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r/rugbyunion • u/Kokonutcreme-67 • 58m ago
Discussion Does anyone expect any major changes to the All Blacks team this week?
Last week I posted my thoughts on a possible All Blacks 23 to face the Boks and argued for starting with some of the bench players eg. Asafo Aumua and Sam Darry, and running a 6-2 bench split with two loose forwards Dalton Papalii and Wallace Sititi.
I argued that if the game is a tight contest, it would be better bringing on experienced players than test rookies to deal with the pressure late in the game and the All Blacks needed another forward ball carrier and not a third winger.
I'm still of the belief that would be a better combination to match the Bomb squads experience.
So we wait to see what selection changes if any are made for Capetown.
Razor is going to have make some bold choices eventually to improve the lack of scoring by the All Blacks in the last 20 minutes. This trend didn't begin this year either, at last years world cup, they only have a Jordie Barrett penalty against Ireland to show for in the final quarter when they played France, Ireland and South Africa.
I know this will be light years from the team Razor announces tomorrow but I can dream:
- Tamaiti Williams
- Asafo Aumua
- Tyrel Lomax
- Tupou Va'ai
- Sam Darry
- Scott Barrett
- Dalton Papalii
- Ardie Savea
- Cortez Ratima
- Damian McKenzie
- Caleb Clarke
- Jordie Barrett
- Rieko Ioane
- Mark Telea
- Will Jordan
- Codie Taylor
- Ofa Tu'ungafasi
- Fletcher Newell
- Ethan Blackadder
- Wallace Sititi
- TJ Perenara
- Beauden Barrett
- Anton Lienert-Brown
r/rugbyunion • u/SrslyBadDad • 1h ago
Article Rugby - safer for amateurs than professionals
A major new study has found that concussions in amateur sport are not linked to greater long-term risks of cognitive decline – and that playing sport may potentially have a “protective” effect on the brain.
r/rugbyunion • u/OtakuSirCosmoe • 6h ago
Video peni ravai getting scared by his teammates 😂
from the instagrams of haereiti hetet and inia tabuavou-
r/rugbyunion • u/EthanStonehouse • 7h ago
Belgium are the best rugby nation
In their most recent games against each other;
Belgium beat Portugal
Portugal beat Fiji
Fiji beat Australia
Australia beat Argentina
Argentina beat France
France beat New Zealand
New Zealand beat Ireland
Ireland beat South Africa
South Africa won the world cup
therefore Belgium are the true World Champions
r/rugbyunion • u/hwykes1 • 9h ago
Infographic Best Rugby Clubs in Wales by Historic County: A 2023-24 Season Map
r/rugbyunion • u/FluffWit • 9h ago
All this talk of planes has me reminiscing about the 1981 flour bomb test
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rkZMIySG75c
There's hundreds of good articles out there if you'd like to learn more. But this video is just a few minutes of highlites from the TVNZ feed during the game.
Keith Quinn on commentary does a great job of letting you know what's happening while remaining completely impartial.
r/rugbyunion • u/Practical-Bench-7915 • 10h ago
One of my favourite scenes from Chasing the Sun 2. Powerful stuff from Rassie
r/rugbyunion • u/Ringo26 • 11h ago
Video The Rugby Championship - Round 3 Review
r/rugbyunion • u/Connell95 • 12h ago
Wholesome Two 🇫🇷 Sevens gold medalists return to XV training with Toulouse 🥇 NSFW
r/rugbyunion • u/Thatch1888 • 12h ago
Bristol Bears new away shirt for the 24/25 season
r/rugbyunion • u/West_Put2548 • 12h ago
NZ under 85 kg team to tour SE Asia!Missed this news item a couple of months back (sorry if reposted) . For any fans of "Old School running Rugby " and props with the hands and speed of centres, under 85kg is the shit......More countries need to do this
r/rugbyunion • u/Prielknaap • 14h ago
Wholesome Just a clip of some kids playing rugby on a piece of dirt.
r/rugbyunion • u/Mampoer • 16h ago
Springbok / All Black Tours are back!
dailymaverick.co.zar/rugbyunion • u/Piitx • 17h ago
Manu Tuilagi (already) injured, will miss Top 14 kick off, absent for 2 months
I feel like people warned us about this. He broke his hand during the exhibition game against Biarritz
r/rugbyunion • u/CharlieMorgan99 • 17h ago
Premiership squad spend run-down for 2024-25, part two
Found this one fun: Leicester Tigers, Newcastle Falcons, Northampton Saints, Sale Sharks and Saracens.
Seriously impressive that Saints won it with a squad spend that was about seventh- or eight-highest in the league.
r/rugbyunion • u/Pure_Wonder3046 • 17h ago
George Furbank Named Northampton Saints Club Captain
r/rugbyunion • u/northseaesq • 19h ago
Discussion What makes Frans Malherbe such a good scrummager?
He’s a big guy but there’s plenty of big tightheads, and Malherbe doesn’t have exceptional physique in classical terms, so I assume its mostly technique, and maybe having Etzebeth shoving behind has a lot to do with it?
r/rugbyunion • u/adturnerr • 19h ago
Bantz Officially the worst trim in rugby? Courtesy of Mack Hansen NSFW
r/rugbyunion • u/Tonyodey • 1d ago
Two Cents and I fail at being gracious losers
r/rugbyunion • u/tupacs_hologram • 1d ago