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Rugby Championship: South Africa - New Zealand (06/10/2012)
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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 529992" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>I don't really think this is an issue at all for New Zealand. Just look at the new players they have already brought in this year - Faumuina, Retallick, Romano, Cane, A Smith, Barrett, Savea. That means 1/4 of the squad are new this season, and the likes of Retallick, Smith, and Savea have already made a big impact! I would expect we will see the likes of Tameifuna, Perenara, and Kerr-Barlow introduced sooner rather than later too. </p><p> </p><p>There are several areas of concern, but I think that is the case with all teams. Hooker is the main area where we need some young blood (Elliot or Coles are the front runners), while I would like to see a young LH prop in the squad sometime over the next year. The midfield is the other main area where we need some youth, so hopefully the likes of Francis Saili, Jason Emery continue to develop. There is no doubt the AB's will be affected when the likes of McCaw, Carter, Woodcock, Hore etc retire (particularly in terms of leadership). However by the time that happens the likes of Read, Whitelock, Owen Franks, and Dagg should all be 50+ test veterans, and already are world class players, therefore there should (hopefully) be a pretty smooth transition to the post McCaw/Carter era (as the transition to the post Thorn/Kaino/Muiliana era was)...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 529992, member: 24910"] I don't really think this is an issue at all for New Zealand. Just look at the new players they have already brought in this year - Faumuina, Retallick, Romano, Cane, A Smith, Barrett, Savea. That means 1/4 of the squad are new this season, and the likes of Retallick, Smith, and Savea have already made a big impact! I would expect we will see the likes of Tameifuna, Perenara, and Kerr-Barlow introduced sooner rather than later too. There are several areas of concern, but I think that is the case with all teams. Hooker is the main area where we need some young blood (Elliot or Coles are the front runners), while I would like to see a young LH prop in the squad sometime over the next year. The midfield is the other main area where we need some youth, so hopefully the likes of Francis Saili, Jason Emery continue to develop. There is no doubt the AB's will be affected when the likes of McCaw, Carter, Woodcock, Hore etc retire (particularly in terms of leadership). However by the time that happens the likes of Read, Whitelock, Owen Franks, and Dagg should all be 50+ test veterans, and already are world class players, therefore there should (hopefully) be a pretty smooth transition to the post McCaw/Carter era (as the transition to the post Thorn/Kaino/Muiliana era was)... [/QUOTE]
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