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Aaron Smith won't be joining the All Blacks over in Australia

By Liam Heagney

14 Sep 2021

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New Zealand Rugby have confirmed that Test centurion scrum-half Aaron Smith won’t be joining up with the All Blacks in Australia for the remainder of the Rugby Championship. The 32-year-old was the starting No9 last month when Ian Foster’s side defeated the Wallabies 57-22 in Auckland.

It was thought that the half-back would eventually link up with the All Blacks this month having missed their recent matches in Perth versus Australia and on the Gold Coast last weekend against Argentina.

However, the NZR have now confirmed that Smith will not be joining them in Queensland for their remaining three matches, this Saturday rematch versus the Pumas and the following two games against the world champion Springboks.

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Smith is now also doubtful for the October clashes with the USA in Washington and Wales in Cardiff, as well as the November games versus Italy, Ireland and France which will respectively take place in Rome, Dublin and Paris.

An All Blacks statement read: “Aaron Smith won’t be joining the All Blacks in Australia for the Rugby Championship. The 32-year-old Smith has stayed in New Zealand to be with his family awaiting the birth of his second child. He will join his Manawatu Turbos team this week to train and play in the NPC this season.

The All Blacks have moved to within just two points of the Springboks on the World Rugby rankings following the latest round of the Rugby Championship. #AllBlacks #Springboks https://t.co/Ua628leC8H
— RugbyPass (@RugbyPass) September 13, 2021

“Smith said the increasing unlikelihood of getting an MIQ spot to return to New Zealand for the birth was the reason for staying in New Zealand. His baby isn’t due until November but he said he didn’t want to risk not being here for the birth.”

Smith explained: “There is a silver lining here about not being with the All Blacks. I’m only five games short of 50 for the Turbos and I’m excited about hopefully making that milestone. The door isn’t completely closed to me joining the All Blacks for the northern tour if our baby comes early. In this environment anything can happen so I have got an open mind. At the moment, though, I just want to focus on being here with my family and enjoying that time and playing for Manawatu. I can’t wait to get the boots on again.”

The Springboks have gone back to work following last Sunday's loss to the Wallabies but they have done so minus one of their specialist locks #Springboks #RSAvAUS #RugbyChampionship #TRC2021 https://t.co/HjEbnDjs8Z
— RugbyPass (@RugbyPass) September 14, 2021

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SK 15 minutes ago

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I think France have made really good improvements. They have found several players on the bench and in the wider squad who are able to now operate at the level of their starters, they have power and devastation on the bench and can change the game. Their gameplan has also evolved and they are able to stay in the fight for longer. Fitness and conditioning seems to have become primary work ons. They have worked massively on breakdown where they forced so many turnovers and always slowed down Irelands ball. How many times did you see a French hand on the ball fighting the first and second cleaner tooth and nail for access before being shoved off of it? They become like a pack of rabid dogs on turnover and transitions, they counter so much better now and you can see elements of the Bordeaux and Toulouse game written all over the team. Its almost like a swarm when they counter. They have great alignment between the Top 14 and the national team and they have a group of players who are well versed in playing this style. You could see clearly in this game why both Galthie and Erasmus now fancy a 7-1 stack against Ireland. It is by and large to overpower them and demolish their breakdown. Irelands attack has devolved. Its now more metronomic than creative. It involves phase after phase of attritional attack and hordes of possession but it lacks creativity and purpose after the second or third phase. The Ireland attack of old kept teams guessing. You didnt know if they were gonna go wide or close in, you had to worry about the offload, the inside pass, the blindside and the hooker on the wing. Now it seems like they move the ball side to side while patiently waiting for the dam wall to break. They also lack pace and bite in the outside channels without Hansen and Lowe. Nash and Osborne were not on it and they struggled to contain the outside French backs who were incredible. France had more leaders that stood up, more grit and more power and it all proved too much for Ireland to handle.

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GrahamVF 15 minutes ago

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JC - that’s false reporting. this is what he actually said:

”Smit explained that wearing the favourites tag is uncomfortable for South Africa as it robs them of their fighting mentality that they use as fuel.

“I think it has to do with where we come from, we are quite resilient,” he explained to The Official Rugby World Cup podcast.

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GrahamVF 23 minutes ago

How Dupont-less France tossed a grenade into Ireland's Grand Slam celebrations

Don’t even talk about his bigotry about South Africa. Methinks there is still that part of him who buys into “those uneducated heathen colonialists” narrative.

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GrahamVF 32 minutes ago

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Fourie du Preez 94 kg’s at slightly less than six foot was enormously strong and often completed for the ball.

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Otagoman II 38 minutes ago

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Fakatava had a real knack for jackling the ball but a nasty knee inhjury from that put a halt on his development. I think he still does from time to time but I wish he wouldn’t.

I’m guessing refs are not controlling the players leaving their feet because so many of the defending players at the ruck back off with the attacker falling. You keep hearing the refs saying I’m not rewarding that because you have pulled away.

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GrahamVF 41 minutes ago

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Nienaber is at his best when he is working with other coaches who understand and buy into his defence philosophy and system, and creat attack plays round this - a perfect example is Kolbe’s try in the ‘19 WC final.

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Unfortunately Razor has such an obsession with defending that he prioritises that over attacking power,

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We’ve made good strides on eliminating the croc roll. This is another area that needs attention if we really care about player welfare.

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