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Ash Dixon is the new Highlanders co-captain with Ben Smith, again, being the other one.
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I wonder how much they had to pay Treviso ... I can understand that the Highlanders/NZR were prepared to keep Naholo in NZ and pay a big amount to Clermont to buy off his contract, but Marty Banks?
http://twitter.com/Highlanders/status/824348045634478080
Can't say I find this a positive development; contracts don't seem to mean much?
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https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/rugby/highlanders/parker-out-banks-back-highlanders
Banks apparently now joining Treviso after the Super season...personal circumstances apparently.
You'd think these would have been conveyed and discussed with Treviso pretty much from the moment they arose - rather than them seemingly having no idea what was going on. Strange behaviour by Marty and his agent.
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https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/rugby/highlanders/parker-out-banks-back-highlanders
Banks apparently now joining Treviso after the Super season...personal circumstances apparently.
You'd think these would have been conveyed and discussed with Treviso pretty much from the moment they arose - rather than them seemingly having no idea what was going on. Strange behaviour by Marty and his agent.
@Chris-B. said in Super Rugby News:
You'd think these would have been conveyed and discussed with Treviso pretty much from the moment they arose - rather than them seemingly having no idea what was going on. Strange behaviour by Marty and his agent.
True but then if the personal circumstances had messed him up a bit then it's somewhat understandable.
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@Chris-B. said in Super Rugby News:
You'd think these would have been conveyed and discussed with Treviso pretty much from the moment they arose - rather than them seemingly having no idea what was going on. Strange behaviour by Marty and his agent.
True but then if the personal circumstances had messed him up a bit then it's somewhat understandable.
@Frye said in Super Rugby News:
@Chris-B. said in Super Rugby News:
You'd think these would have been conveyed and discussed with Treviso pretty much from the moment they arose - rather than them seemingly having no idea what was going on. Strange behaviour by Marty and his agent.
True but then if the personal circumstances had messed him up a bit then it's somewhat understandable.
But, that's part of the reason why you haven an agent isn't it? If I was his agent I would have been hunting him down the second I knew he wasn't on the plane he was supposed to be on - and in continuous contact with Treviso.
Treviso has certainly given the impression he's simply been AWOL with no explanations - from Marty or his agent - for the past couple of months.
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@KiwiMurph said in Super Rugby News:
SBW planning to be on the field for the Blues in April.
THIS IS OUR YEAR
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@KiwiMurph said in Super Rugby News:
SBW planning to be on the field for the Blues in April.
Interview with SBW:
http://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/sport/rugby/video-sonny-bill-williams-life-home-injury-recovery-and-whether-he-expects-play-all-blacks-year -
Does anyone know whether Charlie Ngatai is back training with the Chiefs and/or when he is expected to play again? Or has he already completely recovered from his concussion?
@Stargazer said in Super Rugby News:
Does anyone know whether Charlie Ngatai is back training with the Chiefs and/or when he is expected to play again? Or has he already completely recovered from his concussion?
The legend of Charlie Ngatai continues for 2017......
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@Stargazer said in Super Rugby News:
Does anyone know whether Charlie Ngatai is back training with the Chiefs and/or when he is expected to play again? Or has he already completely recovered from his concussion?
The legend of Charlie Ngatai continues for 2017......
@MN5 you are adding to the 'legend' by constantly banging on about him too, even if form the other side of things.
I think it is a fair question for people to ask about his well being prior to the Super season, his chances of playing in Black are surely slim this year with Crotty, the emergence of ALB and the return of SBW...
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@MN5 you are adding to the 'legend' by constantly banging on about him too, even if form the other side of things.
I think it is a fair question for people to ask about his well being prior to the Super season, his chances of playing in Black are surely slim this year with Crotty, the emergence of ALB and the return of SBW...
@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby News:
@MN5 you are adding to the 'legend' by constantly banging on about him too, even if form the other side of things.
I think it is a fair question for people to ask about his well being prior to the Super season, his chances of playing in Black are surely slim this year with Crotty, the emergence of ALB and the return of SBW...
ive mentioned him once. Just making the point that I've never seen someone with so little gametime for the ABs get talked about so often. I'm sure it will continue this year.
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@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby News:
@MN5 you are adding to the 'legend' by constantly banging on about him too, even if form the other side of things.
I think it is a fair question for people to ask about his well being prior to the Super season, his chances of playing in Black are surely slim this year with Crotty, the emergence of ALB and the return of SBW...
ive mentioned him once. Just making the point that I've never seen someone with so little gametime for the ABs get talked about so often. I'm sure it will continue this year.
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@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby News:
@MN5 you are adding to the 'legend' by constantly banging on about him too, even if form the other side of things.
I think it is a fair question for people to ask about his well being prior to the Super season, his chances of playing in Black are surely slim this year with Crotty, the emergence of ALB and the return of SBW...
ive mentioned him once. Just making the point that I've never seen someone with so little gametime for the ABs get talked about so often. I'm sure it will continue this year.
@MN5 once?
Pretty much any time anyone mentioned him last year you responded that he was the most talked about player and how it was like he was the savior, yes there was some hyperbole around him, but, then you also mentioned him a million times....
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@MN5 you are adding to the 'legend' by constantly banging on about him too, even if form the other side of things.
I think it is a fair question for people to ask about his well being prior to the Super season, his chances of playing in Black are surely slim this year with Crotty, the emergence of ALB and the return of SBW...
@taniwharugby I'll put it out there ... I don't think SBW will make the All Blacks this year. He's not young, is injury prone and isn't even going to play Super Rugby until April.
With Conrad Smith 2 (Crotty), Fekitoa, Lienert Brown, George Moala, Ioane you already have a good mix of stability, power and raw, young talent. And if Charlie is back, thats another ...
I just can't see a spot for SBW.
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Coming from someone who bangs on about Crickets biggest ever flake, it is suprising that @MN5 has the nerve to mention Ngatai in this way
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He's getting talked about because of his concussion and the negative impact it had on him playing for the ABs. He was selected ahead of both Moala and ALB in the first AB squad so it's not like he's a no hoper who never had a chance.
@Nepia said in Super Rugby News:
He's getting talked about because of his concussion and the negative impact it had on him playing for the ABs. He was selected ahead of both Moala and ALB in the first AB squad so it's not like he's a no hoper who never had a chance.
This was exactly the reason why I was asking (not his AB future). I had just read something about Broadhurst, and wondered about Ngatai. It's worrying that players are suffering from concussion symptoms for so long, and it raises the question whether players - like Broadhurst - should return to the field at all, considering the possible long-term neurological impact of head knocks.
IMO one cap for the ABs (esp, in a friendly against Samoa) doesn't mean much these days for a future in black, esp after a long absence, but it is much more important that Ngatai concentrates on his health and well-being; whether or not he will be playing for the Chiefs/ABs again shouldn't be a priority.
