Former schoolboy Superstar leaving NRL: Heading To The Canes
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Yep I heard about him from over here in Aus, maybe on NZ stuff, can't remember where, nut am sure I saw a few articles with his name in, may also of been in Rugby News, which I used to get. General feeling was if I recall he was a pretty good player that decided to go to League because he got make a living out of it at early age, and indicated was a good introduction to professional sport, and would probably return. So I certainly heard something about him.
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="mimic" data-cid="566497" data-time="1458621215">
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<p>yeh, there was a bit of talk about nelson.. im from auckland and ive heard of him.. he was definitely ear marked for the future..</p>
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<p>mind you, he was up there with sootala faasoo but no1 remembers his name these days</p>
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<p>He doesn't even start for Grammar Tec these days. Was he at Wairarapa Bush last year?</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="MN5" data-cid="566507" data-time="1458626590"><p>Some schoolboys have big families. That's why the Temperance bar in Wellington went out of business, every Lion and/or Cane plus their "family" could drink for free. In some cases "family" was three figures.....</p></blockquote>
Was that the one on Lambton Quay? Almost across the road from the Occidental?<br><br>
Or was it the one across the road from that mexican place where sandwiches used to be?<br><br>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="broughie" data-cid="566585" data-time="1458658281"><p>
I've heard of him too and I'm in the US. Teh Fern talked about him a couple of years ago. His story definitely went global.</p></blockquote>
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<p>It certainly wasn't common knowledge though.</p>
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<p> It was pretty common. I dont follow this stuff very closely and I knew who he was.</p> -
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It was pretty common. I dont follow this stuff very closely and I knew who he was.</p></blockquote>Me retracto...<br><br>
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<p>Too lazy to find the appropriate thread but watched Waikato club rugby and think Sevu Reece, 13/wing, is going to be a real star.</p>
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<p>I saw plenty of Reece playing for HBHS, and I agree. He started out on the wing in the early games but moved into the midfield and excelled. He played well for the NZ Schools last year too. He'll be on Tietjens radar soon.</p>
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^^ what is that Japaese tournament the video coverage is from?
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<p>^^ what is that Japaese tournament the video coverage is from?</p>
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<p>The Sannix World Rugby Youth tournament. It's an annual tournament held in Japan consisting of 8 Japanese school teams and 8 international school teams nominated by their rugby union. The NZ representative has been the national champion from the previous year but not all teams that attend are the best in their country (e.g. South Africa). The NZ teams have generally done well and won the majority of Sannix tourneys in recent years. One point to note is that the team may look quite different from the national champion team due to school leavers and age restrictions.</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://sanix-sports.info/rugby/english/'>http://sanix-sports.info/rugby/english/</a></p> -
He is playing for the Storm right now for those that want a look at him
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<p>NRL Game on atm (Melbourne vs Bulldogs) and the commentator mentioned in the first half that Nelson is staying put. Wonder how or why those rumours started in the first place.</p>
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probably the usual stuff,<br><br>managers shopping their players around near contract renewal time to up their asking price and hopefully create a bidding war.
