All Blacks 2024

[Tim]

Liam Napier prediction for the Herald:

All Blacks, Rugby, Sport, Sport, Rotorua Daily Post, Sport, Bay of Plenty Times

Liam Napier: The new caps to expect in Robertson's first All Blacks squad

OPINION: Scott Robertson will name his 32-man squad on Monday evening.

Predicted All Blacks squad:
Props: Tyrel Lomax, Ethan de Groot, Ofa Tu’ungafasi, Fletcher Newell, Tamaiti Williams, George Bower

Hookers: Codie Taylor, Asafo Aumua, Ricky Riccitelli (uncapped)

Locks: Scott Barrett, Tupou Vaa’i, Patrick Tuipulotu, Sam Darry (uncapped)

Loose forwards: Ardie Savea, Dalton Papali’i, Hoskins Sotutu, Luke Jacobson, Ethan Blackadder/Samipeni Finau

Halfback: T.J. Perenara, Cortez Ratima (uncapped), Finlay Christie

First five-eighths: Damian McKenzie, Beauden Barrett

Midfielders: Jordie Barrett, Anton Lienert-Brown, Rieko Ioane, Billy Proctor (uncapped)

Outside backs: Ruben Love (uncapped), Caleb Clarke, Emoni Narawa, Sevu Reece, Mark Tele’a

[Tim]

Not picking a lot of six options.

[Winger]

@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

a bloke who's been successful with one Canterbury-based side

Isn't it three?

[sparky]

@Tim I mostly like it, but who plays 6? Scott Barrett?

[Tim]

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[sparky]

@Tim I also think Harry Plummer should get the call.

[sparky]

Richard Knowler has named what he thinks the squad will be.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350320348/all-blacks-who-will-be-bolters-when-32-man-squad-revealed-monday

Love, Telea, Reece, Clarke, Narawa

Reiko Ioane, ALB, J Barrett

DMac, Beauden Barrett, Plummer

Ratima, Christie, TJP

Ardie Savea, Papali'i, Lakai, Finau, Sotutu, Jacobson

Barrett, Tuipolutu, Vaa'i, Darry

Lomax, Newell, Ofa T, De Groot, Williams

Taylor, Aumua, Riccitelli

[Tim]

Calling a 23:

1 de Groot
2 Taylor
3 Lomax
4 Tuipulotu
5 Darry
6 Ioane
7 Papalii
8 Savea
9 Christie
10 Plummer
11 Clarke
12 J Barrett
13 R Ioane
14 Telea
15 B Barrett

And a pagen ritual before irrival
A brother hood of the upper middle class, burned at the steak.

[Tim]

who is next into the warkworth forest. To be initiated

[Tim]

This team would destroy:

[Tim]

1 de Groot
2 Taylor
3 Lomax
4 Tuipulotu
5 Barret
6 Ioane
7 Papalii
8 Savea
9 Christie
10 Plummer
11 Clarke
12 J Barrett
13 R Ioane
14 Telea
15 B Barrett

Plus the rest of the 23:

16 Riccitelli
17 Tu'ungufasi
18 Renata
19 Darry
20 Sotutu
21 Renata
22 Lam
23 ALB

[kiwiinmelb]

@Daffy-Jaffy said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

I watched this last night , my smart arse aussie wife who knows nothing about rugby was hovering in the background and chips in with ,

its cute the way he says Wobbie Deans

[Victor Meldrew]

@Tim said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

who is next into the warkworth forest. To be initiated

Summer solstice has passed, so the Cornish piskies are available...

[DaGrubster]

@kiwiinmelb

Just pm’md you with the details of a divorce lawyer in Melbourne

[Tim]

[Victor Meldrew]

@Tim

Thinking you're going to post something from Dali next.

[Chris B.]

Liam Napier's squad is pretty much who I'd pick - except I'd only pick three of the wings and I'd pick Plummer as a third first five.

And I wouldn't have a bracket in the loose forwards.

On The Breakdown last night Goldie said they'd heard that there will be four young guys added to the 32 to train with the team.

[BerniesCorner]

Jeez I just had a flash back to a surplus of wingers at the WC 2023

[SouthernMann]

The four additional young guys are probably the most interesting aspect, even if they don't get on the paddock.

[BerniesCorner]

@Victor-Meldrew
Victor I wouldn't say appointing a new coach with a truckload of SR titles bold. I would call it sensible.
The big turnaround occurred when Jason Ryan arrived. Prior to that for about 3 years it was all Frank Spencer.