuungafasi may be in line to return from his knee surgery which could threaten Ethan de Groot or perhaps Tyrel Lomax's place.
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@broughie said in All Blacks 2021:
forgot out that. I miss that and hokey pokey and my favorite blackberry.
Jeez, stop it will ya? You're making me both nostalgic and home-sick...
@victor-meldrew and the funny thing is that we had a vacation at Lake Powell which is in the middle of the desert near Vegas. On the way back we went through a Mormon town saw an ice cream shop so we stopped in to my surprise was blackberry ice cream. I had three scoops. It was wonderful.
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@bovidae said in All Blacks 2021:
Like Cane, Moody is out for most of the year.
I think Moody maybe back before the end of RC.
He will v be e named in the Canterbury NPC squad this week and will get a couple of runs for Canterbury so I hear.
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@bovidae said in All Blacks 2021:
Like Cane, Moody is out for most of the year.
I think Moody maybe back before the end of RC.
He will v be e named in the Canterbury NPC squad this week and will get a couple of runs for Canterbury so I hear.
Maybe back early September .@chris said in All Blacks 2021:
@bovidae said in All Blacks 2021:
Like Cane, Moody is out for most of the year.
I think Moody maybe back before the end of RC.
He will v be e named in the Canterbury NPC squad this week and will get a couple of runs for Canterbury so I hear.
Maybe back early September .Cane could be back in mid-Sept too, but will also need to play for BOP.
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From the article below:
Foster also allayed any fears over the fitness of winger Will Jordan, who came off after 43 minutes against Fiji, with what the All Blacks coach confirmed was a hamstring issue.
"Will looks like he's got a grade one [hamstring strain] - it's just a small twinge, so we pulled him off early.
"He's trying to convince the medicos that he's had this before and played the next week, but there's no game next week, so he can settle down and get over it.
"He should be fine for our camp the following week in Christchurch."
They also seem to know what their first-choice XV is.
