Jordan covering 9 and Tavatavanawai covering loosies.
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France I
something to talk about
if i was Finau i would be filthy
If i was Hoskins Sotutu i would be ropeable.
If i was Clark who played outside Ioane all year, didn't get the ball, and then had him take my shirt, i would be pissed enough to speed away from cops.
viva le audacieux
@mariner4life said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:
something to talk about
if i was Finau i would be filthy
If i was Hoskins Sotutu i would be ropeable.
If i was Clark who played outside Ioane all year, didn't get the ball, and then had him take my shirt, i would be pissed enough to speed away from cops.viva le audacieux
pure 
@george33 said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:
Jordan will he play battling injury not sure or Love, McKenzie at 15 I'm picking Love
i think i understand....Jordan has an injury and might not play. im assuming you believe BB is 10 hence suggesting DMac or Love will play 15 if Jordan is out?
@antipodean said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:
Wallabies touched us up in Perth.
that was epic. i had a hundred beers and teed right the fuck off. was fun
@antipodean i had just arrived at a bar on the GC with about 15 to go....
Yea if those calls are right, some players would have a right to be pissed...
Guess this is what being more bold is?
@Kiwiwomble correct
@mariner4life said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:
yaaay, BB at 10!! he was so good there in 2017, he's due!
"i had decided that i would try just being a fan this year. "
This newfound fandom does not seem so convincing if you are just being sarcastic...
If they are going all out on crazy selections and brand new combos, so be it! So many here on the Fern wanted Holland, Ardie at 7, and a new 6 and look at what we (might be) getting!
@george33 said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:
@george33 So these changes are confirmed Ardie 7
And so he should be, the best 7 in super rugby this season, a more natural position for his strengths but also allows us the chance to speed up the game later in the match when Kirifi comes on.
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:
I don’t think DMac will be starting or playing at 15, well that’s my mail.
You never know, it might be a Crusader.
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:
@george33 said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:
@george33 So these changes are confirmed Ardie 7
And so he should be, the best 7 in super rugby this season, a more natural position for his strengths but also allows us the chance to speed up the game later in the match when Kirifi comes on.
Actually that isn't a bad combo. Could have been Paps then Blackadder..
@george33 said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:
Lio Willie 8
That would be ballsy. But if they play Ardie at 7, well, there's a few 8s injured. Does that make (as in how the AB coaches rate) Sotutu 4th best 8 in NZ?
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:
@george33 said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:
@george33 So these changes are confirmed Ardie 7
And so he should be, the best 7 in super rugby this season, a more natural position for his strengths but also allows us the chance to speed up the game later in the match when Kirifi comes on.
its bloody wild as was told countless times things along the lines of "hes an 8 now, hasnt played 7 in years and wont again!"
@mariner4life said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:
yaaay, BB at 10!! he was so good there in 2017, he's due!
See, we are patient!
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:
yaaay, BB at 10!! he was so good there in 2017, he's due!
See, we are patient!
i've owned racehorses like this...
I'm a huge fan of Dalton, but them setting out to play Savea and Kirifi is a good move IMO. It's the first piece of the puzzle in getting the backrow balance right. Savea messes that up at 8.
Now just have to get the other two sorted out, and get a certain someone back from Japan.
@mariner4life said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:
yaaay, BB at 10!! he was so good there in 2017, he's due!
See, we are patient!
i've owned racehorses like this...
I hear they’re still running the Doomben straight as we speak….
Injuries to both Sititi and Jacobson will have both affected the loose forward selection (and possibly Parker too) so I can forgive whatever happens there.
If Barrett is at 10 though, so help me God.
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:
yaaay, BB at 10!! he was so good there in 2017, he's due!
See, we are patient!
i've owned racehorses like this...
I hear they’re still running the Doomben straight as we speak….
running is generous
@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:
Injuries to both Sititi and Jacobson will have both affected the loose forward selection (and possibly Parker too) so I can forgive whatever happens there.
If Barrett is at 10 though, so help me God.
Lakai would have been in the frame as well according to Razor.
I can't get my head around Vaa'i starting at 6. That means he couldn't be a serious option to move to lock late in the game. Which then means they need another lock on the bench to cover and a genuine 6.
Easier to start with Finau, Savea and Lio Willie. Kirifi on the bench.
Holland to come off the bench to replace Vaa'i or Scooter.
@Canes4life said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:
@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:
Injuries to both Sititi and Jacobson will have both affected the loose forward selection (and possibly Parker too) so I can forgive whatever happens there.
If Barrett is at 10 though, so help me God.
Lakai would have been in the frame as well according to Razor.
A genuine question is whether both Kirifi and Lakai make the squad if both were fit.
From an PR perspective it’s a lot easier for a coach to say someone is in the mix when they are injured!
@Bones said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:
Think I'll await nogusta or that highlanders bloke. That would be retarded
Sorry mate, hate to let the fern down but really struggling to get anything around team naming at the moment. Maybe later tonight
@upthelanders said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:
So going by @george33 the team is most likely:
Ethan De Groot
Codie Taylor
Tyrell Lomax
Fabian Holland
Scott Barrett
Tupou Vaa’i
Ardie Savea
Christian Lio-WillieCam Roigard
Beauden Barrett
Reiko Ioane
Jordie Barrett
Billy Proctor
Sevu Reece
Dmac/Ruben Love…?
by fuck are we lucky that the real French team isn't coming, that seems just a little ordinary. A huge gamble on players finding form that might be years old, or immediately stepping up.
@mariner4life lol exactly
While I think that loose trio could actually work well, by fuck it would be funny for most of us to be fairly happy after the squad naming that things appeared to be going in the right direction, only for Razor to jump the innovative shark.
@reprobate bring back Ethan
Heard this is the team, apologies if already posted
1.Ethan De Groot
2. Codie Taylor
3. Tyrel Lomax
4. Fabian Holland
5. Scott Barrett
6. Tupou Vaai
7. Ardie Savea
8. Christian Lio-Willie
9. Cam Roigard
10. Beauden Barrett
11. Rieko Ioane
12. Jordie Barrett
13. Billy Proctor
14. Sevu Reece
15. Will Jordan
16. Samisoni Taukeiaho
17. Ollie Norris
18. Fletcher Newell
19. Samipeni Finau
20. Du’Plessis Kirifi
21. Cortez Ratima
22. Damian McKenzie
23. Quinn Tupaea
Why the fuck would you move your best forward from 2024 out of his favoured position. It’s just baffling to me. Keep him at lock and develop a guy that actually plays that position. God damn. (Shakes fist)
@mariner4life didn't mention the whole team, did Reece actually travel
@Bones said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:
@reprobate bring back Ethan
He’s there, in the 1 jersey.
@george33 said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:
@mariner4life didn't mention the whole team, did Reece actually travel
with jordan potentially injured who else we got? Big Jim?
that could make for some wild rants
we have a lock playing 6, a 13 playing 11, a 12 playing 14, a 10 playing 15 (DMac), a 15 playing 10 and a 8 playing 7