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@tim Throw the Blues in there as well. They basically have 3 journeyman hookers. Great....
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I guess any schoolboy rep is a 'potential AB'....
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@kiwimurph Don't know if Sauni would end up better than their three though? Apasi is pretty highly rated isn't he?
@tim said in Super Rugby News:
@kiwimurph Don't know if Sauni would end up better than their three though? Apasi is pretty highly rated isn't he?
From what i've seen Apisai is more journeyman than star. He is still young though and now has a clearer path to gametime than at the Canes so i'll give him that.
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Meh, not really concerned with losing him.
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No big loss here. Apasai is a lot better player, I doubt JP wld have been an NPC player.
This just happens to be a case out of blue and no way he Cld see himself cracking a super squad inNZ in the foreseeable future -
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Not quite super rugby, but I couldn’t be bothered starting a new thread.
George Smith in the gun. A friend of a friend (rugby player) was arrested a few years ago and (seriously) it led to the resignation of the coach. Pretty serious about their discipline over here so I’m watching this one with interest...
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@tim I think Hodgson retired, very young though, what about McCalman? A couple of quality rugby players to not have a gig. I'd be happy if the Chiefs took either.
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I've been thinking about what the Highlanders will do post Sopoaga, and I think their best short term option is to hunt a decent 10 from overseas. I just don't see anyone in NZ at the moment, ready strategically to step into a starting role. Josh Ioane has a similar game to Lima, but I feel he's some way off yet. Time for the management team to dust off the cheque book, and to sign someone with a bit of experience.
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I've been thinking about what the Highlanders will do post Sopoaga, and I think their best short term option is to hunt a decent 10 from overseas. I just don't see anyone in NZ at the moment, ready strategically to step into a starting role. Josh Ioane has a similar game to Lima, but I feel he's some way off yet. Time for the management team to dust off the cheque book, and to sign someone with a bit of experience.
@southernmann Mitchell Hunt? Ihaia West?
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I've been thinking about what the Highlanders will do post Sopoaga, and I think their best short term option is to hunt a decent 10 from overseas. I just don't see anyone in NZ at the moment, ready strategically to step into a starting role. Josh Ioane has a similar game to Lima, but I feel he's some way off yet. Time for the management team to dust off the cheque book, and to sign someone with a bit of experience.
@southernmann Isn't Marty Banks only on a one year contract at Trevisio?
Otherwise your best bet might be Gatland.
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I've been thinking about what the Highlanders will do post Sopoaga, and I think their best short term option is to hunt a decent 10 from overseas. I just don't see anyone in NZ at the moment, ready strategically to step into a starting role. Josh Ioane has a similar game to Lima, but I feel he's some way off yet. Time for the management team to dust off the cheque book, and to sign someone with a bit of experience.
@southernmann said in Super Rugby News:
I've been thinking about what the Highlanders will do post Sopoaga, and I think their best short term option is to hunt a decent 10 from overseas. I just don't see anyone in NZ at the moment, ready strategically to step into a starting role. Josh Ioane has a similar game to Lima, but I feel he's some way off yet. Time for the management team to dust off the cheque book, and to sign someone with a bit of experience.
Starting to understand why the Blues have struggled eh?
I hear that Cipriani will be looking for a new gig
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Experience is overrated. That is how you end up with Chris Noakes as your 10.
By 2019 Josh Ioane and Fletcher Smith would have had another year in the setup.
I agree Mitchell Hunt would be a very likely and very good target though - Highlanders and Ta$man have a very close relationship - isnt Mitchell Drummond's old man ( Ta$man family) on the board of the Highlanders?
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Experience is overrated. That is how you end up with Chris Noakes as your 10.
By 2019 Josh Ioane and Fletcher Smith would have had another year in the setup.
I agree Mitchell Hunt would be a very likely and very good target though - Highlanders and Ta$man have a very close relationship - isnt Mitchell Drummond's old man ( Ta$man family) on the board of the Highlanders?
@kiwimurph yep, it's not as if Sopoaga was Mr Experience when he took the reigns. Ioane, step on up!
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@kiwimurph yep, it's not as if Sopoaga was Mr Experience when he took the reigns. Ioane, step on up!
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@centreman For the blues...
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Sure Sopoaga was only 19 when he first arrived, but from memory he had two years playing alongside Colin Slade. While his two deputies in 2018 will have a similar experience, they don't quite possess the same level of skill that Sops does. I would be interested in Mitchell Hunt, but apart from him I can't see anyone in NZ that I would happily see running the cutter. The young Blues first five would be worth stealing, but if that's not a guaranteed win.
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Sure Sopoaga was only 19 when he first arrived, but from memory he had two years playing alongside Colin Slade. While his two deputies in 2018 will have a similar experience, they don't quite possess the same level of skill that Sops does. I would be interested in Mitchell Hunt, but apart from him I can't see anyone in NZ that I would happily see running the cutter. The young Blues first five would be worth stealing, but if that's not a guaranteed win.
@southernmann said in Super Rugby News:
The young Blues first five
Which one? Hands off Plummer, BTW!
