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Oh, wait a minute ... that's not in the Hurricanes media release:
Under his contract, Barrett also has the option to change Super Rugby clubs at some point post 2020. Barrett said he still had a strong desire to play Super Rugby alongside his brothers at some point in his career but added that when that would happen remained unclear.http://www.allblacks.com/News/34468/jordie-barrett-inks-new-deal-with-nz-rugby
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Yep, a 3 year deal with NZ rugby but only committing the one year with the Canes. So the writing is pretty much on the wall given BB is off to the blues and Scott would be a madman to leave the Saders.
I'm with @Chris, this is lame imo. He is a talent but he's rocks and diamonds at the moment. He hasn't, imo, earned the right to have those sorts of terms in his contract. I guess NZ rugby are looking more and more at contracting arrangements (in addition to pure $$) to keep a wider range of talent in NZ??
I guess he could stick with us after 2020, but that seems highly unlikely.
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@Jaguares4real
So he likely goes to Auckland to play with Beaudy and lives in a major city
You realise Wellington is the capital right?
Oh I am very aware
Does not change the fact that Auckland is by far the largest city in NZWellington like Canberra may be the Capital City of their respective nations
but are merely provincial towns on a global scaleSydney and Auckland are the most world renowned cities in AUS + NZ
But I appreciate your attempts in teaching me the Geography of NZ
Save it for the next non Kiwi you encounter on TSF
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Now that we actually have something official it is interesting to see that it is a three year deal with the canes and NZ but with a Canes “out clause” rather than a one year Canes deal. I guess that provides the most certainty out of any of the flexible options.
While it appears a strange way to go about it im glad his out clause is only at super rugby level and not one to leave NZ all together.I don’t think this type of contract will provide any more of a distraction than the will he, won’t he stuff we see with lots of players for multiple seasons. It will provide lots of click bait article material though.
I wonder if there is a bit more to this than the wanting to play with brothers/in midfield thing.
Someone mentioned a while back that there might be tension between some of the players (eg.BB) and Plumtree. When is Plumtree contracted until? -
John Plumtree: "We want to really develop Jordie as a leader and he will be a key driver in our team for the next three seasons. He is going to play a big role on and off the field for us."
Interesting quote considering it looks fairly evident that he won't be a Cane in 2021.
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Oh I am very aware
Does not change the fact that Auckland is by far the largest city in NZWellington like Canberra may be the Capital City of their respective nations
but are merely provincial towns on a global scaleSydney and Auckland are the most world renowned cities in AUS + NZ
But I appreciate your attempts in teaching me the Geography of NZ
Save it for the next non Kiwi you encounter on TSF @Jaguares4real we might not be the biggest, but we are the most liveable. https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/05/wellington-voted-most-liveable-city-for-second-year-in-a-row.html
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@Jaguares4real we might not be the biggest, but we are the most liveable. https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/05/wellington-voted-most-liveable-city-for-second-year-in-a-row.html
@Canes4life said in Super Rugby News:
@Jaguares4real we might not be the biggest, but we are the most liveable. https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/05/wellington-voted-most-liveable-city-for-second-year-in-a-row.html
Don't let this descend into which city is better because some foreign troll is posting.
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@Jaguares4real so the correct term is being a dick?
Given we are talking about playing within NZ why does any international perspective matter?
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Cheers Mod/s :thumbs_up:
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Jordie obviously wasn't motivated purely by the money as all media reports had the Highlanders, and then the Blues, offering a bigger contract than the Canes.
@Bovidae would be interesting to see how much difference there was between offers. Could imagine the Highlanders had some coin to play with given upcoming changes in their squad. Bet the Blues backs make more than the forwards
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Blues CEO Michael Redman is stepping down.
@KiwiMurph said in Super Rugby News:
Blues CEO Michael Redman is stepping down.
Quoting so I can like it again.
Edit: can’t do that anymore, nevertheless, see ya! Wouldn’t want to be ya!
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@KiwiMurph said in Super Rugby News:
Blues CEO Michael Redman is stepping down.
Quoting so I can like it again.
Edit: can’t do that anymore, nevertheless, see ya! Wouldn’t want to be ya!
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Yep, a 3 year deal with NZ rugby but only committing the one year with the Canes. So the writing is pretty much on the wall given BB is off to the blues and Scott would be a madman to leave the Saders.
I'm with @Chris, this is lame imo. He is a talent but he's rocks and diamonds at the moment. He hasn't, imo, earned the right to have those sorts of terms in his contract. I guess NZ rugby are looking more and more at contracting arrangements (in addition to pure $$) to keep a wider range of talent in NZ??
I guess he could stick with us after 2020, but that seems highly unlikely.
@Paekakboyz Yeah very messy this contract.Brothers are mentioned in there are we going to have a scenario where BB takes a sabbatical in 2021,
So JB plays with Scott at the Crusaders then transfers to the Blues in 2022.Potential of 3 Franchises in 3 years. -
@Paekakboyz Yeah very messy this contract.Brothers are mentioned in there are we going to have a scenario where BB takes a sabbatical in 2021,
So JB plays with Scott at the Crusaders then transfers to the Blues in 2022.Potential of 3 Franchises in 3 years.@Chris I like your analysis, but can't bring myself to like the post!! 3 franchises in three years would be very lame.
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The Highlanders would be smart to gift a contract to little-known brother Blake Barrett in the hope it entices Jordie south.
@Wurzel said in Super Rugby News:
The Highlanders would be smart to gift a contract to little-known brother Blake Barrett in the hope it entices Jordie south.
I hope he is a cop as he would need some pretty decent work stories around the Chrissy table with his Brothers.
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@Wurzel said in Super Rugby News:
The Highlanders would be smart to gift a contract to little-known brother Blake Barrett in the hope it entices Jordie south.
I hope he is a cop as he would need some pretty decent work stories around the Chrissy table with his Brothers.
