All Blacks v Japan

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks v Japan:

@Machpants I expect to see Ratima and McKenzie in the halves still...

As mentioned here, DMac starting in Japan means razor see'experienced' ten Beaudy as top choice

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Underwhelming

Mr Fish

@Machpants said in All Blacks v Japan:

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks v Japan:

@Machpants I expect to see Ratima and McKenzie in the halves still...

As mentioned here, DMac starting in Japan means razor see'experienced' ten Beaudy as top choice

The Post

I disagree, I think they're giving McKenzie a run against Japan so that he doesn't go into the England match having not played decent minutes in over a month.

Could be wrong!

Mr Fish

On the broadcast situation in the UK, I've heard that one of the paid platforms will have the match (presumably TNT or Sky).

Machpants

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks v Japan:

@Machpants said in All Blacks v Japan:

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks v Japan:

@Machpants I expect to see Ratima and McKenzie in the halves still...

As mentioned here, DMac starting in Japan means razor see'experienced' ten Beaudy as top choice

The Post

I disagree, I think they're giving McKenzie a run against Japan so that he doesn't go into the England match having not played decent minutes in over a month.

Could be wrong!

That would mean 4 games in a row, can't see it. There's a reason why the to team went to UK, so they can prepare for a torrid 3 weeks

Mr Fish

@Machpants said in All Blacks v Japan:

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks v Japan:

@Machpants said in All Blacks v Japan:

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks v Japan:

@Machpants I expect to see Ratima and McKenzie in the halves still...

As mentioned here, DMac starting in Japan means razor see'experienced' ten Beaudy as top choice

The Post

I disagree, I think they're giving McKenzie a run against Japan so that he doesn't go into the England match having not played decent minutes in over a month.

Could be wrong!

That would mean 4 games in a row, can't see it. There's a reason why the to team went to UK, so they can prepare for a torrid 3 weeks

So you don't think Sam Cane or Wallace Sititi are in the top team either then?

McKenzie played five games in a row for the Chiefs to round out the Super season, had one weekend off and then played three more in a row for the All Blacks. I suspect he can handle four games in a row now after a four week break.

voodoo

There is no way they see BB as first choice 10

No chance

Zero way

(if I say it enough times….)

ACT Crusader

@Bones said in All Blacks v Japan:

Good test for Proctor actually, really rate Riley.

The Japan midfield is pretty robust with both Riley and McCurran.

Windows97

Thank goodness a crippling injury rate has allowed the likes of Lakai and Love to finally get a chance...

No Quarter

Surely the creaking Razor bandwagon will be empty if they name Beauden at 10 against England after playing DMac all year, just because he looked OK against an awful Wallabies team at home.

Bovidae

That Japanese team would have one of the higher number of non-Japanese born players in recent years.

Jet

@Bovidae said in All Blacks v Japan:

That Japanese team would have one of the higher number of non-Japanese born players in recent years.

Its putrid. I dont even think international coaches should be foreign.

Having Gatland coaching the Lions was just ridiculous while we are at it.

Disappointing Japan lineup, considering its one of the more homogenous, immigration shy, nations in the world these days.

brodean

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks v Japan:

@Machpants said in All Blacks v Japan:

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks v Japan:

@Machpants said in All Blacks v Japan:

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks v Japan:

@Machpants I expect to see Ratima and McKenzie in the halves still...

As mentioned here, DMac starting in Japan means razor see'experienced' ten Beaudy as top choice

The Post

I disagree, I think they're giving McKenzie a run against Japan so that he doesn't go into the England match having not played decent minutes in over a month.

Could be wrong!

That would mean 4 games in a row, can't see it. There's a reason why the to team went to UK, so they can prepare for a torrid 3 weeks

So you don't think Sam Cane or Wallace Sititi are in the top team either then?

McKenzie played five games in a row for the Chiefs to round out the Super season, had one weekend off and then played three more in a row for the All Blacks. I suspect he can handle four games in a row now after a four week break.

They will need to make heavy use of the bench in this game and rotate players through this EOYT series.

Nepia

They have to start rotating the 10s now so that they can claim there's no clear number 1 for when their little overhyped Cantab comes back ....

The Silver Fern

All Blacks v Japan