All Blacks Squad Announced - Scott Robertson's First Squad - 2024 

Forgot to mention the injury cover players also with the squad: Lock - Sam Darry Outside Back - Ruben Love Midfielder - David Havili Prop - George Bower Also check out NZR+ if you haven't already - heaps of good rugby content there - been working with them all Super Rugby season - app.nzrplus.com/home

I was one of Billy Proctor's teachers when he was at Primary School, and even then, we all knew he'd make the All Blacks one day. Congratulations, Billy, Ka rawe !

I feel for Hoskins and afew others that had a great season but weren’t selected. Congrats to those that did.

They all deserve to be there. Congrats. Let’s see how Razor gels this team together. Exciting.

Scott Barrett has had discipline issues, the only AB to be red carded twice. Replacing a captain who got red carded in the RWC final. Is he really captain material? Savea better IMHO. We need to get the game discipline we had 2011-2018 back to win the big games.

I think Sotutu and Plummer will feature when injuries happen. They did their bit to be selected.

Bell probably chosen cause his younger,Blackadder chosen cause his plays for Crusaders, Barrett choosen captain cause his a "Barrett"and plays for Crusaders.

Everyone needs to keep in mind that Razor said, this is the squad/team to beat England. While I don't expect it change much for the Rugby Championship, you might see a few names drop out, and a few come in. Personally I like the selections, Pasilio Tosi is 100% deserving of his spot. Namely Sam Cane if he's fit. I think this team is going to play fast and at pace, with plenty of power as well.. Watch out England, you have a very very serious AB's team coming at you. One that is solid in set play and will be super quick on the outside. Here's my first team to play against England. Ethan de Groot Codie Taylor Tyrell Lomax Scott Barrett Patrick Tuipolutu Samipeni Finau Dalton Papali'i Ardie Savea TJ Perenara Damian Mackenzie Sevu Reeca Jordie Barrett Reiko Ioane Mark Telea Beauden Barrett Asafo Aumua Fletcher Newell Tamaiti Williams Tupou Vaa'i Luke Jacobson Cortez Ratima Stephen Perofeta Anton Leinart Brown

I dunno man... From the outside looking in, not picking Hoskins seems a bit personal. Hope you share what you find in terms of stats. I can see how when he was first picked he was a bit of a bolter...but seems like he's grown quite a bit since then. 🤷🏾‍♂️

Good analysis brutha keep it up💯🔥💪😎

Watch what Razor does in the next 4 years. He will be the Greatest All Black Coach of all time. I have no doubt!

Hoskins will be there. Tosi looks interesting. Another piece of tall timber for the line out. Good to see ALB back. Smart player. Let Jordie move back to 15?

5 new caps.. thats a lot, a decent percentage of the squad, well over 10% close to 15%

Bell over Riccitelli is a development over dependable decision and I can kinda understand that, but I think its a bit of a gamble with Taukeiaho out injured. Both Bell & Aumua have had lineout struggles during Super rugby so that's a bit of a concern - especially as Taylor has had the wobbles at times too. If i'm England i'm making plans to really attack the ABs lineout - ala Crusaders v Blues from a couple seasons back. Blackadder over Sotutu I can kinda see as a positional thing where the former is much more suited to 6 than the latter, but that's a selection purely on reputation at Super level with the Crusaders - Blackadder hasn't been so outstanding in his chances at International rugby that he's guaranteed to perform on the back of so little rugby. Plus in terms of age its 29 vs 25 so its an interesting choice. Bower as the injury cover at prop is also a bit of a Crusaders pick for mine; he was really shown up in the Ireland series but I guess with all the other injuries in that department who else would they go to.

shame there was no hoskins one of blues best players this season

Great Squad!!

Quick question, why is his nickname razor?

Goota feel like some of the picks are from a one eyed cantab, but obviously they have multiple selectors. I just dont understand the blackadder over sotutu. Sotutu offers ao much more, and if you want a proper 7 youve already got the best in nz in Dalton. Just such a weird pick. Then you've got bell over rickitelli? And a baffling one for me as a blues fan even is no plummer but perofeta? He was great before his injury but has done nothing since

Not picking Hoskins should be a criminal offence. Best player in Super all year. Picked a guy who had one or two good games. Another guy who has no step, no fend, no pass, can’t beat a defender and gives multiple penalties away each game. (cane clone) And a guy who hasn’t managed more than 3 games in a row for over 2 years. Copying fozzie and just picking their mates. Absolutely flabbergasted by this incompetence.

