Could two different All-Blacks reach the semi-finals?

[Shaggy]

Boom!...drop the mic

(i would have found room for Dixon, Osbourne, Manu, Hohneck et al )

The only squad you'll find room for Patrick Osborne in, is the Fijian one. He's played Sevens for Fiji, and hasn't done the Nanai-Williams thing to make him eligible for another country.

 

[Kiwiwomble]

The only squad you'll find room for Patrick Osborne in, is the Fijian one. He's played Sevens for Fiji, and hasn't done the Nanai-Williams thing to make him eligible for another country.

I hadn't heard that before, he was called into to train with the AB's last year though

 

[Jaguares]

Kevy, SBW and Messam are still better than 95% of any other teams players. "Shakey" for AB standard.

Keaven is too old ATM and SBW has had a bad year at Super Rugby. You also haven't a genuine replacement for Conrad. Fekitoa, Crotty, SBW none is a genuine replacement for Conrad, different kinds of players

 

[Shaggy]

I hadn't heard that before, he was called into to train with the AB's last year though

Ok, fair enough ... Only going by the media articles I've read (which isn't always the best idea, I know) ... The article I read was that he'd played sevens for Fiji, and didn't want to be considered for the fifteens squad because it would jeopardise his super rugby ... I'll see if I can source the article (Happy to be wrong though)

I concede Jabby ... I retread some articles, and it says that Osborne was in the Fiji Sevens squad, but that doesn't mean he played. Both Osborne and Tamanivalu are in the NZ BaaBaas squad too aren't they, so it's hard to see their inclusions in that team if they aren't All Black eligible

Keaven is too old ATM and SBW has had a bad year at Super Rugby. You also haven't a genuine replacement for Conrad. Fekitoa, Crotty, SBW none is a genuine replacement for Conrad, different kinds of players

Yep, Keven needs to be managed to prevent injury; I still see him as a viable option for the bench, or even starting the occasional game ( just not all of them in the RWC), I'll be interested to see if Cody Taylor can make an impact off the bench.

C.Smith along with A.Smith are among the most difficult players to replace at the moment, because of the skills they bring to the side (particularly the organizational skills Conrad brings to the back line). It's important that those players don't try to play like Conrad, but I think Crotty is the most organized out of all of them.

If SBW and Nonu can make a good showing, then it could mean that they only take three specialist midfielders to the RWC.

 

[Kiwiwomble]

Keaven is too old ATM and SBW has had a bad year at Super Rugby. You also haven't a genuine replacement for Conrad. Fekitoa, Crotty, SBW none is a genuine replacement for Conrad, different kinds of players

Fekitoa may not be a replacement for smith but more often than not the replacement for a player isn't like for like, the team and game plan evolves to make the most of this new talent

Being different isn't a reason not to play them

 

[Shaggy]

Fekitoa may not be a replacement for smith but more often than not the replacement for a player isn't like for like, the team and game plan evolves to make the most of this new talent

Being different isn't a reason not to play them

True, but it could be argued that Fekitoa's skill set/style of play is too similar to Nonu's, and therefore doesn't fit quite as well as Nonu/Smith, or anyone/smith for that matter

 

[Jaguares]

True, but it could be argued that Fekitoa's skill set/style of play is too similar to Nonu's, and therefore doesn't fit quite as well as Nonu/Smith, or anyone/smith for that matter

Thanks. That's what I'm trying to say

 

[Kiwi_]

Let's try this.

1.Goodes
2.Coltman
3.Hohneck
4.Bird
5.Reddish
6.Dixon
7.Savea
8.Manu
9.Weber
10.Sopoanga
11.Lowe
12.Ngatai
13.Buckman
14.Moala
15.D.McKenzie

Res. A.Dixon, Tamiefuna, Ainley, Pryor, Pulu, Taylor, Fruean.

 

[TRF_stormer2010]

XVs!!

