Auckland Rugby 2025

[Kirwan]

@zedsdeadbaby said in Auckland Rugby 2025:

Sorry if it’s been covered. Allen is a loan player? From HB?

Was he the player that we horse traded Sullivan for?

[Kirwan]

I'm on the Tito-Harris FAB bandwagon, can't wait to get him playing with Clarke and the Blues

[zedsdeadbaby]

@Kirwan yeah I’ve since heard that might be the case

[Kirwan]

I like that we are looking at size still for the forwards.

[sparky]

@Kirwan said in Auckland Rugby 2025:

I'm on the Tito-Harris FAB bandwagon, can't wait to get him playing with Clarke and the Blues

Xavier Tito-Harris has got a big future ahead of him. I've seen enough already to think he should be in, at least, the All Blacks XV squad when it's named in October.

[African Monkey]

@Kirwan said in Auckland Rugby 2025:

I'm on the Tito-Harris FAB bandwagon, can't wait to get him playing with Clarke and the Blues

Hopefully he doesn't end up at the Highlanders.

[SouthernMann]

@African-Monkey said in Auckland Rugby 2025:

@Kirwan said in Auckland Rugby 2025:

I'm on the Tito-Harris FAB bandwagon, can't wait to get him playing with Clarke and the Blues

Hopefully he doesn't end up at the Highlanders.

Doesn't a back three of him, Tangitau and JRK sound appealing though? In a different universe that could have been the Blues back three

[African Monkey]

@SouthernMann said in Auckland Rugby 2025:

@African-Monkey said in Auckland Rugby 2025:

@Kirwan said in Auckland Rugby 2025:

I'm on the Tito-Harris FAB bandwagon, can't wait to get him playing with Clarke and the Blues

Hopefully he doesn't end up at the Highlanders.

Doesn't a back three of him, Tangitau and JRK sound appealing though? In a different universe that could have been the Blues back three

Well it does but I'm not a Highlanders supporter am I! lol.

[Kirwan]

@African-Monkey said in Auckland Rugby 2025:

@Kirwan said in Auckland Rugby 2025:

I'm on the Tito-Harris FAB bandwagon, can't wait to get him playing with Clarke and the Blues

Hopefully he doesn't end up at the Highlanders.

If the Cantabs could stockpile tens back in the day, we can stockpile wingers. I hear Tito-Harris can play midfield too, so one to keep to develop that as well

[Trig]

@Kirwan Played 12 for NZ Schools in 2022 I think

[Bovidae]

@Trig said in Auckland Rugby 2025:

Played 12 for NZ Schools in 2022 I think

Yes. That team had Spencer at fullback and Taele at 1st 5. Tito-Harris was more a fullback at Kelston BHS.

[Kirwan]

@Trig said in Auckland Rugby 2025:

@Kirwan Played 12 for NZ Schools in 2022 I think

Crazy how elusive he is, and while I was paying attention to that wing the opposite side almost gets a hatrick.

[KiwiMurph]

@Kirwan said in Auckland Rugby 2025:

@African-Monkey said in Auckland Rugby 2025:

@Kirwan said in Auckland Rugby 2025:

I'm on the Tito-Harris FAB bandwagon, can't wait to get him playing with Clarke and the Blues

Hopefully he doesn't end up at the Highlanders.

If the Cantabs could stockpile tens back in the day, we can stockpile wingers. I hear Tito-Harris can play midfield too, so one to keep to develop that as well

It's not even stockpiling. Blues have lost Telea, Tangitau and Kade Banks in the last 12 months (plus Heem who could play wing though not so much in recent years). Blues desperately need wingers.

[nzzp]

@KiwiMurph said in Auckland Rugby 2025:

@Kirwan said in Auckland Rugby 2025:

@African-Monkey said in Auckland Rugby 2025:

@Kirwan said in Auckland Rugby 2025:

I'm on the Tito-Harris FAB bandwagon, can't wait to get him playing with Clarke and the Blues

Hopefully he doesn't end up at the Highlanders.

If the Cantabs could stockpile tens back in the day, we can stockpile wingers. I hear Tito-Harris can play midfield too, so one to keep to develop that as well

It's not even stockpiling. Blues have lost Telea, Tangitau and Kade Banks in the last 12 months (plus Heem who could play wing though not so much in recent years). Blues desperately need wingers.

And Rieko to a sabbatical

[sparky]

Statistically, this is Auckland's worst ever start to the NPC.

https://twitter.com/nzrugbydatabase/status/1962028488451645888?s=46

[taniwharugby]

@sparky the comms have also talked about the fact they also lost the final 2 or 3 last year as well?

I actually tipped them to roll Wellington yesterday, thought with Segner back and Clarke & Tangitau on the wings they might spark them.

[nonpartizan]

Btw, does it seem like Lam has been fairly quiet in the NPC this season?

He was one of the better players at the blues this jpast season but in the NPC he doesn't seem to have hit the same high notes. I know he is playing in a team with way less experience and less quality around him but he doesn't seem to be firing like he was in Super rugby.

[Grooter]

@nonpartizan yeah Lam looks out of sorts. you expect your experienced players to lead the way however I do think back to what Shaun Stevenson opened up to media about, If you get in around the national set up (AJ was last November) and following that you don't know where you actually stand in pecking order it can play on a guys mind

[nonpartizan]

@Grooter said in Auckland Rugby 2025:

@nonpartizan yeah Lam looks out of sorts. you expect your experienced players to lead the way however I do think back to what Shaun Stevenson opened up to media about, If you get in around the national set up (AJ was last November) and following that you don't know where you actually stand in pecking order it can play on a guys mind

I can see what you are saying. Ambiguity is not good for a players confidence. I definitely hope that he's going to be involved in the NZ XV matches in England later this year, at the least.