All Blacks World Cup bolters

[Crucial]

@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks World Cup bolters:

@Crucial I no who you mean

you'd have to think if he can keep the form up he'll have another shot under Razor

For sure. Maybe the imlication is that he is happy to wait until then if he has somehow burned bridges with Foster?

[george33]

@Crucial well when u late to training for a start doesn't help and the attitude with especially the chiefs was not welcome and fozzy doesn't accept that or rest of coaching staff and his on field play was poor

[Stargazer]

I don't think we should accept gossip as facts.

[Kiwiwomble]

@Stargazer Especially when the gossip is almost unintelligible. #punctuation

[Stargazer]

@Kiwiwomble Yep, and coming from someone who's more often wrong than right.

[george33]

@Stargazer ok you just can't accept truth that's your choice just saying what I no and I do hope leister will come right and prove me wrong

[Chris]

It was interesting to see In the bit of pre game time footage in the Crusaders dressing room for the Brumbies game,Razor was having a big chat to LF, whatever was said seemed to have worked.

[Stargazer]

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[booboo]

@Stargazer said in All Blacks World Cup bolters:

https://www.allblacks.com/news/all-blacks-world-cup-bolters-throughout-history/

There's a few I'd forgotten there.

But you can throw in (off the top of my head):
Zinny
McCahill
Oz
Kronfeld
(did they include Mika?)
Carter (kinda)
Kahui (as a winger)

Others I'm not thinking of ...

[Crucial]

@booboo said in All Blacks World Cup bolters:

@Stargazer said in All Blacks World Cup bolters:

https://www.allblacks.com/news/all-blacks-world-cup-bolters-throughout-history/

There's a few I'd forgotten there.

But you can throw in (off the top of my head):
Zinny
McCahill
Oz
Kronfeld
(did they include Mika?)
Carter (kinda)
Kahui (as a winger)

Others I'm not thinking of ...

To a degree, Dagg 'bolted' over Mils as primary 15 in 2011.

[Tim]

Any forwards in the frame? Dyer has been good for the Chiefs, and there aren't a lot of fit props at the moment

[Stargazer]

@Tim Williams?

[Tim]

@Stargazer Both with a chance, I'd say.

[Old Samurai Jack]

@Tim Williams has been the big mover at tighthead without a doubt this season but for both, 2024 is their time.

[antipodean]

@Stargazer said in All Blacks World Cup bolters:

@Tim Williams?

Yes. He's been very prominent. The only question is whether he's excelling in the areas they want to see.

[Old Samurai Jack]

@antipodean Mmmm....strong scrum, good defense, good ball runner.... what do you want to see? Drop goals?

[antipodean]

@Old-Samurai-Jack said in All Blacks World Cup bolters:

@antipodean Mmmm....strong scrum, good defense, good ball runner.... what do you want to see? Drop goals?

Who can tell with this coaching group? I like what I see and would select him on current form into the AB squad. See how he goes against AU and SA.

[gt12]

@Old-Samurai-Jack said in All Blacks World Cup bolters:

@antipodean Mmmm....strong scrum, good defense, good ball runner.... what do you want to see? Drop goals?

How fast does he get off the ground? It seems that this type of work rate and second efforts on D are a huge deal (I assume to the Saders as well though).

[taniwharugby]

@gt12 that and his overall fitness are his biggest workons, but if he gets fitter without losing much, it will help with his speed off the ground and to rucks.

[Chris]

@taniwharugby
He is probably suited to Test match Rugby,A slower game than SR which Williams is coping well with.
Big unit good at set piece, gets over the advantage line and moves bodies at breakdown.
Defends well in close contact.