Exodus 2018
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According to an announcement on the website of Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars, Jordan Taufua and Matt Vaega will both play for the club during the 2018-2019 season of the Top Challenge League.
Obviously, because he has re-signed with the Crusaders, this is only a short-term exodus for Taufua, although he might arrive a bit late for the 2019 SR season (as other Kiwis playing in Japan have done). I've no idea whether Vaega will return to NZ.
http://www.mhi.co.jp/gsh/dynaboars/news/team/20180402-924.html
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According to an announcement on the website of Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars, Jordan Taufua and Matt Vaega will both play for the club during the 2018-2019 season of the Top Challenge League.
Obviously, because he has re-signed with the Crusaders, this is only a short-term exodus for Taufua, although he might arrive a bit late for the 2019 SR season (as other Kiwis playing in Japan have done). I've no idea whether Vaega will return to NZ.
http://www.mhi.co.jp/gsh/dynaboars/news/team/20180402-924.html
@stargazer Was quite surprisingly that Vaega didn't get a Blues contract. Hope he is back for Harbour some time.
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@stargazer said in Exodus 2018:
https://twitter.com/FreemanrugbyJPN/status/979592901188440064
Last time Wayne Smith was general manager was for Central Vikings?
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@stargazer said in Exodus 2018:
https://twitter.com/FreemanrugbyJPN/status/979592901188440064
Last time Wayne Smith was general manager was for Central Vikings?
@stockcar86 Magpies wasn't it? Better coach than CEO ....
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Tyrone Elkington-MacDonald joins french club Biarritz : http://www.sudouest.fr/2018/04/03/biarritz-olympique-tyrone-elkington-arrive-4339991-4037.php#xtor=RSS-10521769
And it's now official for I West to La Rochelle.
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Who on earth is Tyrone what’s his name?
Is this thread for players of at least super rugby quality heading overseas or just anyone with a nz passport who at some stage in their life picked up a rugby ball??
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Who on earth is Tyrone what’s his name?
Is this thread for players of at least super rugby quality heading overseas or just anyone with a nz passport who at some stage in their life picked up a rugby ball??
@billy-tell An extremely rubbish 10. Thank fuck we won't see him in Auckland colours this year.
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Who on earth is Tyrone what’s his name?
Is this thread for players of at least super rugby quality heading overseas or just anyone with a nz passport who at some stage in their life picked up a rugby ball??
@billy-tell said in Exodus 2018:
Who on earth is Tyrone what’s his name?
Is this thread for players of at least super rugby quality heading overseas or just anyone with a nz passport who at some stage in their life picked up a rugby ball??
A first-five eighth wit a good boot, that's about it. Most recently played for Auckland in the Mitre 10 Cup, and before that for Hawke's Bay.
Why would this thread only be for SR players? Info about Mitre 10 Cup players is relevant to some of us as well.
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@billy-tell said in Exodus 2018:
Who on earth is Tyrone what’s his name?
Is this thread for players of at least super rugby quality heading overseas or just anyone with a nz passport who at some stage in their life picked up a rugby ball??
A first-five eighth wit a good boot, that's about it. Most recently played for Auckland in the Mitre 10 Cup, and before that for Hawke's Bay.
Why would this thread only be for SR players? Info about Mitre 10 Cup players is relevant to some of us as well.
@stargazer said in Exodus 2018:
@billy-tell said in Exodus 2018:
Who on earth is Tyrone what’s his name?
Is this thread for players of at least super rugby quality heading overseas or just anyone with a nz passport who at some stage in their life picked up a rugby ball??
A first-five eighth wit a good boot, that's about it. Most recently played for Auckland in the Mitre 10 Cup, and before that for Hawke's Bay.
Why would this thread only be for SR players? Info about Mitre 10 Cup players is relevant to some of us as well.
Yeah I’m not being a nazi I don’t really care but we are scraping the barrel with some of the names posted here.
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@stargazer said in Exodus 2018:
@billy-tell said in Exodus 2018:
Who on earth is Tyrone what’s his name?
Is this thread for players of at least super rugby quality heading overseas or just anyone with a nz passport who at some stage in their life picked up a rugby ball??
A first-five eighth wit a good boot, that's about it. Most recently played for Auckland in the Mitre 10 Cup, and before that for Hawke's Bay.
Why would this thread only be for SR players? Info about Mitre 10 Cup players is relevant to some of us as well.
Yeah I’m not being a nazi I don’t really care but we are scraping the barrel with some of the names posted here.
@billy-tell isn't this thread about players that are leaving NZ to take up contracts overseas? I'd prefer to see them all listed rather than have someone worry if Billy tell will know the player.
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@billy-tell said in Exodus 2018:
Who on earth is Tyrone what’s his name?
Is this thread for players of at least super rugby quality heading overseas or just anyone with a nz passport who at some stage in their life picked up a rugby ball??
A first-five eighth wit a good boot, that's about it. Most recently played for Auckland in the Mitre 10 Cup, and before that for Hawke's Bay.
Why would this thread only be for SR players? Info about Mitre 10 Cup players is relevant to some of us as well.
Spot on. Relevant for most of us keen rugby folk I would have thought
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Shane Smyth. Plays rugby for Sydenham U16B. Family moving to England. Another one bites the dust and joins the Exodus 2018.
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@stargazer yeah, good result for NZ Rugby if so.
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@bovidae Big difference in pay! If NZR didn't allow players with shown loyalty to NZ to earn some good coin in Japan in the SR off-season and then return, they would just pack their bags and leave NZ permanently. At least this option keeps these players available for SR and keeps New Zealand's SR teams of a good standard.
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@bovidae it's not a new thing though is it, I think as long as it is restricted to long serving players and maybe only a couple per franchise, it should be ok.
