Well, the All Blacks team has been named to play against our old foe the Wallabies (Who'll try to end our New Zealand dominance because the last time Australia won against the All Blacks, it was 2 years ago way back in 2015 in a winner takes all match at ANZ Stadium in Sydney to claim the Rugby Championship before we retained the Bledisloe at Eden Park in Auckland, effectively beginning our 6 game winning streak) at Suncorp Stadium (Flashback hint: It was the site of our 29 - 28 win for New Zealand against the Wallabies way back in 2014 with Malakai Fekitoa scoring the last try of the game right at the death then Colin Slade successfully took the match winning conversion resulting the then Australia coach Ewen McKenzie being sacked for good allowing the current Wallabies coach Michael Chieka to take over the job where Chieka has been ever since but they have worked together with Super Rugby coaches in a special meeting with the ARU (Australian Rugby Union) to topple the All Blacks on Saturday night) over in Brisbane for the final Bledisloe Cup test for 2017 so here is the starting lineup:
FRONT ROW
1 (Loose head prop): Kane Hames (Tasman/Chiefs)
2 (Hooker): Dane Coles (Wellington/Hurricanes)
3 (Tight head prop): Nepo Laulala (Counties Manukau/Chiefs)
SECOND ROW
4 (Lock): Sam Whitelock (Canterbury/Crusaders)
5 (Lock): Scott Barrett (Taranaki/Crusaders)
BACK ROW
6 (Blindside Flanker): Liam Squire (Tasman/Highlanders)
7 (Openside Flanker): Sam Cane (Bay Of Plenty/Chiefs)
8 (Number 8): Kieran Read (Captain, Counties Manukau/Crusaders)
HALVES
9 (Half-back): Aaron Smith (Manawatu/Highlanders)
10 (First five eighth): Lima Sopoaga (Southland/Highlanders)
MIDFIELD
12 (Second five eighth): Sonny Bill Williams (Counties Manukau/Blues)
13 (Centre): Ryan Crotty (Canterbury/Crusaders)
OUTSIDE BACKS
11 (Left Wing): Rieko Ioane (Auckland/Blues)
14 (Right Wing): Waisake Naholo (Taranaki/Highlanders)
& 15 (Fullback): Damian McKenzie (Waikato/Chiefs)
And in the reserves are:
16. Codie Taylor
17. Wyatt Crockett
18. Ofa Tu'ungafasi
19. Patrick Tuipulotu
20. Matt Todd
21. TJ Perenara (Who replaces La Rochelle bound halfback Tawera-Kerr Barlow)
22. Anton Lienert-Brown (Who replaces Lima Sopoaga (Who is elevated to the starting lineup replacing Beauden Barrett because Barrett has been ruled out due to the effects of concussion) to cover at the midfield)
& 23. David Havili.
And the Formula 1 circus heads to Austin, Texas in America with Lewis Hamilton (Who appears in the brand new Gran Turismo Sport game exclusively for the PS4 as both the mentor & maestro who'll lead & guide players) in the Mercedes needing a win to seal the title with both Sebastian Vettel & Ferrari struggling meaning that Mercedes has the far, superior car which is fast & quick enough to win a championship due to its blistering pace (And I mentioned about that Kiwi driver Brendon Hartley making his debut in Formula 1 on my previous blog).
And finally here is the circuit guide which will host round 17 of the 2017 Formula 1 season at the United States Grand Prix before it heads to Mexico (Mexico City) then Brazil (Interlagos) & the season finale at Abu Dhabi (And it's only 4 races left in the 2017 season) in the UAE (United Arab Emirates):
''The USA finally produced a permanent track worthy of inclusion on the F1 schedule in 2012. An excellent combination of corners & sweeps, falling & rising to give good viewing. Well appointed & enjoyed by enthusiastic crowds. The vibrant city of Austin threw itself behind the race from the outset.''
So that is my 155th blog of the year 2017 (MMXVII) & my 75th this year (Only 45 blogs left until I reach 200, that's all).
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