Exodus 2018
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So who are the good (head) coaches active in NZ at the moment?
The list is pretty thin - Robertson and Plumtree.
Umaga, Mauger, and Cooper are all rather mediocre.
How the hell did Mauger get a Super Rugby appointment?
Leon MacDonald doesn't seem interested in higher ambitions, but Tom Coventry looks like a good option.
Cooper is decidedly uninspiring. The Maori were awful under him.
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My understanding: players who also qualified for the Islands were reluctant to play for the JABs, in case a solitary cap ruled them out of all future international rugby.
Junior is a stupid name for the B side anyways.
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@family-man said in Exodus 2018:
@stargazer there is no junior all blacks though which makes the 7’s as the other team
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@family-man said in Exodus 2018:
@stargazer the Nz 7’s are the 2nd team now that can mean players can’t play for another country except that loophole for 7’s during Olympics
No. The JABs are still the official 2nd team listed with World Rugby. The 7s have always been a team considered under WR eligibility rules.
It is a deliberate loophole use by some countries that they name a
Team they never select for the reasons stated by others.
Playing for a DevXV is attractive to players as it doesn’t lock them in and attractive to selectors as they get to see how well players do before making decisions -
@crucial I understand the point you make but as there is no junior all blacks team and has not been for a few years now(in that respect) the Nz 7’s are in Nz terms the 2nd team until therjunior all blacks start up again
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@family-man said in Exodus 2018:
@crucial I understand the point you make but as there is no junior all blacks team and has not been for a few years now(in that respect) the Nz 7’s are in Nz terms the 2nd team until therjunior all blacks start up again
You are talking about 2 entirely different things though.
We have never used the 7s to lock in players for XVs but players do know that under WR rules they are committed once they play (Olympic thing aside)
I get what you are saying as well but the 7s are not (and never have been) our 2nd team. They are a different method of eligibility setting.
We simply do not play a '2nd team' (except when selecting the first team against a minnow nation)
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@family-man said in Exodus 2018:
@crucial I understand the point you make but as there is no junior all blacks team and has not been for a few years now(in that respect) the Nz 7’s are in Nz terms the 2nd team until therjunior all blacks start up again
Ok. I get your point. You're right in the first part of this statement but wrong in semantics. 7s are not the 2nd team by definition but they are because there NZR don't run an A team. They are not the Second Team, they are the second team.
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@jauzy019 There isn't too many good halfbacks without a super contract at present. Am thinking of Billy Guyton, kylem O'Donnell, Té Aihe Toma, jono hickey and Chris smiley (whose getting on a bit in age now). O'Donnell looked pretty good at times for taranaki last season though
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Thought this was interesting development in light of recent discussions on here. I’ve thought for a while that there needs to collaboration between NZRU and like minded unions on development and keeping of talent.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=11987747
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@pot-hale This is what happens when Ngatai gets poached, NZR goes on a war footing due to the loss of the golden one.
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@bones I was more a Marshall type 9, my pass was shite, and the rest of my game was suited to the side of the scrum, so I moved there when our team had a real 9.
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And you’re joining the Exodus 2018...?
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@billy-tell not sure yet, havent had my call up for the Brisbane 10s....I'm in the right age bracket.
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@taniwharugby said in Exodus 2018:
@billy-tell not sure yet, havent had my call up for the Brisbane 10s....I'm in the right age bracket.
I think the way things are going Brian Lochore better start polishing the boots in case the Canes need some extra forwards.
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