Who will be in the 31-man All Blacks RWC Squad?

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That back 3 is real odd. I guess it fits their formula, but seems pretty green? Is Barrett still as useful there as last time out?
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I’m pretty happy with that. I wasn’t convinced that Hansen was going to play Beau’unga in the 1st XV, but clearly he is.
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Mikey Brown wrote:That back 3 is real odd. I guess it fits their formula, but seems pretty green? Is Barrett still as useful there as last time out?
We tend to go well with rookie wings at World Cups - Kirwan, Lomu, NMS etc
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BB is lethal at fullback. I really liked his set up for the last try when all the support told him to fang it through the gap. Everyone was in on the counter. Fucking sweet.
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morepork wrote:BB is lethal at fullback. I really liked his set up for the last try when all the support told him to fang it through the gap. Everyone was in on the counter. Fucking sweet.
BB is the fullback that I wished Daly was…
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Ardie was packing down at 8 a lot. Has he been doing that in Soup rugby? He definitely gets some go forward from there.
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morepork wrote:Ardie was packing down at 8 a lot. Has he been doing that in Soup rugby? He definitely gets some go forward from there.
Seemed like Ardie was doing all the action stuff; taking all attacking balls off 8, chasing the 10 from scrums, defending the blindside on closer defensive scrums. Was very impressed with him. Read wouldn’t be there if he weren’t captain surely?
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Mikey Brown wrote:
morepork wrote:Ardie was packing down at 8 a lot. Has he been doing that in Soup rugby? He definitely gets some go forward from there.
Seemed like Ardie was doing all the action stuff; taking all attacking balls off 8, chasing the 10 from scrums, defending the blindside on closer defensive scrums. Was very impressed with him. Read wouldn’t be there if he weren’t captain surely?
Read's role is completely different from Ardie. He does a lot more grindy work, so that the double openside duo that is Cavea? Sane? has a platform.
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Thought Read was quite good actually. Not the flair and explosiveness he once had but good all round performance
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Hmm
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Doubt it, that looks like a yellow card to me but possible he will get a couple of weeks
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