Just read that All Blacks XV (A) team is to tour Canada and Europe for a few games later in year.
New Zealand Rugby’s (NZR) newest Team in Black, the All Blacks XV, will embark on a 3-week global tour playing in North America, the UK and Europe. Matches against Canada and the Barbarians have been confirmed, with two additional high profile matches to be announced soon.
great news in my opinion, give the fringe players something to help push their case! Razor to get coaching gig?
@FakatavaAllBlack said in All Blacks XV:
@Gunner what do we think of Fergus Burke? had half a dozen starts this year & seemed okay
He is starting to mature as a First Five, sort of player who won't let the Crusaders down now and filled in well this year.
Not sure if he can step up to another level time will tell.
@Dan54 You might want to check out the first post of this thread. :winking_face:
@Stargazer I merged his thread into this one...
@taniwharugby Ah, that's not visible for us non-mod folk.
@Chris said in All Blacks XV:
I am not sure If Razor's knee replacement surgery would take him out of contention to coach this side.About 3 months recovery time, so it might not have any impact on him coaching.
True, no breakdancing.
@Mackerzzzz Luke Jacobson quickly becoming the forgotten man of NZ rugby
@gt12 said in All Blacks XV:
There has been plenty of bagging of foster, but it's Robinson and the board who are letting the side down. You look at the Blues, and it was the changes at the top that have driven improvement through the organization.
Nailed it. The governance is rubbish, the decisions are rubbish and it flows through.
@FakatavaAllBlack said in All Blacks XV:
@Mackerzzzz Luke Jacobson quickly becoming the forgotten man of NZ rugby
He's really good. Not forgotten for me
@FakatavaAllBlack said in All Blacks XV:
@Mackerzzzz Luke Jacobson quickly becoming the forgotten man of NZ rugby
Yeah but over who? In my team.
@FakatavaAllBlack said in All Blacks XV:
@Mackerzzzz Luke Jacobson quickly becoming the forgotten man of NZ rugby
Ok then 
@Mackerzzzz ...why the double quote?
@Mackerzzzz said in All Blacks XV:
@FakatavaAllBlack said in All Blacks XV:
@Mackerzzzz Luke Jacobson quickly becoming the forgotten man of NZ rugby
Yeah but over who? In my team.
Christie is probably half the player Jacobson is, so go with him.
@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks XV:
@Mackerzzzz ...why the double quote?
Required intervention twice......
@Bones said in All Blacks XV:
@Mackerzzzz said in All Blacks XV:
@FakatavaAllBlack said in All Blacks XV:
@Mackerzzzz Luke Jacobson quickly becoming the forgotten man of NZ rugby
Yeah but over who? In my team.
Christie is probably half the player Jacobson is, so go with him.
In 7?
@Mackerzzzz said in All Blacks XV:
@Bones said in All Blacks XV:
@Mackerzzzz said in All Blacks XV:
@FakatavaAllBlack said in All Blacks XV:
@Mackerzzzz Luke Jacobson quickly becoming the forgotten man of NZ rugby
Yeah but over who? In my team.
Christie is probably half the player Jacobson is, so go with him.
In 7?
Yeah but also probably in any other position you wanna throw them in.
@Stargazer said in All Blacks XV:
@Dan54 You might want to check out the first post of this thread. :winking_face:
Ok sorry fellas, I didn't look properly (again), that's not like me!!!!
Oh ok it is but............................
@taniwharugby said in All Blacks XV:
@Stargazer I merged his thread into this one...
And you have my gratitude taniwhai, we will pretend I always intended that to be done. :beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:
@Mackerzzzz Jacobson ahead of Christie and Robinson.
@mariner4life said in All Blacks XV:
ultimate @booboo this one
What'd I do? (I'm hoping someone ... cough @Dan54 ... started a new thread 50 odd posts after someone started a new thread and it wasn't me ... )
P.S. who is @Dan54-35 and @Dan543 ?
@booboo said in All Blacks XV:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks XV:
ultimate @booboo this one
What'd I do? (I'm hoping someone ... cough @Dan54 ... started a new thread 50 odd posts after someone started a new thread and it wasn't me ... )
P.S. who is @Dan54-35 and @Dan543 ?
buggered if I know who Dan 543 or Dan54-35 is Boo, only know who I am, and it's hard enough being me without trying to be anyone else. My Nic comes from my name and year born, so whoever else does it different.
@antipodean said in All Blacks XV:
@Daffy-Jaffy said in All Blacks XV:
I'm inclined to believe NZR didn't approach Robertson before coming up with the XV concept.
Well according to one version of that report he was offered it when NZR resigned Razor. Perhaps Baabaas job worth more money? Mind you it could be speculation about Razor as there no official staement.
@cgrant said in All Blacks XV:
Goodhue is leaving so Sangster or Gallagher or MSR.
@cgrant said in All Blacks XV:
Goodhue is leaving so Sangster or Gallagher or MSR.
Msr?
@Mackerzzzz said in All Blacks XV:
@cgrant said in All Blacks XV:
Goodhue is leaving so Sangster or Gallagher or MSR.
@cgrant said in All Blacks XV:
Goodhue is leaving so Sangster or Gallagher or MSR.
Msr?
selby-rickit
@Mackerzzzz I wonder whether MSR's criminal conviction will play a role? Will he be able to enter all countries?
I'd pick Fabian Holland. He has such great physical attributes and steps up so well to each level.
@Stargazer said in All Blacks XV:
the coach of this team should be able to pick the players himself
No. The AB selectors should get to pick this team. But assume this thread has moved past this argument now.
18 days later
@Stargazer NZR kicking goals again.
@Kirwan said in All Blacks XV:
Haven’t they missed a trick not calling this team the Shadow All Blacks?
They could have called it the Shades. Or the Black Shadows.
@antipodean said in All Blacks XV:
@Stargazer NZR kicking goals again.
At least they'll get to see what Robertson can do with a team with a short turnaround 
