Exodus 2018
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I didn't know where to post this question and this seemed the most appropriate though it's out of date, in a way.
Edinburgh (my team) have signed) Simon Hickey from Bordeaux Begles. I don't know anything about the guy apart from what is on his Wiki page.
What sort of player is he? He has a good record with the boot from what I can see.
Cheers
@talisker most Auckland fans were glad to see the back of him...
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Thanks, that's in line with what I've read elsewhere, but also that that is what was said about Jimmy Gopperth, so fingers crossed and all that.
I had high hopes for Jade Te Rure when he came to us but it really didn't work out, mostly through injury. Piers Francis wasn't much kop here either, but to be honest our coaching teams have been behind the curve for a while.
Richard Cockerill looks to be doing the whole new broom thing
@talisker said in Exodus 2018:
Thanks, that's in line with what I've read elsewhere, but also that that is what was said about Jimmy Gopperth, so fingers crossed and all that.
I had high hopes for Jade Te Rure when he came to us but it really didn't work out, mostly through injury. Piers Francis wasn't much kop here either, but to be honest our coaching teams have been behind the curve for a while.
Richard Cockerill looks to be doing the whole new broom thing
Yeah gopperth turned out much better than his NZ form would have suggested. Hopefully hickey is the same!
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@talisker said in Exodus 2018:
Thanks, that's in line with what I've read elsewhere, but also that that is what was said about Jimmy Gopperth, so fingers crossed and all that.
I had high hopes for Jade Te Rure when he came to us but it really didn't work out, mostly through injury. Piers Francis wasn't much kop here either, but to be honest our coaching teams have been behind the curve for a while.
Richard Cockerill looks to be doing the whole new broom thing
Yeah gopperth turned out much better than his NZ form would have suggested. Hopefully hickey is the same!
@billy-tell Gopperth did play much more super rugby than HIckey, and also showed glimpses of class, Hickey (in part due to being so young) didnt really show anything at NPC let alone super rugby.
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Great signing for Edinburgh. Loves to play at a high tempo, has a great short and long kicking game, takes the line on better than anyone else until he gets caught and driven back 10-15 yards and throws a superb hospital pass. I'd be fearing for my life if I was an Edinburgh outside back receiving a pass from him.
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Great signing for Edinburgh. Loves to play at a high tempo, has a great short and long kicking game, takes the line on better than anyone else until he gets caught and driven back 10-15 yards and throws a superb hospital pass. I'd be fearing for my life if I was an Edinburgh outside back receiving a pass from him.
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As often as not he'll be chucking hospital passes to Phil Burleigh or Robbie Fruean
@talisker said in Exodus 2018:
As often as not he'll be chucking hospital passes to Phil Burleigh or Robbie Fruean
Robbie sounds like a typical Scottish Laddie
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I can't remember it being posted before, but BOP's Monty Ioane has signed with Benetton Treviso in Italy for the rest of the 2017/18 season.
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Stade Français has signed Harbour loosie Brandon Nansen as "supplementary player' for the rest of the Top 14 season.
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Confirmed: Tim Nanai-Williams has signed a 3-year contract with Clermont. He'll join the squad at the end of the 2018 Super Rugby season.
http://www.asm-rugby.com/actus/tim-nanai-williams-s’engage-pour-3-saisons
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According to today's Midi Olympique (Midol), Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal wants to part ways with a number of players, including Ma'a Nonu and former Springboks Duane Vermeulen and Marcel Van der Merwe. Guess who - according to Midol - they want to replace Vermeulen with? Jerome Kaino! Midol claims that there has already been contact between the two parties for more than a month.
Wait and see. Midol has been wrong before and Boudjellal doesn't always get what he wants. However, Kaino comes off contract in 2018.
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According to today's Midi Olympique (Midol), Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal wants to part ways with a number of players, including Ma'a Nonu and former Springboks Duane Vermeulen and Marcel Van der Merwe. Guess who - according to Midol - they want to replace Vermeulen with? Jerome Kaino! Midol claims that there has already been contact between the two parties for more than a month.
Wait and see. Midol has been wrong before and Boudjellal doesn't always get what he wants. However, Kaino comes off contract in 2018.
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@stargazer as much as I love Jerome he has run his race. Good luck in Toulon. Always grateful for 2011.
@booboo said in Exodus 2018:
@stargazer as much as I love Jerome he has run his race. Good luck in Toulon. Always grateful for 2011.
P.S. the very best ever looseforward trio I have ever seen was the 2010 version of Kaino - McCaw - Read...
Better than Whetton-Jones-Shelford. Better than Hill-Back-Dallaglio. Better than Poidevin-Roache- whoever. Better than Shaw-Mourie-Mexted. Better than any saffer trio which would have included Smith and Schalk Burger in the same 3.
They were awesome.
So awesome I was convinced we could win with two of the three.
... then we lost Kieran ...
... then Richie broke his foot ... then broke his foot ... then broke his foot ...
... thank god for Jerome ... my favourite player this century. -
@booboo said in Exodus 2018:
@stargazer as much as I love Jerome he has run his race. Good luck in Toulon. Always grateful for 2011.
P.S. the very best ever looseforward trio I have ever seen was the 2010 version of Kaino - McCaw - Read...
Better than Whetton-Jones-Shelford. Better than Hill-Back-Dallaglio. Better than Poidevin-Roache- whoever. Better than Shaw-Mourie-Mexted. Better than any saffer trio which would have included Smith and Schalk Burger in the same 3.
They were awesome.
So awesome I was convinced we could win with two of the three.
... then we lost Kieran ...
... then Richie broke his foot ... then broke his foot ... then broke his foot ...
... thank god for Jerome ... my favourite player this century. -
Jerome has been my favourite player for a long time.
Probably my all time favourite defensive play: -
@jaycee I remember seeing ti live with a bunch of people and noone else seemed to notice he'd just picked up Ioane in full flight in what should have been a try scoring run.
He was robbed of the IRB player of the year award that season.
@raznomore said in Exodus 2018:
I remember seeing ti live with a bunch of people and noone else seemed to notice he'd just picked up Ioane in full flight in what should have been a try scoring run.
I had a great view of that tackle from the West stand.
My other memory was watching McCabe change his running line so he was smashed in a tackle by an AB (Read I think). It was hillarious to see.
