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Worst kiwi performance tonight has been Grant Nisbett. How a commentator can confuse Ardie Savea with Timoci Tavatavanawai is baffling. Nisbot has a history of confusing dark coloured players sadly . I actually don't mind Nisbett, truth be told, but he needs to get his eyes checked again after that...

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Is this based on 1-2 games against a sub-strength French team? It is. But Scott Barrett will need to lift his performance when he returns, otherwise this narrative will only get stronger with time. I mean he had a great SR season for the Crusaders. Are North Island posters now demanding our most ex...

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And if we're going to be talking about potential RWC squads in two years time, we've got to talk about who the ABs' second half-back is. At the moment, there's daylight between Roigard and the next best halfback.

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Tbf we said the same last year about our 6 issues being over once Sititi emerged. Our backrow looks much more balanced with Vaa'i at 6, Sititi at 8 and Savea at 7. Yep, that combination has emerged as our best set of loose forwards. And the irony is that they haven't played a single game together i...

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Wilderbeast wrote: ↑Sun Jul 13, 2025 1:05 am
xhooker wrote: ↑Sun Jul 13, 2025 12:24 am Why is the 4th-best Lock Captain of the All Blacks?
Is this based on 1-2 games against a sub-strength French team?

It is. But Scott Barrett will need to lift his performance when he returns, otherwise this narrative will only get stronger with time.

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Semantics, shemantics.

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Worst kiwi performance tonight has been Grant Nisbett. How a commentator can confuse Ardie Savea with Timoci Tavatavanawai is baffling. Nisbett was past it a decade ago, the guy needs to retire. I do find it all a bit rich though, with Planet Rugby ranting about it as "disrespect" like the f**king ...

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obelixtim wrote: ↑Sat Jul 12, 2025 12:23 pm
Eugenius wrote: ↑Sat Jul 12, 2025 12:17 pm Proctor was good .
I thought he was pretty good, I hope he gets more game time. He'll get better.

I hope so. If he gets comfortable at international level, he'll make his team mates better.

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AUNZ are looking like a team who've just met each other for the first time. Sort of like the Lions a few weeks ago. The Lions have looked much sharper for me which suggests the training is starting to stick. Test series could be something else. It's would be interesting to know which Lions players ...

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AUNZ are looking like a team who've just met each other for the first time. Sort of like the Lions a few weeks ago.

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Big Patrick had a good game. Holland also very good. Ardie played very well, as did Va'ai. The pack will be very good when Williams and Lomax come back. Williams, Lomax and Sititi are arguably three starters in the ABs pack, who have yet to make an appearance this season. This AB pack has the poten...

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Neverwas wrote: ↑Sat Jul 12, 2025 10:30 am ABs coaches said we nailed the kicking at half time.

A golfer needs to chip the ball on to the green, not put it in the rough.

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kiwidutchie wrote: ↑Sat Jul 12, 2025 9:36 am Worst kiwi performance tonight has been Grant Nisbett.

How a commentator can confuse Ardie Savea with Timoci Tavatavanawai is baffling.

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Sprig wrote: ↑Sat Jul 12, 2025 9:55 am
Monkey Magic wrote: ↑Sat Jul 12, 2025 9:53 am Think the biggest issue was the best chief went off. Vaa'i is quickly making himself one of the most important players we have on the field.
Day and Night difference between Vaa'i and Finau.

Tupou Vaa'i is fast becoming a player the ABs can't afford to play without.

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Ted. wrote: ↑Sat Jul 12, 2025 10:14 am I think everyone will agree that Patty was a step up from Dog Roll.

Agree, based on this year's form. The pressure will be on Scott Barrett to step up in performance when he comes back.

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4:49pm (local time, kick off at 7:05pm)

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Thorne was the very definition of what was wrong with the late 90s/early 2000s NZ selection policy. I wonder what Captain Invisible is up to these days anyway? Baggage handler at AKL? I forget the joke now... I know it involved a suitcase... https://media1.tenor.com/m/gD6r5OYtOlkAAAAd/billy-t-james...

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I don't even follow local politics or like Tory Whanau, but this Chung fellow sounds like a real piece of sh!t.

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Dave Loveridge. He must have gone beyond levels of performance to have a test match named after him, let alone a test match against the Lions.

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I'm looking forward to the test match. I missed the game last week, and have not been able to watch a replay. The weather here in the Wellington region has been awful the last 24 hours, with rain galore.

