All Blacks 2023

[MiketheSnow]

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2023:

Sep 2, 2023

All Blacks turn to Kiwi ref as they work on World Cup discipline

After Scott Barrett's red card at Twickenham, 1News understands the All Blacks have been working with Ben O'Keeffe ahead of the opener against France.

Kiss of Death

[taniwharugby]

@MiketheSnow worse than mother fucking faces on a plane?

[nzzp]

@taniwharugby I really don't like those jerseys - they look like a kid has doodled on it.

Fark it, I'll start another thread on best AB jerseys

[Steve]

There is a Blackadder shaped hole in the squad.

I can see him getting called up should something go awry.

[KiwiMurph]

@nzzp said in All Blacks 2023:

@taniwharugby I really don't like those jerseys - they look like a kid has doodled on it.

Fark it, I'll start another thread on best AB jerseys

Those are polo shirts not the jersey.

Judge the jersey this weekend.

[Crazy Horse]

@Steve said in All Blacks 2023:

There is a Blackadder shaped hole in the squad.

I can see him getting called up should something go awry.

I haven't been following NPC. Is he back playing?

[Chris]

@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks 2023:

@Steve said in All Blacks 2023:

There is a Blackadder shaped hole in the squad.

I can see him getting called up should something go awry.

I haven't been following NPC. Is he back playing?

Yeah he had storming game yesterday played 60 min and the week before put in a very good 40min.

[Stargazer]

@Chris He was very impressive. Hungry, aggressive and as relentless as ever.

[mariner4life]

yes, the hole in the squad is another openside-sized guy....

[Steve]

@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks 2023:

@Steve said in All Blacks 2023:

There is a Blackadder shaped hole in the squad.

I can see him getting called up should something go awry.

I haven't been following NPC. Is he back playing?

Superb this weekend. All over the park.

[Chris]

@mariner4life
Compares similar to Frizzell
Frizzell 108kg
Blackadder 111kg
Frizzell 6ft 5 in the old measurement
Blackadder 6ft 3

[taniwharugby]

Pretty cool story

Sep 2, 2023  /  Sport

Rugby World Cup: Tamaiti Williams discovers WWI relative in France

The All Blacks have a tradition of visiting World War I graves whenever they are on French soil, and last week was no different.

[voodoo]

@Chris said in All Blacks 2023:

@mariner4life
Compares similar to Frizzell
Frizzell 108kg
Blackadder 111kg
Frizzell 6ft 5 in the old measurement
Blackadder 6ft 3

Adam Thompson was 110kgs too - active as hell around the park.

Never shifted a single body at a ruck though

[Chris]

@voodoo

Chalk and cheese Blackadder was smoking bodies on Sunday.

[MiketheSnow]

@voodoo said in All Blacks 2023:

@Chris said in All Blacks 2023:

@mariner4life
Compares similar to Frizzell
Frizzell 108kg
Blackadder 111kg
Frizzell 6ft 5 in the old measurement
Blackadder 6ft 3

Adam Thompson was 110kgs too - active as hell around the park.

Never shifted a single body at a ruck though

Won plenty of turnovers though

That would be handy right about now

[KiwiMurph]

@Chris said in All Blacks 2023:

@voodoo

Chalk and cheese Blackadder was smoking bodies on Sunday.

Turbos ain't Le Bleus.

Both sides are better than Auckland mind you.

[Chris]

@KiwiMurph
Can only comment on what I see now, and Sunday Blackadder was impressive.

[KiwiMurph]

@Chris said in All Blacks 2023:

@KiwiMurph
Can only comment on what I see now, and Sunday Blackadder was impressive.

I agree. I do think he gets talked about like he's some world class test star though, when, mostly due to injury, we just don't know as he hasn't played enough in big tests

[voodoo]

@Chris said in All Blacks 2023:

@voodoo

Chalk and cheese Blackadder was smoking bodies on Sunday.

Good to hear

Tbh I haven’t seen enough of him against decent opposition to really make a call - but the times I have seen him, he’s been super busy, no care for his body sort of stuff. But just not folding people or bending defensive lines like I really want our 6 to do.

The only point I was making with Thompson was just that height and weight are not necessarily good predictors of impact

[Chris]

@voodoo
I would like see him get an extended Run at 6 or 7 to see what he can bring.
When he did start we were in a shit form slump and a bit confused in what we were trying to achieve
I like his physical no fear approach.