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Highlanders 2025

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

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

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      @george33 said in Highlanders 2025:

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

      it was reported he had signed 2 year deal 25-26

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

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        @george33 Considering he is on a two year deal I'd be very surprised:

        https://thehighlanders.co.nz/news/highlanders-confirm-five-players-for-2025new-blog-post/

        And failing that, he is finally getting a run of games, so why an earth would he go back to compete with Mark Tele'a and Caleb Clarke.

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          Things change, been told

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            Things change, been told

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            @george33 who by? and whats changed?

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              Things change, been told

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              frugby
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              @george33 Bit like Roigard going to the Chiefs?

              Super Rugby has been going for seven weeks, and I'm meant to believe Tangitau has already ripped up his contract, and the Highlanders have agreed to it that quickly?

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                another @george33 post bookmarked to look back on and chuckle one day

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                  @george33 who by? and whats changed?

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                  @Kiwiwomble contracts obviously, he won't be a Highlander next season,

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                    @Kiwiwomble contracts obviously, he won't be a Highlander next season,

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                    @george33 said in Highlanders 2025:

                    @Kiwiwomble contracts obviously, he won't be a Highlander next season,

                    I don't doubt the Blues might want him back, and there may well be negotiations, but there is absolutely zero chance in the space of seven weeks, when he was somewhat of an unknown coming into the season, the Blues have already agreed terms, and the Highlanders have agreed to end his contract early.

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                      another @george33 post bookmarked to look back on and chuckle one day

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                      @Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2025:

                      another @george33 post bookmarked to look back on and chuckle one day

                      It reminds me of when you used to have a big night at the club and you'd end up talking to that old fella who's watched every game and has all sorts of conspiracy theories about NZ rugby.

                      That guy is George's sauce.

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                        @Kiwiwomble contracts obviously, he won't be a Highlander next season,

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                        @george33 said in Highlanders 2025:

                        @Kiwiwomble contracts obviously, he won't be a Highlander next season,

                        so the contract magically changed and someone looked at it and was all "damn!....its changed....we'd love to keep you but the contract has changed so you have to leave next year"

                        youre either being deliberately obtuse or a bit slow

                        the contract changing is a result of something else which i believe is obvious what i was actually asking? have the blues bought out his contract? has he got family issues and asked for compassionate release? does he hate it down here and threw his toys?

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                          @george33 Bit like Roigard going to the Chiefs?

                          Super Rugby has been going for seven weeks, and I'm meant to believe Tangitau has already ripped up his contract, and the Highlanders have agreed to it that quickly?

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                          @frugby do u no Caleb, ?, I do since he played for Grammer as a 17 year old, good chance down there , but he will head home.

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                            @frugby do u no Caleb, ?, I do since he played for Grammer as a 17 year old, good chance down there , but he will head home.

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                            @george33 said in Highlanders 2025:

                            @frugby do u no Caleb, ?, I do since he played for Grammer as a 17 year old, good chance down there , but he will head home.

                            *know

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                              @frugby do u no Caleb, ?, I do since he played for Grammer as a 17 year old, good chance down there , but he will head home.

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                              @george33 said in Highlanders 2025:

                              @frugby do u no Caleb, ?, I do since he played for Grammer as a 17 year old, good chance down there , but he will head home.

                              If Caleb Tangitau left the Highlanders in 2027, I wouldn't be all that surprised, heck he might even leave after this season, but there is zero chance anything has been agreed this quickly for a player who has just got going... if that was the case, he'd have been left out the squad at some stage.

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                                @george33 said in Highlanders 2025:

                                @frugby do u no Caleb, ?, I do since he played for Grammer as a 17 year old, good chance down there , but he will head home.

                                If Caleb Tangitau left the Highlanders in 2027, I wouldn't be all that surprised, heck he might even leave after this season, but there is zero chance anything has been agreed this quickly for a player who has just got going... if that was the case, he'd have been left out the squad at some stage.

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                                @frugby and i would argue there are more examples of the guys that got a decent shot at the landers, and performed....hanging around, these guys tent to stick with environments where they thrived, unless there is something outside the rugby drawing him back, hence my questions

                                cue delay in replying whilst he looks up what "obtuse" means

                                hes already claimed he heard it from Caleb, why not elaborate?

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                                  @george33 said in Highlanders 2025:

                                  @frugby do u no Caleb, ?, I do since he played for Grammer as a 17 year old, good chance down there , but he will head home.

                                  If Caleb Tangitau left the Highlanders in 2027, I wouldn't be all that surprised, heck he might even leave after this season, but there is zero chance anything has been agreed this quickly for a player who has just got going... if that was the case, he'd have been left out the squad at some stage.

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                                  @frugby maybe, but he's possibly your best or 1 of the best, , just the way it happens, but trust me , he will leave, pretty sure Blues, Highlanders already now, but won't say unless u dig deep.

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                                    @frugby maybe, but he's possibly your best or 1 of the best, , just the way it happens, but trust me , he will leave, pretty sure Blues, Highlanders already now, but won't say unless u dig deep.

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                                    @george33 said in Highlanders 2025:

                                    @frugby maybe, but he's possibly your best or 1 of the best, , just the way it happens, but trust me , he will leave, pretty sure Blues, Highlanders already now, but won't say unless u dig deep.

                                    *know

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                                      @frugby maybe, but he's possibly your best or 1 of the best, , just the way it happens, but trust me , he will leave, pretty sure Blues, Highlanders already now, but won't say unless u dig deep.

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                                      @george33 said in Highlanders 2025:

                                      @frugby maybe, but he's possibly your best or 1 of the best, , just the way it happens, but trust me , he will leave, pretty sure Blues, Highlanders already now, but won't say unless u dig deep.

                                      Just like Tangitau and Vikena were never coming in the first place?
                                      https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/post/943874

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                                        @frugby and i would argue there are more examples of the guys that got a decent shot at the landers, and performed....hanging around, these guys tent to stick with environments where they thrived, unless there is something outside the rugby drawing him back, hence my questions

                                        cue delay in replying whilst he looks up what "obtuse" means

                                        hes already claimed he heard it from Caleb, why not elaborate?

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                                        Bones
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                                        @Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2025:

                                        hes already claim he head if from Caleb

                                        It's one of the strangest reasons for knowing someone though. Why did his age matter?

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                                          @george33 said in Highlanders 2025:

                                          @frugby maybe, but he's possibly your best or 1 of the best, , just the way it happens, but trust me , he will leave, pretty sure Blues, Highlanders already now, but won't say unless u dig deep.

                                          Just like Tangitau and Vikena were never coming in the first place?
                                          https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/post/943874

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                                          george33
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                                          @frugby oh ok, u digging then, that's fine
                                          At that stage it was 50/50, and I probably, didn't need to say that,

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