The Silver Fern

@Canes4life Can we see JB playing 15 when fit? Canes a bit spoilt for talent

Agree Laidlaw will probably be conservative. Losing Godfrey is a real shame. The successful spine of the Canes backline became Roigard, Love, Harkin but Laidlaw went away from that in what proved to be the last game of the season.

@Canes4life Can anybody confirm whether we will have TJ Clarke next year? I heard he had only ever had a one year contract and decided to head off to Japan.

With Yamadi on the bench a finishing back line should see Love or Harkin at 10 after 55mins and the other at 15. Won’t happen though.

@DurryMexted Not sure Love will play 80. He might be on limited minutes

Clarke went to hospital with a suspected broken ankle

@gt12 He hasn’t had any time at 9 since U19’s but he cleared ball from a few rucks for the Lions and Canes this year - so yep at a super pinch - why not

@Canes4life I think by that stage he had been converted to a 10 and the Canes put him on at 15

@nostrildamus Wouldn’t want to lose a player of his calibre to the Irish when they seem to have some problems at 10 at the moment

@frugby
Correct has an Irish passport - from what I understand he was a halfback at Stream and because he was a year ahead of himself at school he went to Ulster for like a gap year and made Ulster U19’s. Turned down an Academy contract there. Came back made a Wgtn XV played against NZU20’s and Ricki Flutey converted him to 10 for Wgtn U19’s.
Scored a try for the Canes against the Saders in a preseason match back in Feb 2019 but broke his leg in the process. Could have found himself playing professional rugby sooner but he has won Jubilee Cups in 2020 and 2024 and has played over 75 Prem club rugby games in Wgtn at 9, 10, 12, and 15.
He has a body of work behind him

@Dan54 for sure - still feels a bit odd

Can someone clarify why the Christchurch semi was announced on SKY as being on Friday the 13th? The official Super Rugby website has had Sat 14 (tbc) for both semis all season.. It has just been amended to the 13th this morning. Seems unfair on whoever the opposition will be as they will be traveling to Chch (possibly from CBA regardless of whether it’s Hurr or Bru) and have 1 less day to prepare. Is the fix in?