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    2019 Rugby World Cup
  • Y Yeah The Boys

    @Derm-McCrum oops... forgot to ask if anyone else had different predictions...


  • 2019 Rugby World Cup
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    I think that the final will be between us (New Zealand) and Ireland too. These will probably be the players in each team's match-day 23 permitting fitness.

    All Blacks:

    1. Karl Tu'inukuafe
    2. Codie Taylor
    3. Owen Franks
    4. Brodie Retallick
    5. Sam Whitelock
    6. Vaea Fifita
    7. Ardie Savea
    8. Kieran Read - Captain
    9. TJ Perenara
    10. Beauden Barrett
    11. Rieko Ioane
    12. Ma'a Nonu
    13. Jack Goodhue
    14. Ben Smith
    15. Damian McKenzie
      Reserves:
    16. Dane Coles
    17. Joe Moody
    18. Nepo Laulala
    19. Scott Barrett
    20. Jackson Hemopo
    21. Aaron Smith
    22. Richie Mo'unga
    23. Anton "give me a start" Lienert-Brown

    Ireland:

    1. Cian Healy
    2. Rory Best - Captain
    3. Tadgh Furlong
    4. Devin Toner
    5. James Ryan
    6. Peter O'Mahony
    7. Sean O'Brien
    8. CJ Stander
    9. Conor Murray
    10. Johnny Sexton
    11. Jacob Stockdale
    12. Bundee Aki
    13. Robbie Henshaw
    14. Jordan Larmour
    15. Rob Kearney
      Reserves:
    16. Niall Scannell
    17. Jack McGrath
    18. Andrew Porter
    19. Iain Henderson
    20. Dan Leavy
    21. Kieran Marmion
    22. Joey Carbery
    23. Will Addison

  • 2019 Rugby World Cup
  • Y Yeah The Boys

    So... the Rugby World Cup is this year... I reckon that the eight teams to make the playoffs will be:
    Ireland and Scotland (Pool A)
    New Zealand and South Africa (Pool 😎
    England and Argentina (Pool C)
    Wales and Fiji (Pool D)


  • 2020 All Blacks Squad
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    Hmm... an All Black squad in 2020... that depends on what spots are vacant. This will probably be the 2019 World Cup squad that Shag picks. He'll probably pick these players for the 2019 World Cup:

    Hookers:

    1. Codie Taylor
    2. Dane Coles
    3. Asafo Aumua

    Props:
    4. Karl Tu'inukuafe
    5. Owen Franks
    6. Ofa Tu'ungafasi
    7. Nepo Laulala
    8. Joe Moody

    Locks:
    9. Sam Whitelock
    10. Brodie Retallick
    11. Scott Barrett

    Loose forwards:
    12. Kieran Read - Captain
    13. Ardie Savea
    14. Vaea Fifita
    15. Jackson Hemopo
    16. Matt Todd/Sam Cane - IF Cane comes back
    17. Luke Whitelock

    Scrum-halves:
    18. TJ Perenara
    19. Aaron "kick away possession" Smith
    20. Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi

    First-Fives:
    21. Beauden "kick away possession" Barrett
    22. Richie Mo'unga
    23. Damian "kick away possession" McKenzie

    Midfield:
    24. Ma'a Nonu (Williams and Crotty are past it)
    25. Anton Lienert-Brown
    26. Jack Goodhue
    27. Ngani Laumape

    Outside backs:
    28. Rieko
    29. Ben Smith
    30. George Bridge
    31. Waisake Naholo

    So after the World Cup we'll need to find replacements for Owen Franks, Ben Smith, Kieran Read, Dane Coles, Waisake Naholo, Ma'a Nonu, Aaron Smith, Matt Todd, and possibly Beauden Barrett. If Foster is Head Coach, all of those other players will stay the same.

    Here's some possible replacements for those 8 or 9 players:

    Folau Fakatava (currently uncapped) WILL replace Aaron Smith, it's just a matter of when

    Jordie Barrett, David Havili could be re-called in 2020, or Will Jordan and Solomon Alaimalo could debut as replacements for Ben Smith. Matt Duffie is a bit old for a re-call.

    Tyrel Lomax, Reuben O'Neil (uncapped), Mike Alaalatoa (uncapped) and Harry Allan (uncapped) are possible replacements for Owen Franks

    Marino Mikaele-Tu'u (uncapped), Devan Flanders and Akira Ioane are probably better replacements for Read in the long-term, rather than sticking with Gareth Evans

    I think we all know that even if Nathan Harris is chosen over Ricky Riccitelli (uncapped) and Asafo Aumua for 2019, both of them will be All Blacks by 2020 as replacements for Coles

    So many options to replace Naholo, luckily. Uncapped players who could replace him are Salesi Rayasi, Etene Nanai-Seturo, Jordan Trainor, Caleb Clarke, Leicester Faingaanuku (who I think is the next Julian Savea), Tevita Li, even Jonah Lowe could have a crack at taking Naholo's spot.

    Potential uncapped new midfielders to replace Nonu include the likes of Vince Aso (hope he isn't selected), Billy Proctor, the Umaga-Jensen brothers, but personally I'd move Rieko to centre and re-call David Havili to blood some new outside backs like Clarke.

    Wether Dalton Papali'i makes the next World Cup or not, he's going to be a regular starter by 2023's World Cup. Other loose forwards who could possibly make their debuts after 2019's World Cup are Hugh Renton, Ethan Blackadder, Lachlan Boshier, Mitch Karpik and Blake Gibson. They'll do the job replacing Matt Todd.

    If Beauden Barrett does end up leaving, I'd say it's a straight race between Brett Cameron and Bryn Gatland (uncapped) for his jersey. I don't see Stephen Perofeta giving Mo'unga a challenge at the starting role.

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