Blues 2025
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@frugby said in Blues 2025:
Hoskins Sotutu is surely the obvious one?
Yes and no.
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@gt12 Who said he is overly motivated about playing international rugby? I reckon a French/Japanese team probably pays him double what an English side would.
@frugby said in Blues 2025:
@gt12 Who said he is overly motivated about playing international rugby? I reckon a French/Japanese team probably pays him double what an English side would.
You'd have to ask him that question. Hence our speculation.
His value in Japan would be high, but he's not exactly a 'famous' AB. I wonder whether he may be a bit harder to sell to company executives who control the purse strings.
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Sotutu or Perofeta are obvious candidates.
@African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:
Sotutu or Perofeta are obvious candidates.
Yeah I thought Perofeta then remembered he just signed on with Auckland in the NPC for personal reasons. Would be weird to do that then request to bugger off to Japan
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@African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:
Sotutu or Perofeta are obvious candidates.
Yeah I thought Perofeta then remembered he just signed on with Auckland in the NPC for personal reasons. Would be weird to do that then request to bugger off to Japan
That's a good point, but is NPC that important? I dunno, it might make it easier to leave?
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@African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:
Sotutu or Perofeta are obvious candidates.
Yeah I thought Perofeta then remembered he just signed on with Auckland in the NPC for personal reasons. Would be weird to do that then request to bugger off to Japan
@Landers92 said in Blues 2025:
@African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:
Sotutu or Perofeta are obvious candidates.
Yeah I thought Perofeta then remembered he just signed on with Auckland in the NPC for personal reasons. Would be weird to do that then request to bugger off to Japan
That's true, but maybe just one season there then head off perhaps?
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@Landers92 said in Blues 2025:
@African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:
Sotutu or Perofeta are obvious candidates.
Yeah I thought Perofeta then remembered he just signed on with Auckland in the NPC for personal reasons. Would be weird to do that then request to bugger off to Japan
That's true, but maybe just one season there then head off perhaps?
@African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:
@Landers92 said in Blues 2025:
@African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:
Sotutu or Perofeta are obvious candidates.
Yeah I thought Perofeta then remembered he just signed on with Auckland in the NPC for personal reasons. Would be weird to do that then request to bugger off to Japan
That's true, but maybe just one season there then head off perhaps?
Perhaps he’s had a tap on the shoulder. Think his NZR contract ends in 2026. Ruben Love is now ahead of him as that 10/15 guy imo. Someone has to be the odd man out
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@African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:
@Landers92 said in Blues 2025:
@African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:
Sotutu or Perofeta are obvious candidates.
Yeah I thought Perofeta then remembered he just signed on with Auckland in the NPC for personal reasons. Would be weird to do that then request to bugger off to Japan
That's true, but maybe just one season there then head off perhaps?
Perhaps he’s had a tap on the shoulder. Think his NZR contract ends in 2026. Ruben Love is now ahead of him as that 10/15 guy imo. Someone has to be the odd man out
@Landers92 said in Blues 2025:
@African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:
@Landers92 said in Blues 2025:
@African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:
Sotutu or Perofeta are obvious candidates.
Yeah I thought Perofeta then remembered he just signed on with Auckland in the NPC for personal reasons. Would be weird to do that then request to bugger off to Japan
That's true, but maybe just one season there then head off perhaps?
Perhaps he’s had a tap on the shoulder. Think his NZR contract ends in 2026. Ruben Love is now ahead of him as that 10/15 guy imo. Someone has to be the odd man out
That was exactly my thoughts with my initial post.
I don't think one person has picked him for the squad.
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Lalakai Foketi has an offer from a NZ side. With Ioane and Grindlay leaving, Heem retiring, would seemingly leave the Blues the likely destination?
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Grindlay is the biggest waste of talent since Rob Rush and Taine Plumtree. Just straight up squandered by the Blues coaching staff.
@brodean said in Blues 2025:
Grindlay is the biggest waste of talent since Rob Rush and Taine Plumtree. Just straight up squandered by the Blues coaching staff.
Blues coaches would argue it was Grindlay and Rush who squandered their opportunities.
Plumtree was just unlucky playing in the strength of the team at the time at loose forward.
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Do we take from the picture above that Christie is going to stay? Think he’s off contract. Clarke too…
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Do we take from the picture above that Christie is going to stay? Think he’s off contract. Clarke too…
@zedsdeadbaby said in Blues 2025:
Do we take from the picture above that Christie is going to stay? Think he’s off contract. Clarke too…
Ta'avao too?
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True. I’d heard he was pulling pin but maybe he’s been convinced to stay.
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The NPC becomes doubly important for the Blues with possibly upwards of 7 players on the move maybe 8 if you counted Angus Ta’avao , Ofa Tuangafasi depending on wether he recovers from his neck injury ,Cameron Suafua unlikely to return and one other that’s heading offshore
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Hearing another Blues player is looking to be released from his contract and is heading to Japan more details to come
@Steven-Harris said in Blues 2025:
Hearing another Blues player is looking to be released from his contract and is heading to Japan more details to come
Any update here fella?
