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    @Mr-Fish said in The "gone too soon" Super Rugby XV:

    Jared Payne was always fun to watch, as was Paul Williams.

    Did he make an All Black training squad or did I imagine that? Good player, surprised he didn’t get a few AB caps

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    Gareth Anscombe

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    @MN5 said in The "gone too soon" Super Rugby XV:

    @Mr-Fish said in The "gone too soon" Super Rugby XV:

    Jared Payne was always fun to watch, as was Paul Williams.

    Did he make an All Black training squad or did I imagine that? Good player, surprised he didn’t get a few AB caps

    He did, maybe 2008? Think he was even called into a match-week squad at one point but never played a game. Ended up representing Samoa.

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    I think both Victor Vito and Ngani Laumape might have left too soon. Both could have been useful for the AB's

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    @Darren said in The "gone too soon" Super Rugby XV:

    I think both Victor Vito and Ngani Laumape might have left too soon. Both could have been useful for the AB's

    Luatua. And Charlie Piutau. Would have filled holes in the 2019 squad.

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    @nzzp Moala would've been useful too. He left when he was 25

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    Stanley Jr

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    @African-Monkey said in The "gone too soon" Super Rugby XV:

    Regan King?

    yeah why did he leave just as he appeared to be cracking it? Especially given he's a centre, a position we are rarely stacked at?

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    @Duluth said in The "gone too soon" Super Rugby XV:

    @nzzp Moala would've been useful too. He left when he was 25

    Big fan of his. Midfield beast like Nonu although probably less skilled.

    Fair to say his off field antics didn’t help matters though.

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    @mariner4life said in The "gone too soon" Super Rugby XV:

    @African-Monkey said in The "gone too soon" Super Rugby XV:

    Regan King?

    yeah why did he leave just as he appeared to be cracking it? Especially given he's a centre, a position we are rarely stacked at?

    Really weak tackler. I remember one of the well connected Waikato posters said he hated any contact work. Probably knew he didn't have a long NZ career ahead of him?

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    @Duluth Moala was 28. Great player, sadly as he was just about to break in, he'd get injured.

    @mariner4life From memory he wasn't offered a Super Rugby contract? He had a few injury problems and was capped too early. We never saw the best of him here.

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    @Duluth said in The "gone too soon" Super Rugby XV:

    @mariner4life said in The "gone too soon" Super Rugby XV:

    @African-Monkey said in The "gone too soon" Super Rugby XV:

    Regan King?

    yeah why did he leave just as he appeared to be cracking it? Especially given he's a centre, a position we are rarely stacked at?

    Really weak tackler. I remember one of the well connected Waikato posters said he hated any contact work. Probably knew he didn't have a long NZ career ahead of him?

    that would pretty much do it

    managed a few games up North i see.

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    @mariner4life said in The "gone too soon" Super Rugby XV:

    Stanley Jr

    he was superb. But you cna't mix a career as a Doctor with a rugby career any more.

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    @African-Monkey said in The "gone too soon" Super Rugby XV:

    Moala was 28

    Oops must have mixed him up with someone else

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    @nzzp I thought he had a neck injury or other serious injury...must be thnking of someone else as there is no mention of it

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    @taniwharugby said in The "gone too soon" Super Rugby XV:

    @nzzp I thought he had a neck injury or other serious injury...must be thnking of someone else as there is no mention of it

    Spinal cord:

    Stanley left counting his lucky stars - NZ Herald
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    @Duluth cheers, nothing on the brief piece on Wiki and nothing specific on his NZ Rugby profile either (just says at bottom 'career ending' that I missed on first reading)

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    @mariner4life said in The "gone too soon" Super Rugby XV:

    @Duluth said in The "gone too soon" Super Rugby XV:

    @mariner4life said in The "gone too soon" Super Rugby XV:

    @African-Monkey said in The "gone too soon" Super Rugby XV:

    Regan King?

    yeah why did he leave just as he appeared to be cracking it? Especially given he's a centre, a position we are rarely stacked at?

    Really weak tackler. I remember one of the well connected Waikato posters said he hated any contact work. Probably knew he didn't have a long NZ career ahead of him?

    that would pretty much do it

    managed a few games up North i see.

    regan was sraight out money more to be made up north.last i heard he had a season of club rugby anf heartland for mid canterbury ,so would imagine he didnt save much. sisters doing better though

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    @Duluth didn't he have injury issues including concussion(s)?

    My recollection is he made the AB's very early and then suffered second season syndrome picked up a few injuries and decided to take NH money.

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    @ploughboy he has come out as having a gambling addiction. Mainly because he was accused of having ripped people off to fuel it.

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