Razor is a Blues hater! Stern Vern Revolution incoming 😤

This might be the motivation Barrett needs to finally sort out his typical disciplinary issues?! ?Time will tell .... Crusaders bias? Personally I would've gone with Ardie.

Shortest locks in 20 years.

Too many useless Crusaders not enough Blues and Highlanders. I have little faith in a coach who does not included Sotutu the stand out forward for the season. Scott Barret is yesterday's man.

Scott Barrett being captain is an interesting choice. He has made some of the most braindead stupid cynical penalties ive ever seen in my life and honeslty i think when it comes to stuff like that i think hes the dumbest guy on the pitch. Great player dont get me wrong but really stupid. Unless he gets that sorted out soon dont be shocked in the ABs find themselves in a knockout game with a captain whos been red carded again

blackadder selected coz that's razors boy...

The boks will beat them 60 zero.

Plummer deserved a shot in the squad - his goal kicking and cool head is something the All Blacks could do with. I would have thought the halves could be TJ and Dmac starting with Christie/Plummer on the bench as a safe finishing option. But that’s just me. Maybe the end of year tour?

Hoskin will be there when Blackadder sneezes wrong and injures himself again.

Riccitelli is particularly unlucky I reckon from a neutral perspective.

Hoskins very unlucky . You talked about highlanders not setting the world on fire but they made the playoffs but crasaders were the worst team and still get 7 players

I was expecting a swath of Super Rugby Pacific title winning Blues in there, shocked that Sotutu didn't make it, he's had a stellar season in a successful Blues pack.

Understand choosing a team is tough, but having Blackadder in there makes no sense, when you can choose Flanders, Iose, Lakai or Sotutu; hell even Billy Harmon has made more of a case this year

AJ Lam deserves a mention, solid back, had a solid season playing in the midfield, could also play wing and great speed.

Hoskins is like Akira. Good go forward. But that’s it. Goes missing. Pea heart when the chips are down. No mongrel. Hence why he went with Blackadder. Injury prone be but mongrel.

Gutted for Hoskins, and Ricky - they had great seasons. Also surprised none of my Canes loose forwards made it in (other than Ardie) they also performed well over the season. I guess NZ has such a wealth of loose forwards to pick from, someone’s always going to miss out but still.

No Hoskins? That is my only question. NZ has so much depth in most positions but locks. England will ask lots of questions in the forward battle.

My All Black team vs England. Degroot, Taylor, Lomax, S Barrett (C), Tuipolotu, Jacobson, Papali’i, Savea, Christie, DMac, Clarke, J Barrett, Ioane, Talea, B Barrett. - Aumua, Newell, Tu’ungafasi, Tupou, Blackadder, Perenara, ALB, Perofeta. Just a bit of fun guys, what’s yours.. 😊

Unlucky: Noumea, Riccatelli, Darry, Sotutu, Lakai, Plummer, Love, Stevenson Lucky: Tosi, Bell, Newell, Blackadder, Perofeta, Narawa

only 3 locks..... 7 crusaders even though they didn't make the cut.

I often find it hard to move aside my club bias when looking at the All Blacks but man riccitelli and Sotutu have been hard done by. Bell may be the future but was so poor while Taylor was out. Surely a All Blacks XV tour would be better suited later this year

I'm no highlanders fan but why do they keep getting shafted? There are more Crusaders Hookers than Highlanders here in the squad

I think people are missing the whole captaincy thing. Razor probably went with the route with Barrett because they already have the chemistry and not only that, maybe it may control his ill discipline moments on the field. May gear it down a bit so he can lead and play good rugby. Ardie is too much of a good player to give captaincy. You don’t want someone like Ardie to gear down because he is the captain. He will play like he has his hands tied. At least he’s VC and has the respect of the players regardless.

No hoskins and plummer first loss at eden park incoming for a while

To say I am disappointed would be an understatement. Honestly how could any sane coach look past Plummer? I just don't get how good of super rugby season you have to have to be selected.

