All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship

[Chris]

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

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

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.

So minimal player changes, including dumb selections like the woman beater, no leadership changes, no coaching changes, and only using Schmidt as a selector. Everything is fine. Fucking delusional.

Crazy, ostrich syndrome at its worst.

[Tim]

@SouthernMann Must have been the problems with flights at Wellington Airport.

[Kirwan]

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

SENZ radio said the PR team at NZR refused to let media live stream the press conference. This is just really dumb media relations. The organisation is looking completely incompetent.

Kreminology.

[gt12]

https://c.tenor.com/-5jtyxuFnmwAAAAM/shit-jurassic-part.gif

[taniwharugby]

so like Cane being dumped, the news of our assistants being given the ol' heave-ho shite too.

I can see a record score against us in one of the SA tests, maybe a 50+ score will wake these fluffybunnies up?

[KiwiMurph]

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

SENZ radio said the PR team at NZR refused to let media live stream the press conference. This is just really dumb media relations. The organisation is looking completely incompetent.

Do they actually realise the level of bubble that they operate in?

[Kirwan]

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

so like Cane being dumped, the news of our assistants being given the ol' heave-ho shite too.

So that dynamic will be great with the senior players reviews being leaked.

[akan004]

Either Schmidt selected the same dud selections, or he was outvoted by Foster and Plumtree....

and he isn't traveling to SA. So there's no real change whatsoever.

[ACT Crusader]

@mariner4life Fozzie was concerned about appearing bias to his old team and thought, too many Chiefs.

[nostrildamus]

I'd just like to thank the NZR over this week for restoring faith in the coaching, selection, contracts, board, exec, media, oh, and the players. So refreshing that you've been clear and transparent, to boot.

[Donsteppa]

What a very strange week in the life of NZ rugby...

NZRU should be thankful forever that the NZ Warriors are an even bigger dumpster fire.

[akan004]

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

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

SENZ radio said the PR team at NZR refused to let media live stream the press conference. This is just really dumb media relations. The organisation is looking completely incompetent.

Do they actually realise the level of bubble that they operate in?

They are far too arrogant to care.

[kev]

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

Frizzel et tuipolotou. Yip that’ll fix it.

The most disappointing aspect of this.

[Machpants]

At least when it goes tits up in SA and versus Oz, maybe Argentina, there will be no shifting of blame. Same group, same shit, give them the heave. If they stick with them, I can save money by not going to games or watching, as I know there's no point

[Kirwan]

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

At least when it goes tits up in SA and versus Oz, maybe Argentina, there will be no shifting of blame. Same group, same shit, give them the heave. If they stick with them, I can save money by not going to games or watching, as I know there's no point

No excuse about lack of time now either, they better be sounding out replacements.

[ACT Crusader]

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

SENZ radio said the PR team at NZR refused to let media live stream the press conference. This is just really dumb media relations. The organisation is looking completely incompetent.

I don’t know all the ins and outs of SENZ and NZRU, but do they always live stream every team announcement?

If not, then it’s hard to see that this isn’t just more games to add to the narrative building.

[Donsteppa]

https://twitter.com/JamieWall2/status/1550300813959897088

[Machpants]

And that concludes Ian Foster's press conference.

On the defensive, adamant he's the right person to talk the team forward, but fails to address what changes will actually be coming in the wake of the series defeat to Ireland after naming a near identical squad

Lol

[Machpants]

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship:

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

SENZ radio said the PR team at NZR refused to let media live stream the press conference. This is just really dumb media relations. The organisation is looking completely incompetent.

I don’t know all the ins and outs of SENZ and NZRU, but do they always live stream every team announcement?

If not, then it’s hard to see that this isn’t just more games to add to the narrative building.

They're normally live streamed, most interviews are. It's the squad announcement!

[Chris B.]

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks squad - The Rugby Championship:

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

SENZ radio said the PR team at NZR refused to let media live stream the press conference. This is just really dumb media relations. The organisation is looking completely incompetent.

I don’t know all the ins and outs of SENZ and NZRU, but do they always live stream every team announcement?

If not, then it’s hard to see that this isn’t just more games to add to the narrative building.

I think it is sometimes do and sometimes don't.

I feared we wouldn't see this one because of the risk it could turn into a shit show.