My All Black Squad
My annual disclaimer: I’m not too knowledgeable about forwards!
Here’s my 32-man squad:
Hookers
Hikawera Elliot
Andrew Hore
Jason Rutledge
Props
Ben May
Owen Franks
Charlie Faumuina
Wyatt Crockett
Locks
Jeremy Thrush
Ali Williams
Brodie Retallick
Brad Thorn
Luke Romano
Loose Forwards
Victor Vito
Luke Braid
Liam Messam
Sam Cane
Richie McCaw (not coming back this year?)
Kieran Read
Halfbacks
TJ Perenara
Aaron Smith
Andrew Ellis
First-Fives
Beauden Barrett
Aaron Cruden
Gareth Anscombe (injured?)
Dan Carter
Centres
Conrad Smith (injured?)
Francis Saili
Robbie Fruean
Wings
Julian Savea
Israel Dagg
Rene Ranger
Fullbacks
Andre Taylor
Charles Piutau
Update – the 38-man training squad has been announced.
Players that I picked who missed out are:
Andre Taylor
Robbie Fruean
Gareth Anscombe (injured?)
Andrew Ellis
Luke Braid
Brad Thorn
Richie McCaw (not coming back this year?)
Jeremy Thrush
Ben May
Charlie Faumuina
Jason Rutledge
Hikawera Elliot
I guess one key point of difference is that I am purely selecting for this year, with no consideration towards the next World Cup.