Blues 2022
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@kiwimurph. The fact that the Brumbies announced Kata's release the Friday before MP are announcing two Tongan signings Monday suggests to me that he may go there but others on here are certain he is signed with the Blues so lets assume he is. In an interview on SENZ back in August Rangi said that the backline was fully signed up already back then. I think the backline squad 17 could be close to this -
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Sullivan
JRK
RTS
Telea
Clarke
Lam
**Midfield - **
Heem
Ioane
Tele'a
Kata
Evans
Insides -
Barrett
Plummer
Perofeta
Christie
Ruru
Nock
Some players could be named in different positions ie: Lam and RTS in the centres or Kata and Heem on the wings. With the versatility available they could decide to only pick 16 backs and carry an extra forward.@daffy-jaffy said in Blues 2022:
@kiwimurph. The fact that the Brumbies announced Kata's release the Friday before MP are announcing two Tongan signings Monday suggests to me that he may go there but others on here are certain he is signed with the Blues so lets assume he is. In an interview on SENZ back in August Rangi said that the backline was fully signed up already back then. I think the backline squad 17 could be close to this -
Outsides -
Sullivan
JRK
RTS
Telea
Clarke
Lam
**Midfield - **
Heem
Ioane
Tele'a
Kata
Evans
Insides -
Barrett
Plummer
Perofeta
Christie
Ruru
Nock
Some players could be named in different positions ie: Lam and RTS in the centres or Kata and Heem on the wings. With the versatility available they could decide to only pick 16 backs and carry an extra forward.Back in August Kata was announced as signing with the Brumbies again.Only recently has he been released.Sort of does point towards Kata at MP.
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@mikey07 said in Blues 2022:
@kiwimurph said in Blues 2022:
I wonder who replaces Faiane in the squad.
I realise Plummer will probably start at 12 but they need more 12 options.
Evans? Tua? Is Toala still signed to the Canes?
I heard MP have signed Toala
Might as well just name them the Magpies and be done with it.
@nepia said in Blues 2022:
@mikey07 said in Blues 2022:
@kiwimurph said in Blues 2022:
I wonder who replaces Faiane in the squad.
I realise Plummer will probably start at 12 but they need more 12 options.
Evans? Tua? Is Toala still signed to the Canes?
I heard MP have signed Toala
Might as well just name them the Magpies and be done with it.
aw c'mon, I want to like MP!
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I wonder who replaces Faiane in the squad.
I realise Plummer will probably start at 12 but they need more 12 options.
Evans? Tua? Is Toala still signed to the Canes?
@kiwimurph said in Blues 2022:
I wonder who replaces Faiane in the squad.
I realise Plummer will probably start at 12 but they need more 12 options.
Evans? Tua? Is Toala still signed to the Canes?
Maybe the Blues could steal Dallas McLeod as well?
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@kiwimurph said in Blues 2022:
I wonder who replaces Faiane in the squad.
I realise Plummer will probably start at 12 but they need more 12 options.
Evans? Tua? Is Toala still signed to the Canes?
Maybe the Blues could steal Dallas McLeod as well?
@crazy-horse The outside backs would never see the ball. He's like a reincarnation of Adam Whitelock.
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@kiwimurph said in Blues 2022:
I wonder who replaces Faiane in the squad.
I realise Plummer will probably start at 12 but they need more 12 options.
Evans? Tua? Is Toala still signed to the Canes?
Maybe the Blues could steal Dallas McLeod as well?
@crazy-horse said in Blues 2022:
@kiwimurph said in Blues 2022:
I wonder who replaces Faiane in the squad.
I realise Plummer will probably start at 12 but they need more 12 options.
Evans? Tua? Is Toala still signed to the Canes?
Maybe the Blues could steal Dallas McLeod as well?
Don't get me excited that would be Awesome.
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Four key cogs of the Blues rugby machine, with nearly 150 caps between them, have all signed to extend their contracts with the club.