Thought Sam Darry deserved a locking spot, and Harry Plummer looked good his goal kicking was exactly what NZ needs

2 cents, can you do a video on the franchise player split on the latest team announcements. Cheers

Weak at half back . TJ passing is pretty average and a woke leftist....

Hoskins has had great super rugby seasons before but has always failed to step up at international level. Time to try someone new.

I thought sotutu had to get in even though I’m not a big fan, Ruben love was someone I thought was really unlucky , he could be starting fullback in my eyes. Beauden needs to retire and let these young guys through. I thought ardie should be captain, he’s shown proved he’s made for the job. Hopefully giving Scott captain helps his discipline out. Stevenson unlucky but we got so many good outside backs.

Razor team, 3 years to get it sorted for the world cup. Barrett ss captain, i was hoping for Ardie, 1 player who always leads from the front, and Barrett ill discipline puts abit of a cloud over him..just 1 thing to note, no disrespect leave Barrett few rows back in the Haka, just because hes Cap dont mean hes a front row candidate...All Blacks All Day

Hoskins will probably be in the All Blacks for the rest of year, I wouldn't worry about him too much. I only hope Sititi doesn't get done like Sowakula did.

those Poms will give Pero a hard time ..... Christie will get caught "too slow" ... n Caleb Clarke will do wot he always does "trip over his own fkn boot-laces" ...... Well at least we got a chance against Fiji & Aussie ...

I was looking forward to a captain that wont get sent off all the time and then he picked Scott....

Has Sititi played better than Iose this year?? Maybe its my Canes bias, but Iose played big games and big moments the whole season, while Sititi had one stand out game against the Canes??

No Harry Plummer.

Was hoping to hear Falou's name. As a highlanders fan, only having Ethan get into the team was good but hoped for more. Although I know the Highlanders arent the greatest, do think Falou deserved to be named.

Excited to see the squad against England, but CANNOT WAIT for that Fiji match! We scored some killer tickets for our wedding anniversary gift to ourselves.

Biggest shock for me here is Perofeta over Love, England WILL expose him

Can u please cover the wallabies squad?

I personally would have thought Aj Lam would be included

Apparently Hoskins has huge attitude problems. Must be it because he was definitely the best 8 the whole competition.

What website is best to look at player stats. WOuld be keen to take a look at the comparison of Wallace Sititi and Hoskins Sotutu in defensive stats.

Irish fan here. Just a generic comment. I always feel the captain of the team must be in the pack.

That's a surprisingly not shocking selection. Couple of thoughts: Is Finau or Blackadder covering lock? Happy they've gone wuth Sititi over Sotutu. He reminded me of zinzan brooke the other day, and got into the tough stuff in the final. Not much fullback cover is a concern. Jordan likely the long term pick but thought love deserved a position ahead of possibly a midfielder. That we've got 4 suggests there's some experimenting in the pairs coming up.... 🤔

Might be a spice pick but tabataba naiwai I dunno how to spell his name for the highlanders was truely derserving of the black jersey

Springbok fan here. What happened to Shannon Frizell? Don't see him in the squad or mentioned on the injured list.

Sotu should be in the squad Very unlucky to miss out imao Looking forward to seeing how this All blacks squad goes under Razor

I really enjoyed the forwards lineup and am looking forward to what Razor can do with this squad. On the other hand, the back Cam Roigard being injured sucks, and he will be missed. I am not a fan of Finlay; I just don't think he is international standard TJ passed his prime and Cortez is there to do a job. As for number 10, who knows how Razor will want to play this position, but I will note that both Beauden and Damien are getting old, so Super Rugby needs to produce something soon to improve this position. The center will improve under the Razor system, as shown by his time at the Crusaders. The wing will be strong with Sevu and Mark. As for the number 15, I am really unsure who that will even be, but injuries have affected this position as well. I guess what I am saying is that this is a rebuilding stage for New Zealand, and they will definitely be challenged by England. I hope New Zealand gives Razor a good shot at the job because he has England, South Africa, Argentina, Australia, as well as Ireland and France in November to contend with and he many not win every game this year in fact he may loss a couple!!!!

