Well, the All Blacks team has been named to play against old rivals the Springboks at DHL Newlands (Flashback hint: It was the site of our 19 - 0 victory for New Zealand against South Africa during the old Tri Nations way back in 2008 (And the Olympics was still on in Beijing (Which is China's capital) over in Cape Town (Which is South Africa's safest city to live) after successfully retaining the Rugby Championship 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): Beauden Barrett (Taranaki/Hurricanes)
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): Nehe Milner-Skudder (Manawatu/Hurricanes)
& 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 (Who replaces Ardie Savea who has gone home)
21. Tawera Kerr-Barlow (Who replaces TJ Perenara to play his 2nd game of the year on the bench & possibly his last test for the All Blacks because he's heading off to France to play for La Rochelle)
22. Lima Sopoaga (Who returns from child birth by replacing Ngani Laumape to cover at first five)
& 23. David Havili.
And the Formula 1 circus heads to Suzuka in Japan with Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes still leading the championship but his 3 race winning streak came to an abrupt halt with Max Verstappen in the Red Bull, scored an impressive win at the last ever Malaysian Grand Prix...But here is the circuit guide which will host the 16th round of the 2017 Formula 1 season at the Japanese Grand Prix before it heads to the USA (Austin) then Mexico (Mexico City), Brazil (Interlagos) & the season finale at Abu Dhabi (And it's only 5 races left in the 2017 season) in the UAE (United Arab Emirates):
''A design dating back to the early 1980s helps Suzuka stand alone as a fascinating & difficult track in the modern era. Challenging combination of every type of corner, gradient & camber. The only figure-of-eight layout in F1. Remains hugely popular among drivers & the quietly passionate Japanese fans.''
So that is my 150th blog of the year 2017 (MMXVII) & my 70th this year (It is only 50 until I reach the 200 mark).
P.S. I watched the last of the 1997 movie, The Fifth Element on today because that was the last movie I have seen because the next movie that I'm going to watch is Star Wars: The Last Jedi (And it is the sequel to The Force Awakens & the 2nd movie of the Star Wars sequel trilogy but I have seen all Star Wars movies such as A New Hope (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Return Of The Jedi (1983), Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999), Episode II: Attack Of The Clones (2002), Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith (2005), The Force Awakens (2015) & Rogue One (2016) which is a stand alone Star Wars movie).
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