All Blacks XV 2022

[Dan54]

@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks XV:

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks XV:

@SouthernMann said in All Blacks XV:

I just feel sorry for big Pita Gus!

yep, he never looked like a long term AB, and was in poor form when selected, I had similar misgivings when Seta Tamanivalu was selected for his handful of tests.

TBF though, I think wanted to represent NZ over Fiji, but still shit situation for him.

thats fair, i think this selection just highlights the poor decision they made early in the year rather than this being particularly surprising or bad

whole international career down to 25 mins over 2 games including a try

Mate he can still go to Fiji for 27 WC, so hardly whole test career gone, the other thing is he got a test cap so escapes a lot of the problems of going to NH (he will get work permit for longer) and make some big money until Fiji pick him, if they do.

[Grooter]

@Kiwiwomble yeah Nareki is fit but even I must admit he's no Bryce heem

[kiwi_expat]

@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks XV:

@SouthernMann said in All Blacks XV:

Nareki, our Umag-Jensen, Holland and even potentially Ainsley

yeah, Nareki, our Umaga-Jensen, Holland and even potentially Ainsley have all looked better than the players around them this year....but i was trying to control my bias

TUJ & Zarn Sullivan the 2 biggest omissions for me, hopefully it's down to injuries...

[KiwiMurph]

The fascination now becomes how many of these players who missed out will be picked in Razor's Barbarians team.

[Bones]

@SouthernMann said in All Blacks XV:

I just wonder whether these guys get decent advice, when they are eligible for multiple nations. Does someone have an honest conversation; you are probably not going to be a 50, 30 or even 15 test All Black. Will half a dozen caps fill your apetite for the black jersey. Or wpuld you rather play 50 tests for Fiji

Yeah someone really should have had a word to young Kaino and Nonu to represent another country after not being the best early in their careers.

Lomu should probably have gone to the 95 RWC with Tonga too after that shit show in 94.

[Crucial]

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks XV:

The fascination now becomes how many of these players who missed out will be picked in Razor's Barbarians team.

There’s no one left in Canterbury to select.

[Winger]

Including the province

8 forwards from Canterbury (out of 16). No backs. Is this the influence of a new AB coach maybe

All Blacks XV squad: Forwards: Asafo Aumua (Wellington), George Bell (Canterbury), Brodie McAlister (Canty), Finlay Brewis (Canty), Oli Jager (Canty), Aidan Ross (Bay of Plenty), Angus Ta’avao (Auckland), Tamaiti Williams (Canty), Josh Dickson (Otago), Zach Gallagher (Canty), Patrick Tuipulotu (Auckland – captain), Dominic Gardiner (Canty), Billy Harmon (Canty), Luke Jacobson (Waikato), Christian Lio-Willie (Otago), Marino Mikaele-Tu'u (Hawkes Bay).

Backs: TJ Perenara (Wellington), Brad Weber (Hawke’s Bay), Cam Roigard (Counties Manukau), Bryn Gatland (North Harbour), Damian McKenzie (Waikato), Levi Aumua ( Ta$man), Bryce Heem (Auckland), Alex Nankivell ( Ta$man), Bailyn Sullivan (Waikato), AJ Lam (Auckland), Ruben Love (Wellington), Mark Telea (North Harbour).

[Nepia]

Well this is a bit of a what the actual fuck selection isn't it.

Is PGS injured? How did he go from AB to not even making this team.

Jager? How long has he been in NZ? He's never looked like AB material to those without eye patches.

Ruben Love over Zarn Sullivan? If not injuries then fuck off. Edit: Clearly I'm not very observant when watching Auckland matches.

Da fuq. Heem with a lifetime award I guess.

Aumua isn't supposed to be eligible I thought?

[Tim]

@KiwiMurph What's a best of the rest XV?

