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  • StargazerS Offline
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    #2428

    What a click bait title. If you read the article, he's not "hitting out" at all. He's just expressing his disappointment, which is understandable. He's been excellent for Waikato. We'll never know how their season would have ended if he hadn't pulled his hamstring, but they might just have been able to remain in the Premiership.

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    #2429

    @taniwharugby From the article:

    Guildford, currently recovering from a hamstring injury, is now targeting a comeback with the Waikato Sevens team in December.
    
    However despite showing excellent form for Waikato during domestic tournaments last summer, he doesn't believe the national selectors will change their stance.
    
    "I think that most doors are closed for me here in New Zealand from the higher powers at the NZRU.
    
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    #2430

    The $6M question is would Zac have been selected for the Maori if fit? If he wasn't then I'd say the chances of getting a SR contract were nil.

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  • taniwharugbyT Offline
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    replied to Stargazer on last edited by taniwharugby
    #2431

    @stargazer I didn't read the article!

    How many games did he play, he looked in decent form early on (2/3 games) then got injured and then re-injured in his come back game didn't he?

    Am sure Titch woulda picked him 🎣

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  • StargazerS Offline
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    #2432

    @taniwharugby He played 448 minutes spread over 7 games (including that last game in which he played only a few minutes before re-injuring).

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    replied to Stargazer on last edited by
    #2433

    @stargazer
    @taniwharugby

    He limped off in the Manawatu game - game 6.

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  • taniwharugbyT Offline
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    #2434

    @bovidae ah ok, I thought he had injured himself fairly early on.

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    #2435

    @stargazer said in Super Rugby News:

    What a click bait title. If you read the article, he's not "hitting out" at all. He's just expressing his disappointment, which is understandable. He's been excellent for Waikato. We'll never know how their season would have ended if he hadn't pulled his hamstring, but they might just have been able to remain in the Premiership.

    Yeah I wanted to be outraged and so decided to have a read! Then couldn't find the hitting out. What a shit headline. Fair enough on Zac, all he's done is state the facts pretty much.

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  • HigginsH Offline
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    #2436

    Pretty sure the 2018 squads and WTGs are being announced today (at least they are according to Radio Sport)

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  • BovidaeB Offline
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    #2437

    Last year it was Nov 2 (Wed) so maybe tomorrow?

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  • HigginsH Offline
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    #2438

    Or 0500hrs Thursday!

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  • TimT Away
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    #2439

    Apparently the Crusaders squad will be announced tomorrow morning.

    It appears unlikely Leon MacDonald's replacement will be signed-up before the Crusaders' squad is unveiled this week. Applications for the assistant backline coach's position, which became vacant when MacDonald exercised the option to leave the Crusaders after one season into a two-year deal, closed on October 20 but the appointment process may not be completed before the Super Rugby champions' squad is released on Wednesday morning.

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  • KiwiMurphK Offline
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    replied to Tim on last edited by KiwiMurph
    #2440

    @tim all the squads are being announced tomorrow (well Blues are too, and they typically all get announced together)

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  • StargazerS Offline
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    #2441

    http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/98415521/rookie-southland-stags-midfielder-matty-johnson-joins-blues-for-2018-super-rugby-campaign

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    replied to Stargazer on last edited by Tim
    #2442

    @stargazer Well I didn't see that one coming!

    These guys watch all the tapes, get the stats etc, but they rate him over Matt Vaega, or did Vaega get a better offer?

    "I had a phone call from Tana [Umaga] and I had a fair idea he wanted me to jump on board, but I thought it would be part of a wider squad. "But two days later I got a call to say I've got a [full] contract."

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  • TimT Away
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    #2443

    From that article:

    It is believed the Blues were also keen to lock in another 2017 Stags standout this year, in terms of flanker Phil Halder. However it seems the deal didn't eventuate.

    We need an 8, not another 100kg flanker.

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    replied to Tim on last edited by Stargazer
    #2444

    @tim I've watched almost all Mitre 10 Cup games and I can't say I remember him playing.

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  • KiwiMurphK Offline
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    #2445

    Looking at the Southland lineups he played mostly at 12 but a couple of games at 13.

    Colour me skeptical based on the Blues track record with these kind of things.

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  • Daffy JaffyD Offline
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    #2446

    Squad watch - NZ Super Rugby announcements tomorrow (Wednesday):
    5am: Crusaders
    7am: Blues
    10am: Highlanders
    11am: Chiefs
    11.45am: Hurricanes

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  • taniwharugbyT Offline
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    #2447

    In the games I watched the Southland midfield was pretty leaky and they didn't seem to create much with the decent amount of ball they had either.

    Wonder if that means Tua had gone elsewhere, WTG or overlooked.

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