David Havili on All Blacks reset: ‘You're trying to get noticed'

Congrads Dave Rennie & commiserations Jamie Joseph. It's going to be very interesting, courageous, solid the direction the AB's coach Dave Rennies taking the AB's. All sounds very exciting & new, my curiosity has gotten the better of me as I'm sure the majority of NZ Rugby rugby love community & the sports public in general.

Given the resemey Dave Rennie provided to the NZR committee, it must have been so over whelming & to hard not to accept his application. However like Dave Rennie said every super rugby player is on notice & there's no loyalties to previous & current AB's. Players are going to be picked on form especially the test series against France, Italy & Ireland in the June. This is going to be a challenge but a good hearty challenge to asses where their at, before they tour South Aftica. The South African tour is going to be their biggest challenge since coming away with their first test series since the 1996 then they have to play the Tri Nations series against SA & Australia. Dave Rennie should have a better inderstanding & have a valuation assesment to see where the AB's are at heading into the end of tour. Its all up the Super rugby players, previous & current AB's is your destination is in your hands. Wish you all well there will be the AB's coach Dave Rennie & his assistance together with four million (4,000,000) people going to be couch potatoes coaches watching.

Havili? Nope.. not a chance with the talent head of him at 12. Notable tvat he doesnt seem to attract overseas offers. Whats that tell you?

I’m interested in seeing Leicester moving in a spot to 12 some more

Fosters team in Havili’s time was a shambles. I could have seen him fitting and doing a role for Razor, and certainly any compitent coach would be able to utilize his skill set. He just needs to fit the framework, pretty much like any player, and he wasnt afforded that in his time.

I wanted him dropped at the time to use a tougher player at 12, but his tactical game has got even better over the last 3 or 4 years.

It was unbelievable last year when David Havili, captained the Crusaders to victory, played so well . Then Razor and co left him out. Same with Ethan Blackadder. The likes of David and others can be heartened by Dave Rennie’s comments. Clean slate is what is needed. His performance against the Chief’s last week was special.

I like Rennies comments bout players earning the right, the proof will be in the pudding come selection time, but l wonder if the sponsorship that features players(some out of form) and being part of the leadership group will influence things🤔

Sometimes l think they should do away with a leadership group and have just a captain and vice captain that way they don't feel so compelled to play players that might not be at their best!

Me's thinking that selections and defence the biggest workons for ABs

He will find it tough to get into the squad.