Highlanders 2020
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1 News has just mentioned that Ben Smith is likely to sign for the Highlanders aswell.
@Canes4life said in Highlanders 2020:
1 News has just mentioned that Ben Smith is likely to sign for the Highlanders aswell.
Jesus, the Chiefs better start signing up players quick smart before they're all taken.
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So how big are squads going to be for SRA?
Ricky Jackson was replaced by Nathan Vella. Jackson is apparently ready to return, so I assume they'll drop Vella?
James Lentjes had a season-ending injury and was replaced by Slade McDowall.
Connor Garden-Bachop, same same. He was replaced by Tima Fainga'anuku.The other two with season-ending/long-term injuries are Thomas Umaga-Jensen and Tevita Nabura.
One is replaced by NMS, the other by Vilimoni Koroi.Scott Gregory and Jona Nareki were already squad members.
So if they add Ben Smith without dropping another player, that means an increase in squad size (which sounds reasonable if the Crusaders get Whitelock without having to drop a player from the squad - I'm not aware of a Crusaders player having a season-ending injury).
So again, how big are the squads going to be? Questions, questions.
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Dang Nehe signed for 2 seasons. Interesting how he can just get out of a contract like that. IIRC wasn't he in doubt to even make his trip to Toulon?
@Yeetyaah said in Highlanders 2020:
Dang Nehe signed for 2 seasons. Interesting how he can just get out of a contract like that. IIRC wasn't he in doubt to even make his trip to Toulon?
Maybe Toulon saw some footage of him after 2015 while in lockdown? They would have been happy to release him from his contract.
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Dang Nehe signed for 2 seasons. Interesting how he can just get out of a contract like that. IIRC wasn't he in doubt to even make his trip to Toulon?
@Yeetyaah Not sure whether NMS' Toulon contract has been ripped up entirely. I found this article from December, which says that he'll only miss the first year of his 3-year contract, to give him time to recover from his shoulder injury.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12293906
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This article suggests NMS may not play a big part for the Highlanders this season
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/121508616/nehe-milnerskudder-might-not-be-the-highlanders-best-signing-this-week
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@Tim That's reassuring, the best 10 at the Highlanders is locked in a 3 way battle and one of the others is Bryn Gatland.
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@Nepia I'm not the biggest Mauger fan but the actual quotes in the article don't come off too bad - the 3 way battle is a comment made by the journo.
@KiwiMurph said in Highlanders 2020:
@Nepia I'm not the biggest Mauger fan but the actual quotes in the article don't come off too bad - the 3 way battle is a comment made by the journo.
You expect me to read the bloody articles now? What's happening to this place!
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All the things we know Mitch is capable of as a class flyhalf he wasn't able to deliver.Hey fuck you Aaron, all the things we know Ioane is capable of as a classier flyhalf he wasn't able to deliver either. You fucked up and now you're blaming your forward pack. What a fluffybunny.
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Assuming Sam Gilbert has been brought in as injury cover, who is the injured player?
@Stargazer said in Highlanders 2020:
Assuming Sam Gilbert has been brought in as injury cover, who is the injured player?
Where is Tima F?
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@Stargazer said in Highlanders 2020:
Assuming Sam Gilbert has been brought in as injury cover, who is the injured player?
Where is Tima F?
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More info on the Highlanders injuries. Tima F is not mentioned.
Unavailable due to injury: Ngane Punivai (Concussion), Nathan Vella (concussion), Nehe Milner-Skudder (Shoulder)
Season ending injuries: Sione Misiloi (foot), Thomas Umaga-Jensen (shoulder), James Lentjes (ankle), Tevita Nabura (Back), Conor Garden-Bachop (Back)
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Highlanders team: Mitch Hunt, Sam Gilbert, Rob Thompson, Sio Tomkinson, Jona Nareki, Josh Ioane, Aaron Smith, Marino Mikaele Tu'u, Dillon Hunt, Shannon Frizell, Pari Pari Parkinson, Josh Dickson, Siate Tokolahi, Ash Dixon (c), Ayden Johnstone.
Replacements: Liam Coltman, Daniel Lienert-Brown, Jeff Thwaites, Manaaki Selby-Rickit, Teariki Ben-Nicholas, Kayne Hammington, Teihorangi Walden, Vilimoni Koroi.