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He was certainly the danger man targeted by the Wallabies in 2003 - and taken out by George Smith . That team had played some of the best running rugby earlier in the season ever by the AB’s, it’s hard to do that with a half-back with a lousy pass . He became slow at the ruck to decide well after t...

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Waa hoping he would let the Chiefs start this week but Tupaea missing and the rest on the bench....again. Correction. Narawa making a surprise appearance Hopefully Tupaea next week. I don't want to see Jacobson though.. ever. He's the modern Reuben Thorne. Bit harsh. I'm no fan of his but I have to...

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Marshall slow looping passes were his biggest flaw. Killed a lot of momentum generated by fast ball. Stifled a lot of backline play, but got away with it with the likes of Mehrts and Carlos to speed things up. I'm not even a Cantab, but you don't become the All Black halfback in any era, if you pas...

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Who do AB fans consider the better SH, Smith or Marshall? And how big is the gap? Assuming it’s Smith Smith, for me. His strength was his pass, and pace is what the ABs' required to execute their game plan during his time as an AB (and still do today). Marshall might have been the ABs' most physica...

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Who do AB fans consider the better SH, Smith or Marshall? And how big is the gap? Assuming it’s Smith Smith for sure. Very different styles. Marshall (and Kelleher) were really big guys for 9s at the time and could bust tackles and tackle like additional loose forwards but neither of them could pas...

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TheFrog wrote: ↑Fri Jul 11, 2025 2:39 am I hope Galthie has this one translated in French and posted in each of his players' rooms.

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/all-blac ... -saturday/

Posting it in the French club owners bedrooms would be better.

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BlueThunder wrote: ↑Fri Jul 11, 2025 6:23 am Jason Ryan will be pissed being forced to watch Narawa’s poor body language all match.

Heaven forbid that professional athletes are not allowed to be competitive these days, and want to play and win.

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I like Narawa on the right wing. Better than Rieko there. Rieko is better on the left wing If they’re going to put him at wing. Not sure if anyone has qualms about Narawa getting a go? I am glad he gets the opportunity. Hoping he has a blinder. Me too . It's official Clarke injured , Narawa 14 Riek...

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I like the team that's been named. With 3 of the AB's starting tight 5 sitting out with injuries, I suspect this will reap benefits in the long-run with regards to depth. On another subject, I still haven't seen the game from last week yet. So how did Butterfingers Ratima go at halfback when he came...

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mrbrownstone wrote: ↑Tue Jul 08, 2025 3:59 am My best guess now is:

4. Holland
5. Vai'i
6. Finau
7. Kirifi
8. Ardie (C)

They have said ideally everyone will get a game, and this is the logical opportunity for Finau.

Sounds about right. Who's on the bench for those positions though? Patrick T & Jacobson?

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I forget how young some of the AB locks are:

- Fabian Holland (22)
- Tupou Vaa'i (25)
- Sam Darry (24)
- Josh Lord (22).

Their best days are ahead of them. As referenced elsewhere, I expect them to fill out a bit too.

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Despite all this cogitation over Vai'i at 6 , my personal view is that it will be short lived. SB has been injury 'prone' this year and his form scratchy at best for the past 2 seasons. Long term[ and that may start soon] Vai'i will be his replacement alongside Holland . As soon as he's fit again S...

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Sprig wrote: ↑Mon Jul 07, 2025 3:44 am sounded like barrett is injured... SR refered to a tuesday press realease on outcomes of a scan.

So if Scott Barrett is injured, Ardie to wear the captain's armband then?

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jdogscoop wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 1:31 pm Blues fans salty AF.

I'd sack Ioane off altogether. Shit attitude and increasingly shit player.

This. They've got more salt than fish n chips FFS.

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I still haven't seen the game yet, but let's give him (and some others) a few games in the position at this level before writing him off. He's looks a natural 6 in my view.

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I didn’t see the game due to a family commitment but I’m just glad the ABs won. Hopefully I’m able to catch a replay of the game to make my own assessment.

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What sad news.

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On the off chance that my boy Billy Proctor has a sh!t game this weekend, I may need to avoid this thread next week.

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Scott Robertson's post-selection press conference; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlkQcDjaKds Man is he excited or what !?! Love it . As someone who has rediscovered health and fitness in my 40's I also like that we have a head coach who models health, fitness and self-discipline to his players. I...

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The selection that interests me most is Holland. Good to see Razor giving him his debut in his home ground where he’s most comfortable. He’s got a bright future ahead of him, but he’s going to need the experienced players around him to lift their performance.

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