All Blacks 2021

[Stargazer]

All Blacks captain Ardie Savea will continue to lead the side as they prepare for their northern hemisphere tour on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

Coach Ian Foster said with Sam Cane, Sam Whitelock, Dane Coles and Shannon Frizell meeting up with the All Blacks in Washington their readiness to play would be assessed before any captaincy change was considered.

“At the moment, we're going to stay with the status quo,” Foster said. “...so, Ardie will carry on leading this team in the short-term future but then once we get to Washington and Wales, we'll make some assessments about where the other guys are, then we'll let people know.”

With locks Scott Barrett and Patrick Tuipulotu returning home, after securing places in the MIQ lottery, the way was open for Taranaki bolter Josh Lord to join Brodie Retallick, Tupou Vaa'i and Sam Whitelock as the locks for the trip.

Foster said Lord was a young player with a lot of promise who had impressed the selectors when doing their rounds of the Super Rugby sides.

"He's very athletic and we saw this as an opportunity to grow a young player for the future. He's got the physical attributes that we think are right, and it's a chance to get him on this tour and start working with him," he said.

It wasn't a new ploy by the All Blacks as Jerome Kaino, Isaia Toeava and, Asafo Aumua were examples of what former coach Sir Graham Henry described as 'special projects' on past tours.

There was a temptation to include another lock but, with Frizell, they felt they had sufficient cover.

Vaa'i would have an increased role with the side, and Foster was confident of his ability to handle that.

They were resigned to halfback Aaron Smith not joining them, but such was the situation that it was a case of 'never saying never', he said.

Full article: https://www.allblacks.com/news/big-names-bolster-all-blacks-for-northern-tour

[Chris]

@stargazer said in All Blacks 2021:

All Blacks captain Ardie Savea will continue to lead the side as they prepare for their northern hemisphere tour on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

Coach Ian Foster said with Sam Cane, Sam Whitelock, Dane Coles and Shannon Frizell meeting up with the All Blacks in Washington their readiness to play would be assessed before any captaincy change was considered.

“At the moment, we're going to stay with the status quo,” Foster said. “...so, Ardie will carry on leading this team in the short-term future but then once we get to Washington and Wales, we'll make some assessments about where the other guys are, then we'll let people know.”

With locks Scott Barrett and Patrick Tuipulotu returning home, after securing places in the MIQ lottery, the way was open for Taranaki bolter Josh Lord to join Brodie Retallick, Tupou Vaa'i and Sam Whitelock as the locks for the trip.

Foster said Lord was a young player with a lot of promise who had impressed the selectors when doing their rounds of the Super Rugby sides.

"He's very athletic and we saw this as an opportunity to grow a young player for the future. He's got the physical attributes that we think are right, and it's a chance to get him on this tour and start working with him," he said.

It wasn't a new ploy by the All Blacks as Jerome Kaino, Isaia Toeava and, Asafo Aumua were examples of what former coach Sir Graham Henry described as 'special projects' on past tours.

There was a temptation to include another lock but, with Frizell, they felt they had sufficient cover.

Vaa'i would have an increased role with the side, and Foster was confident of his ability to handle that.

They were resigned to halfback Aaron Smith not joining them, but such was the situation that it was a case of 'never saying never', he said.

Full article: https://www.allblacks.com/news/big-names-bolster-all-blacks-for-northern-tour

I hope the captaincy Changes once they get to the NH.
Not Ardie ahead of Whitelock or Cane if he is up to speed.

[mikey07]

@chris I hope the continual selection of Chiefs players changes, is Foster aware there are other players from other team that deserve to make the ABs.

[Chris]

@mikey07 said in All Blacks 2021:

@chris I hope the continual selection of Chiefs players changes, is Foster aware there are other players from other team that deserve to make the ABs.

I don’t think he does by the looks of of his previous selections.

[Machpants]

@chris said in All Blacks 2021:

@mikey07 said in All Blacks 2021:

@chris I hope the continual selection of Chiefs players changes, is Foster aware there are other players from other team that deserve to make the ABs.

I don’t think he does by the looks of of his previous selections.

Blues: 4
Crusaders: 4
Chiefs: 3
Canes: 1
Landers: 1

[bobily2]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/126607534/all-blacks-pushing-for-folau-fakatava-eligibility-in-2022-keep-open-mind-on-rwc-spots

Not unexpected, but good to get confirmation that they're looking into this.

[bobily2]

Also, we have a new sponsor:

https://www.allblacks.com/news/taisho-joins-the-new-zealand-rugby-family/

[Kruse]

@bobily2 said in All Blacks 2021:

Also, we have a new sponsor:

https://www.allblacks.com/news/taisho-joins-the-new-zealand-rugby-family/

Sweet - the "Magic D" energy drink.

[Machpants]

@kruse said in All Blacks 2021:

@bobily2 said in All Blacks 2021:

Also, we have a new sponsor:

https://www.allblacks.com/news/taisho-joins-the-new-zealand-rugby-family/

Sweet - the "Magic D" energy drink.

