Blues 2022

[Daffy Jaffy]

Confirming Nogusta's oil -

DALTON PAPALII PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN — Blues Rugby

Twenty-four-year-old All Black loose forward Dalton Papalii has been named as captain of the Blues for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season.

[KiwiMurph]

[Tim]

@kiwimurph Crap!

[taniwharugby]

@kiwimurph that sucks, I was just going to comment how good it is Goodhue must be over his, and hoping he has an injury/knock free season, but tempered somewhat now with BB having concussion symptoms.

[nzzp]

@taniwharugby at least they're cautious. One of the real benefits of central contacting

[Daffy Jaffy]

Karl Tu’inukuafe out until at least April after having a back operation before Christmas.

[Frank]

So curious to see how Tuivasa-Sheck goes.
The next rugby star or the next Benji Marshall?

[taniwharugby]

@frank 100% he will be a success at Super, whether he can make that next step up will be the bigger ask of him, but I reckon he looks to have the skills and mental ability to do it.

[Tim]

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/rugby-beauden-barrett-ruled-out-of-blues-opening-match-in-super-rugby/Y6XN42LZNCWBIJWV4W4S5M227Y/

[Duluth]

Looks like the Blues youtube channel is showing the game tomorrow. It’s showing as scheduled live event

[booboo]

@daffy-jaffy said in Blues 2022:

Karl Tu’inukuafe out until at least April after having a back operation before Christmas.

Boo

[Tim]

@duluth Awesome. Great spotting!

[george33]

@tim hope Tom and Anton ok and well done rts he can defend and couple good passes and Corey looks great he’s ready for top 23

[nostrildamus]

@booboo said in Blues 2022:

@daffy-jaffy said in Blues 2022:

Karl Tu’inukuafe out until at least April after having a back operation before Christmas.

Boo

I wonder if that affected his play last year.

[TheMojoman]

@kiwimurph said in Blues 2022:

Solid pick in Papali'i as skipper. I remember him at St Kents, very good player and leader. I think this says that Robinson isn't guaranteed a place in the run own team so can't take on captain duties.

Concerning that Beaudy's concussion issues are still with him months after their last game?

[Steven Harris]

@nostrildamus Tom rolled his ankle, will know a little more over the next couple of days but defenitely be unavailable for the next preseason game

[Tim]

Looked like Robinson was training today, so hopefully ok!

[nostrildamus]

@steven-harris said in Blues 2022:

@nostrildamus Tom rolled his ankle, will know a little more over the next couple of days but defenitely be unavailable for the next preseason game

sorry to hear. Edit Dalton sounds a good captain pick to me but will that be an issue with so many good loosies? Or is he now a dedicated (and way out in front of everyone else) 7?

[antipodean]

@nostrildamus said in Blues 2022:

@steven-harris said in Blues 2022:

@nostrildamus Tom rolled his ankle, will know a little more over the next couple of days but defenitely be unavailable for the next preseason game

sorry to hear. Edit Dalton sounds a good captain pick to me but will that be an issue with so many good loosies? Or is he now a dedicated (and way out in front of everyone else) 7?

I'd say he's clearly the best 7, so everyone else is fighting over 6/ 8/ lock or some combination therein.

[Daffy Jaffy]