Blues 2020

Stargazer

https://twitter.com/BluesRugbyTeam/status/1201011768346046464

Bones

@jegga said in Blues 2020:

@Machpants said in Blues 2020:

@jegga canes much much worse

Nah , blues one is crap . Reminds me of tie died crushed velvet

Yeah I don't understand the fuss about the Canes one. It's just your usual stark yellow Canes Jersey with a bit of black stuff on it.

Tim

Tevita Mafileo is training with the Blues.

Daffy Jaffy

The mahi begins -
https://www.facebook.com/theblues/videos/3057138417639289/

Daffy Jaffy

Does anyone recognise any of the wtg/acadamy/injury cover players in the video above? I wondered if the player with dreads second from the right in the 'wedding photo' at 2m35s was the young Auckland halfback Taufa Funaki ?

nzzp

@Daffy-Jaffy that drone footage is amazeballs. Looks brutal (like most years)

taniwharugby

@nzzp yeah they all seem to put it in pre-season, so comes down to other issues that see the results fall the way they do.

Kirwan

@nzzp said in Blues 2020:

@Daffy-Jaffy that drone footage is amazeballs. Looks brutal (like most years)

I liked the one where Ofa was having to bear crawl up One Tree Hill. Look hideous.

nzzp

@Kirwan said in Blues 2020:

@nzzp said in Blues 2020:

@Daffy-Jaffy that drone footage is amazeballs. Looks brutal (like most years)

I liked the one where Ofa was having to bear crawl up One Tree Hill. Look hideous.

That was quality brutality, eh. Glamorous life of a pro athlete.

nzzp

@nzzp said in Blues 2020:

@Kirwan said in Blues 2020:

@nzzp said in Blues 2020:

@Daffy-Jaffy that drone footage is amazeballs. Looks brutal (like most years)

I liked the one where Ofa was having to bear crawl up One Tree Hill. Look hideous.

That was quality brutality, eh. Glamorous life of a pro athlete.

2012! I feel old

KiwiMurph

Going by the Blues latest video the main leadership group is

Patrick Tuipulotu (captain)
James Parsons
Rieko Ioane
Tom Robinson

Also - Doug Howlett looks to be involved - great to see!

Dice

@KiwiMurph That confirms Parsons as an automatic starter again this season.:man_facepalming:

KiwiMurph

@Dice yep.

I hope at least Nuia/Eklund get proper minutes off the bench. If Parsons starts he shouldn't be playing more than 50 minutes max.

Machpants

@Dice said in Blues 2020:

@KiwiMurph That confirms Parsons as an automatic starter again this season.:man_facepalming:

Not necessarily. Captain, yes, part of leadership group, no. Kevin M was part of the leadership group of ABs for a long time, even when not a starter

KiwiMurph

@Machpants big difference between how ABs and Blues operate.

Machpants

@nzzp said in Blues 2020:

@Kirwan said in Blues 2020:

@nzzp said in Blues 2020:

@Daffy-Jaffy that drone footage is amazeballs. Looks brutal (like most years)

I liked the one where Ofa was having to bear crawl up One Tree Hill. Look hideous.

That was quality brutality, eh. Glamorous life of a pro athlete.

Brutal? Ha, weak. We* in the military had to do all this with heavy loads, and weapons.

By 'we' in the military, I mean those who didn't try hard enough at school and ended up as a grunt, or similar. As aircrew, I obviously went from air-conditioned accommodation/ hotel to chauffered air conditioned vehicle to air-conditioned jet. An officer should never run, as it alarms the men.

Daffy Jaffy

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Daffy Jaffy

@KiwiMurph I agree it is good to see Howlett involved with the team. They even supplied a couple of old burnt out cars on the beach for him to jump on! Can anyone I.D. the player who is the front right stretcher bearer next to San Nock at 4m.52s in the vid? It's been annoying me that I can't work out who he is.
Edit: I think the same player in the white T shirt in this pic - could it be Tamati Tua?