Blues 2025

[Steven Harris]

@African-Monkey had a very good season for the Taniwha last year is in very good shape
Getting on a bit but is experienced

[Duluth]

@African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:

We could have a massive hooker crisis now.

I think they'll just trust Pole and Gordon. Emergency cover for a game day injury could be Ofa. He was cover earlier in the season too

[KiwiMurph]

@Duluth said in Blues 2025:

@African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:

We could have a massive hooker crisis now.

I think they'll just trust Pole and Gordon. Emergency cover for a game day injury could be Ofa. He was cover earlier in the season too

How could you trust Pole? It's unfair on the bloke

Get Moulds in ASAP

[Duluth]

@KiwiMurph

I said that's what I think they'll do.

Cotter keeps making the comment about the next cab off the rank. I'd be surprised if someone who hasn't been working with the squad slots in ahead of people have been with the squad.

This week I think they should pick whoever throws the best at training. Even if that's Ofa

[Duluth]

Do we have any info on the other injuries?

Dalton should be back this week and Perofeta is close apparently. BB will be out for a while and I guess we’ll find out if RR is a long term injury in the next couple of days

What about Eklund, Sullivan, Funaki, McWhannell, Choat, Mullan etc?

[Steven Harris]

@Mr-Fish David Holwell has a son ironically a lock whos around 6’6 is in the Blues wider training squad

[Nepia]

@Steven-Harris said in Blues 2025:

@Mr-Fish David Holwell has a son ironically a lock whos around 6’6 is in the Blues wider training squad

Sheesh, how tall is his missus?

[Steven Harris]

@Nepia not that tall tbf

[Nogusta]

@Duluth Funaki opted not to go under the knife but try and rehab the shoulder - 8 week return time-frame if all goes well
Think already mentioned but Sullivan likely out of SR with lisfranc injury

[george33]

Been told Sullivan out for another 4-5 weeks all going well.

[Duluth]

Sometimes the jerseys at training are an indication of the 23..

Dalton back as expected. Perofeta back as well.. do they ease him back off the bench? Is that Taele in a blue jersey too?

[Duluth]

Anyone heard what Riccitelli’s injury and prognosis is?

I see his injury is listed as “chest”

[KiwiMurph]

https://twitter.com/BluesRugbyTeam/status/1899929647019966492

[george33]

Riccitelli has injury around the collar bone hopefully only 2- 3, weeks and Zarn Sullivan is out of his moon boot, and Sotutu available against Crusaders.

[Duluth]

Good to see them put out a list with dates

I hope the season is still alive in 4-6 weeks. At least there’s a bye during that time

[Steven Harris]

@Canes4life they have played both the Chiefs and the Blues although the Blues had few out
Still I would rather be sitting where they are compared to where the Blues are sitting at the minute
Massive game coming up for Blues this weekend against your boys
Heard Kurt Eklund might be out again came back too soon against the Chiefs a couple of weeks back and re aggravated the groin strain he already have
Hopefully the extra week off might do the trick

[Grooter]

@Steven-Harris yeah Vernon Bason is now training with the Blues

[Duluth]

[george33]

Think
Patty will be available., he told me 2 weeks.
Times up

[Kiwiwomble]

@george33 said in Highlanders 2025:

My understanding that Caleb [Tangitau] will be back at Blues next season,,

hot off the press, anyone else heard this, blues buying out his contract?