All Blacks XV 2024

cgrant

I'd like to see an AJ Lam - Tanielu Telea combination for the All Blacks XV, with Tavatavanawai on the right wing. This could be fun to watch.

Canes4life

@cgrant said in All Blacks XV 2024:

I'd like to see an AJ Lam - Tanielu Telea combination for the All Blacks XV, with Tavatavanawai on the right wing. This could be fun to watch.

That would be fun to watch. I’m sure Poihipi and Tupaea might push for the midfield aswell.

What would the rest of the backline look like? Love at 15, Plummer at 10, Nanai-Seturo at 11…

family man

Shaun Stevenson maybe in the back line? Fakatava at 9

Mr Fish

It's unlikely Hotham will be involved with the ABs on the EOYT (and it's entirely possible one of the original three selected for July also makes way for Roigard if he's back playing), so the XV certainly won't be short of options at halfback.

Bones

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks XV 2024:

It's unlikely Hotham will be involved with the ABs on the EOYT

It seems extremely likely to me. Why wouldn't he be?

nostrildamus

@MN5 said in All Blacks XV 2024:

@Canes4life said in All Blacks XV 2024:

So with the players not selected who makes this squad?

My starting team would be the following:

Numia

Riccitelli

Dyer

Darry

Walker-Leawere

Grace

Lakai

Sotutu

Hotham

Plummer

Nareki

Lam

Poihipi

Stevenson

Love

The wingers look a bit weak.

I guess that’s what happens when 50,000 of them get named in the ABs.

you could have Ioane at 6?

nzzp

@Bones said in All Blacks XV 2024:

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks XV 2024:

It's unlikely Hotham will be involved with the ABs on the EOYT

It seems extremely likely to me. Why wouldn't he be?

Because Roigard will be back, so it'll be him, Ratima and one of TJ or Christie for experience I expect

Mr Fish

@Bones said in All Blacks XV 2024:

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks XV 2024:

It's unlikely Hotham will be involved with the ABs on the EOYT

It seems extremely likely to me. Why wouldn't he be?

As @nzzp has said, assuming the pecking order at the start of the year was:
1/ Roigard
2/ Perenara
3/ Christie
4/ Ratima
5/ Hotham

Then Hotham would need to jump two places to be one of the three halfbacks on the EOYT. It's possible, but I think it's unlikely (unless Roigard is still injured, in which case he just needs to get ahead of either Perenara or Christie).

Bones

I think it's highly likely he'll jump them.

Bovidae

Best to discuss the potential squad in this thread. Hopefully @Duluth can merge with the other AB XV thread.

Given that Ryan had a say in the selections last year you can assume many of the forwards are still favoured.

A reminder of that squad:

Props
~~Jermaine Ainsley~~
George Dyer
Tevita Mafileo
Xavier Numia
Aidan Ross
Ollie Norris
Pouri Rakete-Stones

Hookers
Asafo Aumua
Ricky Riccitelli
~~Tyrone Thompson~~
George Bell

Locks
Naitoa Ah Kuoi
Quinten Strange
Isaia Walker-Leawere

Loose Forwards
Billy Harmon
Akira Ioane
Du’Plessis Kirifi
Christian Lio-Willie
~~Pita Gus Sowakula~~
Cameron Suafoa

Halfbacks
Folau Fakatava
~~Brad Weber~~

First-five-eighths
Brett Cameron
Stephen Perofeta

Midfielders
~~Jack Goodhue~~
~~Alex Nankivell~~
Billy Proctor
Bailyn Sullivan

Outside Backs
Sam Gilbert
AJ Lam
Ruben Love
Etene Nanai-Seturo
Jona Nareki

There will be other players in the mix now. Laghlan McWhannell must be a good chance to be one of the locks. Zach Gallagher too based on previous selections.

nostrildamus

Is Haig a possibility?

family man

@nostrildamus said in All Blacks XV 2024:

Is Haig a possibility?

I would say he got a chance

Duluth

@Bovidae said in All Blacks XV 2024:

Best to discuss the potential squad in this thread. Hopefully @Duluth can merge with the other AB XV thread.

Where is that?

I know @Mr-Fish posted a prediction of the AB XV in the EOYT thread. I'll quote that below:

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks EOYT:

All Blacks XV (28)
Hookers (2): Ricky Riccitelli, Kurt Eklund
Props (5): Xavier Numia, George Bower, Aidan Ross, Marcel Renata, Saula Ma'u
Locks (3): Josh Lord, Fabian Holland, Max Hicks
Loose forwards (6): Cullen Grace, Cameron Suafoa, Malachi Wrampling, Peter Lakai, Hugh Renton, Hoskins Sotutu
Halfbacks (2): Noah Hotham, Folau Fakatava
First fives (1): Josh Jacomb
Midfield (3): Rameka Poihipi, Quinn Tupaea, Dallas McLeod, AJ Lam
Wings (4): Gideon Wrampling, Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens, Kini Naholo
Fullbacks (2): Ruben Love, Zarn Sullivan

Bovidae

@Duluth When I did a search I also saw this thread:

https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/6554/allblacks-xv-2024?_=1727559273182

Duluth

@Bovidae

Thanks

Merged now

Canes4life

Based on form I’d have Riley Higgins right in the mix for the AB XV side. He’s the form 12 in the NPC by a fairly long way.

Caleb Delany should definitely be in the mix over some of the players mentioned above aswell.

Kade Banks over Gideon-Wrampling aswell.

Canes4life

I’d go with the following:

Props
Xavier Numia
George Bower
George Dyer
Marcel Renata
Tevita Mafileo

Hookers
Ricky Riccitelli
Kurt Eklund
Brodie McCalister

Locks
Caleb Delany
Isaia Walker-Leawere
Fabian Holland
Zach Gallagher

Loose Forwards
Hoskins Sotutu
Peter Lakai (might be in the ABs)
Du’Plessis Kirifi
Brayden Iose
Oliver Haig
Cameron Suafoa

Halfbacks
Folau Fakatava
Finlay Christie

First-five
Stephen Perofeta
Josh Jacomb

Midfielders
Rameka Poihipi
Riley Higgins
AJ Lam
Bailyn Sullivan

Outside Backs
Kini Naholo
Zarn Sullivan
Etene Nanai-Seturo
Jona Nareki
Kade Banks

Bovidae

Tevita Mafileo doesn't even start ahead of his brother now. Delany has been average in the Wellington games I've seen. I expect some surprises and puzzling selections.

AFAIK they haven't even named the coach yet.

Canes4life

@Bovidae said in All Blacks XV 2024:

Tevita Mafileo doesn't even start ahead of his brother now. Delany has been average in the Wellington games I've seen. I expect some surprises and puzzling selections.

AFAIK they haven't even named the coach yet.

Delany hasn’t been playing that well lately because he’s fronted most of the load because of injuries including being forced to play three games in one week. He’s had a great year but probably needs a week or two to refresh which is unlikely.

Over the course of most of the year he’s been awesome.

It would be interesting to see who the coach is. Hopefully Vern Cotter and Clark Laidlaw are in the mix. Laidlaw was at AB training the other day.

booboo

I'm going to throw a couple of random names out for consideration ...
Jordi Viljoen
Xavier Roe
Rivez Reihana
JRK

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All Blacks XV 2024