Exodus
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Southland Stags’ 2021 prospects have been dealt a massive blow with impressive tight-head prop Siate Tokolahi heading overseas to play.
A big loss for the Highlanders too.
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@bovidae and obviously chat about Collins and Regan heading to Wales, less of a blow thanTokolahi but still another season of change for the Highlanders coming i feel
@kiwiwomble Ainsley will likely end up as the starting TH prop in 2022 but Hohneck is 35 so the Highlanders will need to be looking for a younger prop to develop.
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Confirmed:
Ospreys sign utility back Collins
The Ospreys regional rugby franchise can confirm the signing of utility back Michael Collins on a two-year deal.
This sounds like he won't play NPC:
Collins, 27, played Super Rugby for the New Zealand franchises - the Auckland Blues and the Otago Highlanders – and will join the Ospreys in the summer.
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Confirmed:
Ospreys sign utility back Collins
The Ospreys regional rugby franchise can confirm the signing of utility back Michael Collins on a two-year deal.
This sounds like he won't play NPC:
Collins, 27, played Super Rugby for the New Zealand franchises - the Auckland Blues and the Otago Highlanders – and will join the Ospreys in the summer.
@stargazer For everyone's sake I hope he plays in the midfield! Much better player there than at fullback.
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Bye Ngani.
https://twitter.com/SFParisRugby/status/1391717151661121537?s=19
If I was completely honest, after a bit of an AB career and a bit of a Warriors career, ending things in France on a whack of money would be fucking awesome. Good on him, he wasn't the future.
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@Higgins i guess that means more game time for next “big thing” Proctor.
Seeing him up close he's a big unit. And still 21.
With the Umaga-Jensen lads starting to fulfill their promise and Fainga'anuku also just 21 there's a lot of exciting young midfield talent around to be enthusiastic about. Ennor, too.
Laumape probably saw the writing on the wall.
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@stargazer said in Exodus:
@mikey07 If only we could say it would mean more game time for Danny Toala ....
Next stop Highlanders or Chiefs?
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@mikey07 Only problem is they retain the "talented (HB player)" status forever but the "youngster" part only for a fairly limited period!
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@higgins no worries, we've got your son Riley Higgins coming through the system. No doubt they will give him a 5 year contract aswell.
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@canes4life He seems to be rather promising but we really can't lay claim to him as a born and bred Magpie and accept that he will one day return to Wellington once we have done the final development work!
@higgins I think you're confusing two brothers? Riley is the Hurricanes U20s player (one of Darren Larsen's favourites, who got so much game time that there wasn't much left for the other midfielders) and older brother Kienan, clearly not wanted by Wellington and therefore trying his luck in Hawke's Bay by playing for T'dale.
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@higgins I think you're confusing two brothers? Riley is the Hurricanes U20s player (one of Darren Larsen's favourites, who got so much game time that there wasn't much left for the other midfielders) and older brother Kienan, clearly not wanted by Wellington and therefore trying his luck in Hawke's Bay by playing for T'dale.
@stargazer Ah of course. Thought it a bit tongue in cheek Canes4Life praising a HB player like that. Having said that he does acknowledge we do have some good players and even hints that some of them might deserve a bit more game time (IWL for Blackwell for example) than they get.
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@Higgins i guess that means more game time for next “big thing” Proctor.
Seeing him up close he's a big unit. And still 21.
With the Umaga-Jensen lads starting to fulfill their promise and Fainga'anuku also just 21 there's a lot of exciting young midfield talent around to be enthusiastic about. Ennor, too.
Laumape probably saw the writing on the wall.
Laumape probably saw the writing on the wall.
I wonder whether Foster gave him the word?
He's stuck around for two years after missing the RWC - missed the possibility of tests last year due to injury and now bailed before any teams were picked this year.
I guess he could see the queue getting longer though - and ALB, Goodhue and Rieko probably having 3/4 spots locked up.
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Laumape probably saw the writing on the wall.
I wonder whether Foster gave him the word?
He's stuck around for two years after missing the RWC - missed the possibility of tests last year due to injury and now bailed before any teams were picked this year.
I guess he could see the queue getting longer though - and ALB, Goodhue and Rieko probably having 3/4 spots locked up.
@chris-b or maybe his manager was pro-active and went to Fozzie and asked if he was locked in for 12, Fozzie laughed and laughed, and then realising he was serious, said no.
Loss to NZ Rugby, especially his provincial team afte rhe called players out for not playing for the little teams....
Seriously though, it is a loss to NPC/Super rugby.
