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  • KirwanK Offline
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    https://www.allblacks.com/news/new-high-performance-team-to-tour-from-2020?fbclid=IwAR2pS5gSzv7rfC77r6g5qLufSxDAuKC3FqqLsxoioAb07VFaFMrFMTjGqdk

    This good news.

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    Something for Akira to play in I guess 😉

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    Finally

    It's crazy that the JAB's last played in 2009??

    A better name too

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    grumpy old man mode

    i hate how everything is "All Blacks something" now.

    All Blacks XV? Come on.

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    Good idea. Excited to see the games to be honest. Name doesn't really matter too much

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    @Crucial said in All Blacks XV - New second tier team:

    Something for Akira to play in I guess 😉

    I'd be happy with that, we need to a team to develop talent for the ABs. The Maori team is not that

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    I'm predicting that Robertson gets the coaching gig to throw him a bone.

    I hope "international opposition" means the respective 2nd teams from the 6N teams not club teams. Georgia would be a good choice.

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    @mariner4life said in All Blacks XV - New second tier team:

    i hate how everything is "All Blacks something" now.

    All Blacks XV? Come on.

    One thousand times better than Junior All Blacks

    AB XV is pretty much what you'd call a midweek tour side. This side is the equivalent of that

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    @Bovidae said in All Blacks XV - New second tier team:

    I'm predicting that Robertson gets the coaching gig to throw him a bone.

    I hope "international opposition" means the respective 2nd teams from the 6N teams not club teams. Georgia would be a good choice.

    .

    If the reports in the media are correct, one of the games will be against Fiji.

    https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/post/408811

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    OK. I just assumed this team would be playing European opposition but more likely USA and Canada with the LFL connection if Fiji is to be one of those games.

    A game against England A would be meaningful and informative about the players than playing the same level of teams the Maori usually play.

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    Assume this will be the offical 2nd team and tie players to NZ?

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    Who's in the frame for selection?

    If the Ofa T, Laulala, Moody, and Karl T + 1 are in the ABs, then who are the props?

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    @Tim said in All Blacks XV - New second tier team:

    Who's in the frame for selection?

    If the Ofa T, Laulala, Moody, and Karl T + 1 are in the ABs, then who are the props?

    spuds

    but they won't be worse than the locks that are left

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  • M Offline
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    Keep Calm
    Piri's (put the weight) on

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  • CrucialC Offline
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    Yes. A good tight five may be a struggle to find this year.
    Then again it may be what is needed to develop one.

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    Eligible tightheads:

    Moli
    Taavao
    Lomax
    Mafileo
    Tokolahi

    Any others?

    Looseheads:

    Moli
    Ross
    Hodgman
    Johnstone
    Numia
    Thwaites

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    Out of that lot I'm going to assume that Moli is in the ABs.

    Taavao
    Lomax

    Ross
    Hodgman

    +1

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    This team will capture international status so I hope guys with dual eligibility think long and hard before they sign on!

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    Locks

    Whitelock, Tuipulotu, Barrett + 1 in the ABs.

    Contenders:

    Allardice
    Cowley-Tuioti
    IWL
    Dunshea
    Strange
    Dickson

    Maybe Strange to the ABs, leaving IWL, GCT, and Dunshea for the B team. Dickson for fourth lock?

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    I'll skip loose forwards for now. Probably the toughest decisions there.

    Halfbacks:

    Assume that the three from the WC will stay in the ABs.

    TTT and Hall obvious choices.

    Nock
    Drummond
    Booth
    Fakatava
    Enari

    I'd like to see more of Taumateine.

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