All Blacks vs England I

Tim

Jul 2, 2024 / Sport

All Blacks: Has Vern Cotter provided a Blue-print for the English?

Analysis - The signs are pointing towards a tense opening test between the All Blacks and England, with a ton of pressure likely to be directed on Damian McKenzie, writes Jamie Wall.

mariner4life

edit wait i am a dumb fluffybunny

either way, roll on fucking tomorrow and saturday so we can start to put some shit to bed

Tim

Alright, lets assume that Scott Barrett and Caleb Clarke are out with injuries. Does Darry come on to the bench, or does Finau cover lock? Loose forward lineout options are poor as it stands.

DaGrubster

@Tim

Why are we assuming that?

gt12

@Tim

What jumps out from that article is that:

Blackadder doesn’t have enough minutes to be counted, hmmm.

Sotutu is a gun at line out time. If our set piece goes to shit, that’s where the coaches will be in the gun.

Tim

@DaGrubster Rumours in this thread ... and a bit of mid-week boredom ...

chchfanatic

TJ to start at 9

Frank

@chchfanatic said in All Blacks vs England I:

TJ to start at 9

Scott Hansen was VERY admiring of TJ in that recent interview with him.

The Docter

The key selection is 9&10 as to how we want to play. Tight 5 is obvious and therefore backrow.

I would go
7. Savea
6. Finau
8. Siititi
9. Ratima
10. McKenzie

The Docter

Off the bench Blackadder, TJP and SP, assuming Bodie is FB

Canes4life

@chchfanatic said in All Blacks vs England I:

TJ to start at 9

Someone needs to lead the haka.

The Docter

@Canes4life
True and I don’t mind TJ starting

Gunner

@The-Docter said in All Blacks vs England I:

The key selection is 9&10 as to how we want to play. Tight 5 is obvious and therefore backrow.

I would go
7. Savea
6. Finau
8. Siititi
9. Ratima
10. McKenzie

I’ll be extremely bloody surprised if it’s anyone other than Papalii and Savea at 7 & 8.