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Crazy Horse

@Crazy-Horse said in Exodus:

@Chris said in Exodus:

@Crazy-Horse said in Exodus:

@jpnhigdud said in Exodus:

Have heard Quinten Strange and Manaaki Selby Rickit are both off to Japan

Good move for Strange. It's looking unlikely he will ever nail a starting spot at the Saders. His plsce in the squad was probably starting to look a bit tenuous too with his injuries and the emergence of a couple of youngsters.

Opens up a spot for young 20 year old Liam Jack who looks like he will have a bright future.He has good size around 199m and will put on more bulk he sits around 112kgs atm.

He's Graham's son right?

Yeah he is has a bit of Grahams mongrel as well.

That's good to hear.

Bovidae

Strange would have been an AB, but for his untimely ankle injury. The Chiefs need to move on from MSR too.

Mr Fish

@Bovidae said in Exodus:

Strange would have been an AB, but for his untimely ankle injury. The Chiefs need to move on from MSR too.

Sa brothers will do.

Daffy Jaffy

All.Rugby reports - James O'Connor leaves the Crusaders to sign with Leicester Tigers for 1 year until 2026 , source The Telegraph.

canefan

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Exodus:

All.Rugby reports - James O'Connor leaves the Crusaders to sign with Leicester Tigers for 1 year until 2026 , source The Telegraph.

So does that mean he's ruled himself out of Lions contention?

booboo

@canefan said in Exodus:

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Exodus:

All.Rugby reports - James O'Connor leaves the Crusaders to sign with Leicester Tigers for 1 year until 2026 , source The Telegraph.

So does that mean he's ruled himself out of Lions contention?

Why?

canefan

@booboo said in Exodus:

@canefan said in Exodus:

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Exodus:

All.Rugby reports - James O'Connor leaves the Crusaders to sign with Leicester Tigers for 1 year until 2026 , source The Telegraph.

So does that mean he's ruled himself out of Lions contention?

Why?

Just asking. I assume by your answer that he doesn't start his contract until after the tour is over?

booboo

@canefan said in Exodus:

@booboo said in Exodus:

@canefan said in Exodus:

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Exodus:

All.Rugby reports - James O'Connor leaves the Crusaders to sign with Leicester Tigers for 1 year until 2026 , source The Telegraph.

So does that mean he's ruled himself out of Lions contention?

Why?

Just asking. I assume by your answer that he doesn't start his contract until after the tour is over?

That's only an assumption. Off Season now.

Mr Fish

Sort of irrelevant because he's already playing offshore, so his eligibility doesn't really change.

Daffy Jaffy

Danny Toala to Oyonnax (FRA) for 2 years.

SBW1

George Bridges appears to be signing on for the Western Force for next year.

Daffy Jaffy

mikedogz

James Thompson (Counties/Chiefs) to Leicester Tigers.

brodean

@mikedogz Damn, I was hoping the Blues would get him back.

Daffy Jaffy

Taniela Tupou to Racing 92.
https://www.theroar.com.au/2025/06/26/exclusive-tupou-set-for-french-top-14-move-now-ra-will-hope-they-dont-rue-losing-wallabies-star/

Bovidae

@mikedogz said in Exodus:

James Thompson (Counties/Chiefs) to Leicester Tigers.

A good opportunity/earner for him.

Nepia

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Exodus:

Taniela Tupou to Racing 92.
https://www.theroar.com.au/2025/06/26/exclusive-tupou-set-for-french-top-14-move-now-ra-will-hope-they-dont-rue-losing-wallabies-star/

The writer of that headline clearly hasn't seen Tupou play the last couple of years.

Bovidae

Former All Blacks assistant coach Leon MacDonald has landed his first head coaching role since being in charge of the Blues in 2023. Following a short stint in Perth as a coaching consultant for the Western Force, MacDonald will head to Tokyo to coach the Yokohama Canon Eagles in Japan Rugby League One.

Daffy Jaffy

Levi Amua to the Canon Eagles. (All.Rugby).

Canes4life

A whole raft of Kiwis leaving the Western Force, I wonder if any of them will pick up contracts back in New Zealand.

The Silver Fern

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