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Highlanders 2025

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    My thinking is they weren’t going to play him at Twickenham anyway - he’d been out of form and injured prior. But the curfew issue made it more of a story than it needed to be.

    Jason Ryan went to his wedding over the summer so it can’t be that much of an issue.

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      My thinking is they weren’t going to play him at Twickenham anyway - he’d been out of form and injured prior. But the curfew issue made it more of a story than it needed to be.

      Jason Ryan went to his wedding over the summer so it can’t be that much of an issue.

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      @zedsdeadbaby

      He was left out of both the England and Ireland away tests last year because of what Scott Robertson called"internal standards" issues . He wasn't selected for the France game either.

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        @Smudge said in Highlanders 2025:

        https://x.com/Highlanders/status/1927975696430944368

        EDG locked in until 2027 too.

        Are the issues that led to EDG being excluded from
        ABs selection a couple of times last year now dealt with?

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        @sparky said in Highlanders 2025:

        @Smudge said in Highlanders 2025:

        https://x.com/Highlanders/status/1927975696430944368

        EDG locked in until 2027 too.

        Are the issues that led to EDG being excluded from
        ABs selection a couple of times last year now dealt with?

        I just shared a X link, champ. Not sure what extra info you want from me.

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          @zedsdeadbaby

          He was left out of both the England and Ireland away tests last year because of what Scott Robertson called"internal standards" issues . He wasn't selected for the France game either.

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          @sparky said in Highlanders 2025:

          @zedsdeadbaby

          He was left out of both the England and Ireland away tests last year because of what Scott Robertson called"internal standards" issues . He wasn't selected for the France game either.

          I know - sorry what I meant is that probably made it easier for them to make a call they probably were always going to make and start Tamaiti W.

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            SouthernMann
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            Josh Tengblad to play for Auckland in the NPC. Pissed off to hear this

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              Josh Tengblad to play for Auckland in the NPC. Pissed off to hear this

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              frugby
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              @SouthernMann Where did you see that?

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                SouthernMann
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                From two sources. Not written anywhere.

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                  Josh Tengblad to play for Auckland in the NPC. Pissed off to hear this

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                  Tim
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                  @SouthernMann Is he signed up for the Highlanders for next year?

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                    Not sure. Have just heard he is going to play for Auckland.

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                      Not sure. Have just heard he is going to play for Auckland.

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                      @SouthernMann interesting. Otago congratulated him this week on making the U20s, and he is listed as an Otago player.

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                        Two very different sources have told me all in the last couple of days

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                          Have heard that the highlanders have enquired about Fiti Sa from the Chiefs. Unsure on how long he’s currently contracted or if they would release him but if true could be a handy long term player alongside Holland

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                          @Fredsaua12 said in Highlanders 2025:

                          Have heard that the highlanders have enquired about Fiti Sa from the Chiefs. Unsure on how long he’s currently contracted or if they would release him but if true could be a handy long term player alongside Holland

                          I asked around about this and it's true 👍

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                            @SouthernMann interesting. Otago congratulated him this week on making the U20s, and he is listed as an Otago player.

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                            @frugby said in Highlanders 2025:

                            @SouthernMann interesting. Otago congratulated him this week on making the U20s, and he is listed as an Otago player.

                            Will be hugely disappointing. I can only go off two separate people saying it is going to happen.

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                              Bumped into someone else in rugby circles here who had heard the Jacomb rumour

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                                Bumped into someone else in rugby circles here who had heard the Jacomb rumour

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                                @SouthernMann Staying with Chiefs or moving to Highlanders?

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                                  Moving to Highlanders.

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                                    @sparky said in Highlanders 2025:

                                    @Smudge said in Highlanders 2025:

                                    https://x.com/Highlanders/status/1927975696430944368

                                    EDG locked in until 2027 too.

                                    Are the issues that led to EDG being excluded from
                                    ABs selection a couple of times last year now dealt with?

                                    I just shared a X link, champ. Not sure what extra info you want from me.

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                                    @Smudge No.

                                    The Twitter link told me 99% of what I wanted to know. And I suspect the other 1% is unimportant. Thank you!

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                                      MacDazzler
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                                      Highlanders will definitely be a better side if they can sign Jacomb for 2026.

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                                        The Highlanders need more help with recruitment of players who play between 6 and 10. If they get strong there, there's no reason why they can't be in and around the playoffs next year.

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                                          The Highlanders need more help with recruitment of players who play between 6 and 10. If they get strong there, there's no reason why they can't be in and around the playoffs next year.

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                                          @sparky said in Highlanders Vs Chiefs:

                                          The Highlanders need more help with recruitment of players who play between 6 and 10. If they get strong there, there's no reason why they can't be in and around the playoffs next year.

                                          Yeah 8 and 10 will be the ones. Renton and Broughton being out majority of the season hasn’t helped at all but even then we still need to find a solid ball carrying 8. Withy has done a more than admirable job there. His best position is 7 but he probably played more footy at 6 and 8 this year.

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