All Blacks v Pumas 1

[dogmeat]

@Bovidae yup Richie was a replacement six times before he made 100 starts so pips Nugget by one

[Dan54]

@bayimports said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

@Stargazer wow first time since 2018 Foster has named same starting XV for consecutive matches

I wouldn't mind betting that there are an awful lot of tier 1 in the same boat. The injury toll in rugby is horrendus, I would think Rennie has had to make even more changes.

[Crucial]

Mils was only 5 tests as a sub but didn't reach 100 starts
BB only 70 starts so far
O Franks didn't quite reach 100 starts 98/108
DC 106/112. He reached his 100th start in his 107 tests
Woodcock reached his 100th start in 112 tests
Read reached his 100th start in 107 tests
Mealamu didn't reach 100 starts

Just need to look at GOAT and Whitelock

[Daffy Jaffy]

[antipodean]

@Tim said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

A series between NZ A and Australia A could be really useful right now.

Australia A played Argentina the other week. They don't have the depth for such a fixture right now.

[Bovidae]

Confirmation in that interview that Ryan is a selector now.

[Frank]

Fozzie said Nepo and Ofa are working their way back from injuries.
Heat on the young props not to lose their spots = good.

[Crucial]

@Crucial said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

Mils was only 5 tests as a sub but didn't reach 100 starts
BB only 70 starts so far
O Franks didn't quite reach 100 starts 98/108
DC 106/112. He reached his 100th start in his 107 tests
Woodcock reached his 100th start in 112 tests
Read reached his 100th start in 107 tests
Mealamu didn't reach 100 starts

Just need to look at GOAT and Whitelock

Whitelock took 118 to get 100 starts
GOAT took 106

So in summary if my previous maths was correct the 100 start mark was reached in

106 McCaw
107 Carter
107 Read
107 A Smith
112 Woodcock
118 Whitelock

[taniwharugby]

@Daffy-Jaffy you can certainly see why the players like him, seems very personable, and given how under the pump he has been, must be a nice change for him...

I hope Ellis Park is the turning point for him and this group, confidence breeds confidence, and with it comes luck too.

[ACT Crusader]

@Chris-B said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

so we should deliberately play a worse team now in case we might have to play a worse team later?

Not all tests are created equal.

So you give some lesser guys a run in some of the lesser tests, in case you happen to need them in some bigger tests later - they're hopefully a bit more prepared.

This is not the week for that, though.

Next game might be - if we can win well this week.

When you are 2 out of your last 5, every test against a tier 1 side is equal….

[Daffy Jaffy]

[ACT Crusader]

@Crucial said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

106 McCaw
107 Carter

The disrespect of the ABs by not starting McCaw and Carter in a test match. Cheapened the jersey

@bayimports same starting lineup in consecutive tests = Fozzie has run out of ideas

[Crucial]

Why are they asking a guy from Feilding and another from Taranaki how excited they are to play at 'home'?

[Frank]

Sam Whitelock is a bit of an unheralded AB legend.

[Bones]

@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

so we should deliberately play a worse team now in case we might have to play a worse team later?

You think having Fakatava or Sotutu on the bench makes the team that much "worse"?

[mariner4life]

@Bones said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

so we should deliberately play a worse team now in case we might have to play a worse team later?

You think having Fakatava or Sotutu on the bench makes the team that much "worse"?

the coaches do and that's all that matters

[taniwharugby]

@mariner4life ah so you trust the coaches now

[mariner4life]

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

@mariner4life ah so you trust the coaches now

i am readjusting my attitude

[Bones]

@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

@Bones said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

so we should deliberately play a worse team now in case we might have to play a worse team later?

You think having Fakatava or Sotutu on the bench makes the team that much "worse"?

the coaches do and that's all that matters

Hah! Good to see the return of that old chestnut.

[bayimports]

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

@bayimports same starting lineup in consecutive tests = Fozzie has run out of ideas

lol that could be a good thing, it could mean this is someone elses idea