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Let Savea compete for the bench spot with Papali'i in a horses-for-courses setup. Don't think much of Cane as a captain but his front-on defence is great and much needed in test rugby. Savea can come on with ~20 to go and try just go nuts, or use Papali'i if it's a more confrontational/physical encounter.

Not sold on Cane as captain at all, especially when it means jerking around other options that would better do the damage for specific games.

The fact that are even discussing Cane's place in the starting XV suggests he should not be captain. You need a dead cert first pick to be skipper. That means Coles, Whitelock (for now), Aaron Smith (although you'd rather have the C on the field for the full 80), or B Barrett (but only if he was playing 10 - you can't captain from fullback).

Personally, I'd give the job to Whitelock until the XV is a bit more settled.

cashead wrote:Dude was the most consistent player out of everyone and was, overall, the best player the All Blacks had.

Whitelock, in comparison, had a very up-and-down tournament.

Yeah but we have more quality loosies than locks, and Cane is good, but I wouldn't like to see him Ruben Thorn some in form alternative.

the the other 2 like his posts or had their own stuff

Long way back for matera..........if any?

cashead wrote:Yeah, well, at least we can say Sam Cane doesn't have a history of being a racist shit in public.

was mumbly bollocks a bit "anti-PC"?

For those that missed it Pablo Matera posted some pretty racist stuff in 2011 which has come to light and been suspended immediately

Petit and socino suspended too but not sure what for exactly

paddy no 11 wrote:For those that missed it Pablo Matera posted some pretty racist stuff in 2011 which has come to light and been suspended immediately

Petit and socino suspended too but not sure what for exactly

Fark. I did miss that, and so apparently did the Argentina for 9 years....those are some seriously abhorrent media he has there.

morepork wrote:

paddy no 11 wrote:For those that missed it Pablo Matera posted some pretty racist stuff in 2011 which has come to light and been suspended immediately

Petit and socino suspended too but not sure what for exactly

Fark. I did miss that, and so apparently did the Argentina for 9 years....those are some seriously abhorrent media he has there.

I saw the headlines and went, "Oh come on, it was 9 years ago and I'm sure it can't have been that ba... oh."

Guess we now know why he struggled to settle in Leicester back then!

Puja

cashead wrote:Yeah, well, at least we can say Sam Cane doesn't have a history of being a racist shit in public.

Because he does it in private?

Puja wrote:

morepork wrote:

paddy no 11 wrote:For those that missed it Pablo Matera posted some pretty racist stuff in 2011 which has come to light and been suspended immediately

Petit and socino suspended too but not sure what for exactly

Fark. I did miss that, and so apparently did the Argentina for 9 years....those are some seriously abhorrent media he has there.

I saw the headlines and went, "Oh come on, it was 9 years ago and I'm sure it can't have been that ba... oh."

Guess we now know why he struggled to settle in Leicester back then!

Puja

Ditto. Game over for him.

Banquo wrote:

Puja wrote:

morepork wrote:

Fark. I did miss that, and so apparently did the Argentina for 9 years....those are some seriously abhorrent media he has there.

I saw the headlines and went, "Oh come on, it was 9 years ago and I'm sure it can't have been that ba... oh."

Guess we now know why he struggled to settle in Leicester back then!

Puja

Ditto. Game over for him.

I mean, you say that, but: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/55170028

Puja

Puja wrote:

Banquo wrote:

Puja wrote:
I saw the headlines and went, "Oh come on, it was 9 years ago and I'm sure it can't have been that ba... oh."

Guess we now know why he struggled to settle in Leicester back then!

Puja

Ditto. Game over for him.

I mean, you say that, but: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/55170028

Puja

dear lord. Thats a disgrace.

What a progression union they have.