To sum up the 2 years in charge, I think we pick largely the same side with a few more old heads to come in and we walk away with our usual mediocre 29-18 win like we always do against mediocre opposition.
Wales
Match thread
All Blacks
@Kiwiwomble Razor himself straight up said there will be changes, so I'll take him at face value.
@frugby said in Wales Vs All Blacks:
@Kiwiwomble Razor himself straight up said there will be changes, so I'll take him at face value.
Purposeful changes, otherwise what's the point?
@frugby said in Wales Vs All Blacks:
@Kiwiwomble Razor himself straight up said there will be changes, so I'll take him at face value.
He also said the changes were always planned if I heard right.
@Dan54 said in Wales Vs All Blacks:
@frugby said in Wales Vs All Blacks:
@Kiwiwomble Razor himself straight up said there will be changes, so I'll take him at face value.
He also said the changes were always planned if I heard right.
Yep, this is the week where he trots out reward caps to the lesser squad members after his A team have covered themselves in glory beating all-comers and ensuring a grand slam.
Yuck.
@reprobate said in Wales Vs All Blacks:
@Dan54 said in Wales Vs All Blacks:
@frugby said in Wales Vs All Blacks:
@Kiwiwomble Razor himself straight up said there will be changes, so I'll take him at face value.
He also said the changes were always planned if I heard right.
Yep, this is the week where he trots out reward caps to the lesser squad members after his A team have covered themselves in glory beating all-comers and ensuring a grand slam.
Yuck.
GH and Hansen knew the team couldn't maintain max performance for three matches in a row.
@Kiwiwomble said in Wales Vs All Blacks:
@ShaquilleOatmeal in the past i would have thought the same but we've had a few games we "should" have won and didn't now...now i think they honestly see a lost to England and say..."we cant possibly run out young or inepxerienced guys....if a team with the 2016 world player fo the year cant win no one can"
Regardless of selection, losing to Wales would be a fucking abomination. I think we could seriously expect a new coach by Xmas.
@Bones said in Wales Vs All Blacks:
I was asking about the earthquake in Groningen.
That was Foster's fault.
@pakman said in Wales Vs All Blacks:
The Rassie approach:
Bower/Bell/Mafileo/Lakai/Barrett/Darry/Parker/Sititi
Christie/Love/Clarke/Tupaea/Proctor/Jordan/DMacWilliams/Sami/Tosi/Holland (if fit or Lord)/RD
Ratima/Leicester/RiekoBench pack on by 50.
Certainly is innovative throwing a loosie many think is too small at lock when you've got a lock on the blindside.
Not sure Williams has been practicing his throwing either, while Taukieaho might struggle at loosehead.
@frugby said in Wales Vs All Blacks:
@Kiwiwomble Razor himself straight up said there will be changes, so I'll take him at face value.
as i say my fear is his changes are things like reece....i hope im wrong
@taniwharugby said in Wales Vs All Blacks:
@sparky maybe they did, but in NZ with current NZ strains?
That's exactly how flu jabs in the UK work, based on flus in the southern hemisphere!
@Bones said in Wales Vs All Blacks:
@Kiwiwomble said in Wales Vs All Blacks:
@ShaquilleOatmeal in the past i would have thought the same but we've had a few games we "should" have won and didn't now...now i think they honestly see a lost to England and say..."we cant possibly run out young or inepxerienced guys....if a team with the 2016 world player fo the year cant win no one can"
Regardless of selection, losing to Wales would be a fucking abomination. I think we could seriously expect a new coach by Xmas.
We wouldn't lose to Wales even if Scott Barrett got a permanent red.
If he does give all the food bills a start, none of them will have had recent rugby nor developed an understanding of the other players. They'll be disjointed as fuck and we'll learn nothing from a stuttering performance.
Make wholesale changes and we learn nothing. Keep the changes to a reasonable number so we can see what the changes actually do.
I'd like to see the tight 5 basically remain the same (Holland back in for Lord), but with Taylor to the bench and Samisoni to start and give 30 mins of hard carries.
Loosies Savea out for Sititi.
BB right out for McKenzie with Love to fullback and Jordan to the wing. LF to the bench.