All Blacks & AB XV Northern Tours 2025

[Linerunner2023]

Parker dumped. The search for a 6 goes on



Dave's a comin

3 used this year with Vai, finau and Parker
Was hoping Parker would kick on but seemed very quite
Lakai, sititi and savea is the 3 best backrowers but all a similar mould
Missing the 6”5’ plus 120 enforcer at 6

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Scotland: 15 Blair Kinghorn; 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Rory Hutchinson, 12 Sione Tuipulotu (capt), 11 Kyle Steyn; 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben White; 8 Jack Dempsey, 7 Matt Fagerson, 6 Gregor Brown; 5 Grant Gilchrist, 4 Scott Cummings; 3 D’Arcy Rae, 2 Ewan Ashman, 1 Pierre Schoeman. Replacements: 16 George Turner, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 Elliot Millar Mills, 19 Marshall Sykes, 20 Rory Darge, 21 Josh Bayliss, 22 Jamie Dobie, 23 Tom Jordan.

 

[Dan54]

3 used this year with Vai, finau and Parker
Was hoping Parker would kick on but seemed very quite
Lakai, sititi and savea is the 3 best backrowers but all a similar mould
Missing the 6”5’ plus 120 enforcer at 6

I wondering if this selection is also because Scots don't run a big loosie as such? Though I would still like a decent size one in there, kind of surprised that Finau didn't make bench, with Kirifi in reserves we don't really have ability to change the way we going to play. The positives it looks like we going to try and run them off feet, with Berry as ref?

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Reece & Jacobson released from main squad for AB XV v Ringinland A.

Stuff

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[waiopehu oldboy]

Was behind the NZHurld paywall but the gist seemed to be that NZR & IRFU split the profit from Chicago 50/50 making it NZR's biggest single-match payday ever.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Crikey. No match chat on this one.

NZ: 25
Sco: 17

NZ up 17-0 and almost blew it. Again. wft do these dopes DO at HT in the sheds to so consistently clock off in these games? "Hmm, we're ahead, I'll just coast a bit here, someone else will pick up the slack. We're the All Blacks, we have the aura, we always win"

Killdozer Darry Kog #4 came on to stop the rot

The usual total inability to secure any high kick

Lord was a bit of a revelation. (see what I did there) He can stay. Gimp-brained Scrote can try his luck off the bench

DMac comes on and gives it the FULL chiefs bottle job spray. Fuck up after fuck up after fuck u DMac you little beauty

Love the local comms. "There are Scotsman oot there!"

 

[Linerunner2023]

I wondering if this selection is also because Scots don't run a big loosie as such? Though I would still like a decent size one in there, kind of surprised that Finau didn't make bench, with Kirifi in reserves we don't really have ability to change the way we going to play. The positives it looks like we going to try and run them off feet, with Berry as ref?

Yes maybe
It worked yesterday 3 of the best players on the field I think they should stay with this
England have a dynamic loosies as well so will be interring to see against earl, curry, under hill etc

 

[Linerunner2023]

The backrow was a great selection all worked really well and should be kept as is
Lord came from nowhere but would still rather darry over him next week
Mixed game by a few BB very hit and miss
Wouldn’t mind seeing McKenzie at 15 and Jordan back to the right wing
Faingunuku has locked up the 13 best back 2 weeks straight
Will need to step up against England next week maybe the form international team atm

 

[Dan54]

Yes maybe
It worked yesterday 3 of the best players on the field I think they should stay with this
England have a dynamic loosies as well so will be interring to see against earl, curry, under hill etc

Really see Parker (or Finau) on bench for Poms, they got a fairly meaty pack .

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Faingunuku has locked up the 13 best back 2 weeks straight

Looked good on attack but missed SEVEN tackles and looked fairly lost defending at centre was a worry. Suspect they'll biff him back to the wing.

Actually the backs outside of Roigard were quite shit.

BB: playing like he's 45 years old. Un droppable
Tupaea: botching tries
Les: missin tackles
Carter: zero involvement and a TRIP ffs
Jordan: still can't catch ANY high kicks

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Thought Carter put himself into some good positions but didn't get the ball when he should have. YC was just brainless, but.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

AB Xv beat Eng A.
Sunny afternoon in Bath, picturesque wee rugby ground, packed in, got them ace vertical stands where everyone has a great view, epic Bath architecture in the background, both teams then proceeded to drop the ball 200 times. Total mess.

Some good tries in the end but..... yeah.

 

[Tomthumb]

This All black team is the most baffling teams I've ever seen. They always seem to look super fragile and not cohesive at all and yet they still win so many games

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Caleb Clarke won't play v Ringinland due to the head knock v Scoutland but ScoBar is "tracking well" & a decision as to whether he plays or not will be made mid-week.

Stuff

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[KiwiM]

Finau going home due an illness in the family

Jacobson going home due to concussion

Lio Willie, Beehre and Tangitau brought in as cover during the week.

Clarke shouldn't play vs Wales even if he passes the protocols - perfect chance to debut Tangitau

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

England: 1 Fin Baxter, 2 Jamie George, 3 Joe Heyes, 4 Maro Itoje (capt), 5 Alex Coles, 6 Guy Pepper, 7 Sam Underhill, 8 Ben Earl, 9 Alex Mitchell, 10 George Ford, 11 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 12 Fraser Dingwall, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 14 Tom Roebuck, 15 Freddie Steward. Replacements: 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17 Ellis Genge, 18 Will Stuart, 19 Chandler Cunningham-South, 20 Tom Curry, 21 Henry Pollock, 22 Ben Spencer, 23 Marcus Smith

 

[Dctarget]

England: 1 Fin Baxter, 2 Jamie George, 3 Joe Heyes, 4 Maro Itoje (capt), 5 Alex Coles, 6 Guy Pepper, 7 Sam Underhill, 8 Ben Earl, 9 Alex Mitchell, 10 George Ford, 11 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 12 Fraser Dingwall, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 14 Tom Roebuck, 15 Freddie Steward. Replacements: 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17 Ellis Genge, 18 Will Stuart, 19 Chandler Cunningham-South, 20 Tom Curry, 21 Henry Pollock, 22 Ben Spencer, 23 Marcus Smith

It disgusts me that England have some real depth across vital positions with a healthy mix of young and old, pricks.

Gonna be kick, kick, kick with that backline. Puuuhhhleease put England to the sword. I'd have to move to a remote internetless hermitic village, like Adelaide, if they beat you.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

I hear Pitcairn is nice this time of year...

 

[zer0]

Gay old Gore has its charms.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

All Blacks: 1. Ethan de Groot, 2. Codie Taylor, 3. Fletcher Newell, 4. Scott Barrett (c), 5. Fabian Holland, 6. Simon Parker, 7. Ardie Savea, 8. Peter Lakai, 9. Cam Roigard, 10. Beauden Barrett, 11. Leicester Fainga’anuku, 12. Quinn Tupaea, 13. Billy Proctor, 14. Leroy Carter, 15. Will Jordan. Bench: 16. Samisoni Taukei’aho, 17. Tamaiti Williams, 18. Pasilio Tosi, 19. Josh Lord, 20. Wallace Sititi, 21. Cortez Ratima, 22. Anton Lienert-Brown, 23. Damian McKenzie.

Unavailable for selection: Caleb Clarke (concussion), Luke Jacobson (concussion), Samipeni Finau (family illness), Jordie Barrett (high ankle).