@mr-fish said in All Blacks Tour of South Africa 2026:
@upthelanders said in All Blacks Tour of South Africa 2026:
@mr-fish The whole squad or just the extra 10?
Haven't heard but would imagine the whole squad.
Lauaki, STT, Jacomb.
@secfid said in All Blacks Tour of South Africa 2026:
@kiwimurph Believe Jacomb is in the 44. Suggests RM might not be fit to play as Rennie was hoping for and so he needs 10 cover rather than 15 cover. Love and Jacomb as 10’s and DMac and BB as experienced 15’s
It's been made clear RM is only eligible if injuries hit the initial 44.
@shaquilleoatmeal said in All Blacks Tour of South Africa 2026:
@mr-fish said in All Blacks Tour of South Africa 2026:
Confirming that Jacomb is in and just three halfbacks have been selected.
Ratima to get three test caps in South Africa with a total of nine minutes on the field.
The Chiefs bias is pretty blatant and disgusting….
@pakman said in All Blacks Tour of South Africa 2026:
@mr-fish said in All Blacks Tour of South Africa 2026:
@upthelanders said in All Blacks Tour of South Africa 2026:
@mr-fish The whole squad or just the extra 10?
Haven't heard but would imagine the whole squad.
Lauaki, STT, Jacomb.
plus - Ollie Norris, George Bell, Fabian Holland, Ethan Blackadder, Timoci Tavatavanawai, Rieko Ioane and Emoni Narawa.
There's your 10. Peston is the 3rd halfback.
Jacomb makes a great deal of sense, in that 10 remains a problem position, and we have a heap of capped fullback options.
If Love were to break his leg, we are back to Barrett, McKenzie and Mo'unga.
You can debate his form this year, but he is still the best of the rest.
So that would be a 6:4 split for the extra 10 players. This could be a missed opportunity to include a couple more debutants.
@nogusta said in All Blacks Tour of South Africa 2026:
@pakman said in All Blacks Tour of South Africa 2026:
@mr-fish said in All Blacks Tour of South Africa 2026:
@upthelanders said in All Blacks Tour of South Africa 2026:
@mr-fish The whole squad or just the extra 10?
Haven't heard but would imagine the whole squad.
Lauaki, STT, Jacomb.
plus - Ollie Norris, George Bell, Fabian Holland, Ethan Blackadder, Timoci Tavatavanawai, Rieko Ioane and Emoni Narawa.
There's your 10. Peston is the 3rd halfback.
Kirifi omission is the talking point here
Blackadder and Bell real head scratchers. Is Blackadder going to be a midweek captain maybe?
@akan004 said in All Blacks Tour of South Africa 2026:
Am a fan of Rennie's coaching style and his assistants. Not a fan of his conservative selections.
I don’t think he’s been conservative at all. There are some statements being made. Taking 3 9’s is really pushing home that statement I posted yesterday regarding the halfbacks.
@kirwan said in All Blacks Tour of South Africa 2026:
Blackadder and Bell real head scratchers. Is Blackadder going to be a midweek captain maybe?
“The franchise games will provide an opportunity for other leaders in the group to step in as Captain, before Ardie Savea arrives in South Africa ahead of the first Test match. Ardie has carried a massive workload in the last couple of years and we think it is best for him to have an extended break so he can come back ready to lead us into the Test series. We have a number of excellent leaders in our squad who will embrace the chance to captain the side.”
@landers92 said in All Blacks Tour of South Africa 2026:
@akan004 said in All Blacks Tour of South Africa 2026:
Am a fan of Rennie's coaching style and his assistants. Not a fan of his conservative selections.
I don’t think he’s been conservative at all. There are some statements being made. Taking 3 9’s is really pushing home that statement I posted yesterday regarding the halfbacks.
Possibly partly true, although it may also be they don't feel a fourth halfback is actually needed. Roigard likely to play the majority of the test minutes.
Also hammers home that they feel there is a massive gap between #1 and #2.
