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Once again, experience wise, the All Blacks go
into a test match as underdogs.
The Wobbly forward pack (which was not so
wobbly last week against the Bokke) out-caps the All Blacks by 297-253, with
Wobbly captain George Smith, by himself, out-capping the All Black loose trio,
86 to 55!
The All Black front row though has the measure,
as does the backline, while on the subs bench, the Wobblies have almost 90 more
caps than the All Blacks - that helped by Panadol MacDonald not being there this
week, and his 50 odd caps being removed.
Convict team Stats:
15
Adam Ashley-Cooper
(ACT Brumbies) : 24 years : 14 tests : 1.82m : 98kg
14 Peter Hynes
(Queensland Reds) : 26 years : 3 tests : 1.80m : 92kg
13 Ryan Cross
(Western Force) : 28 years : 2 tests : 1.91m : 99kg
12 Berrick
Barnes (Queensland
Reds) : 22 years : 7 tests : 1.83m : 87kg
11 Lote
Tuqiri (NSW Waratahs)
: 28 years : 60 tests : 1.91m : 103kg
10 Matt Giteau
(Western Force) : 25 years : 54 tests : 1.78m : 85kg
9 Luke Burgess
(NSW Waratahs) : 24 years : 3 tests : 1.79m : 89kg
Backline tests: 143,
average 20.
8
Wycliff Palu
(NSW Waratahs) : 25 years : 19 tests : 1.94m : 120kg
7 George Smith (ACT Brumbies, captain) : 28 years : 86 tests : 1.80m :
103kg
6 Rocky Elsom
(NSW Waratahs) : 25 years : 35 tests : 1.93m : 91kg
5 Nathan Sharpe
(Western Force) : 30 years : 67 tests : 2.00 : 115kg
4 James Horwill
(Queensland Reds) : 23 years : 4 tests : 2.00m : 115kg
3 Al Baxter
(NSW Waratahs) : 31 years : 54 tests : 1.90m : 116kg
2 Stephen Moore
(Queensland Reds) : 25 years : 23 tests : 1.86m : 112kg
1 Benn Robinson
(NSW Waratahs) : 24 years : 9 tests : 1.83m : 113kg
Forward pack tests: 297
tests, average 37.
16
Tatafu
Polota-Nau (NSW
Waratahs) : 22 years : 3 tests : 1.81m : 113kg
17 Matt Dunning
(NSW Waratahs) : 29 years : 37 tests : 1.82m : 115kg
18 Daniel Vickerman
(NSW Waratahs) : 29 years : 52 tests : 2.04m : 115kg
19 Phil Waugh
(NSW Waratahs) : 28 years : 69 tests : 1.75m : 100kg
20 Sam Cordingley
(Queensland Reds) : 32 years : 17 tests : 1.78m : 87kg
21 Timana
Tahu (NSW Waratahs) :
27 years : 0 tests : 1.85m : 98kg
22 Drew Mitchell
(Western Force) : 24 years : 21 tests : 1.82m : 95kg
Reserve tests: 199 tests,
average 28.
Total tests: 639, average 29.
All Black
team stats:
1 Tony Woodcock (North
Harbour, Blues) : 27 years : 41 tests : 1.84m : 118kg
2 Andrew Hore (Taranaki, Hurricanes) : 29 years : 30 tests : 1.83m : 111kg
3 Greg Somerville (Canterbury, Crusaders) : 24 years : 60 tests : 1.83m : 126kg
4 Ali Williams (Tasman, Crusaders) : 27 years : 51 tests ; 2.02m : 112kg
5 Brad Thorn (Tasman, Crusaders) : 24 years : 16 tests : 2.00m : 110kg
7 Rodney So’oialo (Wellington, Hurricanes, captain) : 28 years : 46 tests :
1.90m : 107kg
7 Dan Braid (Auckland, Blues) : 28 years : 3 tests : 1.83m : 96kg
8 Jerome Kaino (Auckland, Blues) : 25 years : 6 tests : 1.96m : 109kg
Forward pack tests: 253
tests, average 31.
9 Andy Ellis (Canterbury,
Crusaders) : 24 years : 9 tests ; 1.81m : 92kg
10 Dan Carter (Canterbury, Crusaders) : 26 years : 49 tests : 1:78m : 91kg
12 Ma’a Nonu (Wellington, Hurricanes) : 26 years : 23 tests : 1.82m :
102kg
11 Sitiveni Sivivatu (Waikato, Chiefs) : 26 years : 26 tests : 1.85m : 100kg
13 Richard Kahui (Waikato, Chiefs) : 23 years ; 1 tests : 1.86m : 95kg
14 Anthonry Tuitavake (Harbour, Blues) : 26 years : 2 tests : 1.82m : 89kg
15 Mils Muliaina (Waikato, Chiefs) : 27 years : 60 tests : 1.83m : 93kg
Backline tests: 170,
average 24.
16 Keven Mealamu (Auckland,
Blues) : 29 years : 55 tests : 1.81m : 106kg
17 John Afoa (Auckland, Blues) : 24 years : 5 tests : 1.83m : 126kg
18 Anthony Boric (North Harbour, Blues) : 24 years : 3 tests : 2.00m : 110kg
19 Sione Lauaki (Waikato, Chiefs) : 26 years : 15 tests : 1.94m : 115kg
20 Jimmy Cowan (Southland, Highlanders) : 26 years : 12 tests : 1.82m : 91kg
21 Stephen Donald (Waikato, Chiefs) : 24 years : 2 tests : 1.90m : 98kg
22 Conrad Smith (Wellington, Hurricanes) : 26 years : 16 tests : 1.86m : 95kg
Reserve tests: 108 tests,
average 15.
Total tests: 531, average 24.
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