Northland forwards Josh Goodhue and Tom Robinson, Auckland captain Harry Plummer and fellow utility back Stephen Perofeta have re-signed.
Perofeta and Goodhue have extended to 2022 with Robinson and Plummer to 2023 by which time all could chalk up 50 caps for the Blues. -
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Segner said that while he calls Nelson his home away from home, he is very much at ease in bigger cities, having grown up in Frankfurt.
Frankfurt is probably the most boring city in Europe though.
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@daffy-jaffy said in Blues 2022:
I watched that on Sky the other day. Very awesome.
Love how he sounds just like a Kiwi kid (which would always happen)
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Do you think Segner is a replacement for Gibson or Hunt?
Given he is younger than Niko Jones I'd say Jones' chances of making the Blues has passed him by at this stage.
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@bovidae Jones is apparently off to the U.S. to play for New York.
@daffy-jaffy said in Blues 2022:
@bovidae Jones is apparently off to the U.S. to play for New York.
Yes, but was that because he wasn't wanted by the Blues (or MP)?
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@daffy-jaffy said in Blues 2022:
@bovidae Jones is apparently off to the U.S. to play for New York.
Yes, but was that because he wasn't wanted by the Blues (or MP)?
@bovidae His development has been slow since leaving school straight into the NZ sevens environment where he hardly got a game. Then with Auckland he has only occasionally made the bench on match days, stuck behind Gibson and Choat. The complete change of environment and living independently should accelerate his development.
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@bovidae His development has been slow since leaving school straight into the NZ sevens environment where he hardly got a game. Then with Auckland he has only occasionally made the bench on match days, stuck behind Gibson and Choat. The complete change of environment and living independently should accelerate his development.
@daffy-jaffy disappointed he hasn't kicked on, but glad the Blues talent scouting seems to have improved.
It's good - hopefully he steps up an dcomes back super strong
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Do you think Segner is a replacement for Gibson or Hunt?
Given he is younger than Niko Jones I'd say Jones' chances of making the Blues has passed him by at this stage.
@bovidae said in Blues 2022:
Do you think Segner is a replacement for Gibson or Hunt?
It's not officially confirmed but there was a strong rumour that Choat was signed about the same time it was announced Gibson went to the Hurricanes
So I assume this is a Hunt replacement
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@bovidae His development has been slow since leaving school straight into the NZ sevens environment where he hardly got a game. Then with Auckland he has only occasionally made the bench on match days, stuck behind Gibson and Choat. The complete change of environment and living independently should accelerate his development.
@daffy-jaffy said in Blues 2022:
His development has been slow since leaving school straight into the NZ sevens environment where he hardly got a game. Then with Auckland he has only occasionally made the bench on match days, stuck behind Gibson and Choat. The complete change of environment and living independently should accelerate his development.
He really needed to make an impact in this years NPC to get into a SR squad.
I agree he was likely to be stuck behind Choat/Gibson again.. however covid took away any chance he had of forcing his way up the rankings
A US stint seems like a good move. He needs to play.
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@daffy-jaffy said in Blues 2022:
I watched that on Sky the other day. Very awesome.
Love how he sounds just like a Kiwi kid (which would always happen)
@hooroo said in Blues 2022:
@daffy-jaffy said in Blues 2022:
I watched that on Sky the other day. Very awesome.
Love how he sounds just like a Kiwi kid (which would always happen)
It's a great story.
Most of the German's I met when I was over that way were monsters, they could have a great rugby team if it got popular. Reminded me of even more humourless South Africans.
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@hooroo said in Blues 2022:
@daffy-jaffy said in Blues 2022:
I watched that on Sky the other day. Very awesome.
Love how he sounds just like a Kiwi kid (which would always happen)
It's a great story.
Most of the German's I met when I was over that way were monsters, they could have a great rugby team if it got popular. Reminded me of even more humourless South Africans.
