All Blacks

2022 - 9 - 15

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'It's something you don't really plan for': All Blacks reflect on hectic ... (RugbyPass)

All Blacks lock Tupou Vaa'i was in the sheds with his teammates following New Zealand's controversial, last-minute win over the Wallabies in Melbourne.

It was outstanding and got the Bled – so how good?” “He told me the call and I was like, ‘Got to do my job’ – all those line-outs during the week, I just had to trust it,” Coles said. “It was certainly a big change, it’s something you don’t really plan for,” he said of the positional shift. “[I was just the] end of the chain,” he said. He went through the hands which was a smart play so Will drew two players and dished it off. “Was a pretty tough but gutsy win.

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Will the All Blacks prosper from another happy accident? (RugbyPass)

It was a happy accident in the end, because Ethan de Groot, Samisoni Taukei'aho and Tyrel Lomax took their respective opportunities when they were given them ...

“He knows he’s taking a punt but it’s a position where he thinks he’s going to be in the long-term. “That sort of stuff is on the cards. The Hurricanes, to some degree, accommodated his request and he played a handful of games there, earning a bit of praise from his brother for making the shift. The All Blacks struggled defensively against the Wallabies. “He filled in perfectly,” Ioane said of Jordie. We know he’s keen to play there at some point. But however much Jordie wanted to make the shift at international level, too, All Blacks head coach Ian Foster has resisted that so far. “He wants to be a 12,” Beauden said of Jordie. We’re pretty determined to grow some athletes we’ve got a bit of faith in. Arguments have been strong and convincing all year that No 12 is in fact the best place for Jordie. He wants to be a 12. As for Taukei’aho, it defied all good judgement that he too had to wait until South Africa before being handed his first start.

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