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    All Blacks leadership group.

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    • mencey
      mencey last edited by Duluth

      Who are the 10 All Blacks in the current leadership group? Just wondering. Thx

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      • gollum
        gollum last edited by

        The new 10-man leadership group, which includes captain Kieran Read, vice captain Ben Smith along with fellow tourists Sam Whitelock, Kaino, Dane Coles and Beauden Barrett, then held a meeting to decide Smith's fate.

        http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/85021500/all-blacks-leadership-group-had-to-take-a-stand-with-aaron-smith--jerome-kaino

        As the evolution of the new leaders continues, one common trait remains. Like those before them don't expect this 10-man group, which includes Sam Whitelock, Jerome Kaino, Dane Coles, Barrett, Cane and Aaron Smith, to get carried away.

        http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/84095945/New-All-Blacks-leadership-group-blossoming-under-sunlight

        So thats -
        Sam Whitelock,
        Jerome Kaino,
        Dane Coles,
        Barrett,
        Cane
        Aaron Smith
        Read
        Coles
        Ben Smith

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        • Bones
          Bones @gollum last edited by

          @gollum Coles is so awesome he's worth 2, I agree.

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          • gollum
            gollum @Bones last edited by

            @Bones
            One vote as a back, one as a forward

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            • Milk
              Milk last edited by

              I think Cruden is usually in there too.

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              • D
                dingo last edited by

                Its interesting to see which long term ABs aren't there. J Savea not surprisingly, Owen Franks is clearly to busy practicing his try scoring celebration (or at the gym). BBBR? Only need one lock I guess. Has he ever captained a team?

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                • Unco
                  Unco @dingo last edited by

                  @dingo said in All Blacks leadership group.:

                  Its interesting to see which long term ABs aren't there. J Savea not surprisingly, Owen Franks is clearly to busy practicing his try scoring celebration (or at the gym). BBBR? Only need one lock I guess. Has he ever captained a team?

                  He's captained the Chiefs once or twice.

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                  • pukunui
                    pukunui last edited by pukunui

                    Wasn't there an article earlier in the year saying Cane was no longer in the leadership group? Not much explanation and the conclusion was drawn that it was so he coukd concentrate on filling the hole left by Mccaw (or preparing him to be dropped for Ardie)

                    Have a vague memory that TJP being in it too but may be thinking of A Smith. I remember being surprised but that's about it.

                    Edit: after a quick google i couldn't find anything other than saying Cane had been added to the group. Search also suggested BBBR and SBW were included too. No mention of tjp which is understandable.

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                    • taniwharugby
                      taniwharugby last edited by

                      I thnk that was an oversight that he hadnt been listed in that article IIRC, given he has been part of the LT for a while, it would have been odd to remove him.

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                      • ACT Crusader
                        ACT Crusader last edited by

                        I also remember a discussion about Cane not being in the leadership group.

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                        • Unco
                          Unco @ACT Crusader last edited by

                          @ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks leadership group.:

                          I also remember a discussion about Cane not being in the leadership group.

                          I can vaguely remember something like that coming up but I'm pretty sure it was proven wrong pretty quickly. Probably Canes4Life or Winger getting uppity.

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                          • Stargazer
                            Stargazer last edited by

                            According to this article, the members of the leadership group are:

                            Beauden Barrett
                            Sam Cane
                            Dan Coles
                            Aaron Cruden
                            Jerome Kaino
                            Kieran Read
                            Brodie Retallick
                            Aaron Smith
                            Ben Smith
                            Sam Whitelock
                            Sonny Bill Williams

                            Not sure whether we can really believe this to be correct, because the rest of the article is way off the mark.

                            http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/sport/80130039/Leadership-group-makes-it-tough-for-form-players-to-break-into-All-Blacks

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                            • rotated
                              rotated @Stargazer last edited by

                              @Stargazer said in All Blacks leadership group.:

                              According to this article, the members of the leadership group are:
                              ...
                              Sonny Bill Williams

                              How fortuitous to have someone so experienced to head up the "funny business in public restrooms" subcommittee.

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                              • JayCee
                                JayCee last edited by

                                Doubt it's 11 players. With that many it's pretty diluted, almost a 3rd of the squad.

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