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@Quarky said in All Blacks v France III:

@Landers92 No sneaky preview of the forwards yet?

No sorry.

I see the backline has made it to Facebook on a fan page so I might have to tone it back or may not find out at all moving forward if word gets back.

I know I sound like a hypocrite and understand it’s a forum and we all love to share the inside word but if anyone is sharing it, please make sure it isn’t being sent to a social media fan page or to someone you think could send it to something like that.

It may not have been from anyone on here but I just wanted to comment anyway on the off chance that it was. Want to be able to keep the sauce coming if possible and would hate to not be able to share it due to further leaks like that. Again, I know it sounds hypocritical but I hope you all understand where I’m coming from.

Appreciate the understanding. Cheers.

Here you go. Very early this week which is nice. Backline for week 3.

9. Ratima
10. Dmac
11. Ioane
12. Tupaea
13. ALB
14. Reece
15. Love

Bench
21. Hotham
22. Tavatavanawai
23. B.Barrett

Sorry I couldn’t get the back line for last week. Made up for it this week and getting Test 2’s nice and early.

9. C. Roigard
10. B. Barrett
11. C. Clarke
12. J. Barrett
13. B. Proctor
14. R. Ioane
15. W. Jordan

Bench
21. C. Ratima
22. T. Tavatavanawai
23. D. McKenzie

AB oil begins.

All Blacks camp getting underway this Wednesday with players from franchises minus Chiefs and Crusaders obviously.

I will work to try and find what extra players they have in camp while a fair amount will be preparing for the final.

Here you go folks. Backline for this weekend.

9. Cam Roigard
10. Dmac
11. Mark Tele’a
12. ALB
13. Billy Proctor
14. Sevu Reece
15. Stephen Perofeta

Bench
21. TJ Perenara
22. David Havili
23. Ruben Love

Probably all been discussed already but I have been slack on the forum lately.

Latest reports are Lomax had hand surgery and will miss the 2 tests against Argentina.

Beaudy(Broken hand) and Scott Barrett(torn calf) should be on track for test 1 of the rugby championship.

Noah Hotham has had ankle surgery and will be out for up to 8 weeks.

Luke Jacobson a thigh injury and out for 5 weeks.

Sititi should be back in around 3 weeks.

Vai’i should return in 2 weeks from concussion.

Clarke likely to be out 6 weeks

You’ve really got to feel for a guy like Billy Proctor. Toiled away all season and hasn’t put a foot wrong. Got his game against Fiji and played brilliant. A spot opens up due to a midfield injury and theres a chance he can play his first game in NZ for the AB’s at home in Wellington…. Only for that bench spot go to David Havili. Yikes.

What I know so far is Dmac will be 10 which isn’t a surprise. Perofeta is on the bench.

Hoping to get the rest later tonight

Well folks, the much anticipated post is here. You can all stop with the backline predictions and start chatting about this weekends backline that you’ll see below. I was unable to get the forward pack but have heard that Tuipolotu is a real chance to be in the 23 this week.

Again, and as I usually say, a very reliable source who hasn’t led me astray yet. If it’s wrong I’ll own it.

If there are any late week updates in regards to the team, I’ll post that in this thread.

Backline for this weekend as follows.

9. T.Perenara
10. B.Barrett
11. C.Clarke
12. A. Lienart-Brown
13. R.Ioane
14. S.Reece
15. W.Jordan

Bench
21. C.Ratima
22. D.Mckenzie
23. D.Havili

@Quarky said in All Blacks v France 2:

So slightly different to the leaked team. EDG starts and Jacobson not involved.

Nah, backline was bang on the money to what I was told and shared. Wasn’t the possible forward rotation they said to look for though.

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks 2024:

To be honest, if people are happy with ALB playing at 12 for the All Blacks then they should be happy with David Havili playing there too... Neither of them have the physicality to play the same style of game as Jordie Barrett but, provided that's not the only game plan on the table from Robertson and co, then I can see Havili being a useful operator as a proper second five.

ALB is levels above Havili. Try again.

It isn’t much, but it’s honest work.

See you again next week for another early announcement.

Yes, my apologies as I had to confirm a couple things before posting.

Ngani Laumape has signed with Moana. Comes from a reliable contact who usually provides me with the majority of the information I post in here. Manawatu Turbos are also trying to get him to play for them in this years NPC and by all accounts it’s sounding like he will be.

Ngani Laumape to Moana. Awesome to see!

Big Jim!!!! Love to see it.

No Blackadder or Havili. We have finally turned a corner

I don’t mind seeing different combinations. In my opinion though, if the backline has that many changes we better not have too many in the forward pack or else it could all be quite clunky.

We moan we don’t rotate and get other players/combinations out there, when that does happen we moan about who gets rotated and we don’t see certain players in certain positions. It’s a pretty hard balancing act.

I’m happy with this backline if all we see is a swap for Vaa’i and maybe a rotation at the prop positions. Bold if Razor is going for heavy rotation in the pack too.

FWIW, I’ll continue to post any AB oil I hear for this match in this match thread. I promise I’m not actually in the AB camp in any capacity

I’ll just say this. In regards to outside backs and getting the open spot with Telea leaving, it would be extremely disappointing to see guys like Narawa, Tangitau, Carter and even JRK miss out to someone like a Chay Fihaki… that would tell us all we need to know

I haven’t read this thread this weekend so a bit behind and this has probably already been said. But can someone please tell me how in the living fuck David Havili continues to selected to be injury cover and be in and around the group… that ship has sailed.

Here is the apparent backline for this weekend barring any set backs that I’ve just been sent. I do have doubts because the decisions are a little odd but I can only take his word for it. Hasn’t led me astray so far so thought I’d share with the fern.

9. TJ
10. Dmac
11. Mark Telea
12. Jordie Barrett
13. ALB
14. Sevu Reece
15. Beauden Barrett

Bench
21. Ratima
22. Rieko Ioane
23. Will Jordan

@chchfanatic said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

Sotutu showing his true colours with his instagram post. Suck up your non selection and be better.
. You’ve shown him he was right for not selecting you. Mentally weak

Crazy that people are now to the point of defending the decision of not selecting Sotutu and one of their main things to back up their point is using his instagram caption after winning a final and his apparent ‘mentally weak’ mindset when the guy dominated other elite professional athletes all season long.

It’s a fucking instagram caption. For all we know he’s referring to the Blues being the ‘most hated’. Yikes. I can’t believe what I’m reading on all platforms. It’s clear as day he was robbed of a spot in the 32 selected.

Hope he somehow makes it into the Rugby Championship 36 and continues to absolutely kill it(if he’s given the chance).

Just been given the backline for this weekend below. Again, this contact hasn’t led me astray before so very reliable. Very very surprised by some choices and the amount of changes which makes you question the accuracy but fuck it, hasn’t been wrong yet so yeah sharing with the fern. Caleb Clarke is out injured.

9. Ratima
10. Dmac
11. Telea
12. J.Barrett
13. Ioane/ALB(this isn’t yet decided)
14. Reece
15. Jordan

Bench
21. Perenara
22. B.Barrett
23. Couldn’t quite hear the name or whatever was said there unfortunately, I’m guessing whoever isn’t selected at 13 so either Ioane or ALB.