Exodus 2017
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@taniwharugby said in Exodus 2017:
Matt Todd has signed with the Crusaders....so aint going anywhere , always good to keep some!
One of the loyal players who kept fighting for an All Blacks jersey and it paid off last year. Pity he has re-signed for just one year. I guess that may have to do with whether he's named in the AB squad for the Lions tour, although it's hard to imagine he will not be selected.
@Stargazer for the Crusaders game? I reckon he's a fair shout. But for the tests? He's in a 3-way fight for a spot, i can't see them picking 3 opensides, so unless injury strikes, i can very easily see him watching the whole thing on TV
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@Stargazer for the Crusaders game? I reckon he's a fair shout. But for the tests? He's in a 3-way fight for a spot, i can't see them picking 3 opensides, so unless injury strikes, i can very easily see him watching the whole thing on TV
@mariner4life Ardie isn't more than a bench 7 at this stage, and if it's true they're prepping him for the reserve no. 8 spot as well, then I can easily see Todd in the squad. I guess it depends a bit on the size of the squad.
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I wonder if his thinking about only signing next year is that he will know then what his chances of the 2019 RWC will be, so either sign on again, or bail and take the cash with the inevitable pre- RWC exodus
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@Stargazer for the Crusaders game? I reckon he's a fair shout. But for the tests? He's in a 3-way fight for a spot, i can't see them picking 3 opensides, so unless injury strikes, i can very easily see him watching the whole thing on TV
@mariner4life said in Exodus 2017:
@Stargazer for the Crusaders game? I reckon he's a fair shout. But for the tests? He's in a 3-way fight for a spot, i can't see them picking 3 opensides, so unless injury strikes, i can very easily see him watching the whole thing on TV
Yeah, a three way fight where he isn't going to beat out Cane for the starting spot, and he isn't going to beat out Ardie for the bench (impact) spot.
Hell of a player and will do a job if selected, but I can see why he wouldn't sign long-term right now.
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@mariner4life said in Exodus 2017:
@Stargazer for the Crusaders game? I reckon he's a fair shout. But for the tests? He's in a 3-way fight for a spot, i can't see them picking 3 opensides, so unless injury strikes, i can very easily see him watching the whole thing on TV
Yeah, a three way fight where he isn't going to beat out Cane for the starting spot, and he isn't going to beat out Ardie for the bench (impact) spot.
Hell of a player and will do a job if selected, but I can see why he wouldn't sign long-term right now.
@No-Quarter I dunno if Cane has as firmer grasp on the jersey, I'm a big fan, but I think Matt Todd made much more of his chances than either Cane or Savea last year, especially as a starter.
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@No-Quarter I dunno if Cane has as firmer grasp on the jersey, I'm a big fan, but I think Matt Todd made much more of his chances than either Cane or Savea last year, especially as a starter.
@taniwharugby said in Exodus 2017:
@No-Quarter I dunno if Cane has as firmer grasp on the jersey, I'm a big fan, but I think Matt Todd made much more of his chances than either Cane or Savea last year, especially as a starter.
That and the fact he's just an injury away from definite selection.
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Cane isn't liked up north and is viewed has high tackler and an off the ball niggler. Remember the rage over the hit on Heaslip?
Hence, Cane will be the AB's chosen starter as long as he's fit. Crap players aren't moaned about much.
@MajorRage That hit on Heaslip would now earn him a yellow. Even with SH refs.
I doubt whether the way Cane is liked or disliked up north will be an important factor in his selection, if it is a factor at all. The selectors seem to like him and that will be the reason why they pick him. My guess is that if the two first tests are won, either Savea or Todd will get a start in the 3rd test.
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@Frye said in Exodus 2017:
Cane's tackle was on Robbie Henshaw.
It's a cardinal rule that NZ players don't profess to know the names of the opposition they're playing/non-tiddlywinks tackling.
Indeed, a number of NZ players [edit: and fans] thought they were playing Iceland in Chicago. Last November...
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@Frye said in Exodus 2017:
Cane's tackle was on Robbie Henshaw.
Talks Oirish, name starts with an 'H'. Same diff.
@Crucial said in Exodus 2017:
@Frye said in Exodus 2017:
Cane's tackle was on Robbie Henshaw.
Talks Oirish, name starts with an 'H'. Same diff.
Nothing quite says "I'm an authority on NH rugby" like getting the guys name wrong.
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Magpies and Hurricanes lock Mark Abbott has signed a two-year deal to play in Japan, and will leave after the Super Rugby season.
@Number-10 Time for Bird to show where his roots are ... (but only if he doesn't make the ABs).
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@MajorRage That hit on Heaslip would now earn him a yellow. Even with SH refs.
I doubt whether the way Cane is liked or disliked up north will be an important factor in his selection, if it is a factor at all. The selectors seem to like him and that will be the reason why they pick him. My guess is that if the two first tests are won, either Savea or Todd will get a start in the 3rd test.
@Stargazer Not the point. They whinge about him because they don't like him. They don't like him because he's good. Hence, he'll start.
@Pot-Hale @Frye Nothing deeper in my mistake there than simply typing the wrong name ... never profess to be an expert on NH rugby, just wrote the wrong blokes name. Cane was the important point, not who he hit.
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@Stargazer Not the point. They whinge about him because they don't like him. They don't like him because he's good. Hence, he'll start.
@Pot-Hale @Frye Nothing deeper in my mistake there than simply typing the wrong name ... never profess to be an expert on NH rugby, just wrote the wrong blokes name. Cane was the important point, not who he hit.
@MajorRage said in Exodus 2017:
They whinge about him because they don't like him. They don't like him because he's good. Hence, he'll start.
McCaw syndrome. First diagnosed in Australia but caught on further north.
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Not Liam Coltman.
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Must admit I don't know this player ...
Waikato first-five Jason Robertson has signed with Japanese side Tokyo Gas until the end of the year. Tokyo Gas plays in one of the regional leagues (that's the third tier of the rugby competition in Japan), the Top East League to be specific.
