@Canes4life said in Wales v All Blacks:

I’m hoping Love and Jordan gel together nicely at the back. That’s our strongest back three IMO. Hope it fires.

I hope they play well enough to force the coaches to take a second look (I wish they'd played that back three months ago)

Well at least Sevu Reece isn’t… damnit!

@canefan said in Wales v All Blacks:

@Canes4life said in Wales v All Blacks:

I’m hoping Love and Jordan gel together nicely at the back. That’s our strongest back three IMO. Hope it fires.

I hope they play well enough to force the coaches to take a second look (I wish they'd played that back three months ago)

Yep, especially considering our woeful high ball exploits this year.

ALB and Ioane the midfield…. Sevu on the bench. Wtf are we trying to achieve

@Landers92 said in Wales v All Blacks:

ALB and Ioane the midfield…. Sevu on the bench. Wtf are we trying to achieve

Hopefully a last hoorah for these guys.

@Canes4life said in Wales v All Blacks:

@Landers92 said in Wales v All Blacks:

ALB and Ioane the midfield…. Sevu on the bench. Wtf are we trying to achieve

Hopefully a last hoorah for these guys.

Ticking a box and getting everyone a game. At least Will Jordan is in his best position. Would rather see Tangitau wearing 14 though

Kirifi at 7! 🤮
ALB at 12! 🤮

Wales to win.

@Landers92 said in Wales v All Blacks:

ALB and Ioane the midfield…. Sevu on the bench. Wtf are we trying to achieve

Giving Wales a collective orgasm.

I’m glad razor managed to get his 6 Crusaders on the bench. So inspiring

@Number-10 said in Wales v All Blacks:

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Worst ever All Blacks test team.

The injuries certainly limited the options in the 23 based on who was left in the squad.

That is the backline Cully was predicting, except Reece and Jordan swapping roles.

@Landers92 said in Wales v All Blacks:

I’m glad razor managed to get his 6 Crusaders on the bench. So inspiring

His way of saying goodbye?

Who leads the haka? Ioane?

That backline is a wasted opportunity for me. Looking forward to 2026, we aren’t going to learn anything useful from ALB and Rieko.

One could argue that it gives DMac a great chance to show at 10, and Love gets a go at 15 with experience all around, but hard to see anything done for cohesion.

And, if the backline DOES set the house on fire, where does that leave us going forward?

@pakman said in Wales v All Blacks:

That backline is a wasted opportunity for me. Looking forward to 2026, we aren’t going to learn anything useful from ALB and Rieko.

One could argue that it gives DMac a great chance to show at 10, and Love gets a go at 15 with experience all around, but hard to see anything done for cohesion.

> And, if the backline DOES set the house on fire, where does that leave us going forward?

Give ourselves an uppercut and remind ourselves it’s only Wales

Two players that I would love to see in the ABs are Tangitau and Flanders. A fit Flanders is better than Parker IMO and Tangitau is just a gun, noting he has a bit to work on defensively.

@Bovidae almost feels like they forgot to drop Reece from the squad back in October lol, he's getting himself a free cap this weekend hopefully it's his last

Well, this side is a real fullstop on the end of the season.

Gives the vibe of waking up after smashing an entire pack of darts on a night out. Just a bit grim.

Jesus, we are a real mess aren't we?
What are we hoping to achieve with that selection? It's just 'make sure everyone gets a go' day in what is supposed to be a high performance environment, when we have not made the progress we need to and have a heap of unanswered questions.