All Blacks XV 2022

[Crucial]

@MN5 There was quite a long period where we saw wings as disposable and if they weren't scoring hat tricks the next guy would come along and do so instead.

[Dan54]

@Crucial said in All Blacks XV:

@Dan54 said in All Blacks XV:

Anyway we know that 2 have been named in DMac and Angus Ta'avao (if he feels ok).
Interesting to hear Fozzie saying a couple of ABs will drop back and get some game time with them.

Vaa'i and RTS the likely ones there. Possibly LF as well.

Yep and he indicated that it will be different ones for different games. So could be 4 that drop. I see maybe Sotutu as one and maybe LF on the wing?

[ACT Crusader]

@MN5 for the Lions squad he went with Sivi, Howlett and Gear.

Rok played for Auckland in that close loss against BIL.

Rok was back in the ABs for the 2005 3Ns though where he played all 4 matches (started 3 on the left wing).

He went on the EOYT also.

[Tim]

Howlett
Rokocoko
Sivivatu
Gear
Muliaina

That was incredible depth.

Henry was pretty ruthless, especially in his first four years.

[MN5]

@Tim said in All Blacks XV:

Howlett
Rokocoko
Sivivatu
Gear
Muliaina

That was incredible depth.

Henry was pretty ruthless, especially in his first four years.

@Tim said in All Blacks XV:

Howlett
Rokocoko
Sivivatu
Gear
Muliaina

That was incredible depth.

Henry was pretty ruthless, especially in his first four years.

That’s after he’d jettisoned Caleb too.

[ACT Crusader]

@Crucial said in All Blacks XV:

By my count only Upton, Kennedy and Blackie that weren’t ABs or went on to be ABs.

[MN5]

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks XV:

@Crucial said in All Blacks XV:

By my count only Upton, Kennedy and Blackie that weren’t ABs or went on to be ABs.

Which is rough cos they all lost out to inferior players at various times ( which I guess you could say about lots of NZ players )

[ACT Crusader]

@Tim said in All Blacks XV:

Howlett
Rokocoko
Sivivatu
Gear
Muliaina

That was incredible depth.

Henry was pretty ruthless, especially in his first four years.

Add to them, there were a host of others that started on the wing during the Henry era

Kahui
Jane
SBW
Dagg
Guildford
Toeava
Hosea
Hamilton
Wulf
Tuitavake
Masaga

[ACT Crusader]

Found this 2009 Junior ABs team

15 Israel Dagg
14 Rene Ranger
13 Anthony Tuitavake
12 Tamati Ellison (c)
11 Hosea Gear
10 Colin Slade
9 Chris Smylie
8 Victor Vito
7 George Whitelock
6 Jason Eaton
5 Tom Donnelly
4 Jeremy Thrush
3 Ben Franks
2 Aled de Malmanche
1 Jacob Ellison

16 John Schwalger
17 Hika Elliot
18 Craig Clarke
19 Alando Soakai
20 Sean Romans
21 Stephen Brett
22 Ryan Crotty

[Crucial]

@ACT-Crusader not quite as prophetic, that one.

[ACT Crusader]

@Crucial said in All Blacks XV:

@ACT-Crusader not quite as prophetic, that one.

Other players that I could find that were in that squad:

Robbie Fruean, Sione Lauaki, James McGougan, Ged Robinson, Karl Lowe

Luke MacAllister was originally named in this squad but was moved to the ABs when Kahui was ruled out injured (surprise surprise…)

[Chris B.]

@Crucial said in All Blacks XV:

@Dan54 said in All Blacks XV:

Anyway we know that 2 have been named in DMac and Angus Ta'avao (if he feels ok).
Interesting to hear Fozzie saying a couple of ABs will drop back and get some game time with them.

Vaa'i and RTS the likely ones there. Possibly LF as well.

Different ones for different games - all of those three, but I can also see any or all of Newell, Papalií, Sotutu, Fakatava,, Perofeta, Ennor, ALB and Reece getting a run for the 2nd XV.

[Duluth]

I presume this squad will have plenty of recent AB's in it: Hodgman, Aumua, Ta'avao, Tuipulotu, Jacobson, McKenzie etc etc

Any recent AB's that in danger of missing both squads? One of the older halfbacks? Josh Ioane?

[Bovidae]

@Duluth It will be interesting to see if Sowakula is named.

[Chris B.]

I'd be surprised to see Josh Ioane or George Bridge.

Sowakula and TJP will be interesting.

Is Peter U-J available? Even if he is he's doubtful.

[Tim]

@Duluth said in All Blacks XV:

Ta'avao

Hope he's available, he looked pretty rough on Friday.

[Tim]

First and Second Five will be interesting. DMac is the only certainty among that lot. Any potential bolters in the midfield?

[Bovidae]

@Tim said in All Blacks XV:

@Duluth said in All Blacks XV:

Ta'avao

Hope he's available, he looked pretty rough on Friday.

TH prop options are thin if Ta'avao isn't available. I wonder if Tevita Mafileo is looked at. He can also play at LH.

[Canes4life]

When is this team named?

[booboo]

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks XV:

20 Sean Romans

Who?