RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia
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Dane Coles is about to achieve something no All Black has for 102 years.
When the veteran hooker is injected off the bench in Saturday’s (NZ time) Rugby World Cup match against Namibia in Toulouse, he will, at 36 years and 279 days, become the second-oldest All Black of all-time.
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@nostrildamus Pretty sure that Ethan doesn’t need to know the tactics. Just hit another player, hit another ruck.
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Dane Coles is about to achieve something no All Black has for 102 years.
When the veteran hooker is injected off the bench in Saturday’s (NZ time) Rugby World Cup match against Namibia in Toulouse, he will, at 36 years and 279 days, become the second-oldest All Black of all-time.
@Bovidae said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
Dane Coles is about to achieve something no All Black has for 102 years.
When the veteran hooker is injected off the bench in Saturday’s (NZ time) Rugby World Cup match against Namibia in Toulouse, he will, at 36 years and 279 days, become the second-oldest All Black of all-time.
Ma’a Nonu still looks in good enough nick to smash this record out of the fucken park
As a back no less.
I’d take him over any 12 in the squad, even Jordie.
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@Kiwiwomble said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
@nostrildamus maybe....i mean Dmac has over a hundred super games and 41 tests....you'd hope he wouldn't need too much baby sitting
I just don't see the need to play BB against Namibia.
@nostrildamus said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
@Kiwiwomble said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
@nostrildamus maybe....i mean Dmac has over a hundred super games and 41 tests....you'd hope he wouldn't need too much baby sitting
I just don't see the need to play BB against Namibia.
Whilst I agree in isolation in relation to BB, as I said somewhere else, keeping BB for this game gives you a better look at Roigard and DM
Throwing WJ into 15 just makes the backline potentially even messier
I think playing BB this game is completely about seeing other players rather than him
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Dane Coles is about to achieve something no All Black has for 102 years.
When the veteran hooker is injected off the bench in Saturday’s (NZ time) Rugby World Cup match against Namibia in Toulouse, he will, at 36 years and 279 days, become the second-oldest All Black of all-time.
@Bovidae said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
Dane Coles is about to achieve something no All Black has for 102 years.
When the veteran hooker is injected off the bench in Saturday’s (NZ time) Rugby World Cup match against Namibia in Toulouse, he will, at 36 years and 279 days, become the second-oldest All Black of all-time.
Coles is older than Whitelock? :astonished_face:
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@Steve said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
@MiketheSnow said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
Havili, ALB, Clarke, Beaudy.....fucking hell
Is it me, or is that starting XV very similar to the one that ended the game against France?
Maybe they are looking for more cohesion/game-time from the A team replacements.
@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
@Steve said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
@MiketheSnow said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
Havili, ALB, Clarke, Beaudy.....fucking hell
Is it me, or is that starting XV very similar to the one that ended the game against France?
Maybe they are looking for more cohesion/game-time from the A team replacements.
TWM do watch the breakdown!
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@nostrildamus said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
@Kiwiwomble said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
@nostrildamus maybe....i mean Dmac has over a hundred super games and 41 tests....you'd hope he wouldn't need too much baby sitting
I just don't see the need to play BB against Namibia.
Whilst I agree in isolation in relation to BB, as I said somewhere else, keeping BB for this game gives you a better look at Roigard and DM
Throwing WJ into 15 just makes the backline potentially even messier
I think playing BB this game is completely about seeing other players rather than him
@voodoo said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
@nostrildamus said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
@Kiwiwomble said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
@nostrildamus maybe....i mean Dmac has over a hundred super games and 41 tests....you'd hope he wouldn't need too much baby sitting
I just don't see the need to play BB against Namibia.
Whilst I agree in isolation in relation to BB, as I said somewhere else, keeping BB for this game gives you a better look at Roigard and DM
Throwing WJ into 15 just makes the backline potentially even messier
I think playing BB this game is completely about seeing other players rather than him
That is a sensible counter argument but I'm trying to build myself up into a dark maelstorm of despair here!
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@voodoo said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
@nostrildamus said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
@Kiwiwomble said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
@nostrildamus maybe....i mean Dmac has over a hundred super games and 41 tests....you'd hope he wouldn't need too much baby sitting
I just don't see the need to play BB against Namibia.
Whilst I agree in isolation in relation to BB, as I said somewhere else, keeping BB for this game gives you a better look at Roigard and DM
Throwing WJ into 15 just makes the backline potentially even messier
I think playing BB this game is completely about seeing other players rather than him
That is a sensible counter argument but I'm trying to build myself up into a dark maelstorm of despair here!
@nostrildamus my bad, apologies!
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@MN5 said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
@voodoo said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
@Canes4life said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
@voodoo nobody wants to see Beauden at 15 either.
Ha - but in all seriousness, I think he is absolutely bolted-on in Fozzie's mind, so it's about finding the pieces to fit around him. I'd say that 9, 10, 12, 13 and 15 are absolutely locked in. Just the wingers and bench to finalise, with WJ pretty much a certainty still I think with one of Clarke, LF and Telea at 11
You seriously reckon the first two have a chance of ousting Telea ?
They could rack up ten tries between them this weekend and still have Bob Hope and No hope of getting that 11 jersey for the big games.
I dunno! I’d assume Telea has the inside line, but it wouldn’t surprise me if Fozzie still had a chubby for Clarke. I think they probably see LF as a bench guy but again who knows?
Telea has been slippery, but he does lack express pace. I don’t see him as a complete lock
The most complete lock I have seen was Retallick in 2014 season
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@Bovidae said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
Dane Coles is about to achieve something no All Black has for 102 years.
When the veteran hooker is injected off the bench in Saturday’s (NZ time) Rugby World Cup match against Namibia in Toulouse, he will, at 36 years and 279 days, become the second-oldest All Black of all-time.
Ma’a Nonu still looks in good enough nick to smash this record out of the fucken park
As a back no less.
I’d take him over any 12 in the squad, even Jordie.
He should have been in the 2019 squad tbh
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Hoping the guys deliver a strong performance, no significant injuries and no cards.
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Different start to the Haka
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Is it Kapa all the time now jeez
@Jailbreak7 said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
Is it Kapa all the time now jeez
One positive. Far better haka.
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It's not in HD in the UK FFS....
@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
It's not in HD in the UK FFS....
ITV4 is in HD bro
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@KiwiMurph said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
Cheers Nisbo for letting us know switches to Rikki Swannell
In Reo?
