All Blacks XV 2022

taniwharugby

@Stargazer I merged his thread into this one...

Stargazer

@taniwharugby Ah, that's not visible for us non-mod folk.

Frank

@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.

So possible best team?:

  1. A Hogman

  2. K Ekland

  3. T Williams

  4. J Dickson

  5. J Goodhue

  6. T Robinson

  7. T Christie

  8. C Grace

  9. B Webber

  10. D Mckenzie

  11. B Sullivan

  12. A Nankivell

  13. TUJ

  14. M Telea

  15. Z Sullivan

  16. A Aumua

  17. E De Groot

  18. T Lomax

  19. IWL

  20. MMT

  21. TJP

  22. J Ioane

  23. A Lam

  24. L Jacobson (for @FakatavaAllBlack)

Torian

@Mackerzzzz Luke Jacobson quickly becoming the forgotten man of NZ rugby

nzzp

@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.

nzzp

@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 ๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿ‘†

Bones

@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.

Bovidae

Williams is more of a LH prop. No Newell in that team either.

Torian

@Bovidae too right Fletcher Newell is a tighthead going places!!

Dan54

@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............................

Dan54

@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:

booboo

@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 ?

Dan54

@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.

Dan54

@antipodean said in All Blacks XV:

@Daffy-Jaffy said in All Blacks XV:

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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.

broughie

@Chris wonโ€™t take that long to recover. Good chance he could be back 3 to 4 weeks, maybe sooner. He is is good shape, relatively young and tough.

Goodhue is leaving so Sangster or Gallagher or MSR.

Stargazer

@Mackerzzzz I wonder whether MSR's criminal conviction will play a role? Will he be able to enter all countries?

SouthernMann

I'd pick Fabian Holland. He has such great physical attributes and steps up so well to each level.

booboo

@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

antipodean

@Stargazer NZR kicking goals again.

nostrildamus

@Kirwan said in All Blacks XV:

Havenโ€™t they missed a trick not calling this team the Shadow All Blacks?

They could have called it the Shades. Or the Black Shadows.

booboo

Why are we upset?

Didn't we already know this?

@booboo said in All Blacks XV:

Why are we upset?

Didn't we already know this?

Were upset because razor should be coaching the ABs. And this maybe even puts the knockers on him taking over after fozzie had lost the bled

Bovidae

I'd like to know how much communication there has been (in both directions) between NZR and Robertson. I wouldn't be surprised if Robertson decided to accept the Baabaas offer without NZR knowing, which then ruled him out of the AB XV coaching position.

@Bovidae said in All Blacks XV:

I'd like to know how much communication there has been (in both directions) between NZR and Robertson. I wouldn't be surprised if Robertson decided to accept the Baabaas offer without NZR knowing, which then ruled him out of the AB XV coaching position.

I would be, he's under NZR contact and would have to get permission to coach elsewhere. I reckon, despite what I said above, that he'd have an out that his NZR contact is primary if required by NZ