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<blockquote data-quote="tompaton7" data-source="post: 770841" data-attributes="member: 64388"><p>I reckon the squad for the series against us boyos in June will look something like this:</p><p></p><p>Props - Wyatt Crockett, Joe Moody, Pauliasi Manu, Charlie Faumuina, Owen Franks, Nepo Laulala</p><p></p><p>Hookers - Codie Taylor, Dane Coles, Nathan Harris</p><p></p><p>Locks - Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Mitchell Dunshea, Patrick Tuipolotu</p><p></p><p>Back Rowers - Jerome Kaino, Victor Vito, Sam Cane, Mitch Karpik, Akira Ioane, Kieran Read (c)</p><p></p><p>Scrum Halves - Aaron Smith, Tawera Kerr-Barlow, TJ Perenara</p><p></p><p>Fly Halves - Aaron Cruden, Beauden Barrett, Lima Sopoaga, Damien McKenzie</p><p></p><p>Centres - Malakai Fekitoa, Ryan Crotty, Charlie Ngatai, Rene Ranger</p><p></p><p>Back-Three - Ben Smith, Julian Savea, Patrick Osbourne, Waisake Naholo, Nehe Milner-Skudder</p><p></p><p>For the first two tests I reckon we'll see the following team or something similar and in brackets is the team I reckon will used for the third test:</p><p></p><p>1. Crockett (Moody), 2. Coles (Taylor), 3. Franks (Faumuina), 4. Whitelock, 5. Retallick (Tuipolotu), 6. Kaino (Vito), 7. Cane, 8. Read (c). 9. Smith, 10. Cruden (Sopoaga), 11. Savea (Osbourne), 12. Crotty (Ngatai), 13. Fekitoa, 14. Milner-Skudder (Naholo), 15. Smith</p><p>BENCH: 16. Taylor (Harris), 17. Moody (Manu), 18. Faumuina (Laulala), 19. Tuipolotu (Dunshea), 20. Vito (Ioane), 21. Kerr-Barlow (Perenara), 22. Barrett, 23. Ranger</p><p></p><p>Might also Karpik on the bench for one of the games as well but you see what I mean. They will always try to have one experienced player in the units. Like in the backs Ben Smith will stick with an inexperienced back three and Sopoaga will play with Smith. Hansen will find a way to have experience in the frame. I also think Karpik and Ioane will get like 10 minutes in this series, barring injury. They'll be eased in, as will a guy like Dunshea. The centre pairing is an interesting conundrum though, I'm honestly not sure how it will play out. I'm still wondering if all that game time given to Fekitoa last year at 12 was to groom him into a future Nonu but they aren't overly similar in the way they play which makes me have my doubts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tompaton7, post: 770841, member: 64388"] I reckon the squad for the series against us boyos in June will look something like this: Props - Wyatt Crockett, Joe Moody, Pauliasi Manu, Charlie Faumuina, Owen Franks, Nepo Laulala Hookers - Codie Taylor, Dane Coles, Nathan Harris Locks - Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Mitchell Dunshea, Patrick Tuipolotu Back Rowers - Jerome Kaino, Victor Vito, Sam Cane, Mitch Karpik, Akira Ioane, Kieran Read (c) Scrum Halves - Aaron Smith, Tawera Kerr-Barlow, TJ Perenara Fly Halves - Aaron Cruden, Beauden Barrett, Lima Sopoaga, Damien McKenzie Centres - Malakai Fekitoa, Ryan Crotty, Charlie Ngatai, Rene Ranger Back-Three - Ben Smith, Julian Savea, Patrick Osbourne, Waisake Naholo, Nehe Milner-Skudder For the first two tests I reckon we'll see the following team or something similar and in brackets is the team I reckon will used for the third test: 1. Crockett (Moody), 2. Coles (Taylor), 3. Franks (Faumuina), 4. Whitelock, 5. Retallick (Tuipolotu), 6. Kaino (Vito), 7. Cane, 8. Read (c). 9. Smith, 10. Cruden (Sopoaga), 11. Savea (Osbourne), 12. Crotty (Ngatai), 13. Fekitoa, 14. Milner-Skudder (Naholo), 15. Smith BENCH: 16. Taylor (Harris), 17. Moody (Manu), 18. Faumuina (Laulala), 19. Tuipolotu (Dunshea), 20. Vito (Ioane), 21. Kerr-Barlow (Perenara), 22. Barrett, 23. Ranger Might also Karpik on the bench for one of the games as well but you see what I mean. They will always try to have one experienced player in the units. Like in the backs Ben Smith will stick with an inexperienced back three and Sopoaga will play with Smith. Hansen will find a way to have experience in the frame. I also think Karpik and Ioane will get like 10 minutes in this series, barring injury. They'll be eased in, as will a guy like Dunshea. The centre pairing is an interesting conundrum though, I'm honestly not sure how it will play out. I'm still wondering if all that game time given to Fekitoa last year at 12 was to groom him into a future Nonu but they aren't overly similar in the way they play which makes me have my doubts. [/QUOTE]
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