Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match

[Grooter]

@Crucial fish!

[Machpants]

@Bovidae said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:

Also, no one has mentioned the P word yet. Unless he's injured?

Piri? I think he's not available anymore

[Nepia]

Grace doesn't even look like a full blown ginga anyway. He's no Christie.

[Stargazer]

@Nepia Different shade of orange?

[Frank]

@Crucial said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:

@Frank still why?

Are you saying that gingas can't have māori geneology? Is that your point? Or are you trolling?

Tell that to my very pale skinned, red haired cousin that is a direct descendant of Te Peeti Te Aweawe.

Ever heard of Urukehu? Or remember this guy...?

Fully aware of it. Basically it was bit of a joke that you didn't get and you opted to give me a Maori lesson.
(and it's genealogy, not geneology)
Cheers bro!

[Crucial]

@FakatavaAllBlack said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:

@Crucial fish!

I think he was after one so I provided.

[Crucial]

@Frank said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:

@Crucial said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:

@Frank still why?

Are you saying that gingas can't have māori geneology? Is that your point? Or are you trolling?

Tell that to my very pale skinned, red haired cousin that is a direct descendant of Te Peeti Te Aweawe.

Ever heard of Urukehu? Or remember this guy...?

Fully aware of it. Basically it was bit of a joke that you didn't get and you opted to give me a Maori lesson.
(and it's genealogy, not geneology)
Cheers bro!

Ok. Obviously didn't spot the joke. Was there a laugh with it?

[Frank]

@Crucial said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:

@Frank said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:

@Crucial said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:

@Frank still why?

Are you saying that gingas can't have māori geneology? Is that your point? Or are you trolling?

Tell that to my very pale skinned, red haired cousin that is a direct descendant of Te Peeti Te Aweawe.

Ever heard of Urukehu? Or remember this guy...?

Fully aware of it. Basically it was bit of a joke that you didn't get and you opted to give me a Maori lesson.
(and it's genealogy, not geneology)
Cheers bro!

Ok. Obviously didn't spot the joke. Was there a laugh with it?

Not for you there wasn't.

[Frye]

I know nothing of Suafoa, I'm surprised he's starting ahead of TK who was one of the few bright spots for the Hurricanes this season. Did Suafoa get any gametime for the Blues?

[Grooter]

@Frye played against Moana I think

[Tim]

@FakatavaAllBlack Played well against NSW. Strong carrier.

[booboo]

@Crucial said in [Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1

6. Cameron Suafoa (Auckland / Blues / Ngāpuhi)
7. Billy Harmon (Canterbury / Highlanders / Ngāi Tahu)
8. Cullen Grace (Canterbury /Crusaders / Ngāti Whakaue / Ngāti Raukawa)
9. TK Howden (Manawatu / Hurricanes / Ngāi Tūhoe)

Where's Flanders in this?

[Higgins]

@booboo Maybe he is an Irishman (Hawkes Bay /Hurricanes / Ngāti Tipperary)?

[Bovidae]

McMillan is saying that they picked the back three with the weather conditions in mind.

“There were some tough selections, probably at blindside flanker [where Blues 2022 debutant Cameron Suafoa has got the nod], and that back-three mix [where star Hurricanes rookie Moorby was a surprise omission] was probably where we had the most discussion,” McMillan noted.

“We anticipate that it’s going to be a bit wet, and so some of our selections have taken that in mind.”

He also says, as mentioned, that Nankivell hasn't trained due to sickness.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/129088767/ive-fought-back-before-brad-weber-out-to-reclaim-all-blacks-spot-once-more

[Higgins]

@booboo said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:

@Crucial said in [Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1

6. Cameron Suafoa (Auckland / Blues / Ngāpuhi)
7. Billy Harmon (Canterbury / Highlanders / Ngāi Tahu)
8. Cullen Grace (Canterbury /Crusaders / Ngāti Whakaue / Ngāti Raukawa)
9. TK Howden (Manawatu / Hurricanes / Ngāi Tūhoe)

Where's Flanders in this?

Has important other things on his mind. Wearing the number 23 jersey for Hawkes Bay in the Ranfurly Shield defence against South Canterbury if you must know.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/strong-line-up-for-hawkes-bays-first-shield-defence/GXEYXFWYVVLGPX46YIDT4UJMZ4/

[Frye]

@Tim said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:

@FakatavaAllBlack Played well against NSW. Strong carrier.

Well hopefully he's the next Nick Williams or Peter Saili. Heck I'd even take a Chris Lowry.

[Frank]

@booboo said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:

@Crucial said in [Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1

6. Cameron Suafoa (Auckland / Blues / Ngāpuhi)
7. Billy Harmon (Canterbury / Highlanders / Ngāi Tahu)
8. Cullen Grace (Canterbury /Crusaders / Ngāti Whakaue / Ngāti Raukawa)
9. TK Howden (Manawatu / Hurricanes / Ngāi Tūhoe)

Where's Flanders in this?

Not ginger enough.

[Stargazer]

Media release:
https://www.irishrugby.ie/2022/06/28/ireland-team-named-to-play-maori-all-blacks-in-hamilton/

[Stargazer]

I guess James Lowe & Jamison Gibson-Park will be playing in the test on Saturday, but it would have been awesome to see them in this game.

[Machpants]

@Stargazer said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:

I guess James Lowe & Jamison Gibson-Park will be playing in the test on Saturday, but it would have been awesome to see them in this game.

Henshaw and ringrose in the midfield I guess.

This match should be pretty close, that’s a raw Ireland team.