All Blacks post-2019

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Liam Coltman has signed on until 2022. So that's Coles, Taylor and Coltman all nailed down. If Harris re-signs then any current young, uncapped hookers might be advised to take an early OE.

And Harris has signed on to 2021. So that’s hookers sorted.

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Updated OP with news that Mo'unga has signed to 2022, which is great.

The only truly key players yet to commit are ex-World Rugby Players of the Year Beauden Barrett and Brodie Retallick. Jack Goodhue would be good to nail down, too.

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Sam Whitelock has in fact signed on for 4 more years, rather than just taken his one year extension. He’ll take a Japanese sabbatical in 2020 but, unusually, remain eligible for All Blacks selection.

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Ben Smith gone for WC?

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Only appears to be a minor injury.

The Highlanders fullback sent rugby fans throughout the country into a heightened state of anxiety after he had to be helped from the field in the Highlanders' dramatic 31-31 draw with the Chiefs in Dunedin on Saturday. However, Highlanders coach Aaron Mauger revealed afterwards that Smith had avoided serious damage. "He's got a hamstring strain, and he's also got a good laceration on the chin and he's getting stitched up at the moment," Mauger said. "He's got a strain and we'll know a bit more in the next couple of days. Structurally he's fine, it's just soft tissue."

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/sup ... ous-injury

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Thank fuck for that. I mean I rate Jordie Barrett and all but he’s not even the best fullback in his family, let alone the whole country.

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Triple T has signed on to be the no. 3 halfback for at least a couple more years.

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Brodie Retallick has signed a contract to 2023 with the NZRU but will play in Japan in 2020 & 2021 (and presumably be unavailable for the All Blacks) before returning to NZ in May 2021. I'm concerned that a break from Super/Test rugby of that length might see him lose a bit of form and/or aura.

And apparently B Barrett is being wooed by the Blues again. Even if that is just a ploy to get the Canes to increase an offer, it's still a good pointer that he will be staying in NZ.

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Elliot Dixon is off. Goodhue is staying, as are Havili and Lomax.

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B. Barrett confirmed for the Blues. Some sort of short stint in Japan remains an option for him.

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Otere Black was poor for the Māori.

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J Barrett signs to 2022. Hurricanes next year but can switch after that.