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    Come on Canes, sign this guy up.

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/114567765/super-rugby-aaron-cruden-tipped-to-return-from-france

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    • Canes4lifeC Canes4life

      Come on Canes, sign this guy up.

      https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/114567765/super-rugby-aaron-cruden-tipped-to-return-from-france

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      @Canes4life Pity he's not able to be around for RWC!

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        @Canes4life Pity he's not able to be around for RWC!

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        @Machpants would have been a nice third man back up.

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        • Canes4lifeC Canes4life

          Come on Canes, sign this guy up.

          https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/114567765/super-rugby-aaron-cruden-tipped-to-return-from-france

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          @Canes4life Would you really be that happy? Guy was on his way out at the end of his Chiefs career, went to France and has done pretty much nothing. Sure NZ brings out the best in players but Canes would be better off signing some young blood and developing them.

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            Not sure if Cruden is a great recruit he has struggled in NH and has had a lot of injuries.A gamble signing in my opinion.

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            • YeetyaahY Yeetyaah

              @Canes4life Would you really be that happy? Guy was on his way out at the end of his Chiefs career, went to France and has done pretty much nothing. Sure NZ brings out the best in players but Canes would be better off signing some young blood and developing them.

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              @Yeetyaah Compared to what else is out there atm in terms of talent, then yes, Cruden would be high on my list.

              If I was in charge of the Canes I would sign both McLutchie and Cruden for 2020. In my eyes McLutchie is probably the most promising 1st five the Canes could sign and plays a very similar style to Cruden. To learn off Cruden for a couple of years would be gold for McLutchie's development and if that means releasing one of Garden-Bachop or Smith then so be it.

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              • Canes4lifeC Canes4life

                @Yeetyaah Compared to what else is out there atm in terms of talent, then yes, Cruden would be high on my list.

                If I was in charge of the Canes I would sign both McLutchie and Cruden for 2020. In my eyes McLutchie is probably the most promising 1st five the Canes could sign and plays a very similar style to Cruden. To learn off Cruden for a couple of years would be gold for McLutchie's development and if that means releasing one of Garden-Bachop or Smith then so be it.

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                @Canes4life Sorry for correcting you, but it's McClutchie, not McLutchie.

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                • StargazerS Stargazer

                  @Canes4life Sorry for correcting you, but it's McClutchie, not McLutchie.

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                  Canes4life
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                  #5020

                  @Stargazer yeah that's the one. He looks the goods but it will be good to see how he goes in this NPC campaign because he is fairly small.

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                  • StargazerS Stargazer

                    @Canes4life Sorry for correcting you, but it's McClutchie, not McLutchie.

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                    @Stargazer said in Super Rugby News:

                    @Canes4life Sorry for correcting you, but it's McClutchie, not McLutchie.

                    I wish the printers who sorted me 1000 business cards with my name spelt wrong were this pedantic.

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                    • ChrisC Chris

                      Not sure if Cruden is a great recruit he has struggled in NH and has had a lot of injuries.A gamble signing in my opinion.

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                      @Chris said in Super Rugby News:

                      Not sure if Cruden is a great recruit he has struggled in NH and has had a lot of injuries.A gamble signing in my opinion.

                      I'd sign him in a flash unless he's carrying some sort of ongoing injury.

                      At worst he can play the same sort of role Mike Delany played at the Crusaders and he's way younger than Delany was and at his peak a much better player.

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                      • Chris B.C Chris B.

                        @Chris said in Super Rugby News:

                        Not sure if Cruden is a great recruit he has struggled in NH and has had a lot of injuries.A gamble signing in my opinion.

                        I'd sign him in a flash unless he's carrying some sort of ongoing injury.

                        At worst he can play the same sort of role Mike Delany played at the Crusaders and he's way younger than Delany was and at his peak a much better player.

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                        @Chris-B I wouldn’t I think he’s passed it
                        Better developing a younger option for the future

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                        • ChrisC Chris

                          @Chris-B I wouldn’t I think he’s passed it
                          Better developing a younger option for the future

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                          @Chris He's still only 30 so no real reason he should be past it. I guess they'd need to do their due diligence, but he might just be someone who never settled into Europe.

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                            @Chris He's still only 30 so no real reason he should be past it. I guess they'd need to do their due diligence, but he might just be someone who never settled into Europe.

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                            @Chris-B you can be past it at 28 depending on your body and mindset
                            It’s hard to come back to a decent level when you have been down for what would be 3 years
                            I thought he was declining the last year before he left for the NH
                            If the Canes sign him it will be interesting personally I wouldn’t.

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                              @Chris-B you can be past it at 28 depending on your body and mindset
                              It’s hard to come back to a decent level when you have been down for what would be 3 years
                              I thought he was declining the last year before he left for the NH
                              If the Canes sign him it will be interesting personally I wouldn’t.

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                              @Chris What are the Canes for if not experiments? 🙂

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                              • Chris B.C Chris B.

                                @Chris What are the Canes for if not experiments? 🙂

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                                @Chris-B rather them than us mate

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                                • Canes4lifeC Canes4life

                                  @Yeetyaah Compared to what else is out there atm in terms of talent, then yes, Cruden would be high on my list.

                                  If I was in charge of the Canes I would sign both McLutchie and Cruden for 2020. In my eyes McLutchie is probably the most promising 1st five the Canes could sign and plays a very similar style to Cruden. To learn off Cruden for a couple of years would be gold for McLutchie's development and if that means releasing one of Garden-Bachop or Smith then so be it.

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                                  @Canes4life I 100% agree with you

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                                    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/114582118/super-rugby-jordie-barrett-to-sign-twoyear-deal-with-nzr-one-with-hurricanes

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                                      https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/114582118/super-rugby-jordie-barrett-to-sign-twoyear-deal-with-nzr-one-with-hurricanes

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                                      @Tim Really the Canes should tell him to fuk off now.

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                                      • ChrisC Chris

                                        @Tim Really the Canes should tell him to fuk off now.

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                                        Canes4life
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                                        #5031

                                        @Chris 100% agree. How can a player be fully committed to a franchise knowing he is leaving the following year. If the Canes let this happen they will look like massive chumps.

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                                        • Canes4lifeC Canes4life

                                          @Chris 100% agree. How can a player be fully committed to a franchise knowing he is leaving the following year. If the Canes let this happen they will look like massive chumps.

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                                          @Canes4life said in Super Rugby News:

                                          @Chris 100% agree. How can a player be fully committed to a franchise knowing he is leaving the following year. If the Canes let this happen they will look like massive chumps.

                                          How is it any difference to a player knowing he is leaving to go over seas the following year. They still play hard for the team they are paid by

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