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[2014 Mid-Year Tests] New Zealand vs England (1st Test)
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<blockquote data-quote="SomeOke" data-source="post: 647843" data-attributes="member: 59145"><p>Haha even I'm supporting the All Blacks, if anyone's going to beat them it better be us <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />.</p><p></p><p>I will be looking at England closely however, I really don't follow NH rugby as closely as I should not because I dislike it or underestimate it at all I'm just not emotionally invested, I always plan to watch the 6N closely too get into the swing of things but it coincides with the start of Super Rugby which I'm always so excited about that the 6N kinda gets lost. The back line looks a bit different since the last time I looked. I like Care starting and I like someone other than Farrel (injury?) and Barret slotted in as well.</p><p></p><p>On the NZ side the side is fairly obvious and it's a pity Luatua was poor this season, but the loose trio has the right mix of mobility and physicality both on and off the breakdown. Read is big loss but it shouldn't make an awful lot of difference as the replacements are more than able (and Read, Kaino and Mccaw is probably not even sporting <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />), I'd also really like to see Ben Smith get the starting berth at FB as he's just so consistently sublime, and he can get more involved at FB, but Dagg has done enough in recent weeks to hold on to his spot I suppose. Barret should be starting on form but I suppose there's no reason to rush him into the starting line-up, if he doesn't start I do think he'll get larger chunks of play time than he has in the past (don't remember him getting more than 10 minutes).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SomeOke, post: 647843, member: 59145"] Haha even I'm supporting the All Blacks, if anyone's going to beat them it better be us :P. I will be looking at England closely however, I really don't follow NH rugby as closely as I should not because I dislike it or underestimate it at all I'm just not emotionally invested, I always plan to watch the 6N closely too get into the swing of things but it coincides with the start of Super Rugby which I'm always so excited about that the 6N kinda gets lost. The back line looks a bit different since the last time I looked. I like Care starting and I like someone other than Farrel (injury?) and Barret slotted in as well. On the NZ side the side is fairly obvious and it's a pity Luatua was poor this season, but the loose trio has the right mix of mobility and physicality both on and off the breakdown. Read is big loss but it shouldn't make an awful lot of difference as the replacements are more than able (and Read, Kaino and Mccaw is probably not even sporting :P), I'd also really like to see Ben Smith get the starting berth at FB as he's just so consistently sublime, and he can get more involved at FB, but Dagg has done enough in recent weeks to hold on to his spot I suppose. Barret should be starting on form but I suppose there's no reason to rush him into the starting line-up, if he doesn't start I do think he'll get larger chunks of play time than he has in the past (don't remember him getting more than 10 minutes). [/QUOTE]
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