Blues 2022
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@tim Also Tanielu Tele'a is there so with Ioane and Heem that is 3 of the five midfielders confirmed. Maybe Tua and Evans to complete the group? Or there is that Wrampling rumor about. They could still pick only 4, carry an extra forward and keep Evans in the wtg.
Edit: I doubt he is staying on but if he is, Emoni Narawa has looked more than useful for BOP in the midfield this season. -
@daffy-jaffy said in Blues 2022:
@tim Also Tanielu Tele'a is there so with Ioane and Heem that is 3 of the five midfielders confirmed. Maybe Tua and Evans to complete the group? Or there is that Wrampling rumor about. They could still pick only 4, carry an extra forward and keep Evans in the wtg.
Edit: I doubt he is staying on but if he is, Emoni Narawa has looked more than useful for BOP in the midfield this season.RTS will b there and heem a winger as for taniielu not sure doesn't look happy
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Based on what we know from press releases and the this thread:
Props
Tu'inukuafe
Hodgman
Jordan Lay
O Tu'ungafasi
Laulala
RenataHookers
Vikena
Eklund
RiccitelliLocks
Goodhue (healthy?)
Darry
Romano
1x or 0x lockLock/Loose Forward
Suafoa
1x or 0x lock/loose forwardLoose forwards
Choat
Segner
Papalii
Robinson
Plumtree
Sotutu
A IoaneHalfbacks
Nock
Christie
Funaki1st Five Eighths
Barrett
Perofeta
PlummerMidfield
T Tele'a
R Ioane
2x MidfieldersOutside Backs
Tuivasa-Sheck
Clarke
M Telea
Heem
AJ Lam
Raumaitavuki-Kneepkens
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@tim They could be needing 4 Locks due to Goodhue having worrying head knock problems again. From the rumors it seems likely Romano and James Tucker will be 2 of them. After them who knows.
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@tim I think they will keep James Lay as the 3rd Loosehead. He was rock solid early this season before his injury. They will need his experience early next year until the All Black props return to play post tour. Unless MP lure him away.
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@yeetyaah said in Blues 2022:
Nisbo confirmed James Tucker back to the Brumbies
In an article on stuff today Hinton says that Tucker will be at the Blues. Who do we believe?
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@daffy-jaffy I've only seen Plumtree play a few times but surely he's more of a 6 than a lock? Particularly at Super level.
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@tj said in Blues 2022:
@daffy-jaffy I've only seen Plumtree play a few times but surely he's more of a 6 than a lock? Particularly at Super level.
Probably, but we (NZ) struggle with depth at lock
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@daffy-jaffy i do wonder if James Tucker signed with the Brumbies at the top of the year thinking he had no chance of picking up an NZ contract but the departure of PT ,GTC and Pearce has seen Coventry get involved,from what i have heard he has been keen on James Tucker for a while.
Not to mention the intervention of Covid 19 upsetting the applecart.
As for Nisbo,i am more likely to believe Hinton
