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All Blacks World Cup Squad
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<blockquote data-quote="darwin_23" data-source="post: 130797"><p>Being a All Blacks supporter I'm very happy with the squad. Both Flavell and Weepu had opportunities, but didn't take them, managing to play their way out of the squad. I don't think Weepu has had a good game for the All Blacks for a few years now - playing mainly at 1st Five for the hurricanes this year when he came back from reconditioning didn't help either. Flavell is still highly penalty prone - I'm much happier to have the more reliable Thorne as the lock/6 backup.</p><p></p><p>The inclusion of Ellis and Lauaki adds a couple more attacking minded players into the squad. Ellis had a relatively poor super 14, but looked very good for the Junior All Blacks, while Lauaki would likely have been in the squad all along if he had not needed knee operations at the end of super 14.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="darwin_23, post: 130797"] Being a All Blacks supporter I'm very happy with the squad. Both Flavell and Weepu had opportunities, but didn't take them, managing to play their way out of the squad. I don't think Weepu has had a good game for the All Blacks for a few years now - playing mainly at 1st Five for the hurricanes this year when he came back from reconditioning didn't help either. Flavell is still highly penalty prone - I'm much happier to have the more reliable Thorne as the lock/6 backup. The inclusion of Ellis and Lauaki adds a couple more attacking minded players into the squad. Ellis had a relatively poor super 14, but looked very good for the Junior All Blacks, while Lauaki would likely have been in the squad all along if he had not needed knee operations at the end of super 14. [/QUOTE]
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