All Blacks 2025
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@KiwiMurph to be fair Amua’s throwing in is real libility not that i’m saying Bells the answer either would have taken RR before both of them
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@Steven-Harris said in All Blacks 2025:
@KiwiMurph to be fair Amua’s throwing in is real libility not that i’m saying Bells the answer either would have taken RR before both of them
Aumua was fine last year on the EoYT.
There is a lot of pressure on the Canes hooker given their lineout options. Often they had Kirifi, Lakai, and Iose as the loose forwards with two locks no bigger than 197cm.
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@Steven-Harris said in All Blacks 2025:
@KiwiMurph to be fair Amua’s throwing in is real libility not that i’m saying Bells the answer either would have taken RR before both of them
I think I would have given Aumua some leeway after such a strong finish last test season but yes there are a number of players that have shown more than Bell
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@brodean said in All Blacks 2025:
@Steven-Harris said in All Blacks 2025:
@KiwiMurph to be fair Amua’s throwing in is real libility not that i’m saying Bells the answer either would have taken RR before both of them
Aumua was fine last year on the EoYT.
There is a lot of pressure on the Canes hooker given their lineout options. Often they had Kirifi, Lakai, and Iose as the loose forwards with two locks no bigger than 197cm.
He was better than fine. Most posters were overwhelmingly positive about his impactful performance up North, including an 80 minute gem.
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@Grooter said in All Blacks 2025:
I reckon Big Jim is being named Monday. Saw an Instagram video with Mark Telea who is off to South Africa with Riccitelli, JRK, Sotutu and Beehre but not Tavatavanawai.
Apparently he’s in mate.
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So who still has DMac starting for the ABs? Massive worry for the ABs when Beauden’s been average as well. Maybe time to starting blooding guys like Love and Reihana.
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Okay I'd go with:
Props: Williams, De Groot, Bower, Lomax, Newell, Tosi
Hookers: Taylor, Taukei'aho, McAlister
Locks: S Barrett (c), Vai'i, Tuipolutu, Holland
Back Row: Blackadder, Finau, Jacobson, Savea, Papalii, Lakai, Sititi
Half Backs: Ratima, Roigard, Hotham
First Five: Beauden Barrett, DMac, Reihana
Midfield: Jordie Barrett, Quinn Tupaea, Reiko Ioane, Billy Proctor, Tavatavanawai
Back Three: Reece, Jordan, Love, Carter
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@Canes4life said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
So who still has DMac starting for the ABs? Massive worry for the ABs when Beauden’s been average as well. Maybe time to starting blooding guys like Love and Reihana.
I would love to see them roll the dic for the French - Dmac and BB are both known quantities so lets have a look at one of the young fellas
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2025:
So who still has DMac starting for the ABs? Massive worry for the ABs when Beauden’s been average as well. Maybe time to starting blooding guys like Love and Reihana.
Reihana might push Love out.
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@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:
Okay I'd go with:
Props: Williams, De Groot, Bower, Lomax, Newell, Tosi
Hookers: Taylor, Taukei'aho, McAlister
Locks: S Barrett (c), Vai'i, Tuipolutu, Holland
Back Row: Blackadder, Finau, Jacobson, Savea, Papalii, Lakai, Sititi
Half Backs: Ratima, Roigard, Hotham
First Five: Beauden Barrett, DMac, Reihana
Midfield: Jordie Barrett, Quinn Tupaea, Reiko Ioane, Billy Proctor, Tavatavanawai
Back Three: Reece, Jordan, Love, Carter
Will be hard to leave Reihana out after that. Will be intriguing to see if they make any last minute changes. I don’t think Carter makes it after tonight, wasn’t great under the high ball and was left in no man’s land on a number of occasions. I think Narawa gets in ahead of him.
Would love to see this backline at some point: 9. Roigard 10. Love 11. Clarke 12. Tupaea 13. Proctor 14. Reece 15. Jordan.
