Blues 2025
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@nostrildamus said in Blues 2025:
@Nogusta said in Blues 2025:
Hoskins has advised the Blues that 2025 season will be his last in NZ
I can't like this!
Have the Crusaders lost anyone overseas still young enough to be serious AB contenders?RM and big LF spring to mind.
Without giving it much thought guys leaving is not new, to the Blues and other teams. Afoa, Faumuina, Blowers, Luatua and Piatua are examples of Blues who left with more to offer, and a couple of them may have been attributed to lack of selection as well.
@Crazy-Horse said in Blues 2025:
@nostrildamus said in Blues 2025:
@Nogusta said in Blues 2025:
Hoskins has advised the Blues that 2025 season will be his last in NZ
I can't like this!
Have the Crusaders lost anyone overseas still young enough to be serious AB contenders?RM and big LF spring to mind.
Without giving it much thought guys leaving is not new, to the Blues and other teams. Afoa, Faumuina, Blowers, Luatua and Piatua are examples of Blues who left with more to offer, and a couple of them may have been attributed to lack of selection as well.
Those two didn't leave because the coaches are retards who wont select them, they left to increase their bank balances.
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@Crazy-Horse said in Blues 2025:
@nostrildamus said in Blues 2025:
@Nogusta said in Blues 2025:
Hoskins has advised the Blues that 2025 season will be his last in NZ
I can't like this!
Have the Crusaders lost anyone overseas still young enough to be serious AB contenders?RM and big LF spring to mind.
Without giving it much thought guys leaving is not new, to the Blues and other teams. Afoa, Faumuina, Blowers, Luatua and Piatua are examples of Blues who left with more to offer, and a couple of them may have been attributed to lack of selection as well.
Those two didn't leave because the coaches are retards who wont select them, they left to increase their bank balances.
@Nepia said in Blues 2025:
@Crazy-Horse said in Blues 2025:
@nostrildamus said in Blues 2025:
@Nogusta said in Blues 2025:
Hoskins has advised the Blues that 2025 season will be his last in NZ
I can't like this!
Have the Crusaders lost anyone overseas still young enough to be serious AB contenders?RM and big LF spring to mind.
Without giving it much thought guys leaving is not new, to the Blues and other teams. Afoa, Faumuina, Blowers, Luatua and Piatua are examples of Blues who left with more to offer, and a couple of them may have been attributed to lack of selection as well.
Those two didn't leave because the coaches are retards who wont select them, they left to increase their bank balances.
Didn't try to claim otherwise.
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@Nepia said in Blues 2025:
@Crazy-Horse said in Blues 2025:
@nostrildamus said in Blues 2025:
@Nogusta said in Blues 2025:
Hoskins has advised the Blues that 2025 season will be his last in NZ
I can't like this!
Have the Crusaders lost anyone overseas still young enough to be serious AB contenders?RM and big LF spring to mind.
Without giving it much thought guys leaving is not new, to the Blues and other teams. Afoa, Faumuina, Blowers, Luatua and Piatua are examples of Blues who left with more to offer, and a couple of them may have been attributed to lack of selection as well.
Those two didn't leave because the coaches are retards who wont select them, they left to increase their bank balances.
Didn't try to claim otherwise.
@Crazy-Horse said in Blues 2025:
@Nepia said in Blues 2025:
@Crazy-Horse said in Blues 2025:
@nostrildamus said in Blues 2025:
@Nogusta said in Blues 2025:
Hoskins has advised the Blues that 2025 season will be his last in NZ
I can't like this!
Have the Crusaders lost anyone overseas still young enough to be serious AB contenders?RM and big LF spring to mind.
Without giving it much thought guys leaving is not new, to the Blues and other teams. Afoa, Faumuina, Blowers, Luatua and Piatua are examples of Blues who left with more to offer, and a couple of them may have been attributed to lack of selection as well.
Those two didn't leave because the coaches are retards who wont select them, they left to increase their bank balances.
Didn't try to claim otherwise.
I was just pointing out the main difference between those two and Sotutu.
