@booboo said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:
@booboo said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:
How does Rassie react?
Etzebeth and Snyman in. Does he have any other options? The bench last night was uninspiring by Saffa standards.
Also any halfback, including Williams, would have to be better than Williams last night.
With those conditions and his relative strengths, the Boks would’ve been better served starting Reinach And playing him for the majority of the match.
The Springboks are angry and will be wanting to show a defiant response to losing at Eden Park. They will go after perceived vulnerabilities in our set piece work.
Great opportunity for the ABs to go 2-0 on the South Africans and to get one hand on the Rugby Championship.
Don't expect much change.
Ratima to start if fit. Sami T for Cody Taylor, Jordan to wing & DMac to 15 if Caleb Clarke unavailable. Reuben Love in the 23.
@family-man said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:
A Georgian ref next game I see
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Likes a scrum pen.
@pakman said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:
@family-man said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:
A Georgian ref next game I see
Likes a scrum pen.
Better get the reps in with the scrum machine then
@Canes4life said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:
@jimmyb said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:
@booboo said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:
@Canes4life any changes will be just covering for injury so not delving too deep into speculative selecting.
I think Dmac starting at 15 would be stronger. But agree with giving Love some game time.
I do prefer Jacobsen on bench to Kirifi. But would prefer another big body there, which by default is Finau.
(FYI it's McAlister.)
How does Rassie react?
Etzebeth and Snyman in. Does he have any other options? The bench last night was uninspiring by Saffa standards.
Surely after Finau’s dogshite performances in the NPC and ABs this year puts him firmly out of contention
Yep a big no to Finau. It’s either Lakai or Jacobson for me.
LOL Fuck off.
Lakai has literally no body of work deserving of an All Blacks jersey. At least Finau has been busy doing the hard work in his limited opportunities. His cleans are excellent and his carries in close make ground. He's worth persisting with IMO.
@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:
I quite like changing to QT 12 JB 13 mid game.
Refresh my memory of the times Jordie has played 13.
@dman68 said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:
Newell seemed to get schooled at scrum time by Ox?
Could see Lomax and Williams starting. Lomax is well used to Nche, and EDG better equipped to cope with Louw, especially with McAlister beside him.
Imagine Ratima back in 23. Perhaps Clarke to 11 and Ioane to 14?
@antipodean said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:
@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:
I quite like changing to QT 12 JB 13 mid game.
Refresh my memory of the times Jordie has played 13.
Boks will have Jasper Wiese back, so Van Straden to bench. Lood de Jager will start. Can imagine a new fullback to start, perhaps Fassi or Willemse.
Faf will be in 23. Tough on Nortje, but I think Snyman will be restored to bench. My instinct is 6-2. Could make a case for SFM to start and Pollard to be closer.
Something like:
LOL Fuck off.
Lakai has literally no body of work deserving of an All Blacks jersey. At least Finau has been busy doing the hard work in his limited opportunities. His cleans are excellent and his carries in close make ground. He's worth persisting with IMO.
Are you Finau’s mother?
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:
@antipodean said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:
@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:
I quite like changing to QT 12 JB 13 mid game.
Refresh my memory of the times Jordie has played 13.
Occupied positions by Jordie on start team :
Fullback : 91 times ( Fullback 51% )
Center : 77 times ( Inside Centre 38%, Outside Centre 4% )
Winger : 11 times ( Right Wing 6%, Left Wing 1% )
Fly-Half : 1 times ( Fly-Half 1% )
So about eight ties in ~200 games. Presumably none of them for the All Blacks. Any of them recently for the Canes?
@antipodean said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:
@antipodean said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:
@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:
I quite like changing to QT 12 JB 13 mid game.
Refresh my memory of the times Jordie has played 13.
Occupied positions by Jordie on start team :
Fullback : 91 times ( Fullback 51% )
Center : 77 times ( Inside Centre 38%, Outside Centre 4% )
Winger : 11 times ( Right Wing 6%, Left Wing 1% )
Fly-Half : 1 times ( Fly-Half 1% )So about eight ties in ~200 games. Presumably none of them for the All Blacks. Any of them recently for the Canes?
Fullback counts as 13. Just ask Cullen.
