@Bovidae said in All Blacks XV:
Bridge was in the promo so always looked like being selected.
Yeah. Although Ollivon certainly won't be available. France play SA the day before.
Every test team is in action that weekend so unless they get dispensation (like Tuisova must have) then it will mostly be club players. I'm sure it should still be a strong lineup.
I expect some more NZ players to be involved, if they get a NZR release. How about some of those considered unlucky not be to playing in black in this game? 
For example:
Hodgman
Eklund
Thompson
Ah Kuoi
Sangster/MSR
Suafoa
PGS
Stevenson
@Cpt-Kumera For Ta'avao?
@Cpt-Kumera said in All Blacks XV:
Heard bop prop tevita mafilio called into nz xv
That's great news, I assume that's for Brewis? He had a great season for the Canes and ended up being one of our best looseheads by the time the season was out.
@Canes4life said in All Blacks XV:
@Cpt-Kumera said in All Blacks XV:
Heard bop prop tevita mafilio called into nz xv
That's great news, I assume that's for Brewis? He had a great season for the Canes and ended up being one of our best looseheads by the time the season was out.
For Ta'avao TH for TH .He has been playing TH for BOP with Ross on the LH side.
@Cpt-Kumera said in All Blacks XV:
Heard bop prop tevita mafilio called into nz xv
It was mentioned in the Canterbury-BOP commentary that he was on standby.
@Chris said in All Blacks XV:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks XV:
@Cpt-Kumera said in All Blacks XV:
Heard bop prop tevita mafilio called into nz xv
That's great news, I assume that's for Brewis? He had a great season for the Canes and ended up being one of our best looseheads by the time the season was out.
For Ta'avao TH for TH .He has been playing TH for BOP with Ross on the LH side.
He can also play loosehead which is a big bonus if he can do it at the higher level.
@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks XV:
That would have been a poplar selection
We'd end up with everyone pining for Gatland.
@Canes4life said in All Blacks XV:
@Chris said in All Blacks XV:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks XV:
@Cpt-Kumera said in All Blacks XV:
Heard bop prop tevita mafilio called into nz xv
That's great news, I assume that's for Brewis? He had a great season for the Canes and ended up being one of our best looseheads by the time the season was out.
For Ta'avao TH for TH .He has been playing TH for BOP with Ross on the LH side.
He can also play loosehead which is a big bonus if he can do it at the higher level.
Yeah I saw he covered both sides for the Canes.
Very valuable if he can do it at test level.
@Bones said in All Blacks XV:
@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks XV:
That would have been a poplar selection
We'd end up with everyone pining for Gatland.
Warren? I don't think they'd rimuve Foster because of one bad selection.
@Frye said in All Blacks XV:
@Bones said in All Blacks XV:
@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks XV:
That would have been a poplar selection
We'd end up with everyone pining for Gatland.
Warren? I don't think they'd rimuve Foster because of one bad selection.
I guess the higher up the tree you go, the harder you are to reach.
NZ Rugby granted the licence for Moana Pasifika to participate in Super Rugby Pacific, and it is understood that the All Blacks can select up to three players from the franchise.
@Tim said in All Blacks XV:
NZ Rugby granted the licence for Moana Pasifika to participate in Super Rugby Pacific, and it is understood that the All Blacks can select up to three players from the franchise.
this is an interesting case, and one that rams home how fucked up rugby is with regards to eligibility
Born in NZ. Lived in Aus for a long time. Played basically all his pro rugby in NZ. The only reason he got a decent crack at Super rugby was because MP was created. He's 28 years old and hasn't been capped, which probably means he wasn't on a radar 3 years ago when he couldn't get a game at the Chiefs.
I tend to think that MP was created to give these guys a gig and get them to the level to help build the pro ranks available to the Pacific nations. However, this guy is 100% a product of NZ rugby. NZ money and expertise has done all the heavy lifting here. He's played in the Country for like 6 years (barring an unsuccessful jaunt to Japan).
He's unlikely to have an anywhere near decent career in Black. Let him go
@mariner4life said in All Blacks XV:
Let him go
If he wants to go. From the article it appears he's turned down Mapusua twice already and at least one time was before selection in the ABXV.