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@nzzp said in Blues 2025:
@Canes4life said in Blues 2025:
@Crazy-Horse said in Blues 2025:
@nostrildamus said in Blues 2025:
@Crazy-Horse said in Blues 2025:
RM and big LF spring to mind.
I meant in 2024.
Not being a smart arse, but have the Chiefs, Hurricanes and the Highlanders? I really can't recall.
Beauden Barrett went North when he still had plenty to give.
his girlfriend went north!
If BB wanted to go back to the Canes would they still want him?
@nostrildamus said in Blues 2025:
@nzzp said in Blues 2025:
@Canes4life said in Blues 2025:
@Crazy-Horse said in Blues 2025:
@nostrildamus said in Blues 2025:
@Crazy-Horse said in Blues 2025:
RM and big LF spring to mind.
I meant in 2024.
Not being a smart arse, but have the Chiefs, Hurricanes and the Highlanders? I really can't recall.
Beauden Barrett went North when he still had plenty to give.
his girlfriend went north!
If BB wanted to go back to the Canes would they still want him?
Hell yes.
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I hope we don't have BB at 10. I don't see us winning another title with him in that role. I'd rather it be Plummer or Perofeta.
@brodean said in Blues 2025:
I hope we don't have BB at 10. I don't see us winning another title with him in that role. I'd rather it be Plummer or Perofeta.
Plummer gets the 10 spot for me. Barrett and Perofeta can compete for the 15 jersey.
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@brodean said in Blues 2025:
I hope we don't have BB at 10. I don't see us winning another title with him in that role. I'd rather it be Plummer or Perofeta.
Plummer gets the 10 spot for me. Barrett and Perofeta can compete for the 15 jersey.
@African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:
@brodean said in Blues 2025:
I hope we don't have BB at 10. I don't see us winning another title with him in that role. I'd rather it be Plummer or Perofeta.
Plummer gets the 10 spot for me. Barrett and Perofeta can compete for the 15 jersey.
Yeah it will be interesting to see which way they go. As someone wondered above, maybe the 50/50 selection calls should go in favour of the one staying? From an AB perspective I am almost leaning towards wanting to see Perofeta given an extended run.
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Can't blame Plummer or Sotutu for leaving.
If the ABs weren't going to pick either this year they weren't getting a look in under this coaching set up.
I'm just glad we won a title. I suspect 2025 will not be so good for the Blues.
@KiwiMurph said in Blues 2025:
Can't blame Plummer or Sotutu for leaving.
If the ABs weren't going to pick either this year they weren't getting a look in under this coaching set up.
I'm just glad we won a title. I suspect 2025 will not be so good for the Blues.
They're still there for 2025. For next year, it's only Akira Ioane that needs replacing.
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Cotter re-signs -
“The season being dynamic and demanding there will be opportunity around game time. Harry did an outstanding job last year. Beauden is coming back he’s conscious he has to work his way back in – it’s not going to be given to him.“Stephen has stepped in at 10 as well. Zarn will play multiple positions – he could be in the midfield.”
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This video capture from the last page of this post looks like a new jersey of some sort being tried on -
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This video capture from the last page of this post looks like a new jersey of some sort being tried on -
@Daffy-Jaffy said in Blues 2025:
Day 0ne -
This video capture from the last page of this post looks like a new jersey of some sort being tried on -
That's the training jersey.
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Blues 2025:
Day 0ne -
This video capture from the last page of this post looks like a new jersey of some sort being tried on -
That's the training jersey.
@Canes4life said in Blues 2025:
That's the training jersey.
looks like it may be better than the actual!
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@Canes4life said in Blues 2025:
That's the training jersey.
looks like it may be better than the actual!
@nzzp images from the merch shop -
Training -
The home jersey seems to have lost the big 2 degrees Logo from the side panel
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Sam Hainsworth-Fa’aofo. Quinton Nichols and Mason Tupaea were at Blues training today with the Royal NZ Navy Divers team, at the Tamaki Leadership Centre -
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More training jersey pics -
The white one is as cool as the red one is shit.
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The white one is as cool as the red one is shit.
