All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship

[Tim]

Prediction:

There will be a lot of debate about the loose forward mix. Without a better tight five, and much better structures and game plans, it will make fuck all difference.

[Kiwiwomble]

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship:

@Kiwiwomble wonder if he will get another shot really, Jacobson, Grace, MMT, Robinson plus several others likely close enough to get a call up too.

he scored a sweet try

This is where some players much get disheartened with NZR though, get your shot (rightly or wrongly)...at very least dont disgrace yourself...dropped for someone who has done nothing in the past month other than not beat people up

[Crucial]

@Tim said in All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship:

Wasn't Crucial talking some bollocks about humanitarian reasons for delaying the squad?

I said it was a possible reason. I had some facts about a certain player that I wont divulge that added to a very plausible reason.

[Stargazer]

@Billy-Tell said in All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship:

Poor old PGS. Should never have been there. Doubt he plays for NZ again. And now ineligible for Fiji.

For three years, at least.

[nostrildamus]

@Chris said in All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship:

Ian Foster says "I am strong. I am resilient. I believe I have a great feel and relationship with my players. I'm strategic and I'm also accountable. I am really excited to give you the chance to show you what this team is made of."

is that word for word Foster? If so maybe he should go onto the front row. And as captain.

[Chris]

@nostrildamus said in All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship:

@Chris said in All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship:

Ian Foster says "I am strong. I am resilient. I believe I have a great feel and relationship with my players. I'm strategic and I'm also accountable. I am really excited to give you the chance to show you what this team is made of."

is that word for word Foster? If so maybe he should go onto the front row. And as captain.

Yep word for word quotes from the press conference.

[Kiwiwomble]

@Billy-Tell said in All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship:

Poor old PGS. Should never have been there. Doubt he plays for NZ again. And now ineligible for Fiji.

i hadn't thought about that....fuck thats shit

[kiwiinmelb]

Same shit different day

[Stargazer]

I seriously don't get why they replace PGS with Frizell. Grace makes way more sense.

I guess his name is already on the squad list of the ABs XV then.

[MN5]

@Chris said in All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship:

Ian Foster says "I am strong. I am resilient. I believe I have a great feel and relationship with my players. I'm strategic and I'm also accountable. I am really excited to give you the chance to show you what this team is made of."

“I am Womaaaaaaannnnnn”

[KiwiMurph]

@mariner4life said in All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship:

i fucking knew it was PGS's fault

even when it was the coaching/execution/talent

i knew it was PGS all along

[Chris]

Ian Foster says "there is no doubt that I am under pressure, but I'm always under pressure and always felt that pressure ... as an All Blacks coach you live in that world all the time. Does it hurt? Yes it does. But the key thing is that I do everything I can to make sure we have the right people in the right seats."

[Chris]

On the silence from the past week and the cancelled press conference, Ian Foster says "I understand the frustration. I as a head coach would never ever not communicate with my fan base when it's expected. I know my responsibility to talk to the fan base and if I knew that I would do that all the time

[Machpants]

@Chris said in All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship:

Ian Foster says the All Blacks have a "clear plan" for how they are going to move forward.

"We understand the fans aren't happy ... but you have a promise that we are looking forward to getting stuck into our work."

Lol what a pile of shit. He'll be excited next

[Kirwan]

@Chris said in All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship:

Ian Foster says "there is no doubt that I am under pressure, but I'm always under pressure and always felt that pressure ... as an All Blacks coach you live in that world all the time. Does it hurt? Yes it does. But the key thing is that I do everything I can to make sure we have the right people in the right seats."

Have to look at the spineless leadership from the CEO and board.

[mariner4life]

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship:

@mariner4life said in All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship:

i fucking knew it was PGS's fault

even when it was the coaching/execution/talent

i knew it was PGS all along

there it is!

[Chris]

He says he has a lot of faith in Sam Cane as a player and a person after retaining him as captain.

Ian Foster says "will there be some change? Yes there will." But he doesn't say what change is actually coming.

[nostrildamus]

@mariner4life said in All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship:

i knew it was PGS all along

Well at least PGS could start his own blog on insider AB coaching tips for loosies: PGS' tips.

[Bovidae]

There's not much we can do about the squad now, but there needs to be changes to the starting XV to play SA to prove Foster and co are addressing the problems that are very obvious.

[Tim]

Ian Foster says Joe Schmidt helped picked the team in his new role as independent selector after replacing Grant Fox. However, Schmidt will not be travelling with the squad to South Africa.