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[mariner4life]

@nepia red and black bat signals just went off everywhere. Incoming!

I agree. A fucking #8? jesus. How over rated are the Barretts? Can doing anything!

[Snowy]

@kiwimurph said in Super Rugby News:

The Blues will play the Hurricanes at Mahurangi Rugby Club on Thursday 15 February, with both teams embarking on their Investec Super Rugby season the following week

@tim Well that sounds like beer or three if you are still around.

I haven't seen the Blues lose up here yet, so quite exciting.

[Tim]

@snowy If I am not in China then I will be there with bells on. DOGMEAT, JK, Duluth, and Kirwan must join us. The best of the TSF best. (;

[Crash]

Did the Mitre 10 Cup throw up any other (new) contenders at 8 that might be worth looking at?

Our stocks must be running quire low - I see Sanders is now added to the lengthening injury listfor the Saders

[Stargazer]

Well, it won't be Tom Sanders replacing Read at 8 for the Crusaders.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/99869884/crusaders-add-loose-forward-tom-sanders-to-already-lengthy-injury-list

[Stargazer]

@tim said in Super Rugby News:

@stargazer Any update on this?

You asked for an update: Lindenmuth posted a photo on his instagram in which he is wearing a Crusaders jersey, so must indeed be training with them during preseason.

[Crash]

Please no........
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/99886732/former-all-black-helping-out-injuryhit-crusaders

[mariner4life]

[taniwharugby]

@crash he was training on the news with them...

TBF, he was in top form for NH this season (actual rugby and being a niggly cnut)

[MN5]

By far my favourite rugby moment involving Hoeata.

[taniwharugby]

[Chris B.]

@nepia Whatever he might evolve into, Scott is only 1.97-98 metres tall compared with e.g. Retallick at 2.04 and Whitelock 2.03. That's a bit problematic for a lock, but it's also a bit gangly for a blindside/No. 8.

Scott will get better as an AB, but if he evolves to a frontline player, it's hard to see that our locks will be the major strength they are right now.

For the Crusaders, Dunshea is an option at 8. He played there for the provincial Barbarians vs the Lions and was pretty impressive. Taufua can obviously play there as well - if he recovers from his broken arm in time.

[mariner4life]

Re Hoeata. It's a surprise given a conversation i had with a certain crusaders coach over a beer regarding said player. Needs must aye?

[Stargazer]

Spotted on instagram: Sean Wainui training with the Chiefs

[Stargazer]

Funny how the media only picked up today that Hoeata is training with the Crusaders, considering that they usually love copying and pasting from Twitter and Hoeata tweeted training with the Saders two weeks ago.

[mariner4life]

Yea, imagine just sitting around copying and pasting from social media. How lame would that be?

[Stargazer]

@mariner4life Journalism is pretty lame nowadays.

[Bovidae]

@stargazer said in Super Rugby News:

Spotted on instagram: Sean Wainui training with the Chiefs

It looks like most of the Taranaki team managed to get a Chiefs invite. O'Donnell and Ta'avao are also there.

[Tim]

@bovidae They're the base union for the Chiefs now, aren't they?

[Bovidae]

@tim

Taranaki definitely has the strongest squad within the region.

No games in NP next year though.