The Rugby Thread - Part Deux

[sand_man]

Someone here mentioned a career ending injury during this series. That could be a candidate

I did. But this isn't it. But yes, could be a candidate. I think Ardies is potentially worse. Dislocated shoulder 3-4 months, maybe longer.

A broken jaw is probably 6-8 weeks.

My concern was more for something like a ACL, which is 9 months to a year depending on severity etc

 

[Binary_Bark]

 

[Blu82]

 

[Jean Claude Vaaldamme]

 

[Heisenborg]

P1 up for grabs. Hypothetical scores of 20 - 30 either way

 

[sand_man]

Boks by 10

 

[lexity]

Boks by 15.

40 - 25

 

[sand_man]

Bit of weather forecast for Saturday. Argh...

 

[lexity]

Baltimore forecast...

 

[handyman007]

Weather should be fine. Need the 23 to step up one more time.

All Black team announcement?

 

[sand_man]

Weather should be fine. Need the 23 to step up one more time.

All Black team announcement?

I'd expect it to look something like this....

1 Xavier Numia/De Groot
2 Codie
3 Fletcher
4 Darry/Josh Lord
5 Holland
6 Vaa'i
7 Blackadder
8 Lakai
9 Cam
10 Love
11 Carter
12 Jordie
13 Rieko
14 Jordan
15 Dmac

16 Aumua
17 Bower
18 Lomax
19 Darry/Parker
20 Tuipullotu/Wallace
21 Timoci
22 Preston
23 ALB

 

[lexity]

With all that rain the day before, and playing in 25 celcius+..... could be Durban-like conditions.

 

[handyman007]

I'd expect it to look something like this....

1 Xavier Numia/De Groot
2 Codie
3 Fletcher
4 Darry/Josh Lord
5 Holland
6 Vaa'i
7 Blackadder
8 Lakai
9 Cam
10 Love
11 Carter
12 Jordie
13 Rieko
14 Jordan
15 Dmac

16 Aumua
17 Bower
18 Lomax
19 Darry/Parker
20 Tuipullotu/Wallace
21 Timoci
22 Preston
23 ALB

I think Richie Mo'unga will be in the team.

 

[sand_man]

I think Richie Mo'unga will be in the team.

Very good chance...

 

[Heisenborg]

I think Richie Mo'unga will be in the team.

They made such a fuss about getting him eligible again. Will definitely start this match

 

[Splinter]

The All Blacks need to change 1 of 2 things : 1. Select players playing abroad or 2. Get key players (Retallick etc.) playing in NZ to make them eligible for selection.

This. I think we should acknowledge this does limit the AB's somewhat. Much like when had to have quota's.

I think about 50% of current Bok team/squad are overseas based?

 

[Cray]

This. I think we should acknowledge this does limit the AB's somewhat. Much like when had to have quota's.

I think about 50% of current Bok team/squad are overseas based?

Yup, and it was one thing when the best in the world (SA and NZ and.....Oz) were all playing Super Rugby together so the standard was really high. Now that SA have upped sticks and moved North, the NZ/Aus Super Rugby just doesn't give them that intensity of competition anymore.

 

[Splinter]

Yup, and it was one thing when the best in the world (SA and NZ and.....Oz) were all playing Super Rugby together so the standard was really high. Now that SA have upped sticks and moved North, the NZ/Aus Super Rugby just doesn't give them that intensity of competition anymore.

Good point. That competition definitely helped them.

SA playing against those European teams with all their expensive imports also helps us, I reckon.

 

[sand_man]

This. I think we should acknowledge this does limit the AB's somewhat. Much like when had to have quota's.

I think about 50% of current Bok team/squad are overseas based?

It does but to be honest other than Brodie, Richie and Shannon Frizell there's not much they're missing out on.

 

[Cray]

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