Blues 2019
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@rotated NZ Rugby has a fast track for ex players.
@taniwharugby said in Blues 2019 - (New Head Coach):
@rotated NZ Rugby has a fast track for ex players.
They do and it's a poor policy if it extends to Super Rugby head coaching positions (which I don't believe it does).
It's clear from the article and previous moves the NZRU have been behind they want an ex-AB to step in and sprinkle Crusader-dust on the team... which has worked well at the Hurricanes, Warratahs, Wallabies, Cardiff...
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From Instagram, Harrison Groundwater, Thomas Aoake, Evan Olmstead, Mike Tamoaieta, Brad McNaughton, and Waimana Riedlinger-Kapa are still training with the team.
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@Tim who who who who and who?
@Yeahtheboys said in Blues 2019 - (New Head Coach):
@Tim who who who who and who?
You must know who Olmstead is - he's the Super rugby Akira.
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@Tim I think @Steven-Harris mentioned before Xmas he had signed an injury cover contract??
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This was mentioned in Blues newsletter to fans
The first day saw the players straight into testing after two weeks away from team training. Speed, strength and a Bronco Test for fitness were all on the cards with a new Club record set by Jonathan Ruru in the Bronco. -
This was mentioned in Blues newsletter to fans
The first day saw the players straight into testing after two weeks away from team training. Speed, strength and a Bronco Test for fitness were all on the cards with a new Club record set by Jonathan Ruru in the Bronco.@KiwiMurph did it say the time?
IIRC the previous Blues record (from 2017) was a second or so faster than the AB one (at that time) which was held by Andy Ellis (who had obviously held it for a while)
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@KiwiMurph did it say the time?
IIRC the previous Blues record (from 2017) was a second or so faster than the AB one (at that time) which was held by Andy Ellis (who had obviously held it for a while)
@taniwharugby It didn't say the time. It is an interesting development with Ruru coming off a strong M10 Cup and Pulu probably in his last year and with a different coach now doing the selections....
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This was mentioned in Blues newsletter to fans
The first day saw the players straight into testing after two weeks away from team training. Speed, strength and a Bronco Test for fitness were all on the cards with a new Club record set by Jonathan Ruru in the Bronco. -
@KiwiMurph Saw a comment on Instagram the other day that Ruru holds the record at Otago too.
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@Tim IIRC the previous Blues record was about 4.28, Andy Ellis was about 4.30...?
@taniwharugby bloody hell... This website reckons that's only in the middle of standard times...
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@taniwharugby bloody hell... This website reckons that's only in the middle of standard times...
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@Bones maybe it was 3.28? haha I dunno, was around 2 years ago when I saw the records (on paper)...either way, all way quicker than me when I did it last year with my son...
is 1200m all up (assuming my math is correct
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@taniwharugby yeah sure is, that's a very impressive time considering all the stopping and turning. Less than 70 seconds per 400m.
@Bones just found this...
https://www.rugbysmart.co.nz/injuries/physical-assessment/
To give you an indication of what great looks like, Richie McCaw managed a personal best in the Bronco fitness test of four min 56 sec.
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@Bones just found this...
https://www.rugbysmart.co.nz/injuries/physical-assessment/
To give you an indication of what great looks like, Richie McCaw managed a personal best in the Bronco fitness test of four min 56 sec.
@taniwharugby I found this from an Irish rugby journalist
https://twitter.com/murray_kinsella/status/786290675675463680
