All Blacks v France

[Mauss]

French team's been named.

No Penaud, who is still sick. Ramos at 10. Buros, the Bordeaux fullback, at the back. Tatafu starting at tighthead, with only his second cap.

Pretty much the team predicted earlier in the week.

[Mauss]

There's a 6/2 split on the bench, but there's pretty good cover. Something happens to Ramos, Dupont probably shifts one out with Le Garrec coming in. If Buros gets injured, Bielle-Biarrey goes to fullback and Gailleton comes onto the wing.

Gailleton can genuinely cover both wings and both midfield positions, so he's a handy player to have in that 23 jersey.

The biggest risk is probably at 10. Dupont can play there to a reasonable enough level, but he's a lot better at 9.

[Tordah]

Williams
Taylor
Lomax
Barrett
Vaa'i
Finau
Savea
Sititi
Roigard
Barrett
Clarke
Barrett
Ioane
Reece
Jordan

Aumua
Tu'ungafasi
Tosi
Tuipulotu
Lakai
Ratima
Lienert-Brown
McKenzie

DMac should have started but otherwise it's fine I guess

[KiwiInLondon]

The ABs bench is quickly becoming a weapon. My only hope is that McKenzie and Barrett are a straight swap. No 10 should have to deal with Barrett at fullback. It doesn’t work

[KiwiMurph]

Roigard up against Dupont. How good.

[Tim]

That is really tough on McKenzie.

[kpkanz]

@Tordah said in All Blacks v France:

Williams
Taylor
Lomax
Barrett
Vaa'i
Finau
Savea
Sititi
Roigard
Barrett
Clarke
Barrett
Ioane
Reece
Jordan

Aumua
Tu'ungafasi
Tosi
Tuipulotu
Lakai
Ratima
Lienert-Brown
McKenzie

Starting a 10 that can't pass.... awesome.

[Billy Tell]

@Mauss said in All Blacks v France:

French team's been named.

No Penaud, who is still sick. Ramos at 10. Buros, the Bordeaux fullback, at the back. Tatafu starting at tighthead, with only his second cap.

Pretty much the team predicted earlier in the week.

I’m going to change my username to « Le landers92 »

[Billy Tell]

Is Savea at 7? Will be VERY interested to see how he goes there.

[junior]

@Tordah said in All Blacks v France:

Williams
Taylor
Lomax
Barrett
Vaa'i
Finau
Savea
Sititi
Roigard
Barrett
Clarke
Barrett
Ioane
Reece
Jordan

Aumua
Tu'ungafasi
Tosi
Tuipulotu
Lakai
Ratima
Lienert-Brown
McKenzie

DMac should have started but otherwise it's fine I guess

Good 23 but still some nagging questions about 2, 9 and 10 and whether they should be starting or finishing.

[BerniesCorner]

DMac starts in my book. DMac was great against Ireland.
I've been waiting years for Savea to play at 7

[Bones]

Maybe BB has spent the last 2 weeks learning to direct kicks properly and get decent length?

If so, I kinda like it, great bench - as long as they're being expected to finish and not being expected to play catch-up.

[BerniesCorner]

Finau's chance to impress.

[Jet]

@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks v France:

DMac starts in my book. DMac was great against Ireland.
I've been waiting years for Savea to play at 7

Injury will once again be the Allblacks best selector. Savea is gonna get stuck in.

In other news all aboard the #Camwagon
Choo Choo

Can’t wait to see DuPonts face when he realises that Daddy is home.

[BerniesCorner]

Saturday night Paris 4C

[game_film]

Interesting call for DMac. Looks like most, if not all, of the squad playing in their natural positions???

[ACT Crusader]

@Jet said in All Blacks v France:

@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks v France:

DMac starts in my book. DMac was great against Ireland.
I've been waiting years for Savea to play at 7

Injury will once again be the Allblacks best selector. Savea is gonna get stuck in.

In other news all aboard the #Camwagon
Choo Choo

Can’t wait to see DuPonts face when he realises that Daddy is home.

Why will it take a jersey number change for him to get stuck in?

I think you’re getting a bit carried away about Roigard.

[KiwiInLondon]

@Jet said in All Blacks v France:

@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks v France:

DMac starts in my book. DMac was great against Ireland.
I've been waiting years for Savea to play at 7

Injury will once again be the Allblacks best selector. Savea is gonna get stuck in.

In other news all aboard the #Camwagon
Choo Choo

Can’t wait to see DuPonts face when he realises that Daddy is home.

Cane is still our best 7 because he does what a 7 is supposed to do.

Ardie, in an ideal situation over the next year or so, is relegated to the bench. Don’t be silly

[Jet]

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v France:

@Jet said in All Blacks v France:

@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks v France:

DMac starts in my book. DMac was great against Ireland.
I've been waiting years for Savea to play at 7

Injury will once again be the Allblacks best selector. Savea is gonna get stuck in.

In other news all aboard the #Camwagon
Choo Choo

Can’t wait to see DuPonts face when he realises that Daddy is home.

Why will it take a jersey number change for him to get stuck in?

I think you’re getting a bit carried away about Roigard.

Because he is fond of a highlight reel poach or two and now he has carte blanche to feed his gluttonous belly..

It will also free up Sititi to play his best position hence injury being the best selector albeit by proxy in this case.

The Camwagon is leaving the station mate. Jump on or be left on the platform with Victor Meldrew.

Choo Choo

[Jet]

@KiwiInLondon said in All Blacks v France:

@Jet said in All Blacks v France:

@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks v France:

DMac starts in my book. DMac was great against Ireland.
I've been waiting years for Savea to play at 7

Injury will once again be the Allblacks best selector. Savea is gonna get stuck in.

In other news all aboard the #Camwagon
Choo Choo

Can’t wait to see DuPonts face when he realises that Daddy is home.

Cane is still our best 7 because he does what a 7 is supposed to do.

Ardie, in an ideal situation over the next year or so, is relegated to the bench. Don’t be silly

We now have an actual 6 at 6 and an actual 8 at 8 instead of some of the three “we don’t know what they are’s” in Blackadder, Papalii, Jacobsen and then Savea, who is a position all of his own with his mutant seagulling and YouTube short catnip power plays.

We now have 2/3 of a traditional back row instead of the Jackson Pollock selection painting we have been served up in the loosies for the last 4 years.