2018 Brisbane Global Tens
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@duluth said in 2018 Brisbane Global Tens:
Hopefully the other NZ sides make a similar selection.
Hopefully not. It discredits the event from the get-go. Makes it seem like more of a jokeshop tournament than it already is.
I actually enjoyed it this year for the fact I got to see all the young'uns from the various WTG showing off their talents. I'm not really interested in seeing Taine Randell, Norm Maxwell, etc getting 2 minutes off the bench every second game.
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@wurzel said in 2018 Brisbane Global Tens:
Hopefully not. It discredits the event from the get-go. Makes it seem like more of a jokeshop tournament than it already is.
It's a preseason semi serious giggle
Fringe players, an older guy and a handful of the top team seems about right to me.
Most of the top players won't gain much from playing and then there is the injury riskI don't get why people want this to be a super serious tournament. Enjoy it (or don't) for what it is
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@stargazer Given the Blues efforts last year at the 10s i'd say an easy pool for everyone else in the Blues pool.
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@kiwimurph Oh, c'mon, only the Wild Knights will be a serious opponent. Surely, the Blues have the best cattle of that lot.
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All depends on who they send. is it wider squad backs and loose forwards for fitness/ game experience/ shits and giggles or is it their best XV minus the tight five..?
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So Pau have rolled out some familiar names for their Brisbane 10s team.
Wonder this mystery AB will be?
Pau's Brisbane Tens squad: Conrad Smith, Colin Slade, Ben Mowen, Steffon Armitage, Thomas Taylor, Lourens Adriaanse, Frank Halai, Jamie Mackintosh, Ignacio Calles, Lucas Rey Quentin Lespiauq, Jeremy Hurou, Daniel Ramsay, Giovanni Habel Kuffner, Pierrick Gunther, Baptiste Pesenti, Martin Puech, Thibault Daubagna, Clovis Lebail, Bastien Pourailly, Brandon Fajardo, Mathias Colombet, Watisoni Votu, Florian Nicot, Mystery All Blacks legend.
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@kiwimurph probably mn5s favourite author.
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The Brisbane Tens accounted tweeted about the Pau selection having 183 international caps between them. Smith, Slade, Mowen, Taylor, Stanley, Mackintosh, Halai, Armitage and Lauren Adriaanse have a total of 149 caps between them. So, unless other players in this list have international caps, the mystery AB must have 34 caps.
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@kiwimurph said in 2018 Brisbane Global Tens:
@bones my serious guess is Chris Masoe
You could be right, but All Blacks "legend"? Let's not just throw that word around like its candy. I'm expecting someone of Carter or McCaws quality.
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@stargazer According to a quick scan 34 caps means Bruce Robertson, Stu Wilson or Murray Mexted?
Legends, yes. Likely, no.
However, assuming there's one random cap spread among the others then 33 could be Victor Vito.
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@no-quarter said in 2018 Brisbane Global Tens:
@kiwimurph said in 2018 Brisbane Global Tens:
@bones my serious guess is Chris Masoe
You could be right, but All Blacks "legend"? Let's not just throw that word around like its candy. I'm expecting someone of Carter or McCaws quality.
well we're already stretching "star" with most of the guys in that graphic
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@chris-b I saw Bruce last week, he didnt mention it!
"All Blacks" Legend
Could it be "All Blacks" 7s Legend DJ Forbes?
