All Blacks 2024
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I dont think it would be out of line to tell those in the running that theyre looking for a higher level of commitment, they want the AB captain fronting up for super rugby...leading the sport rather than just match day
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I dont think it would be out of line to tell those in the running that theyre looking for a higher level of commitment, they want the AB captain fronting up for super rugby...leading the sport rather than just match day
@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
I dont think it would be out of line to tell those in the running that theyre looking for a higher level of commitment, they want the AB captain fronting up for super rugby...leading the sport rather than just match day
I don't think Razor gives a shit if he's the best person for the job. Also sabbatical clause does not equal going, McCaw had one
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@Tim said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@taniwharugby Not a great look for NZ Rugby to have the ABs captain immediately bugger off for Super Rugby.
2026 I reckon.
@Chris said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Tim said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@taniwharugby Not a great look for NZ Rugby to have the ABs captain immediately bugger off for Super Rugby.
2026 I reckon.
Yeah either way, not the AB captain.
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@Chris said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Tim said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@taniwharugby Not a great look for NZ Rugby to have the ABs captain immediately bugger off for Super Rugby.
2026 I reckon.
Yeah either way, not the AB captain.
@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Tim said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@taniwharugby Not a great look for NZ Rugby to have the ABs captain immediately bugger off for Super Rugby.
2026 I reckon.
Yeah either way, not the AB captain.
Don’t bet on it just yet.
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
I dont think it would be out of line to tell those in the running that theyre looking for a higher level of commitment, they want the AB captain fronting up for super rugby...leading the sport rather than just match day
I don't think Razor gives a shit if he's the best person for the job. Also sabbatical clause does not equal going, McCaw had one
@Machpants said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
I dont think it would be out of line to tell those in the running that theyre looking for a higher level of commitment, they want the AB captain fronting up for super rugby...leading the sport rather than just match day
I don't think Razor gives a shit if he's the best person for the job. Also sabbatical clause does not equal going, McCaw had one
i think its of note Mccaw had been AB captain about 6 years before taking a sabbatical, so his leadership was effectively unquestioned and he only took one for rest and recuperation rather than still wanting to play rugby....just not in NZ
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Tim said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@taniwharugby Not a great look for NZ Rugby to have the ABs captain immediately bugger off for Super Rugby.
2026 I reckon.
Yeah either way, not the AB captain.
Don’t bet on it just yet.
@Chris said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Chris said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Tim said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@taniwharugby Not a great look for NZ Rugby to have the ABs captain immediately bugger off for Super Rugby.
2026 I reckon.
Yeah either way, not the AB captain.
Don’t bet on it just yet.
Not even with C4Ls odds. If he is, he better enjoy that sabbatical after the next world cup.
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@Machpants said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
I dont think it would be out of line to tell those in the running that theyre looking for a higher level of commitment, they want the AB captain fronting up for super rugby...leading the sport rather than just match day
I don't think Razor gives a shit if he's the best person for the job. Also sabbatical clause does not equal going, McCaw had one
i think its of note Mccaw had been AB captain about 6 years before taking a sabbatical, so his leadership was effectively unquestioned and he only took one for rest and recuperation rather than still wanting to play rugby....just not in NZ
@Kiwiwomble his may be non-playing, the text quoted mentioned both.
Anywho, storm in a teacup IMO.
Let's see what the 1st squad naming brings.
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His new contract includes a sabbatical clause, whether it be of the non-playing variety or a playing stint elsewhere, such as Japan.
Barrett said he could utilise the clause in his contract next year or in 2026. However, given injuries sidelined him for most of Super Rugby, and the Crusaders are coming off a rotten season, a break of any sort is hardly on his mind.
Still hindered by a bulging disc in his back, had the Crusaders made the quarterfinals he would have been a 50/50 shot at playing this week.
Now, he faces the prospect of potentially playing club rugby before the All Blacks kickoff their two-test series against England in Dunedin on July 6.
@Tim said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
His new contract includes a sabbatical clause, whether it be of the non-playing variety or a playing stint elsewhere, such as Japan.
Barrett said he could utilise the clause in his contract next year or in 2026. However, given injuries sidelined him for most of Super Rugby, and the Crusaders are coming off a rotten season, a break of any sort is hardly on his mind.
Still hindered by a bulging disc in his back, had the Crusaders made the quarterfinals he would have been a 50/50 shot at playing this week.
Now, he faces the prospect of potentially playing club rugby before the All Blacks kickoff their two-test series against England in Dunedin on July 6.
Bulging disc in back sounds like surgery required.
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@Kiwiwomble I'm ok with a player having a sabbatical. Be retarded to select that player as captain though.
@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Kiwiwomble I'm ok with a player having a sabbatical. Be retarded to select that player as captain though.
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Kiwiwomble I'm ok with a player having a sabbatical. Be retarded to select that player as captain though.
@pakman said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Kiwiwomble I'm ok with a player having a sabbatical. Be retarded to select that player as captain though.
So you're saying the captaincy is his sister's vagina and Papalii is his brother?
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@pakman said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Kiwiwomble I'm ok with a player having a sabbatical. Be retarded to select that player as captain though.
So you're saying the captaincy is his sister's vagina and Papalii is his brother?
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@pakman said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Kiwiwomble I'm ok with a player having a sabbatical. Be retarded to select that player as captain though.
So you're saying the captaincy is his sister's vagina and Papalii is his brother?
@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@pakman said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Kiwiwomble I'm ok with a player having a sabbatical. Be retarded to select that player as captain though.
So you're saying the captaincy is his sister's vagina and Papalii is his brother?
“You’ll never have this”? Oh, how we laughed…
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@pakman said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Kiwiwomble I'm ok with a player having a sabbatical. Be retarded to select that player as captain though.
So you're saying the captaincy is his sister's vagina and Papalii is his brother?
@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@pakman said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Kiwiwomble I'm ok with a player having a sabbatical. Be retarded to select that player as captain though.
So you're saying the captaincy is his sister's vagina and Papalii is his brother?
All Papalii has to do is break free from his cage and really smash that…..
….captaincy
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why would we think having two strong options for a position means we have to move people around, get them working together and pushing each other, give razor options, we might even have the depth to chose horses for courses...game plans specific to our Opposition
@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
why would we think having two strong options for a position means we have to move people around, get them working together and pushing each other, give razor options, we might even have the depth to chose horses for courses...game plans specific to our Opposition
Just move one to fullback. The reverse of what hasn't worked before is sure to be a winning strategy.
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
why would we think having two strong options for a position means we have to move people around, get them working together and pushing each other, give razor options, we might even have the depth to chose horses for courses...game plans specific to our Opposition
Just move one to fullback. The reverse of what hasn't worked before is sure to be a winning strategy.
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
why would we think having two strong options for a position means we have to move people around, get them working together and pushing each other, give razor options, we might even have the depth to chose horses for courses...game plans specific to our Opposition
Just move one to fullback. The reverse of what hasn't worked before is sure to be a winning strategy.
Jordie Barrett at fullback? Like that would ever happen.
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@Frank said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Tim Confirms Akira is working hard. With the added bonus of more power.
Do you mean more power than others or playing more powerfully than before> as he played with some power before!
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Frank said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Tim Confirms Akira is working hard. With the added bonus of more power.
Do you mean more power than others or playing more powerfully than before> as he played with some power before!
More power than others.
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It would be a disaster if he appointed Scott Barrett as captain. Apart from the fact it would make Robertson look like he's unable to look outside his Crusader mates - its already bad enough with Richie and Sam. Scott would almost be the final straw for me.
But he has a much better candidate who seems to tick all the boxes.
