New Zealand: Neemia Tialata, Andrew Hore, Greg Somerville, Brad Thorn, Ali Williams, Rodney So'oialo, Richie McCaw (captain), Jerome Kaino, Andy Ellis, Dan Carter, Sitiveni Sivivatu , Ma'a Nonu, Conrad Smith, Anthony Tuitavake, Mils Muliaina
Replacements - Keven Mealamu, John Schwalger, Anthony Boric, Sione Lauaki, Jimmy Cowan, Stephen Donald, Leon MacDonald
England: 15-Mike Brown, 14-Topsy Ojo, 13-Mike Tindall, 12-Olly Barkley, 11-David Strettle, 10-Charlie Hodgson, 9-Richard Wigglesworth, 8-Luke Narraway, 7-Tom Rees, 6-James Haskell, 5-Steve Borthwick (captain), 4-Tom Palmer, 3-Matt Stevens, 2-Lee Mears, 1-Andrew Sheridan.
Replacements: 16-David Paice, 17-Tim Payne, 18-Ben Kay, 19-Joe Worsley, 20-Danny Care, 21-Jamie Noon, 22-Mathew Tait.
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The Poms right winger deserves a try just because of his name!!!
E + R + O
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we will still thrash them, their scrum might be decent but even with half the posession they won't use it well enough to put points on the board.
Queenslander 3x a year.
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I think Ellis has to have a big game for the All Blacks, didn't look very good when the forwards were going backwards. Didn't run enough with the ball and put Carter under pressure with his weak passes. Would have liked to have seen Schwalger start he had a really good game last week.
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still not getting why So'oialo is at 6 and Kaino at 8. I think 6 is Kaino's preferred position and 8 is So'oialo's normal position. If the weather is dreadful, I'd give the Poms a crack at knocking us over. If it is dry and hard, we should run them off the park. They look pretty decent in the front-row with Sheridan
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still not getting why So'oialo is at 6 and Kaino at 8. I think 6 is Kaino's preferred position and 8 is So'oialo's normal position. If the weather is dreadful, I'd give the Poms a crack at knocking us over. If it is dry and hard, we should run them off the park. They look pretty decent in the front-row with Sheridan
Sheridan hasn't turned out to be that great against us, the two games he's played us in he's been destroyed by our front row - he had nothing against Somerville. Can't see the pommes giving us much of a challenge this weekend either - Nonu and smith to ruin their midfield defence again. Carter is playing some sublime footy too.
Queenslander 3x a year.
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The Poms right winger deserves a try just because of his name!!!
I said one try, not two!!!
Thats his allocation gone for the next game. No tries for Topsy in the second test!
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