Blues 2022

[antipodean]

@tim that explains a few things

[Nepia]

@tim said in Blues 2022:

and the 29-year-old

Da Fuq, how is he only 29. He's like an Islander Whitelock.

[Machpants]

@tim Bloody idiot trying to hide it, jesus some people are so foolish

[MN5]

@nepia said in Blues 2022:

@tim said in Blues 2022:

and the 29-year-old

Da Fuq, how is he only 29. He's like an Islander Whitelock.

I was thinking more along the lines of those English props who looked ancient back in the day despite being early 30s at most.

I agree about Karl T though. He looks like someone’s Dad come to watch his son play for the blues.

[Nepia]

@mn5 I agree with you although you managed to find a young looking pic of Moore, surprisingly.

Rugby players seemed to look older back in the 80s.

Maybe it's just perception based on our relative ages.

[Daffy Jaffy]

https://www.allblacks.com/news/christie-goes-from-strength-to-strength-at-the-blues/

[nzzp]

@daffy-jaffy another Kents boy.

In the modern era have they produced the most ABs? Must be damn close if they aren't out in front.

[Dice]

[Nogusta]

@nzzp barely remember him playing at St Kents. He was stuck behind Sam Nock most of his time there and hardly got a run.

[nzzp]

@nogusta said in Blues 2022:

@nzzp barely remember him playing at St Kents. He was stuck behind Sam Nock most of his time there and hardly got a run.

Cheers,

I googled 'most abs', and couldn't see St Kents on many lists. Weird, as it feels like they have spat out so many pro rugby players these days.

[Nogusta]

@nzzp yea heeeeaps of pro rugby and league players but only Ennor, Papalii, Christie recent ABs? Then you'd have to go back to Kaino, Afoa, Duffie before that.

[Dice]

@nogusta said in Blues 2022:

@nzzp barely remember him playing at St Kents. He was stuck behind Sam Nock most of his time there and hardly got a run.

I was about to bring that up. Funny how their roles have reversed.

Christie barely played in his last two years, because Nock was the starter as a 5th former.

[Bovidae]

@nzzp

St Kents had players from all over the NI, and often the best from other Auckland schools for their last couple of years of schooling. That has helped.

http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/schoollist.asp?sl_id=St Kentigern College&stats_id=71

Christie has his own link (due to spelling).

http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/schoollist.asp?sl_id=St Kentigern's College&stats_id=71

[nzzp]

@bovidae said in Blues 2022:

@nzzp

St Kents had players from all over the NI, and often the best from other Auckland schools for their last couple of years of schooling. That has helped.

http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/schoollist.asp?sl_id=St Kentigern College&stats_id=71

Christie has his own link (due to spelling).

http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/schoollist.asp?sl_id=St Kentigern's College&stats_id=71

hah, yeah! St Kents vs St Kent.

the other St Kents has 9 ABs ... but 8/10 were in the last 5-6 years.

http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/schoollist.asp?sl_id=St Kentigern College&stats_id=71

[Nogusta]

@bovidae forgot about Tamanivalu. And I'm pretty sure Steven Luatua didn't attend St Kents

[KiwiMurph]

Luatua was MAGS.

[Stargazer]

Caleb Clarke suspended for three weeks (up to and including 23 April 2022)

Here's the official SANZAAR media release:

https://super.rugby/superrugby/documents/judiciary/super-rugby-pacific-round-7-clarke-suspended-for-three-weeks/

[antipodean]

@stargazer so no clarification, just a punishment for clouting an attacker...

SANZAAR really is useless.

[Stargazer]

@antipodean It's unfortunate that SANZAAR only publishes media releases and not the full decisions, like World Rugby does.

[nzzp]

@stargazer young age is now a basis to reduce bans.

FML.