Bridie Retalick
Damien McKenzie
Owen Franks
... oh wait
Bauden Barrett/richie mo'unga
Kieran Read
Sam Whitelock
had to go with 4
our brilliant attacking 10's are I think what sets us apart but our depth there hasn't recovered since Cruden, Slade, Taylor, DC & Donald left the NZ game.
Read is obviously the captian but not only that after a couple of quiet seasons by his standards hes come back into some great form. back to easily being one of if not the top 8 in the world. And we dont have a genuine test 8 to back him up.
With Retalick injured we really cant afford to lose whitelock. Absolute first class lock, sometimes under rated but when people look at the stats you can see his value. Tops tackle sheets with effective defense and does a ton of cleanout work. huge experience.
Other positions I think we have well covered with depth.
Damien McKenzie
Owen Franks
... oh wait
Bauden Barrett/richie mo'unga
Kieran Read
Sam Whitelock
had to go with 4
our brilliant attacking 10's are I think what sets us apart but our depth there hasn't recovered since Cruden, Slade, Taylor, DC & Donald left the NZ game.
Read is obviously the captian but not only that after a couple of quiet seasons by his standards hes come back into some great form. back to easily being one of if not the top 8 in the world. And we dont have a genuine test 8 to back him up.
With Retalick injured we really cant afford to lose whitelock. Absolute first class lock, sometimes under rated but when people look at the stats you can see his value. Tops tackle sheets with effective defense and does a ton of cleanout work. huge experience.
Other positions I think we have well covered with depth.