1 Tendai Mtawarira / Steven Kitshoff
2 Adriaan Strauss / Craig Burden
3 Vincent Koch / Jannie du Plessis
4 Flip van der Merwe / Bakkies Botha
5 Pieter-Steph du Toit
6 Francois Louw / Jaco Kriel
7 Schalk Burger
8 Warren Whiteley
9 Cobus Reinach / Fourie du Preez
10 Handre Pollard / Johan Goosen
11 Francois Hougaard
12 Damian de Allende / Frans Steyn
13 Jesse Kriel
14 Cornal Hendricks
15 Willie le Roux

1 Heinke van der Merwe / Guthro Steenkamp
2 Bismarck du Plessis / Schalk Brits
3 Frans Malherbe / Marcel van der Merwe
4 Eben Etzebeth / Francois van der Merwe
5 Victor Matfield
6 Marcel Coetzee / Heinrich Brussow
7 Willem Alberts
8 Duane Vermeulen
9 Ruan Pienaar / Jano Vermaak
10 Morne Steyn / Elton Jantjies
11 Bryan Habana
12 Jean de Villiers
13 Jan Serfontein / Jaco Taute
14 JP Petersen
15 Pat Lambie

Etended squads to include

Props
Coenie Oosthuizen / Trevor Nyakane / Wiehahn Herbst / Julian Redelinghuys
Hookers
Armand van der Merwe / Chiliboy Ralepele
Locks
Andries Bekker / Gerhard Moster / Juandre Kruger / Jacques du Plessis
Loose forwards
Nizaam Carr / Arno Botha / Pierre Spies / Siya Kolisi / Juan Smith
Scrumhalf
Faf de Klerk / Sare Pretorius
Flyhalf
Marnitz Boshoff / Demetri Catrkilis
Utility (wing/center/Fullback)
Zane Kirchner / Gio Aplon / Rob Ebersohn / Ruan Combrinck

 

[Maverick1987]

Bloody hell I thought the England thread was arrogant

 

[Jaguares]

Let's try this.

1.Goodes
2.Coltman
3.Hohneck
4.Bird
5.Reddish
6.Dixon
7.Savea
8.Manu
9.Weber
10.Sopoanga
11.Lowe
12.Ngatai
13.Buckman
14.Moala
15.D.McKenzie

Res. A.Dixon, Tamiefuna, Ainley, Pryor, Pulu, Taylor, Fruean.

Even the Pumas could beat that team. Not to mention Boks or Wobs

 

[Sonic Kiwi]

Bloody hell I thought the England thread was arrogant

Firstly, Maverick, yes the English threads are arrogant

Secondly, you do realize that the original poster/scribe is French?

Thirdly, you're not accusing the French of being arrogant are you?

Sacré bleu!

 

[Kiwi_]

Even the Pumas could beat that team. Not to mention Boks or Wobs

The Bok would.

Wallabies and Pumas would struggle.

 

[Jaguares]

The Bok would.

Wallabies and Pumas would struggle.

Wallabies could beat that team easily

 

[Kiwi_]

Wallabies could beat that team easily

I feel like you're uneducated on a lot of those players and underrating them.

 

[Kiwiwomble]

Wallabies could beat that team easily

Great conversationalist...by the way, my dad could beat up your dad etc

 

[Kiwi_]

He also said the Highlanders and a straight quote here

The Highlanders have no chance against the Hurricanes

 

[Jaguares]

He also said the Highlanders and a straight quote here

That was because of the tiny Julian, he usually doesn't miss an occasion like this:

 

[Jaguares]

Great conversationalist...by the way, my dad could beat up your dad etc

The Wallabies dominated to the starting All Blacks team in Brisbane last year and lost by a point. Also the starting ABs XV couldn't beat the Wallabies at Sydney last year. So Aussies can beat easily New Zealand A or something like that.

 

[Kiwiwomble]

and the highlanders dominated a mostly Wallabies forward pack in the playoffs

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That was because of the tiny Julian, he usually doesn't miss an occasion like this:

THANK YOU! i can watch that all day ;P