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Tri Nations 2009-2011
All Blacks rest 9 senior players for 3N tour to SA
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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 432654" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>The problem is, I think that Tonga probably won't play their top lineup vs the AB's, as they have a crucial match vs Canada only 5 days later. I expect the AB's will win pretty convincingly, but I do agree that Tonga will give them a good workout. I'm sure Tonga will be fired up and will tackle hard; the AB's will actually have to play good rugby to score tries, which is exactly the sort of game the need.</p><p></p><p>I also find it quite funny that people are so worried about what will happen if either McCaw or Carter gets injured. The AB's have lost two games in the last 24 months - you get the feeling the way some people talk that they wouldn't have won any games if either McCaw or Carter had been injured! Contrary to popular perception, the All Blacks won't suddenly fall apart without Carter/McCaw; their replacements are pretty handy, and the All Blacks are stacked with a number of other world class players (Mealamu, Thorn, Read, Smith <em>et al.</em>).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 432654, member: 24910"] The problem is, I think that Tonga probably won't play their top lineup vs the AB's, as they have a crucial match vs Canada only 5 days later. I expect the AB's will win pretty convincingly, but I do agree that Tonga will give them a good workout. I'm sure Tonga will be fired up and will tackle hard; the AB's will actually have to play good rugby to score tries, which is exactly the sort of game the need. I also find it quite funny that people are so worried about what will happen if either McCaw or Carter gets injured. The AB's have lost two games in the last 24 months - you get the feeling the way some people talk that they wouldn't have won any games if either McCaw or Carter had been injured! Contrary to popular perception, the All Blacks won't suddenly fall apart without Carter/McCaw; their replacements are pretty handy, and the All Blacks are stacked with a number of other world class players (Mealamu, Thorn, Read, Smith [I]et al.[/I]). [/QUOTE]
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