1 Hodgman
2 Eklund
3 Mafileo
4 McWhannell
5 Sangster
6 Ah Kuoi/Flanders
7 Choat
8 Suafoa

9 Ratima
10 Ioane/Plummer/Morgan
11 Springer
12 TUJ
13 PUJ
14 Stevenson
15 Sullivan

Not sure if Toala is NZ eligible?

[Winger]

@Nepia said in All Blacks XV:

Well this is a bit of a what the actual fuck selection isn't it.

Is PGS injured? How did he go from AB to not even making this team.

Jager? How long has he been in NZ? He's never looked like AB material to those without eye patches.

Ruben Love over Zarn Sullivan? If not injuries then fuck off.

Da fuq. Heem with a lifetime award I guess.

Aumua isn't supposed to be eligible I thought?

Zarn injured. Otherwise he would definitely be in

[Duluth]

@Nepia said in All Blacks XV:

Ruben Love over Zarn Sullivan? If not injuries then fuck off.

Sullivan hasn’t played since mid August. He’s missed the last 8 Auckland matches

[Winger]

Hope the players who miss out that might have thought they had a chance don't get disheartened. Will any Wellington players who fit into this category. At least until the NPC is finished

[pakman]

Two things:

1. Not a development team (at least this year), which explains Heem; and

2. Surprised no Christie, given his province, but glad Harmon made it.

[Billsy111]

@Duluth How has Brewis made this team ahead of Hodgman. Bryce Heem? A retirement gift maybe, but I'm sorry I don't agree with either of those two. And to be honest I don't agree with Dane Coles making the All Blacks for the Northern tour. I would of thought Aumua would have been a better pick, and either Thompson or Eklund being taken for the All Blacks XV. Just my opinion.

[SBW1]

@Winger Asafo is beast mode how he hasn't gone instead of Codie Taylor.

[Winger]

@Winger said in All Blacks XV:

Including the province

8 forwards from Canterbury (out of 16). No backs. Is this the influence of a new AB coach maybe

All Blacks XV squad: Forwards: Asafo Aumua (Wellington), George Bell (Canterbury), Brodie McAlister (Canty), Finlay Brewis (Canty), Oli Jager (Canty), Aidan Ross (Bay of Plenty), Angus Ta’avao (Auckland), Tamaiti Williams (Canty), Josh Dickson (Otago), Zach Gallagher (Canty), Patrick Tuipulotu (Auckland – captain), Dominic Gardiner (Canty), Billy Harmon (Canty), Luke Jacobson (Waikato), Christian Lio-Willie (Otago), Marino Mikaele-Tu'u (Hawkes Bay).

Backs: TJ Perenara (Wellington), Brad Weber (Hawke’s Bay), Cam Roigard (Counties Manukau), Bryn Gatland (North Harbour), Damian McKenzie (Waikato), Levi Aumua ( Ta$man), Bryce Heem (Auckland), Alex Nankivell ( Ta$man), Bailyn Sullivan (Waikato), AJ Lam (Auckland), Ruben Love (Wellington), Mark Telea (North Harbour).

Of the 4 semi final teams
Canterbury = 8
Auckland = 4
Wellington = 3
BOP = 1

[Nepia]

@Billsy111 said in All Blacks XV:

@Duluth How has Brewis made this team ahead of Hodgman. Bryce Heem? A retirement gift maybe, but I'm sorry I don't agree with either of those two. And to be honest I don't agree with Dane Coles making the All Blacks for the Northern tour. I would of thought Aumua would have been a better pick, and either Thompson or Eklund being taken for the All Blacks XV. Just my opinion.

Coles is a better performer than Taylor. I have no problem with Coles being in the ABs.

[Crucial]

So 13 Crusaders forwards in total in the two squads?

Not sure if other players will feel they have had a fair crack.

[Grooter]

@Tim Toala the magpies midfielder who plays for another Samoa? or another Toala?

[Tim]

@FakatavaAllBlack Didn't know he had played for Samoa.