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Looks like new Super Rugby jerseys for NZ teams are being released in December.

Pre-ordering has been launched at Champions ending the night of 30 November.

http://www.champions.co.nz/super-rugby.htm?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=2018 Super Rugby Preorder

If the description of the new jerseys are accurate then green is the new grey - highlanders, canes and chiefs all have green listed as an away colour. Crusaders have switched to white away jerseys and blues appear to be going for the same colours home and away.

Bovidae

Former Chiefs prop Michael Collins is their new CEO.

http://www.chiefs.co.nz/news/news/latest-news/516-chiefs-rugby-club-appoints-michael-collins-as-ceo

KiwiMurph

@bovidae said in Super Rugby News:

Former Blues fullback Michael Collins is the Chiefs new CEO.

Fixed. If only....

Stargazer

First NZ preseason game announced:

Chiefs v Blues, Fri 2 February 2018, k/o 4.00pm @ Te Kuiti’s Rugby Park

http://www.chiefs.co.nz/news/news/latest-news/517-farmlands-rural-legends-shield-gallagher-chiefs-to-face-blues-in-te-kuiti

Bovidae · Chiefs v Blues, Fri 2 February 2018, k/o 4.00pm @ Te Kuiti’s Rugby Park

@stargazer said in Super Rugby News:

First NZ preseason game announced:

Chiefs v Blues, Fri 2 February 2018, k/o 4.00pm @ Te Kuiti’s Rugby Park

That might be a goer - a pilgrimage to Pinetree country. I've never watched a game there.

Wurzel

Saders vs Canes in Greymouth on Feb 2nd announced the other day.

JayCee

@kiwimurph said in Super Rugby News:

Looks like new Super Rugby jerseys for NZ teams are being released in December.

Pre-ordering has been launched at Champions ending the night of 30 November.

http://www.champions.co.nz/super-rugby.htm?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=2018 Super Rugby Preorder

is that a test to see if you're a true supporter - ordering the jersey without seeing it?

Tim

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/99059465/teenage-halfback-jay-rentons-rise-continues-with-highlanders-opportunity

KiwiPie

@bovidae said in Super Rugby News:

Former Chiefs prop Michael Collins is their new CEO.

http://www.chiefs.co.nz/news/news/latest-news/516-chiefs-rugby-club-appoints-michael-collins-as-ceo

Is this the start of a revolution at the Chiefs? Are their troubles just beginning?

Bovidae

@kiwipie

In what way? A Taranaki takeover (coach and CEO)?

Ferdi played for Waikato and was also a Chiefs captain so has an association with them.

KiwiPie

@bovidae said in Super Rugby News:

@kiwipie

In what way? A Taranaki takeover (coach and CEO)?

Ferdi played for Waikato and was also a Chiefs captain so has an association with them.

In a totally bad-punnish way based totally on his name!

mikedogz

https://www.facebook.com/frontrowclub/videos/1503631596391335/

Stargazer

Also injury & recovery related:

http://www.instagram.com/p/BbvtsU0BQGr/

Text:

brad_weber9: Everyone always told me I had a screw loose, so thought it was time to get that sucker taken out.

Did not realise the screw in my hip was this big! Looking forward to pain free running now that this bad boy is outta there

Nepia

@mikedogz said in Super Rugby News:

https://www.facebook.com/frontrowclub/videos/1503631596391335/

Yeah he still had the moonboot when I was @jegga style having coffee with him and his family in Barangaroo last month.

pakman

@nepia said in Super Rugby News:

Yeah he still had the moonboot when I was @jegga style having coffee with him and his family in Barangaroo last month.

Good work: in the words of Col. Jegga, '...you want me on that wall -- you need me on that wall.'?!

Stargazer

Confirmed: Ronan O'Gara will be released from his contract with Racing92 at the end of the year to take up the position of Assistant Coack (backs) with the Crusaders from the 1st of January.

Media release (in French) from Racing92:
http://www.racing92.fr/fr/Equipe_Pro/Communique_de_presse___Racing_92-Actualite-49-5235.html

Stargazer

O'Gara's appointment as Crusaders' backs coach now also confirmed by the Crusaders themselves:
https://crusaders.co.nz/news/1161-ronan-o-gara-to-join-bnz-crusaders-coaching-team

Derm McCrum

@stargazer said in Super Rugby News:

O'Gara's appointment as Crusaders' backs coach now also confirmed by the Crusaders themselves:
https://crusaders.co.nz/news/1161-ronan-o-gara-to-join-bnz-crusaders-coaching-team

That’s an interesting development. A number of Irish coaches plying their trade in various unions/comps. O’Shea at Italy national team, Bradley at Zebre, Cullen at Leinster, Jackman at Dragons, McCall at Saracens, Humphreys at Gloucester, Davidson at Bordeaux-Begles, and now O’Gara shifting to Crusaders. I reckon O’Connell is going to try his hand at some point.

chimoaus

Very interesting, you would have to assume he would be taking a pay cut from a well funded French club to the Crusaders. Maybe he just wants to be involved in the NZ system to see what its all about.

raznomore

That is a very interesting coaching appointment. After employing a very NH-esque style of back play during much of the Blackadder era, they seem to have gone back to more enterprising, shall we say NZ-esque, play. They now get themselves an NH backs coach....

No doubting his credentials, he is an all time great of the game, but I have massive doubts as to whether he will be the right fit.

The Silver Fern

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