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    @ACT-Crusader said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:

    Odds on that it will be PT and Scott Barrett starting with Luatua or Fifita on the bench.

    Have to be Luatua over Fifita as he was in the original squad.

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    @ACT-Crusader said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:

    Squire will probably miss out unless they go for a 6/2 bench.

    If they all have to be 6"2 would Ardie be too tall?

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    @Billy-Tell said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:

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    I never like 6/2.

    Too risky.

    With Ardie Savea on the bench I can handle it. It's not a full time arrangement - but he can float around on the wing if required.

    The downsides of being caught short in the forwards outweigh the risk of putting the fitter of the two Savea's on the wing.

    Peranara and who on the bench though? Mackenzie positionally makes the most sense?

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    Dixon is used a lot in the lineout for the Highlanders.

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    @booboo said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:

    @ACT-Crusader said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:

    Odds on that it will be PT and Scott Barrett starting with Luatua or Fifita on the bench.

    Have to be Luatua over Fifita as he was in the original squad.

    Yeah but Fifita is a lock/6 to Luatua's 6/lock.

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    I thought we'd decided BFA was to play lock?

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    @Crucial
    Fuckin shelled out for a month of BT Sport - they're also showing the Maoris v USA
    But fed up with fuckin broadcasters holding the sporting fans to ransom. We subscribe to Sky, and was mightily pissed off to find they;re not showing any apart from the Dublin game
    Fuck - the No 1 team in the world should be shown and broadcast widely, no matter what sport it is

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    @ACT-Crusader said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:

    If Ardie Savea is on the bench we've got backup 7 and 12 sorted...

    With his extra height (@Canes4life™) he should be good to cover lock as well.

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    @rotated said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:

    @Billy-Tell said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:

    @ACT-Crusader

    I never like 6/2.

    Too risky.

    With Ardie Savea on the bench I can handle it. It's not a full time arrangement - but he can float around on the wing if required.

    The downsides of being caught short in the forwards outweigh the risk of putting the fitter of the two Savea's on the wing.

    Peranara and who on the bench though? Mackenzie positionally makes the most sense?

    Cruden. Barrett covers fullback.

    I'd prefer 10. Cruden 15. Barrett waaay more than 10. Barrett 15. DMac

    If we're worried about midfield cover than Naholo to start at 11 and cover 13.

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    @Frye said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:

    @booboo said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:

    @ACT-Crusader said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:

    Odds on that it will be PT and Scott Barrett starting with Luatua or Fifita on the bench.

    Have to be Luatua over Fifita as he was in the original squad.

    Yeah but Fifita is a lock/6 to Luatua's 6/lock.

    Is he? I thought the Canes played him ag lick cause they had plenty other looseforward options

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    @booboo

    Thats the way they were described by the selectors at the squad announcement.

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    @Duluth okey doke

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    Fifita was called a lock who can play looise and Luatua a loosie who can 'play lock at a pinch'
    So I don't think they are that excited about Luatua's locking ability.

    I'd be surprised if they expect to get 80mins out of PT so the bench lock should get decent game time.

    Maybe just moving Kaino into lock late in the match is the least bad option? I would be concerned if there was an early injury though

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    Apart from the surname Barrett ( which it seems may as well be Clarke or Meads these days ) what does Barrett bring to the table as a player ?

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    @MN5 said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:

    Apart from the surname Barrett ( which it seems may as well be Clarke or Meads these days ) what does Barrett bring to the table as a player ?

    According to Mrs Barrett, salt and pepper. Jordie does the place mats and Beaudy the knives and forks....too funny

    He's pretty mobile and decent ball skills. Was more prominent than Romano in super rugby imo. Got his lineout ballwell too.
    A pretty decent prospect all round

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    Why has Bird not been given the call up? Is he injured?

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    @akan004 said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:

    Why has Bird not been given the call up? Is he injured?

    He's clearly slipped down the pecking order

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    I've raided the piggy bank and put 25 on Ireland 1-5 at 25.

    I said I wouldn't do this again, but it's got to happen some time in my lifetime, and I've persuaded myself that maybe it'll be this time.

    After that no more. It's the last time.

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    @akan004 said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:

    Why has Bird not been given the call up? Is he injured?

    Injured.. He had surgery planned for after the NPC

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    I actually rate Fifita far more as a 6 than lock but he probably does the lock thing better than Luatua.

    Barrett is good but I'm not sure if he's test standard. We'll soon find out.

    Btw, did he steal Beauden's dinner every night when they were growing up? Bit of a size difference.

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