Blues 2022
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@taniwharugby said in Blues 2022:
@machpants dunno, SBW was a supreme athlete with a good skillset, what I've seen of RTS, he is that with brilliant skills and smarts too, I reckon he will transition much quicker, possibly with him hitting his straps at the RWC
I've no idea, I hope that's the case, but I wouldn't hold my breath!
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A more recent example is Laumape. He played his first match for the Canes in 2016 and in 2017 he was starting for the AB's against the Lions
RTS > Laumape
It's impossible to know if he'll even succeed. I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't work out. I also wouldn't be surprised if he makes an AB squad this year
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@duluth said in Blues 2022:
A more recent example is Laumape. He played his first match for the Canes in 2016 and in 2017 he was starting for the AB's against the Lions
RTS > Laumape
It's impossible to know if he'll even succeed. I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't work out. I also wouldn't be surprised if he makes an AB squad this year
The only asterisk with that is Laumape was only really 3 years out of rugby, whereas RTS hasn't played a game since school, and I think he just dabbled in rugby as opposed to Laumape.
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@nepia he played NZ schoolboys didn't he, which is a little more than dabbled...?
Edit - NZ schoolboys team he played in
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@taniwharugby said in Blues 2022:
@nepia he played NZ schoolboys didn't he, which is a little more than dabbled...?
Edit - NZ schoolboys team he played in
I stand corrected, I knew he played Blues but didn't realise he made schoolboys. Put it this way Laumape was always a rugby player who spent a couple of years with the Warriors (IIRC he went to league because the Canes shunned him one year and the next year he made NZ Schools), RTS was always a league player who was apparently good enough to play NZ Schools through sheer talent.
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@nepia said in Blues 2022:
@taniwharugby said in Blues 2022:
@nepia he played NZ schoolboys didn't he, which is a little more than dabbled...?
Edit - NZ schoolboys team he played in
I stand corrected, I knew he played Blues but didn't realise he made schoolboys. Put it this way Laumape was always a rugby player who spent a couple of years with the Warriors (IIRC he went to league because the Canes shunned him one year and the next year he made NZ Schools), RTS was always a league player who was apparently good enough to play NZ Schools through sheer talent.
RTS was pretty much a rugby guy coming through, he only joined his school's league team in his last year of school.
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@dice said in Blues 2022:
@nepia said in Blues 2022:
@taniwharugby said in Blues 2022:
@nepia he played NZ schoolboys didn't he, which is a little more than dabbled...?
Edit - NZ schoolboys team he played in
I stand corrected, I knew he played Blues but didn't realise he made schoolboys. Put it this way Laumape was always a rugby player who spent a couple of years with the Warriors (IIRC he went to league because the Canes shunned him one year and the next year he made NZ Schools), RTS was always a league player who was apparently good enough to play NZ Schools through sheer talent.
RTS was pretty much a rugby guy coming through, he only joined his school's league team in his last year of school.
I used to post on a league forum where lots of posters were Aucklanders and they were adamant he was from a league family and that he'd always been a league player through his childhood. (But not worth a throwdown over, I'm happy to be wrong).
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@nepia said in Blues 2022:
@dice said in Blues 2022:
@nepia said in Blues 2022:
@taniwharugby said in Blues 2022:
@nepia he played NZ schoolboys didn't he, which is a little more than dabbled...?
Edit - NZ schoolboys team he played in
I stand corrected, I knew he played Blues but didn't realise he made schoolboys. Put it this way Laumape was always a rugby player who spent a couple of years with the Warriors (IIRC he went to league because the Canes shunned him one year and the next year he made NZ Schools), RTS was always a league player who was apparently good enough to play NZ Schools through sheer talent.
RTS was pretty much a rugby guy coming through, he only joined his school's league team in his last year of school.
I used to post on a league forum where lots of posters were Aucklanders and they were adamant he was from a league family and that he'd always been a league player through his childhood. (But not worth a throwdown over, I'm happy to be wrong).
That's funny because when RTS was still in school, I use to bring him up on the league forums as someone to look out for and no one knew who he was.
His dad was a rugby player and trialed for Manu Samoa, so I don't believe he is from a league family. He also came up playing club rugby for East Tamaki.
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@daffy-jaffy Was the blond guy at the start Cam Church?
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Noticed in the Insta vid, young North Harbour Loose Forward Chlayton Frans lining up with the team for the Bronco run. Must be in the wtg.
Edit - This is him -
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Rest of the WTG
Lini Ekuasi
Tevita Langi
Alan Craig
Jock McKenzie
Josh Fisitua
Michael Curry
Cam Church
Teague McElroy
Lisati Milo-Harris
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@tim Might he also play hooker? there are 3 props but no Hooker in that group.
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@daffy-jaffy Might do. Only saw him at loosehead on Massey's team sheets this year, but Ray Niuia was there at hooker.
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@tim There is a picture of Sione Ahio also at training on the Insta story. So that's four Props in the wtg!
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@daffy-jaffy said in Blues 2022:
@tim There is a picture of Sione Ahio also at training on the Insta story. So that's four Props in the wtg!
Makes sense when you have 3 x AB props that won't be around until right before the season starts
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