My ALL BLACKS Starting XV for ALL BLACKS vs ENGLAND

Hamish, where do you get your rugby stats from?

Caleb Clarke. I am always so happy to see him overlooked when we (Springboks) have a game against the All Blacks. Almost like the time when the best fullback ever, Christian Cullen was dropped.

I watched the game against Japan and was not impressed. ABs need to run england ragged and I hope the ref doesn't allow all the delaying tactics the english use like the Boks. The english front row is suspect with old coles in there. I would monster them with De Groot, Aumua and Tosi. Dominate the set piece and take the penalties. Your Back line is perfect. What you said about Clarke was correct. his criticism is similar to what was hear about Nonu when he first came in. I have rarely see a wing who is more solid under the high ball and his tackling is textbook.

awesome 👌 team well done spot on look forward game

I don’t believe razor will experiment too much straight away , he will go with experience to begin with, He has time on his side to introduce players , but if he wants to beat England in a limited time preparation, he may rely on guys who have been there before so they slot back in easily and aren’t overawed

Awesome bro 👍👍 back three for me Talea , clake and Barrett. Looking forward to selection ✌️✌️

J.Barrett is a VC, he'll definitely start. Excellent breakdown of stats brutha. Keep up the great work.

Haha, you’ve gone from having no Beauden in your squad, to having him starting within two weeks. Good stuff!

Caleb could be great but the guy can't stay on his feet. Every single break he gets he tries a huge sidestep and shits his pants and falls over. Even his try in the final was like this, he was so close to the line he fell over it. Think back to lomu, sivivatu, rocokoko, all our best power wingers were effective because they had great balance. He has the power but not the balance. Id go Sevu and Telea and would have picked a guy like Rayasi instead of Clarke until he can fix this issue. Also tackle stats don't show you the tackles where someone just wasn't there to make the attempt and that's the kind of criticism people have over wingers that go missing on D, not just sliding off tackles due to technique

Good team like proctor at centre😗 Little bit worried few Alk blacks fowards carrying injuries😮big England pack

It’s the Barrett’s vs England!

Yes I reckon TJ as well. He's solid which is what's required for big English players.

I wouldn’t drop Ethan De Groot - who is the incumbent and has been in good form anyway. That said, most of the team seems to be relatively straightforward, in a consensus sense. I think most will agree on it - although wing may be debated still (and could rotate through the year).Halfback may be interesting, and could be signifier over how the team is likely to play.

Going into a test match with a fullback that has been patchy at best is a huge risk. Have not been impressed with what is on offer in that position from the All Blacks.

Caleb Clarke is the next Jonah Lomu of the All Blacks

the stat about Ioane not scoring any tries makes me rate him more highly TBH. Shows he's been unselfishly spreading it to the wings! (And why wouldn't you when your wings are Clarke and Telea?)

Ofa was a little exposed at scrum time vs the Irish, which is why De Groot has that starting position locked down. Christie is a little sharper than TJ as evidenced by TJ's underwhelming performance vs Chiefs. Rest of the team looks good.

Didn't crusaders beat the blues??,

What date & time please

Brainwave : they'll play Tuipulotu and Vaii as the locks and put Captain Scott Barrett as no 6.