All Blacks vs Scotland

[MN5]

Can we not just go back to this ? ( preferably with better Scottish defence )

[mariner4life]

@Daffy-Jaffy said in All Blacks vs Scotland:

No jersey clash this weekend -

that's a pretty cool strip for Scotland to be fair.

[MN5]

@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Scotland:

@Daffy-Jaffy said in All Blacks vs Scotland:

No jersey clash this weekend -

that's a pretty cool strip for Scotland to be fair.

Two words that aren’t usually in the same sentence

[Kiwiwomble]

@MN5 too the contrary....scotland is often quite cool...:cloud_with_snow:

[MN5]

@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs Scotland:

@MN5 too the contrary....scotland is often quite cool...:cloud_with_snow:

Only in mid summer. Freezing all other days

[TheMojoman]

@MN5 said in All Blacks vs Scotland:

@cgrant said in All Blacks vs Scotland:

@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks vs Scotland:

Feel free to move this to Foster

Been thinking about this whole coaching conundrum

As far as I’m concerned you pick the best 23 available to you every match

You can tinker with who starts and who finishes but you want your best charges present and correct at every opportunity

But how do you blood new players I hear you ask?

Ardie Savea is the best No 8 in the world at the moment

If Sotutu is chosen ahead of him based on merit not rotation then Sotutu can rightfully feel he’s possibly the best No 8 in the world

He’s trained day in day out with the best in the world (Savea) and been chosen ahead of him

That’s all he needs to perform

Not 10 minutes at the end of a match that’s already won against a side who are already beaten

Alldritt is very close.

France have always had some of my favourite number 8s. Harinordiquay, Chabal, Picamoles……what a bunch of talented psychos.

Laurent Rodriguez was the man.

[Daffy Jaffy]

Finn Russell in good form -
https://twitter.com/i/status/1589547722365079552

[The Irishman]

Are the AB fans actually worried about Finn Russell?

[Joans Town Jones]

@The-Irishman said in All Blacks vs Scotland:

Are the AB fans actually worried about Finn Russell?

We're more worried about Fozzie.

[Bones]

@The-Irishman said in All Blacks vs Scotland:

Are the AB fans actually worried about Finn Russell?

And I thought @nostrildamus was the king of random posting.

[Bones]

All Blacks are extremely concerned about Finn Russell.

https://www.allblacks.com/news/mounga-recalls-finn-russells-class-from-lincoln-university-days/

[nostrildamus]

@Bones said in All Blacks vs Scotland:

@The-Irishman said in All Blacks vs Scotland:

Are the AB fans actually worried about Finn Russell?

And I thought @nostrildamus was the king of random posting.

I think you just stole that title from me. Or perhaps more accurately, randomly including a poster who wasn't part of the conversation...

[Bones]

@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Scotland:

@Bones said in All Blacks vs Scotland:

@The-Irishman said in All Blacks vs Scotland:

Are the AB fans actually worried about Finn Russell?

And I thought @nostrildamus was the king of random posting.

I think you just stole that title from me. Or perhaps more accurately, randomly including a poster who wasn't part of the conversation...

Nope.

[Victor Meldrew]

@Joans-Town-Jones said in All Blacks vs Scotland:

@The-Irishman said in All Blacks vs Scotland:

Are the AB fans actually worried about Finn Russell?

We're more worried about Fozzie.

https://i.gifer.com/origin/6d/6d92b21042df0d7f84c836c83bcaaa9c_w200.webp

[pakman]

A 'depth' team:

De Groot/Sami/Lomax/Paps/Vaa'i/Big Sam/Akira/Ardie

Christie/RM/Jordie/ALB/Clarke/Telea/BB

Bench

Ofa/Aumua/Nepo/Scooter/Harmon

TJP/Perofeta/Havili

Something tells me that's just too much change!

[Bones]

@pakman you lost me when you listed DP at lock. Definitely too much change.

[Frye]

@pakman said in All Blacks vs Scotland:

A 'depth' team:

De Groot/Sami/Lomax/Paps/Vaa'i/Big Sam/Akira/Ardie

Christie/RM/Jordie/ALB/Clarke/Telea/BB

Bench

Ofa/Aumua/Nepo/Scooter/Harmon

TJP/Perofeta/Havili

Something tells me that's just too much change!

Arguably that's a full strength pack minus Vaai. I'd start Bower and Newell. Possibly TJ. Havili in for Barrett.

Scotland gets way too much respect.

[pakman]

@Frye De Groot looks like he needs plenty of minutes. Bower maybe off bench.

[MN5]

@Bones said in All Blacks vs Scotland:

@pakman you lost me when you listed DP at lock. Definitely too much change.

True. He’s no Ruben Thorne or Jerome Kaino.

[MN5]

@Bones said in All Blacks vs Scotland:

All Blacks are extremely concerned about Finn Russell.

https://www.allblacks.com/news/mounga-recalls-finn-russells-class-from-lincoln-university-days/

Luckily the other 14 aren’t that good