Well, the All Blacks team has been named to play against France in a crucial clash at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis 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): Luke Romano (Canterbury/Crusaders)
5 (Lock): Sam Whitelock (Canterbury/Crusaders)
BACK ROW
6 (Blindside Flanker): Vaea Fifita (Wellington/Hurricanes)
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): Waisake Naholo (Taranaki/Highlanders)
& 15 (Fullback): Damian McKenzie (Waikato/Chiefs)
And in the reserves are:
16. Codie Taylor (Who replaces Asafo Aumua for this clash)
17. Wyatt Crockett (Who replaces Tim Perry for that one)
18. Ofa Tu'ungafasi (Who has taken Jeffery Toomaga-Allen's place)
19. Scott Barrett (Who is dropped to the bench to replace Patrick Tuipulotu)
20. Matt Todd (Takes Sam Cane's place with Cane elevated to the starting lineup)
21. TJ Perenara (Who has replaced Tawera-Kerr Barlow to cover at halfback)
22. Lima Sopoaga
& 23. Anton Lienert-Brown (Who has replaced league convert Matt Duffie to cover at the midfield position).
And with the drivers & constructors titles have already been decided (Which went to both Lewis Hamilton (World champion in 2008 (Before Jenson Button took over when he won his 1st & only title way back in 2009 then Sebastian Vettel took over which lasted over a 4 year period between 2010-13), 2014-15 (Before Nico Rosberg took over when he won his 1st & only title last year in 2016) & this year in 2017) & Mercedes (Their never ending reign as constructors champions since the introduction of 1.6 litre hybrid turbocharged V6 engines (AKA the silent era) began in 2014 (The the 3.5 litre (It was cut down to 3.0 litres for 1995) V12 engines was known as the golden era (Which lasted from 1989 to 1995) while the 3.0 litre V10 engines was known as the Schumi era (From 1989 until 2006 (It was Scuderia Toro Rosso (Formerly Minardi) ran those rev limited engines) & finally (At long last), the 2.4 litre V8 engines was known as the modern era (From 2006 to 2013), the Formula 1 circus is heading to Brazil at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace over in Interlagos (Which is located in Sao Paulo (The largest city in Brazil) & it is Felipe Massa's home race because he is leaving both Williams & Formula 1 this season) so here is the circuit guide which will host the penultimate round (Which is round 19) of the 2017 FIA Formula 1 World Championship at the Brazilian Grand Prix before it heads straight through to the season finale at Abu Dhabi (And it's only 2 races left in the 2017 season) in the UAE (United Arab Emirates):
''Apart from a break in the 1980's, regular host of the Brazilian Grand Prix since 1973. Located in the sprawling suburbs of Sao Paulo, the 5-mile (8-km) track, twisting & turning within itself, was shortened to 2.7 miles (4.3km) in 1990. Often a dramatic championship decider''
So that is my 163rd blog of the year 2017 (MMXVII) & my 83rd this year (Only 37 blogs remaining until I reach another milestone).
P.S. I clocked the game Gran Turismo Sport today because I have just completed campaign mode.
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