All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test
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@Duluth said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Duluth shit that is a surprise!
is it though?
No one comes in a RWC year, so that's 2 years out.
The Lions is another one out
2020 and 2021 CovidSo that's 4 tours since. 2 for France, 1 each for England and Wales.
The decade before the last visit Ireland were here in 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010
All Blacks have played in Dublin 4 times since the Irish last played in NZ
Covid has had an impact but it seems NH visits are getting less frequent. Don't know what Scotlands problem is.. they haven't been here since 2000
Wasn't that when we would get at least two nations here in June (which we wanted because NZRU got sick of dead rubber 3rd tests. We are nothing if not hugely arrogant)
who organises? Is it by invite? because if it is i imagine the Scots aren't the draw card, they'll end up playing the shit stadiums like Nelson, Napier, and what ever tin shed is in Christchurch. NZRU can't afford it.
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@Machpants said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
Hopefully the new set up will see different teams played more often, I'm not a fan at all of the 3 game tours down here. Yet up north we travel around, sucks
i like it. Especially if we keep getting mid-week games
The geography makes it hard here. Aus and NZ is pretty doable. But through in Argentina and South Africa and it's a little much to ask the Northern teams to country-hop. Edinburgh to Paris is like 900km, or half a Queensland.
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@Machpants said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@1kiwi said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
Just heard from Ian Smith on SENZ that potentially another 3 players may be out with Covid...
ABs, Irish, or both?
ABs
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@taniwharugby well deserved in my opinion,been very consistent and think he offers more than George bridge
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@taniwharugby Telea leapfrogs Bridge.
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@taniwharugby Telea leapfrogs Bridge.
They built a bridge then got over it?
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@Duluth said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Duluth shit that is a surprise!
is it though?
No one comes in a RWC year, so that's 2 years out.
The Lions is another one out
2020 and 2021 CovidSo that's 4 tours since. 2 for France, 1 each for England and Wales.
The decade before the last visit Ireland were here in 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010
All Blacks have played in Dublin 4 times since the Irish last played in NZ
Covid has had an impact but it seems NH visits are getting less frequent. Don't know what Scotlands problem is.. they haven't been here since 2000
Bigger fish to fry than the ABs
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@MN5 said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Duluth said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Duluth shit that is a surprise!
is it though?
No one comes in a RWC year, so that's 2 years out.
The Lions is another one out
2020 and 2021 CovidSo that's 4 tours since. 2 for France, 1 each for England and Wales.
The decade before the last visit Ireland were here in 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010
All Blacks have played in Dublin 4 times since the Irish last played in NZ
Covid has had an impact but it seems NH visits are getting less frequent. Don't know what Scotlands problem is.. they haven't been here since 2000
Bigger fish to fry than the ABs
Viva Italia
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@Crucial said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
So the 'talk' this morning is that LF comes in for Jordan, QT is at 12 and SB is at 6.
You have to wonder if this is guesswork from journos or actual knowledge as there's no mention of where Clark fits, who starts at 10, whether AS is ready......
To paraphrase Byron Kelleher this feels like 2019 all over again.
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@MN5 said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Crucial said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
So the 'talk' this morning is that LF comes in for Jordan, QT is at 12 and SB is at 6.
You have to wonder if this is guesswork from journos or actual knowledge as there's no mention of where Clark fits, who starts at 10, whether AS is ready......
To paraphrase Byron Kelleher this feels like 2019 all over again.
It'll be the same gameplan as 2017, too
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wasnt SB at lock with Kaino on that infamous day?
A touch of irony if he would move from lock to 6 against Ireland...his last outing at 6 went well though
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@taniwharugby Telea leapfrogs Bridge.
George won't mind. Probably makes a change from people running around him.
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
wasnt SB at lock with Kaino on that infamous day?
A touch of irony if he would move from lock to 6 against Ireland...his last outing at 6 went well though
Going to be interesting to see how many of these changes have been forced on Foster and co. and how many were planned. Might be a disaster, but might be the making of some players.
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@Crucial said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
So the 'talk' this morning is that LF comes in for Jordan, QT is at 12 and SB is at 6.
You have to wonder if this is guesswork from journos or actual knowledge as there's no mention of where Clark fits, who starts at 10, whether AS is ready......
This is the actual team.
