Exodus

Machpants

@Tim said in Exodus:

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/former-all-black-charles-piutau-heading-to-japan/

Playing for Japan 2027 RWC?

Stargazer

Somehow I had totally missed this. Or my memory is worse than I thought.

This announcement is from 19 April 2023.

Machpants

It was mentioned somewhere here

Stargazer

Fetuli Paea has signed with Zebre. The media release doesn't say for how many years.

https://www.zebreparma.it/it-it/linternazionale-tongano-fetuli-paea-firma-con-le-zebre.aspx

Bones

@Stargazer what's the bet he absolutely carves up for Landers next week.

Stargazer

Appointments Kobe Kobelco Steelers:

Dave Rennie - Head Coach
Wes Clarke - Assistanc Coach (Defence)
Phil Healey - Head Athletic Performance Coach

Media release:
https://www.kobesteelers.com/news/post17880/

Bovidae

You've got to wonder about the rationale behind selecting Clarke as one of the NZ U20 assistant coaches then. There won't be any continuity.

sparky

Sam Whitelock off to Pau.

https://twitter.com/AllBlacks/status/1663957121237676032?t=7dGc6wv_MEaPVvwTnAJXcg&s=19

pakman

Snakey's former shop.

sparky

Section Paloise, to give Pau its proper name, just finished 12th out of the Top 14 so they'll need all the help Sam Whitelock can give them next year. Luke Whitelock is already there which will help him settle. A beautiful part of the world to play Rugby and to live in.

Canes4life

@pakman and Ben from accounts.

Machpants

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/132212154/highlanders-loose-forward-marino-mikaeletuu-heading-to-japan

Stargazer

highlandersteam We say Sayonara to our boy @marinomikaeletuu , who’ll leave us for the Mitsubishi Dynaboars after this season

6 years Marino has served in a Highlanders jersey, and he’s been an absolute weapon off the scrums.

“ Incredibly grateful to have spent the past 6 years with the highlanders. Never thought I’d call Dunedin home coming down as a 20 year old and now me and my little family are leaving with life long friends. Thank you to the highlanders family, fans and supporters that have been involved in my journey, very very blessed.”

Thank you Marino, good luck on your next journey 🫱‍🫲

#highlanders #rugby #nz

hbmagpies Marino is off to Japan at the end of the 2023 Season!

Marino will see out one more Bunnings NPC in Black and White hoops before he starts his next chapter!

54 Matches

57 Points

Debut vs Wellington, 2016

Thank you for everything Marino!

nostrildamus

what a shame, I liked him as an 8/6. He must not think he is in future AB reckoning?

Daffy Jaffy

This Reddit page has Pita Gus Sowakula to Clermont and Nepo Laulala to Toulouse. Also confirmed on all.rugby site. Not sure if these were already known and I just missed them?

https://www.reddit.com/r/rugbyunion/comments/140f9bi/joining_the_premiership_xv_the_rugby_talent/

Mr Fish

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Exodus:

This Reddit page has Pita Gus Sowakula to Clermont and Nepo Laulala to Toulouse. Also confirmed on all.rugby site. Not sure if these were already known and I just missed them?

https://www.reddit.com/r/rugbyunion/comments/140f9bi/joining_the_premiership_xv_the_rugby_talent/

PGS was confirmed a while ago, the Laulala move has been heavily rumoured for a long time but there's still been no official confirmation (though presumably a done deal already).