Ardie Savea should be the captain and should have been captain in the past WC. He plays 100% every game and is a leader. Refs seem to like Ardie just gives off a better vibe. Anyways I think Scott will be another Sam Cane and let the ABs down at the wrong time. Otherwise cool to see some new faces getting a crack and a bit sad for Hoskin. But bottom line is Razor is the coach and I'm comfy on my couch 🤣

Would it have been worth having a NZ A's squad for those who just missed out + those not named in game day squad for ABz..?.. still like ur videos bro keep up da great work..

Unless you're a veteran AB, shouldn't you have to prove that you can stay on the field? Even if Blackadder was the worlds best player, whats the point in investing/developing him if he can't stay on the field?! I'd rather the ABs spend their resources on bringing someone else into the environment. I mean, if Blackadder can't manage his body at super level, hes not going to suddenly be a week in week out fixture at international level, and that only serves to disrupt combinations, whats trained, and a liability in tests.

I think Razor could’ve done a lot more with the squad before 2023 Not sure he has much to work with this team, lacking depth in key positions as well and a lot of young guys

Too many Razor mates selected. Not fair on on players that bust their guts to make the team. Same applies to choice of captain. Fozzie did the same with Sam Cane. Scott Barret card risk as was Cane. Form players have not been selected.

Who's gonna lead the Haka now? TJ used to be really good at it. But I'm curious if Tuipolotu can do it, I don't know why but I got this feeling that he is pretty good at it.

Sorry but how can he not pick Hoskins , the best player in super rugby, the top try scorer, awesome defender, awesome in lineouts, not shirking in the engine room, what a joke !

Was sam whitelock coming back? Normally I'd say a definite nz win but england are humming along nicely, I wouldn't underestimate them. They turned up for the world cup (okay, easy path) and really put a scare on SA. Then they beat Ireland in the best game of the 6n. Their game against Japan was actually really enjoyable - they're not the boring mess they were last year. Of course japan's high tempo forced them to give it back but they looked really competent in the hot weather. I'm guessing the weather in nz this time of year is quite chilly, are any of the stadiums england are playing in roofed?

You doing a video on the Wallabies Squad bro?

This will be a tough team to beat, World class players and a world class outfit.

Really like the squad. thought perhaps Havilli, Hoskins were hard done by.

i thnk we have issues at 4-5-9-10. i hope i am wrong

Scot as captain? He’s a penalty specialist Savea unlucky to miss captaincy

Will you be doing live streams for the England series?

I expect big things from this squad.

From what I heard Sotutu will have surgery

I would have loved Razor for England coach.

dont see the case at all for perofeta love makes alot more sense

love and sotutu done bad

At least that San Diego game will be on at a normal time.

No Hoskings? Ardie not Captain? Reuben Love not in camp?

2023: Please hire Razor - we will back his decisions no matter what. 2024: Knives are already out from many pundits, fans and critics and a ball hasn't even been passed yet

Well hope Sititi is not another Pita Gus pick, also sad for Ricatelli

Razor has spoken with that squad

Exciting times ahead. Its been such a long time since we've moved on from the graham henry circle era. Looking forward to whats ahead.

A few thoughts here. This team seems to be the business, despite all the injuries. I'd question a captain role for Scott Barret, no offense, it's the same reason Eben Etzebeth makes me nervous in a captain role - both of them are excellent players, but they are prone to silly play. Which is not great when games are tight. I'll never be a Caleb Clarke fan, despite his good season. One of those wings is just keeping a seat warm for Will Jordan's return, let's be honest. Glad to see Ruben Love is getting some joy from the selectors as injury cover.

Sotutu.

Would rather have seen him picked in the full squad but glad to see Ruben Love included in the wider training group. Interesting to know what his work-ons are, as seen by Razor n co. A gifted player and elite athlete.This coming from a staunch Chiefs man.

The lock selections don’t make sense. They need to blood specialist locks. Utility lock/flankers just don’t have the height or bulk at international level and the ABs pack is already pretty light weight compared to other international forward packs. They needed to take a risk here to see if any of the young guys has what it takes at international level.

It's a shame that great talent can never even dream of being an all black again because of the broken and corrupted powers that be, Tim from Queenstowns Nan Announced the squad, she'll helecopter to dinner on Waiheke no doubt, 🤮

Collins,Kaino,Blackadder Dafuq?😂😂😂

There is something about Former Manu Samoa Greats converting their sons into All Blacks haha. Congrats to the uso Wallace