Not sold in NZ

[Kruse]

@machpants said in All Blacks 2021:

@kruse said in All Blacks 2021:

@bobily2 said in All Blacks 2021:

Also, we have a new sponsor:

https://www.allblacks.com/news/taisho-joins-the-new-zealand-rugby-family/

Sweet - the "Magic D" energy drink.

Not sold in NZ

Hopefully that'll change?
During the RWC... I think Michael Leitch endorsed it? And we constantly just referred to it as "Leitch-Michael" - downing a bottle every hungover morning.

[antipodean]

@bobily2 said in All Blacks 2021:

Also, we have a new sponsor:

https://www.allblacks.com/news/taisho-joins-the-new-zealand-rugby-family/

So between this, INEOS and Altrad, why do they need to partner with Silver Lake?

[canefan]

@antipodean said in All Blacks 2021:

@bobily2 said in All Blacks 2021:

Also, we have a new sponsor:

https://www.allblacks.com/news/taisho-joins-the-new-zealand-rugby-family/

So between this, INEOS and Altrad, why do they need to partner with Silver Lake?

Is the silver lake deal still alive?

[Machpants]

@canefan said in All Blacks 2021:

@antipodean said in All Blacks 2021:

@bobily2 said in All Blacks 2021:

Also, we have a new sponsor:

https://www.allblacks.com/news/taisho-joins-the-new-zealand-rugby-family/

So between this, INEOS and Altrad, why do they need to partner with Silver Lake?

Is the silver lake deal still alive?

Sure is, last point was reducing the amount of the stake, tired too a higher valuation. Less money, no 'legacy fund', but looks like that could be the go

[gt12]

@kruse said in All Blacks 2021:

@machpants said in All Blacks 2021:

@kruse said in All Blacks 2021:

@bobily2 said in All Blacks 2021:

Also, we have a new sponsor:

https://www.allblacks.com/news/taisho-joins-the-new-zealand-rugby-family/

Sweet - the "Magic D" energy drink.

Not sold in NZ

Hopefully that'll change?
During the RWC... I think Michael Leitch endorsed it? And we constantly just referred to it as "Leitch-Michael" - downing a bottle every hungover morning.

The whole Japanese team (or at least Michael Leitch, Tanaka and a few others. I'm wondering if they've given up that sponsorship.

The Ukon no Chikara (Power of Tumeric) one is supposedly even better for a hangover.

I wouldn't know because I can't keep anything down if the hangover is worth worrying about (you're meant to drink this before hitting I'm told, but who is that fucking organized?)

[bobily2]

@antipodean said in All Blacks 2021:

@bobily2 said in All Blacks 2021:

Also, we have a new sponsor:

https://www.allblacks.com/news/taisho-joins-the-new-zealand-rugby-family/

So between this, INEOS and Altrad, why do they need to partner with Silver Lake?

Given the lack of media attention for this, I imagine it's a very minor deal

[Machpants]

@bobily2 said in All Blacks 2021:

@antipodean said in All Blacks 2021:

@bobily2 said in All Blacks 2021:

Also, we have a new sponsor:

https://www.allblacks.com/news/taisho-joins-the-new-zealand-rugby-family/

So between this, INEOS and Altrad, why do they need to partner with Silver Lake?

Given the lack of media attention for this, I imagine it's a very minor deal

Key thing the ABs won't be forced to drink gaterade (or their choice of liquid in a gaterade bottle) on the pitch now - fucking disgusting stuff

[canefan]

@machpants said in All Blacks 2021:

@bobily2 said in All Blacks 2021:

@antipodean said in All Blacks 2021:

@bobily2 said in All Blacks 2021:

Also, we have a new sponsor:

https://www.allblacks.com/news/taisho-joins-the-new-zealand-rugby-family/

So between this, INEOS and Altrad, why do they need to partner with Silver Lake?

Given the lack of media attention for this, I imagine it's a very minor deal

Key thing the ABs won't be forced to drink gaterade (or their choice of liquid in a gaterade bottle) on the pitch now - fucking disgusting stuff

Powerade you mean?

[taniwharugby]

@canefan nah they went from powerade to gatorade...

[Machpants]

@canefan said in All Blacks 2021:

@machpants said in All Blacks 2021:

@bobily2 said in All Blacks 2021:

@antipodean said in All Blacks 2021:

@bobily2 said in All Blacks 2021:

Also, we have a new sponsor:

https://www.allblacks.com/news/taisho-joins-the-new-zealand-rugby-family/

So between this, INEOS and Altrad, why do they need to partner with Silver Lake?

Given the lack of media attention for this, I imagine it's a very minor deal

Key thing the ABs won't be forced to drink gaterade (or their choice of liquid in a gaterade bottle) on the pitch now - fucking disgusting stuff

Powerade you mean?

Powerade is at least palatable, but they went to Gatorade a few years ago

[Yeetyaah]

@machpants tastes like the same shit to me lmao