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  • nzzpN Offline
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    @Snowy said in Blues 2025:

    (but I did).

    I feel your pain.

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    @Snowy said in Blues 2025:

    Just hope that they find some means of penalising players for indiscretions, and not fans, by sending guys off and destroying the contest. I can accept cards as a part of the game, but they shouldn't be a deciding factor

    Berry certainly did that I thought. Chiefs got one card but Berry was hardly card happy.

    Berry did a terrific job I thought. Not many talking about the refereeing in the final is a great outcome.

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    @KiwiMurph said in Blues 2025:

    @Snowy said in Blues 2025:

    Just hope that they find some means of penalising players for indiscretions, and not fans, by sending guys off and destroying the contest. I can accept cards as a part of the game, but they shouldn't be a deciding factor

    Berry certainly did that I thought. Chiefs got one card but Berry was hardly card happy.

    Berry did a terrific job I thought. Not many talking about the refereeing in the final is a great outcome.

    @KiwiMurph Exactly why I kept watching. 🙂

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    I understand if some thought the final was boring or one-sided but watching a disciplined Blues side for 80 minutes is a treat I haven't often got to savour. Stern Vern has been the ticket, hope the standard doesn't slide next year.

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    Papalil and Clarke still haven't committed yet ?, going by Clarke think he will tho

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    https://pmn.co.nz/read/sports/meet-the-brains-behind-auckland-blues-digital-revolution

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    @KiwiMurph They've been doing an outstanding job. Easily the best social media in SR IMO.

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    https://www.blues.rugby/blues-rugby-news/blues-u18-2024

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    EDIT: Oops, didn't see the Taufa Funaki announcement on Instagram.

    Meanwhile, at the Blues, the club have re-signed two of their strongest performers in 2024, inking a two-year extension with 23-year-old halfback Taufa Funaki and a three-year extension with 30-year-old Maori All Blacks prop Marcel Renata.

    https://www.rugbypass.com/news/salesi-rayasi-departs-hurricanes-as-blues-and-chiefs-make-key-re-signings/

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  • TimT Away
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    I'll be happy next year if we use Barrett as a super-sub to close out games.

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    Lol, pleased we kept him, imagine there were lots of offers elsewhere.

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  • DuluthD Offline
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    Great to see him commit to the team

    I'd bet at least 3 other sides would've chased his signature

    There's going to be some very good players miss out on the 23 when everyone is fit

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    5 years ago Zarn and Renata (amongst others) would have gone. Stable core of people who want to play is important.
    Now we just need Akira V2.0

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    Caleb Clarke re-signed 2025

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    https://www.blues.rugby/blues-rugby-news/dalton-re-signing

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