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    @catogrande said in Exodus 2018:

    @taniwharugby said in Exodus 2018:

    @mn5 easy to say when you have no shot at either...

    To be fair he was probably in with a shout for Scotland until a year or so ago.

    MN5? Doubt he'd get a run for Scots College U14C team let alone Scotland

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    @stargazer said in Exodus 2018:

    @tim said in Exodus 2018:

    Hame Faiva is playing for Treviso.

    Kiwis carving up the north. Marty Banks + 95

    Kiwis carving up the north. Marty Banks + 95

    The strong New Zealand influence at Benetton Treviso has helped the Italian club up to fifth position in Conference B of the Guinness PRO14.

    The number of Kiwis playing (or coaching) in Italy is interesting.

    Benetton Treviso is coached by Kiwi Kieran Crowley since 2016.
    Former Auckland, Northland and Blues player Dean Budd has been playing there since 2012 and has played for Italy at least 6 times.
    Jayden Hayward joined the team in 2014 and now also has 3 caps for Italy.
    Nasi Manu, Whetu Douglas, Marty Banks, Hame Faiva and Monty Ioane all arrived at the club in 2017.

    James Tucker joined Zebre in 2017.

    Nearly as many as the number of Irish... ๐Ÿ˜‰

    Oโ€™Shea head coach Italy
    Michael Bradley, head coach Zebre
    Stephen Aboud - Development
    Ian McKinley, flyhalf at Treviso and capped by Oโ€™Shea
    Ciaran Gaffney at Zebre
    Rory Parata at Zebre

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    @crucial said in Exodus 2018:

    @tim said in Exodus 2018:

    Not a lot of love for loose head props is there?

    Jeez Rory McIlroy sure knows how to waste his money. The salary bill at Ulster is way out of line given the shit return on their investments recently.

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    @frye said in Exodus 2018:

    @catogrande said in Exodus 2018:

    @taniwharugby said in Exodus 2018:

    @mn5 easy to say when you have no shot at either...

    To be fair he was probably in with a shout for Scotland until a year or so ago.

    MN5? Doubt he'd get a run for Scots College U14C team let alone Scotland

    Most of the fluffybunnies on here sound like they'd keel over walking a flight of stairs. I'd be a better shot than them.

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    @mn5 said in Exodus 2018:

    @frye said in Exodus 2018:

    @catogrande said in Exodus 2018:

    @taniwharugby said in Exodus 2018:

    @mn5 easy to say when you have no shot at either...

    To be fair he was probably in with a shout for Scotland until a year or so ago.

    MN5? Doubt he'd get a run for Scots College U14C team let alone Scotland

    Most of the fluffybunnies on here sound like they'd keel over walking a flight of stairs. I'd be a better shot than them.

    I dare say most of us could get fit faster than you'd learn to catch, pass and tackle... ๐Ÿ˜‰

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    @antipodean said in Exodus 2018:

    @mn5 said in Exodus 2018:

    @frye said in Exodus 2018:

    @catogrande said in Exodus 2018:

    @taniwharugby said in Exodus 2018:

    @mn5 easy to say when you have no shot at either...

    To be fair he was probably in with a shout for Scotland until a year or so ago.

    MN5? Doubt he'd get a run for Scots College U14C team let alone Scotland

    Most of the fluffybunnies on here sound like they'd keel over walking a flight of stairs. I'd be a better shot than them.

    I dare say most of us could get fit faster than you'd learn to catch, pass and tackle... ๐Ÿ˜‰

    It's only Scotland. Those are optional extras.

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    Looks like you've missed your chance then, because they appear to be getting quite good at those now.

    Even Wales are attempting to play 15 man rugby.

    I'm looking forward to this year's 6N.

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    @antipodean said in Exodus 2018:

    Looks like you've missed your chance then, because they appear to be getting quite good at those now.

    Even Wales are attempting to play 15 man rugby.

    I'm looking forward to this year's 6N.

    Yep they are looking very decent indeed. Dare I say it some good players can't even make the squad. Would be good to see Sean Maitland have a good tournament.

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    @mn5 said in Exodus 2018:

    @antipodean said in Exodus 2018:

    Looks like you've missed your chance then, because they appear to be getting quite good at those now.

    Even Wales are attempting to play 15 man rugby.

    I'm looking forward to this year's 6N.

    Yep they are looking very decent indeed. Dare I say it some good players can't even make the squad. Would be good to see Sean Maitland have a good tournament.

    Who?

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    @pot-hale said in Exodus 2018:

    @mn5 said in Exodus 2018:

    @antipodean said in Exodus 2018:

    Looks like you've missed your chance then, because they appear to be getting quite good at those now.

    Even Wales are attempting to play 15 man rugby.

    I'm looking forward to this year's 6N.

    Yep they are looking very decent indeed. Dare I say it some good players can't even make the squad. Would be good to see Sean Maitland have a good tournament.

    Who?

    Maori fulla. Big and quick. Born in Tokoroa. Quade Coppers cuzzy ( literally, not as in 'chur cuz' ). Played for the Lions. About as Scottish as a Palm tree but we'll take him.

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    @frye There's a difference?

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    Shit.

    Exclusive: Sopoaga in million dollar move to Premiership

    Exclusive: Sopoaga in million dollar move to Premiership

    The English Premiership has swooped on another front line All Black with Lima Sopoaga set to announce he has signed with Wasps for the northern 2018/2019 season.

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    Bones
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    @jaycee well fuck, that's shit as. What an egg.

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    Rapido
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    @jaycee

    That's a blow.

    And for me, it would cross a line. Would be no mature well that's life reaction from me.

    Totally not cool to 'fuck us about' during a RWC cycle only to bail just 12 months beforehand.

    What a waste of time.

    No, I don't believe it (please .......)

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    @jaycee I expected him to be overtaken this year anyway. It would have been nice to keep depth, but he can piss off now.

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    Had Mo'unga gone past him?

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    #134

    I normally wouldn't be so down about losing players, but we've only just lost Cruden. So that is #2, and #3 gone.
    Always rated him as well.

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    @jaycee It's a loss to the ABs but more due to the rawness of the other options at 10 more than anything else.

    I'm a big fan of Sopoaga but his 2017 was quietly a real drop in form from his 2015 peak. He had the ball in his hands right at the death of both Highlanders-Crusaders derbies with a chance to win both games and blew both of them with poor decisions/execution. He also had a poor game the one AB start that he got last year in Brisbane. Having said all that - a terrific player to watch in full flight and will be an enormous loss for the Highlanders.

    It may only be a 1 year deal and he returns for the 2019 RWC but either way at least the ABs now know they have 2018 to get their other 10 options up to speed (Mounga, Dmac etc).

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    Bones
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    @kiwimurph tell him he's dreaming - would be my response to any thoughts of doing a one year stint. Waste of time and money on everyone's part.

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    @kiwimurph Stuff says it's two years.

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