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@arhs said in Super Rugby News:
Yes, I thought he became eligible late this year, so that would make sense. But, he wasn't named in either Sevens squad recently, and nor were a few others one might have expected: Dickson, Koroi, Nareki, O'Donnell, Joass, Baker & Ormond. Perhaps a bigger central sevens squad will be announced shortly? Guildford and Jacobsen might be a chance there too.
All they have named thus far are squads for specific tournaments.
As far as I know (I may have missed something, of course), the only male players of whom they have published contract details are Scott Curry, Sam Dickson, Tim Mikkelson, Sione Molia, Joe Webber (all through to 2018) and Kurt Baker (2019). Regan Ware's contract expires in 2017 and I haven't yet seen any news about a contract extension. Apart from that, of course, the retirement of DJ Forbes and Sherwin Stowers.It's possible, that further signings will only be made after the regional qualfiers (Nov-Dec) and/or the national sevens tournament in January.
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It is worth noting that the first two legs in the 2017/18 World Series are in the first two weekends of December so it looks like we will be going in a little undermaned if the new foreign coach is not going to contract his full time players until after the NZ National 7s. Whether he will have them up to speed for legs three and four late Jan/early Feb remains to be seen.
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@arhs said in Super Rugby News:
OK thanks. I had thought 3 years from his arrival in NZ, late 2014.
Reece arrived in early 2014 and spent 2 years at Ham BHS. As he was on a scholarship there is a 3-year stand-down period from the time he finishes school. He will only be 21 at that time.
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@tim said in Super Rugby News:
Wider training group at best.
Haha, a good southern man
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@sammyc said in Super Rugby News:
@tim said in Super Rugby News:
Wider training group at best.
Haha, a good southern man
they dont drink speights up thereThey just make it
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Thank god for that. We don't need donkeys like Halder wasting space in our squad when all he's gonna do is spend the season playing club rugby for Pakuranga or someone.
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@kiwidom said in Super Rugby News:
Irish independent is reporting this morning that Ronan O'Gara is poised to join the Crusaders as an assistant to Scott Robertson for next year, on a two year deal.
Apparently the Crusaders are "poaching" him.What the actual fuck?
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@kiwidom said in Super Rugby News:
Irish independent is reporting this morning that Ronan O'Gara is poised to join the Crusaders as an assistant to Scott Robertson for next year, on a two year deal.
Apparently the Crusaders are "poaching" him.If true, then that will be Leon McDonald's replacement. Given how few top coaching roles we have in NZ I wouldn't be comfortable with O'Gara taking the head coach role, but given that kiwi coaches seem to prefer NPC head coach roles over super assistant roles (with some good reasons) I think I'm okay with this.
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I hope this is a huge misinterpretation of a tweet from USA Rugby ...
USA Rugby teases Super Rugby match in Los Angeles
A regular season Super Rugby match is to be played in Los Angeles. At least that’s what a mysterious tweet from USA Rugby on Sunday evening suggests. ‘International Rugby Saturday’ looks set to feature an historic double-header, an Americas Rugby Championship test and a Super Rugby fixture, at the StubHub Center in Los Angeles. The date and teams involved will be confirmed on Tuesday but the speculation has already begun. The 2018 ARC is set to take place on five consecutive weekends between February 10 and March 10. Three of those dates coincide with the 2018 Super Rugby schedule, which technically begins on February 17 when the South African conference gets underway but doesn’t switch into full gear until the following weekend. Saturday matches with unconfirmed venues on those dates are as follows: Sat, Feb 24 – Crusaders vs Chiefs Sat, Mar 3 – Crusaders vs Stormers Sat, Mar 10 – Hurricanes vs Crusaders Chile have confirmed their away match against the USA will be in the last round, which makes the last date unlikely. The Eagles are also due to host the Argentina XV and Canada. Argentina will face Chile on March 3. While it’s possible that a match against Argentina on February 24 could be targeted, the most likely scenario seems to be a full-on test match between Canada and the USA on March 3 coupled with the 2017 Super Rugby champions Crusaders against the Stormers. Super Rugby is keen to tap into the North American market and staging a regular season match between two heavyweights with strong brand recognition is a logical strategy. Involving teams from two nations is preferable to only one, and there is another connection nearby as some of the Stormers ownership are rumored to be involved with the San Diego franchise in Major League Rugby. Pairing the match with a classic rivalry between two North American nations also seems a wise choice and one that could well ensure a sold-out crowd at the 27,000 capacity stadium. Tuesday could be a memorable day indeed for American rugby fans.This is the tweet they are referring to:
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@stargazer your less than eager reaction wouldnt happen to be associated with the suggestion the Crusaders are rumoured to be involved would it?
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I don't see the relevance of whichever NZ team is involved. A home game should be played at a home stadium (a stadium in the catchment of the franchise). Due to their location and the involvement of PI players in the SR competition, I can live with taking a game to Fiji, Samoa or Tonga now and then, but to another hemisphere/continent just for the dollars. Ugghh.
