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What lineup changes have the All Blacks made for the final test?
Welcome to another Altado Rugby Pod livestream. Apologies for the tardiness. We're just working our way through a few technical things here and there to make sure that they're we're there with you and uh everything is sounding good. So look, we've got a couple of interesting teams out here, don't we, Brenner? Like the All Blacks have made a bunch of changes. Rennie said he'd freshen it up, and boy has he freshened it up.
Well it definitely has. If you look at the difference between them and the set Africans, it's uh yeah, there's a lot of a lot of change. You look at probably Coda Taylor coming coming back, Fritz Newell starting Patrick Tua Polutsu, Ethan Black gotta come in, Richard Muga coming in, Josh Morve, Antaluna Brown. Um so yeah, if you're talking around a lot of changes for a fourth test match, um it's a lot. But again, he did talk around using the whole squad and guys are gonna be given opportunities and I think, you know, you've got to look at the the the series as as well with how much Roger actually has been played. And Russie did talk about probably in that July series that he used a lot of his his younger squad in the early part of that um campaign, which I think in terms been able to give these guys the fourth test test match in a row and having the same squad.
So um yeah, be interesting. A lot of a lot of new names that we'll probably touch into. Um but yeah, exciting, exciting, an exciting new team for the All Blacks.
Yeah, I mean obviously the big talking point to start with is that Richie's there. You know, people have been waiting for it. We saw him in that Lions game. You know, i it was it's been coming and Rennie would have had him there earlier if he had a chance. But, you know, here's a guy who With the Crusaders like to play with depth, like to play deep behind the part A, like to have options and space to run, it feels like he's a good fit for this system.
Yeah, I think we touched on it actually, Ross. I sent it out a little bit earlier on our on our um on our podcast on our podcast on Instagram. And yeah, you're talking around the style that they do play, and I think you look at probably his time at the Crusaders, that that second pivot was a big part of h his success, being able to get the ball deep and then having a Ryan Curry, having a David Harville, having a Will Jordan into that space to be able to then play on top. And he was very good at that space to be able to turn the corner. Jip has talked about it a lot, getting to that four fifth defender but um yeah it'll be interesting i think the the lions game probably getting himself back into the into the fold of things and being able to understand all the terminology it takes a bit of time so if you're talking around like preparation side he's been in that environment he's been in the test matches looking from afar haven't been in all the meetings getting to run underneath his belt with one game and then the training games but yeah an exciting time and I think having the likes of Geordie Barrett there Anto Luna Brown who's who's familiar with and
You've got Will Jordan and Damien McKenzie very good in the communication style and a Josh Moore in that swinging motion. Um, it's all there for him to be able to have a good game. But I think first and foremost, it would come back to the set piece and being able to get that uh nice and strong, more so our scrubbing our lineup, but I think also the breakdown area. There's some really good um adjustments, I think, in that second in that third test match, especially in the first half, being able to be really ruthless and clinical around that breakdown area. So if they can get that right then it it opens it up. If like with with what we've seen with Ruben Love, being able to use this skill set very similar to what Richard does as well.
Yeah, uh Richie played behind what they used to call the Rolls Royce pack, right? When all of this was going on. I think it used to drive a few people down to Crusaders Land crazy, the the constant reference to it.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What lineup changes have the All Blacks made for the final test?
0:00–5:29
2
How will the new All Blacks forwards impact the breakdown and set‑piece?
5:29–10:53
3
Why is Richie Mo'unga’s inclusion a key talking point for New Zealand?
10:53–16:32
4
How does the All Blacks’ attacking style rely on line‑breaks and discipline?
16:32–20:11
5
What tactical adjustments are needed to counter the Springboks’ scrum dominance?
20:11–23:45
6
How important are conditions and venue factors for the All Blacks in Baltimore?
23:45–28:35
7
Why is Anton Lienert‑Brown’s role crucial in the midfield for New Zealand?
28:35–32:46
8
What are the broader implications of this test for the All Blacks’ World Cup prospects?
32:46–36:19
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