Well, the All Blacks (Under new coach & ex-Waikato rugby player Ian 'Fozzy' Foster) have named their team in our highly anticipated 1st Bledisloe Cup test match as well as our 1st test match of the year (Well, we have been facing tough times when the global pandemic began in March this year) against the Wallabies (Our last meeting between the 2 sides was at Eden Park in which New Zealand had a tremendous turnaround from our defeat in the Rugby Championship decider in Perth to win by 36 points against Australia & retain the Bledisloe) at Sky Stadium in Wellington so here is the starting lineup in it's entirety:
PLAYING XV
FRONT ROW
1 (Loose head prop): Joe Moody (Crusaders/Canterbury)
2 (Hooker): Codie Taylor (Crusaders/Canterbury)
3 (Tight head prop): Ofa Tu'ungafasi (Blues/Auckland)
SECOND ROW
4 (Lock): Patrick Tuipulotu (Blues/Auckland)
5 (Lock): Sam Whitelock (Crusaders/Canterbury)
BACK ROW
6 (Blind side flanker): Shannon Frizell (Highlanders/Tasman)
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): Richie Mo'unga (Crusaders/Canterbury)
MIDFIELD
12 (Second five-eighth): Jack Goodhue (Crusaders/Northland)
13 (Centre): Rieko Ioane (Blues/Auckland)
OUTSIDE BACKS
11 (Left wing): George Bridge (Crusaders/Canterbury)
14 (Right wing): Jordie Barrett (Hurricanes/Taranaki)
& 15 (Fullback): Beauden Barrett (Blues/Taranaki)
And in the reserves are:
16. Dane Coles
17. Karl Tu'inukuafe
18. Nepo Laulala
19. Tupou Vaa'i
20. Hoskins Sotutu
21. TJ Perenara
22. Anton Lienert-Brown
FRONT ROW
1 (Loose head prop): Joe Moody (Crusaders/Canterbury)
2 (Hooker): Codie Taylor (Crusaders/Canterbury)
3 (Tight head prop): Ofa Tu'ungafasi (Blues/Auckland)
SECOND ROW
4 (Lock): Patrick Tuipulotu (Blues/Auckland)
5 (Lock): Sam Whitelock (Crusaders/Canterbury)
BACK ROW
6 (Blind side flanker): Shannon Frizell (Highlanders/Tasman)
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): Richie Mo'unga (Crusaders/Canterbury)
MIDFIELD
12 (Second five-eighth): Jack Goodhue (Crusaders/Northland)
13 (Centre): Rieko Ioane (Blues/Auckland)
OUTSIDE BACKS
11 (Left wing): George Bridge (Crusaders/Canterbury)
14 (Right wing): Jordie Barrett (Hurricanes/Taranaki)
& 15 (Fullback): Beauden Barrett (Blues/Taranaki)
And in the reserves are:
16. Dane Coles
17. Karl Tu'inukuafe
18. Nepo Laulala
19. Tupou Vaa'i
20. Hoskins Sotutu
21. TJ Perenara
22. Anton Lienert-Brown
& 23. Caleb Clarke
So that is my 362nd blog of the year 2020 (MMXX) & my 22nd of this year.
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