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The All Blacks squad:

Forwards:

Ben Franks Tasman (uncapped)
Owen Franks Canterbury (9)
Neemia Tialata Wellington (41)
Tony Woodcock North Harbour (61)

Aled de Malmanche Waikato (2)
Keven Mealamu Auckland (71)

Anthony Boric North Harbour (13)
Tom Donnelly Otago (6)
Brad Thorn Canterbury (37)

Jerome Kaino Auckland (25)
Richie McCaw (capt) Canterbury (80)
Kieran Read Canterbury (16)
Adam Thomson Otago (15)
Victor Vito * Wellington

Backs:

Jimmy Cowan Southland (33)
Piri Weepu Wellington (35)

Daniel Carter Canterbury (66)
Aaron Cruden * Manawatu

Conrad Smith Wellington (33)
Benson Stanley * Auckland
Richard Kahui Waikato (8)

Israel Dagg * Hawke's Bay
Zac Guildford Hawke's Bay (2)
Cory Jane Wellington (12)
Mils Muliaina Waikato (82)
Josevata Rokocoko Auckland (60)

* Denotes new cap

Number of test caps in brackets

Players not considered for selection due to injury include: Mike Delany (shoulder), Stephen Donald (shoulder), Jason Eaton (knee), Andrew Hore (shoulder), Ma'a Nonu (knee), Sitiveni Sivivatu (shoulder), Isaia Toeava (hip) and Ali Williams (Achilles).

grande Stanley! date le poche alternative, credo che giocherà titolare...

Alucard ha scritto:grande Stanley! date le poche alternative, credo che giocherà titolare...

Direi proprio di si, visto che Kahui, Muliaina e Donnelly, pur convocati sono ancora indisponibili.

AdM e Weepu sono forse le uniche selezioni un po' dubbie.

Per il resto sono contentissimo per Cruden. E' giovanissimo e non ha ancora il fisico di un'apertura internazionale ma ha un talento immenso e dopo tutto quello che ha passato se lo merita! Grande Aaron!

Non sapevo dove metterla, ma è divertente... quasi...

Da Loose Pass di PR

Finally a team to challenge the All Blacks in their own backyard: the All Whites.

World Cup fever is running high in New Zealand as the nation's soccer team limbers up for battle in South Africa - and it seems to have hit a nerve in the offices of the NZRU.

Responding to the growing interest surrounding their round-balled brethren's World Cup warm-up games, the NZRU launched a poster campaign promoting the forthcoming Tri-Nations series by besmirching the idea of soccer 'friendlies'.

Should the NZRU be worried? Surely not. Three trouncing in South Africa (the All Whites face Italy, Paraguay and Slovakia) will quash soccer's uprising in its infancy.

But underlying stats suggest that rugby's grip on the national psyche is not what it once was, prime among them being the fact that Wellington Phoenix FC averaged crowds of about 17,400 for their home matches this year. The Hurricanes managed an average of 15,188 during their five home games.

And rugby's shaming at the hands of dastardly soccer does not end there.

It has been revealed that the video for 'Shout', England's toe-curling unofficial anthem for the World Cup, was shot at the Stoop.

Even 'Bloodgate' looks dignified compared to this. Come back, Deano, all is forgiven.


Ma è vero?
La squadra di calcio di Wellington fa 17.400 spettatori di media?!

Cifre di tutto rispetto, per la Serie A Italiana