All Blacks v France III
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@brodean said in All Blacks v France III:
@antipodean said in All Blacks v France III:
@brodean said in All Blacks v France III:
@antipodean said in All Blacks v France III:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks v France III:
@brodean said in All Blacks v France III:
So Papali'i covers lock.
I assumed they'd move Finau and shuffle the loosies maybe?
My thoughts too. Imagine having a 6'3" lock these days.
PT won't be playing for 80 minutes. At some point Finau will move into lock. If there is an injury to Finau or Holland then Papali'i covers lock.
Last week Finau had Papali'i's role on the bench and he was forced to move into lock so obviously this scenario is not outside the realms of possibility. In the case of injury to two of Holland, Tuipulotu, and Finau, then Papali'i covers lock. That is part of the role of 19.
I don't like it but it is what it is.
I don't know what you think your post was meant to elucidate or expand upon. I've quite clearly stated that I think having someone of Papali'i's stature covering lock is poor coaching.
Sorry it wasn't so clear for me.
All good - I forget that not everyone hangs on my every utterance like a sermon on the mount.
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v France III:
@brodean said in All Blacks v France III:
Bit of a stitch up for Papali'i. His only opportunity comes as a blindside/lock cover. Be interesting to see if the French stack their bench with experienced players again.
Or we go old school and he doesn’t get a run at all or comes on with 3 minutes left on the clock.
A coaching plan I like to call "The Plummer".
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks v France III:
If Beaudy is out, I wonder if they will bring in another option like Reihana?
Would love to see it for the RC.
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@antipodean said in All Blacks v France III:
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v France III:
@brodean said in All Blacks v France III:
Bit of a stitch up for Papali'i. His only opportunity comes as a blindside/lock cover. Be interesting to see if the French stack their bench with experienced players again.
Or we go old school and he doesn’t get a run at all or comes on with 3 minutes left on the clock.
A coaching plan I like to call "The Plummer".
I used to call it the Kevin Senio
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didn;t we agree more likely finau to cover lock ?
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks v France III:
didn;t we agree more likely finau to cover lock ?
Yeah but if another lock gets injured and then two props and another loose forward get injured we're fucked aren't we, it'll be Tupaea.
These selections are ridiculous!
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A pretty "B" looking starting XV.
If we were playing a RWC knock out match tomorrow and everyone was fit and in form, I think we'd field the below - with a caveat that I'm not entirely sure about how they'd deploy the locks/loosies. "A team" members in this current team bolded.
Williams, Taylor, Lomax, Barrett, Vai'i, Finau(??), Savea, Sititi, Roigard, Mo'unga, Clarke, JBarrett, Ioane, Reece, Jordan.
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@Chris-B said in All Blacks v France III:
A pretty "B" looking starting XV.
If we were playing a RWC knock out match tomorrow and everyone was fit and in form, I think we'd field the below - with a caveat that I'm not entirely sure about how they'd deploy the locks/loosies. "A team" members in this current team bolded.
Williams, Taylor, Lomax, Barrett, Vai'i, Finau(??), Savea, Sititi, Roigard, Mo'unga, Clarke, JBarrett, Ioane, Reece, Jordan.
If you're going to include Mo'unga then surely you include Frizzell?
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@Canes4life And Aaron Smith surely? And Ma'a Nonu for that matter?
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@sparky said in All Blacks v France III:
@Canes4life And Aaron Smith surely? And Ma'a Nonu for that matter?
May as well add Rettalick to the list.
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@Chris-B said in All Blacks v France III:
A pretty "B" looking starting XV.
If we were playing a RWC knock out match tomorrow and everyone was fit and in form, I think we'd field the below - with a caveat that I'm not entirely sure about how they'd deploy the locks/loosies. "A team" members in this current team bolded.
Williams, Taylor, Lomax, Barrett, Vai'i, Finau(??), Savea, Sititi, Roigard, Mo'unga, Clarke, JBarrett, Ioane, Reece, Jordan.
Early onset is a bitch.
