@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-Willie

Cam 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.

It would fucking idiotic to not start Finau. He's not established at international level and he's the only 6 selected. This is exactly when you play him ao he can fond his feet. I'll believe that selection when I see it - then i guess I'll express my disbelief again.

@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

interesting, given how the subs were run last year

Either Holland is going to play 80, or Vaai is expected to play 60-70 at blindside and then finish at lock (hope there aren't important late scrums).
We'll finish the test with Finau, Kirifi and Savea

The midfield will finish up with Jordie and Tupaea.
Jordan will get shunted to the wing for DMac

@mariner4life George thinks Jordan is injured

@Kiwiwomble he's definitely carrying injury.
Don't no if they will risk him.

Think Big Jim will be in 23

@JK said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

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

The bench is chiefly good. Not sure about Newell and Kirifi.

Thanks heaps @george33 for posting what you're hearing, despite certain posters taking issue with it for some reason.

On 6, that's a problem of their own making which is frustrating, but I can actually see the logic of Vai'i there. He definitely has the tools to go well, but it's a massive fucking gamble seeing he took a while to find his feet at lock at test level, now basically has to go back to the drawing board.

Also, the trio would look a LOT stronger (both ability and physically) with Hoskins at 8...

@Kiwiwomble disagree with this. Reiko is a winger! Ardie is a 7!

Think NZ Herald rugby writer has Reiko at 13 with Jordie 12 and Clarke 11

@george33 🤮