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The Rugby ChampionshipNew ZealandBrodie RetallickLuke JacobsonRieko IoaneSonny Bill Williams

A number of All Blacks released for club duty before departing for Argentina

Luke Jacobson of the Chiefs takes on Jackson Hemopo of the Highlanders. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

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All Blacks midfielder Sonny Bill Williams has again been sidelined by injury a week after making his return at club rugby level.

Williams fronted for Ponsonby in their win against Grammar Tec last weekend after enduring another difficult, injury-disrupted Super Rugby season for the Blues which restricted him to three starts.

His final appearance against the Hurricanes in Wellington on June 15 came after a 10-week layoff following knee surgery.

The 33-year-old was expected to play for the side again this weekend, but has been ruled out due to a tight hamstring.

Williams was one of eight All Blacks who were released to play at club level if required this weekend.

New All Blacks loose forward Luke Jacobson will make his third appearance for Hautapu in as many weeks, looking to get more game time to his name after missing the end of the Chiefs’ Super Rugby campaign due to a concussion.

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Fellow Chief Brodie Retallick has also been released and will be available for Central Hawke’s Bay this weekend.

Auckland will see a boost in All Blacks talent at the grassroots level this weekend, with Blues quintet Dalton Papalii (Pakuranga), Karl Tu’inukuafe (Takapuna), Ofa Tuungafasi (Grammar Tec), Patrick Tuipulotu (Ponsonby) and Rieko Ioane (Ponsonby) also released to their clubs.

The All Blacks squad will assemble again in Auckland on Tuesday afternoon for a camp before flying to Buenos Aires on Friday evening.

This article first appeared on nzherald.co.nz and is republished with permission. 

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NB 40 minutes ago
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He’s been pretty good at replacing the old timers like Faf and Duane. Only Willie hanging on but I don’t see him playing much of a role this year. Big Frans neither.

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NB 42 minutes ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

I’m intrigued now too. Who was the best Blues manager then Ed?😉

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NB 43 minutes ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

It’s obviously not Wales as their fans have quit the internet.

Jeez has it gotten this bad?🤣

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How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

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NB 45 minutes ago
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NFL allows use of all of a 50+ squad in games. Soccer WC you can use all members from the bench. Quite feasible if you focus on limiting the number of interchanges.

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NB 47 minutes ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

One thingj I would say is that I don’t see the Boks using a 5-3 split ahainst any of the their top rivals now. I reckon they will default to 6-2 or 7-1. A series v the best of France this summer would be interesting: 7-1 on both sides?

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RugCs 1 hour ago
South African rugby's top heavy house of cards

LOL is this troll still employed by World Rugby.. He is the Biden of rugby bloggers.

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IkeaBoy 1 hour ago
South African rugby's top heavy house of cards

Well in Pep’s case we could agree it on an average. 4 years at Barca, 3 years at Bayern and currently 9 at city. A rough average of 5 years but that’s longer than two of the clubs he managed. So I’d agree to 3 years if that works.


And to (try) and prove me point, I’ll just focus on his last 3 years at city until now?

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Ed the Duck 1 hour ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

So I can’t see anything that identifies which members of their squad who will be impacted by the wada regime now in place or how this will affect SA performance at future rwc’s, as you have clearly implied! Please, do tell us all what we’re missing and exactly which members of their squad have been flying under the radar on doping???

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IkeaBoy 1 hour ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

You be a good little chap and reveal to us all which Rugby team you actually support.


I will then be only too happy to share with you my long and chequered history on this wonderful site.


Will have to wait until tomorrow. My working day is done and I have to dash for the bus.


Go well!

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AK 1 hour ago
South African rugby's top heavy house of cards

Fact Check: “But the travel distances were always known from the outset and it goes both ways. If home playoff fixtures were secured, it becomes an advantage. Complaining about it does nothing.”

Article should be corrected to reflect EPCR rules:

EPCR Agreement: The European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) has an agreement with the South African Rugby Union (SARU) stipulating that semi-final matches must be played in Europe. This arrangement was made when South African teams joined the competition.


+ No mention of the Sharks winning the Challenge Cup with this enforeced requirement for European based matches?

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IkeaBoy 1 hour ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

Yeah, they aren’t close to being an 80 min team currently.


SFM has plenty of gifts. If Rassie sticks with the tried and tested on the back of a tiring rugby championship then I expect Ireland to ambush them in November.


If he shakes it up and gets going with the younger breed then I think it’s advantage Boks.

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Ed the Duck 1 hour ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

So what was your previous user name, coz this one’s only been around for about 200 comments…

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IkeaBoy 1 hour ago
How 'misunderstood' Rassie Erasmus is rolling back the clock

Why can’t you google for yourself??


Lord, we all know you can type and have access to the internet. To our detriment.

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fl 1 hour ago
South African rugby's top heavy house of cards

Of course! If the debate is “did someone play aged 31?” then that matters. If the debate is “when did someone peak?” then it doesn’t.


E.g. Brian O’Driscoll broke the record for most Irish test caps in 2014, but that wasn’t when he peaked.


“That’s the entire point. It’s how we each manipulate and skew the facts, records and stats.”

So surely the point is to agree on facts that we both think provide a fair indication of quality. Otherwise we will both just accuse one another of skewing things. Will you agree that a 3 (or 5?) year rolling average of match wins and trophy wins would give a fair representation of quality?

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