Thursday, 18 July 2019

All Blacks team naming against Argentina (2019 Rugby Championship)

Well (After our disappointing Cricket World Cup final for the Black Caps against England in a super over to decide the fate of the World Cup at Lord's in London as a result of the boundary count back rule which cost us a shot of winning our 1st Cricket World Cup title but we are now focused on the rugby because it is time to move on from the cricket), the All Blacks have named their team against Argentina in our 1st test match of the year as well as the opening game of the 2019 Rugby Championship season (It's a shortened championship due to World Cup year) at Estadio Jose Amalfitani in Buenos Aires so here is the starting lineup in it's entirety:

PLAYING XV

FRONT ROW
1 (Loose head prop): Ofa Tu'ungafasi (Blues/Auckland)
2 (Hooker): Dane Coles (Hurricanes/Wellington)
3 (Tight head prop): Angus Ta'avao (Chiefs/Taranaki)

SECOND ROW
4 (Lock): Brodie Retallick (Chiefs/Hawke's Bay)
5 (Lock): Patrick Tuipulotu (Blues/Auckland)

BACK ROW
6 (Blind side flanker): Vaea Fifita (Hurricanes/Wellington)
7 (Open side flanker): Sam Cane (Captain, Chiefs/Bay Of Plenty)
8 (Number 8): Ardie Savea (Hurricanes/Wellington)

HALVES
9 (Half-back): Aaron Smith (Highlanders/Manawatu)
10 (First five-eighth): Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes/Taranaki)

MIDFIELD
12 (Second five-eighth): Ngani Laumape (Hurricanes/Manawatu)
13 (Centre): Anton Lienert-Brown (Chiefs/Waikato)

OUTSIDE BACKS
11 (Left wing): Jordie Barrett (Hurricanes/Taranaki)
14 (Right wing): Sevu Reece (Crusaders/Waikato)
& 15 (Fullback): Ben Smith (Highlanders/Otago)

And in the reserves are:

16. Liam Coltman (Who replaces Nathan Harris who is dropped from the 39 man All Blacks squad for the 2019 Rugby Championship)
17. Atu Moli (Who is in line to make his test debut off the bench)
18. Nepo Laulala (Who is dropped to the bench to make way for Angus Ta'avao who is elevated to the starting lineup)
19. Jackson Hemopo (Who comes into the side to replace Brodie Retallick who is also elevated to the starting lineup)
20. Luke Jacobson (Who is also in line to make his test debut off the bench)
21. Brad Weber (Who is back in the fold 4 years after playing his last test against Samoa)
22. Josh Ioane (Who'll make his test debut off the bench along with Atu Moli & Luke Jacobson)
& 23. Braydon Ennor (Who'll also make his test debut off the bench along with Moli, Jacobson & Josh Ioane)

So that is my 297th blog of the year 2019 (MMXIX) & my 37th of this year (There is only 3 to go until I reach 300 blogs).

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