Blues 2021

[Daffy Jaffy]

Robert Rush, Nico Jones and Marco Fepulea'i training with the squad.

[Tim]

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Blues 2021:

Robert Rush, Nico Jones and Marco Fepulea'i

Nice spotting. So it looks like the following are in the wider training group:

Teague McElroy (loosehead prop, North Harbour)
Hamdahn Tuipulotu (loosehead prop, Auckland)
Marco Fepulea'i (tighthead prop, Auckland)
Fatongia Paea (tighthead prop, Auckland)
Leni Apisai (hooker, Auckland)
Luteru Tolai (hooker, North Harbour)
Hamish Dalzell (lock, Auckland)
Robert Rush (flanker, Northland)
Niko Jones (flanker, Auckland)
Adrian Choat (flanker, Auckland)
Taufa Funaki (halfback, Auckland)
Josiah Maraku (midfield, Manawatu)
Neria Fomai (midfield, Hawkes Bay)
Antonio Mikaele Tuu (midfield, North Harbour)

[KiwiMurph]

pedant alert

*Niko Jones

[Daffy Jaffy]

@Tim In the bronco vid - Does anyone recognize the tall bearded player in the middle of the line with the hat on at 1:02 and then walking in the background with Goodhue at 1:55? I would guess a lock?

[Tim]

@Daffy-Jaffy Might be Hamish Dalzell?

[taniwharugby]

@Daffy-Jaffy did Rush finish that in bare feet and his shoes on his hands?

he also caught an eel...you can take the boy out of Northland....

[Daffy Jaffy]

@Tim Yes it was Dalzell. I just saw him on one news sport at the mud run. Also spotted Leni Apisai and I think young Auckland prop Fatongia Paea. I wondered what Apisai's inclusion meant for Luteru Tolai, but he may be there also with all three original hookers under injury recovery at present.

[Nogusta]

@Tim also Neria Fomai & Antonio Mikaele Tuu.

[KiwiMurph]

@Nogusta that's a lot of midfielders. I wonder if the rumoured Chocobares deal fell through?

[Nogusta]

@Daffy-Jaffy yea Tolai is there as well

[Tim]

Is Parsons back training? Haven't seen him so far.

[Nepia]

@Tim said in Blues 2021:

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Blues 2021:

Robert Rush, Nico Jones and Marco Fepulea'i

Nice spotting. So it looks like the following are in the wider training group:

Teague McElroy (loosehead prop, North Harbour)
Marco Fepulea'i (tighthead prop, Auckland)
Fatongia Paea (tighthead prop, Auckland)
Leni Apisai (hooker, Auckland)
Luteru Tolai (hooker, North Harbour)
Hamish Dalzell (lock, Auckland)
Robert Rush (flanker, Northland)
Niko Jones (flanker, Auckland)
Taufa Funaki (halfback, Auckland)
Josiah Maraku (midfield, Manawatu)
Neria Fomai (midfield, Manawatu)
Antonio Mikaele Tuu (midfield, North Harbour)

Is that a missprint? Or has he moved? @Stargazer ?

[Tim]

@Nepia said in Blues 2021:

Neria Fomai

Mistake from me.

[Nepia]

@Tim said in Blues 2021:

@Nepia said in Blues 2021:

Neria Fomai

Mistake from me.

The province is the mistake, not that he's up there training?

[Tim]

@Nepia Province. You can relax now.

[Nepia]

@Tim said in Blues 2021:

@Nepia Province. You can relax now.

[Stargazer]

@Nepia Province is the mistake, not that he's training with the Blues. Watch the second video in this article; at approx. 26 secs you can see him clearly. Wearing a dark red shirt, dark grey shorts and black leggings. Knowing that, you can also see him in the first video.

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/sport/rugby/mud-mayhem-and-mankini-blues-begin-pre-season-messy-team-bonding-run

[nzzp]

@Stargazer great quote from Kurt Eklund

"Mum used to tell me off for doing that kind of stuff - now I get paid for it. How good?

Edit: fixed autocorrect and formatting

[Tim]

Any news on what Choat is up to?

[Nogusta]

@Tim hes in there as well, preseason cover.