Exodus 2017
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Thankfully we depth built to cope atm but this will only be tested after injuries and tough test matches. Back in the day when we lost Gallagher and Ridge we had to revert back to Crowley and we took years to find a fulltime quality 15 ( we also lost Timu later).
This season I reckon will test us - the Lions if they get selections right will be extremely strong, I think the Irish loss was a result of the RC giving us poor competition due to Oz and SA being well below par.
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@raznomore said in Exodus 2017:
@mimic Im samoan - Im razbra. I wanted to know how it had entered the discussion
Chris didn't buy his "Supporting the family" claim. Some people think it's just a line, but for Samoans, supporting the family is very true. It's not just providing for your family like normal, but also with faalavelaves that us Samoans have to deal with.
@mimic said in Exodus 2017:
@raznomore said in Exodus 2017:
@mimic Im samoan - Im razbra. I wanted to know how it had entered the discussion
Chris didn't buy his "Supporting the family" claim. Some people think it's just a line, but for Samoans, supporting the family is very true. It's not just providing for your family like normal, but also with faalavelaves that us Samoans have to deal with.
As someone completely ignorant of faalavelaves - does someone being publicaly wealthy make them a greater "target" for more requests for benevolence?
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@mimic said in Exodus 2017:
@raznomore said in Exodus 2017:
@mimic Im samoan - Im razbra. I wanted to know how it had entered the discussion
Chris didn't buy his "Supporting the family" claim. Some people think it's just a line, but for Samoans, supporting the family is very true. It's not just providing for your family like normal, but also with faalavelaves that us Samoans have to deal with.
Oh eye sea! Yeah its hard to understand that aspect of our culture, from the outside looking in. Its not only an obligation but an expectation - in some of my extended family anyway.
@raznomore @mimic
I can understand this somewhat as my wife is Hong Kong Chinese and they have a very similar mindset in their culture. My wife and her brother both contribute a fortnightly amount to their parents, especially to their Mum. There are other such traditions where family are expected to help family and show respect to elders. As another example, in Chinese culture, there is a specific title which you are meant to address those older than you.One thing that annoys me a bit is that the expectations are set quite high as my brother in law is a Radiologist, single and has money falling from every orifice whereas my wife and I struggling financially due to an ongoing nightmare in court that I have alluded to previously in another thread.
So the Parents, Aunties and Uncles expect the same level of gifts from us as they do from her brother.
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@raznomore @mimic
I can understand this somewhat as my wife is Hong Kong Chinese and they have a very similar mindset in their culture. My wife and her brother both contribute a fortnightly amount to their parents, especially to their Mum. There are other such traditions where family are expected to help family and show respect to elders. As another example, in Chinese culture, there is a specific title which you are meant to address those older than you.One thing that annoys me a bit is that the expectations are set quite high as my brother in law is a Radiologist, single and has money falling from every orifice whereas my wife and I struggling financially due to an ongoing nightmare in court that I have alluded to previously in another thread.
So the Parents, Aunties and Uncles expect the same level of gifts from us as they do from her brother.
@RoninWC I sympathise with you there RoninWC - in same situation.
I actually don't mind the part of the culture of supporting parents, it's not a bad thing. But it's the expectation and little gratitude that fucks me right off. My wife doesn't even work anymore, so I basically help support her father.
Never get any thanks, only hint after hint followed by guilt trip, after expectation that we regularly fly him out to see us. Fucks me right off.
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@mimic I guess, to clarify - someone like Luatua is surely earning at least $200K just from his Blues and Auckland play. If he makes the ABs you can add at least another $100K to that.
In my view, you're already "supporting the family" pretty well as a 25 year old on $200K and with several years of similar earnings in the bank.
To be fair to Luatua, he came out and said the offer was huge and night and day to what NZR was offering. I reckon it's a lot more "show me the money" than "supporting the family".
Being reported that he'll be on £650,000 a season. That's set your family up for a long time money and probably pretty difficult to say no to for someone not currently in an All Black shirt. No doubt some would turn it down, but it gives a bit of perspective.
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Keane off to Connacht I see. I always found a bit weird that the Chiefs have chosen to go back to Colin Cooper, after that it's no surprise that Keane is leaving. A good signing for Connacht.
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The official media release from Connacht about the appointment of Keane:
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Being reported that he'll be on £650,000 a season. That's set your family up for a long time money and probably pretty difficult to say no to for someone not currently in an All Black shirt. No doubt some would turn it down, but it gives a bit of perspective.
@Margin_Walker said in Exodus 2017:
Being reported that he'll be on £650,000 a season. That's set your family up for a long time money and probably pretty difficult to say no to for someone not currently in an All Black shirt. No doubt some would turn it down, but it gives a bit of perspective.
Yep - and at Luatua's age and situation I can't say I definitely would have turned it down, myself.
But, that's not going to stop me criticizing or noting that he's making off with 17 cents worth of my contribution to NZ rugby's intellectual property.
@Bovidae No surprise that KK is off. He can even have my 17 cents.
Doesn't seem to be one of NZ rugby's favoured sons and, in fact, seems to have been dealt the arse card, possibly by more than just the Chiefs.
Be interesting to see how he goes at Connacht.
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Callum Gibbins to Glasgow.
Canes fans is he any good, I genuinely can't recall?
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Callum Gibbins to Glasgow.
Canes fans is he any good, I genuinely can't recall?
@Billy-Tell said in Exodus 2017:
Callum Gibbins to Glasgow.
Canes fans is he any good, I genuinely can't recall?
Excellent NPC player and a very good back up to Ardie, good buy for Glasgow
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@raznomore said in Exodus 2017:
@mimic Im samoan - Im razbra. I wanted to know how it had entered the discussion
Chris didn't buy his "Supporting the family" claim. Some people think it's just a line, but for Samoans, supporting the family is very true. It's not just providing for your family like normal, but also with faalavelaves that us Samoans have to deal with.
@mimic said in Exodus 2017:
@raznomore said in Exodus 2017:
@mimic Im samoan - Im razbra. I wanted to know how it had entered the discussion
Chris didn't buy his "Supporting the family" claim. Some people think it's just a line, but for Samoans, supporting the family is very true. It's not just providing for your family like normal, but also with faalavelaves that us Samoans have to deal with.
Shit! I hope Reiko follows his Maori side and gives koha on the odd occasion (hui, tangi etc) and doesn't go off shore for faalavelaves reasons.
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aren't all top players being chased by top French clubs?
You would think he is in the top echelon of NZ rugby players so could pretty much get what he wanted written into his contract to stay.
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Well if there's one thing we learnt last year it's that BBBR and S Whitelock are our two most important players.
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French clubs can waste all the time and energy they want on chasing a player like Whitelock.
The media can waste all the ink or internet space they want on writing about it (and collect coin for the click bait).I don't believe for a second that Whitelock is even considering a move overseas now and don't even think he needs all this to be in a good negotiation position. As @taniwharugby says, he can practically get what he wants (except that top $$ that NZR doesn't have). He'll collect the €€ after the RWC2019.
Next one?
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Leinster apparently looking at James Lowe.
TBH, I'm not sure how much longer we can hold onto that guy if he doesn't progress further than Super Rugby level. He's a very good player, who must be close to selection, but tends to make the odd high profile error which would make Shag (and more importantly me) uneasy. He would cut it up in Europe IMO.
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They just signed Scott Fardy too. That is a great signing for them, he will go well in Europe, aska Rocky Elsom style.
Loss for Wallabies in my opinion, good player, adds a bit of steel.
