@Tim said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

@Machpants Maybe Friday morning NZ time?

We might as well call the test now.

Fiji’s test for the taking.

@ACT-Crusader So Thursday early morning then.

This game is being played at 2:30pm Saturday NZ time. Right when a lot of club finals are being played.

@Bovidae said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

Itoje

Bio
Maro ITOJE is a 29-year-old English rugby player standing at 1.95 m tall (6 ft 5 in) and weighing in at 115 kg (18 st 1.53 lb; 253.53 lb) , who currently plays for Saracens in England as lock.

@Winger
Can you add anything to your post so we understand what point you're making?

Itoje has long arms for his height, and good spring.

@Bones there was a conversation earlier, possibly in another thread about the height of our locks.

Scooter and Paddy are fairly typical heights for front of lineout. As a general rule the elite international test middle jumpers have been at least 2m.

Hotham is in SD looking at the latest video.

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

@Bones there was a conversation earlier, possibly in another thread about the height of our locks.

Yeah I know I'm trying to figure out what winger is trying to say. Bovidae said Itoje is under 2m and all winger did was add his bio?

@Bones said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

@Bones there was a conversation earlier, possibly in another thread about the height of our locks.

Yeah I know I'm trying to figure out what winger is trying to say. Bovidae said Itoje is under 2m and all winger did was add his bio?

I for one appreciated it, in fact I’m off to give it an upvote

@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

I think it's a bit shit that, in a 14-test year, with 6 "home" games, we decide to play one in the US. And not even against the US. 5 tests for the year? Talk about short changing your own fans.

What is the point of this fixture? Is there a massive, cashed up Fijian diaspora located in San Diego I've been ignorant of all this time?

@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

I think it's a bit shit that, in a 14-test year, with 6 "home" games, we decide to play one in the US. And not even against the US. 5 tests for the year? Talk about short changing your own fans.

I get $ and all, but it also feels a bit shit to me that we have only played Fiji 7 times in a 639 test career - and not in Fiji since 1984

Samoa and Tonga also 7 times each

@voodoo have to think the financial benefit to Fiji in particular is much more than holding it in Fiji?

Otherwise, agree, we should def play Fiji in Fiji!

In this new age of enlightened PR would it be too much for NZR+ to publish details of who’s in San Diego and who stayed back?
I suspect a few fans might even be interested.

@pakman said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

In this new age of enlightened PR would it be too much for NZR+ to publish details of who’s in San Diego and who stayed back?
I suspect a few fans might even be interested.

And release the team on a Wednesday. Esp when it's known on Tuesday

It's bordering on gross incompetence. So simple and almost no cost and still not being done

@Bones said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

@Bones there was a conversation earlier, possibly in another thread about the height of our locks.

Yeah I know I'm trying to figure out what winger is trying to say. Bovidae said Itoje is under 2m and all winger did was add his bio?

Are you being serious bones. The locks could be 1.99 or less. I looked up the height of one and added the details for those that are interested.

@pakman said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

In this new age of enlightened PR would it be too much for NZR+ to publish details of who’s in San Diego and who stayed back?
I suspect a few fans might even be interested.

Has anyone said anything to indicate there would be any changes to the squad? The one they named at the start of the year was for all three Tests, they didn't do a big squad announcement after the first Test so why would they do one after the second?

The only question mark is really TJ Perenara but with Hotham in San Diego, seems fairly clear that Perenara isn't fit to play?

@mikedogz said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

This game is being played at 2:30pm Saturday NZ time. Right when a lot of club finals are being played.

Bummer.

Needs better coordination