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Tony Johnson

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1691 total appearances

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Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

I don't see him as being an All Black this year, but the potential to play down the line.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

But that was quite an interesting move, the Chiefs going back.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

And obviously, there were some injuries came into it.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

They have had quite a few injuries in their outside back division and moving around.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

So, yeah, look, I think they'll definitely take three, and I think they'll end up four being on the tour.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

It's hard to imagine that through this year, all four of them won't play at some point.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

But you're right, when it comes down, you know, World Cup next year, might be a different argument come World Cup, because they won't take four of them to the World Cup.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

They'll probably take three, knowing that they've got that natural fullback cover there.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

Someone's going to miss out.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

Yeah.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

Razor Robertson talked about it, and I think Ian Foster talked about it as well.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

No, actually, it was Fozzie.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

We had a meeting with him a couple of years, two or three years ago, just saying how...

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

We do have a bit of an issue in New Zealand with our 10s and the way the game is played at schools level is they come out of the age groups and they're still not really their game management skills.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

Now, you could see it when Dan Carter played for the 20s.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

He just had it in spades.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

You knew this guy knew how to run a game.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

Others

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

more reliant on their skill set, attacking the line or throwing a pass or whatever, but management of the game.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

And this is why a lot of our number 10s, they come out of the age group system and they play them at fullback because they kind of still have to learn about how to read a game.