"It's impossible to pick the first All Blacks team" + AB's 10's head to head

"It's impossible to pick the first All Blacks team" + AB's 10's head to head

From THE AFTERMATCH by Kirstie Stanway-Thorne

May 18, 2026 · 53 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges of selecting the first All Blacks team and analyzes the performance of key players and teams in rugby.

00:00 Team kit memo01:30 What do AB's 10's need to work on?05:16 What 10 is the best game manager?07:20 Counter attack was nonexistent last year, 2 tries off turnover ball, Springboks scored 13!11:02 Reaction to our Dave Rennie interview12:31 Dave Rennies 3 second rule15:08 Beav claims it's impossible to predict the starting XV for the All Blacks16:22 Name the first starting XV for the All Blacks and win prizes18:08 BUSHBUCK moment Fehe's record!19:12 Blues v Hurricanes breakdown - if you don't love watching the Canes you don't like rugby"25:39 The Blues could still get a home semi! We do the maths!27:37 Beav names the strengths of the potential All Black wingers31:16 The Jonah's - only 2 weeks left33:30 Quinn Tupaea in the coaches box36:15 Chiefs v Highlanders breakdown45:08 Round 15 picks

People in this episode

Host: Kirstie Stanway-Thorne

Topics covered

  • All Blacks team selection
  • rugby analysis
  • player performance
  • game management
  • team breakdowns
  • predictions

Keywords

  • All Blacks
  • rugby
  • Dave Rennie
  • Beav
  • Blues
  • Hurricanes
  • Springboks
  • game management
  • predictions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Blues, Hurricanes, Chiefs, Highlanders, Springboks

Places: New Zealand

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