Bledisloe 1
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I wouldn’t be focused too much on the last performances by either side. It’s a two week break, the way the Argies and Boks play is very different to how the ABs and Wallabies tend to play.
Inaccuracy has been a problem for both sides going back to the Ireland and England series and continued on in the RC.
We have a “settled” side and OZ have a growing injury/out ward that includes their best 10 and best 7.
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@antipodean said in Bledisloe 1:
Gives Ardie a rest, and hopefully sotutu a shot! A real Pity grace is injured
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@Machpants probably start paps at 8
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@Kiwiwomble said in Bledisloe 1:
@Machpants probably start paps at 8
Ofa T is pretty tall, mobile, decent ball skills, hard bastard ... clearly a good 8
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@nzzp cant talk about being tall and not mention Jordie....we are determined to keep him starting
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@Kiwiwomble said in Bledisloe 1:
@nzzp cant talk about being tall and not mention Jordie....we are determined to keep him starting
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shows a bit that i am very disappointed our loose forward trio is now completely pulled apart just as i was starting to see why they were all there
back to the drawing board.
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@mariner4life has to go with
6 AI
8 sotutu....doesn't he?
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@Kiwiwomble said in Bledisloe 1:
@mariner4life has to go with
6 AI
8 sotutu....doesn't he?
Wouldn’t surprise me if they went
6 Barrett
7 Cane
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@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe 1:
@Kiwiwomble said in Bledisloe 1:
@mariner4life has to go with
6 AI
8 sotutu....doesn't he?
Wouldn’t surprise me if they went
6 Barrett
7 Cane
8 Sotutuand i could see the reasoning for that. it would cause the least disruption to the pattern
it's just i quite liked the lock trio working on Saturday
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@ACT-Crusader good point
personally i see the fact AI and Sotutu play super rugby together as a major selling point as well as i like barrett at lock more than 6....but i get that fozzie sees barrett as one of his best 6's so you might be right
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@nzzp said in Bledisloe 1:
@Kiwiwomble said in Bledisloe 1:
@nzzp cant talk about being tall and not mention Jordie....we are determined to keep him starting
Hayman, the height and weight ratio, plus the beard, what else do you really want in a number 8?
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@Snifters said in Bledisloe 1:
No Ardie? Big loss of our Talisman loosie. Adds extra pressure on the loosies who play. Cane will to need to repeat his last performance and then some.
ironically it gives us the chance to really balance the trio. Hopefully it's galvanising
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Akira has had his best games against Aust so you would think he gets the no.6 jersey. The pace of the game will be quicker than against SA or Arg, which doesn't lend itself to SB being the best option at blindside.
I liked the use of Retallick off the bench, and he made an impact.
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@Bovidae said in Bledisloe 1:
Akira has had his best games against Aust so you would think he gets the no.6 jersey. The pace of the game will be quicker than against SA or Arg, which doesn't lend itself to SB being the best option at blindside.
I liked the use of Retallick off the bench, and he made an impact.
Agree with Retallick.
And now the lack of game time for Sotutu becomes the issue. A big ask for him to play a test match on the back of training only (and a bit of time at NPC this weekend).
