YOUNG GUNS RISING

THESE TWO WILL SURELY BE THE PREFERRED ALL BLACKS COMBINATION IN 2020 AND THERE ARE PLENTY WHO THINK THEY ARE ALREADY THE RIGHT CHOICE. LIENERT-BROWN IS PROBABLY A MORE NATURAL 13 BUT HE’S BEEN SUPERB WHENEVER HE’S BEEN ASKED TO PLAY AT 12 AND WHILE HIS NATURAL GAME IS MORE ABOUT TIMING AND ANGLES OF DECEPTION, HE IS A BIG ENOUGH MAN TO POWER THROUGH THE MIDDLE. THE ONLY WORRY WITH THIS COMBINATION IS THEIR LACK OF EXPERIENCE AND THE SELECTORS DO LIKE USING LIENERT-BROWN OFF THE BENCH WHERE HIS FAST FEET, AWARENESS AND OFFLOADING CAN BE DAMAGING.