Exodus 2018
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Thanks, it was me. By my count that is now two dozen super rugby or maori all black players signed for overseas clubs already this season.
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@arhs Yep, you're not wrong there. Last year's Māori AB squad was the weakest in years, with some odd selections, and now they're losing quite a few players, making this year's selection extra "interesting". That's assuming there will be a tour, or a game or two in NZ.
From November's squad, at least Tom Franklin, Jarrad Hoeata (if he stays in France), Keepa Mewett, Akira Ioane (assuming he'll be in the ABs squad), Ihaia West, Tim Bateman, Charlie Ngatai, Ambrose Curtis and possibly Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi (if he gets a spot in the ABs squad) will no longer be available.
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Plus Blade Thomson, Liam Messam and Jordan Manihera not available in all likelihood.
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@stargazer said in Exodus 2018:
After Tom Franklin and Richard Buckman, there are a few more NZ players going to Japan.
Elliot Dixon and Tim Bateman have signed with Ricoh Black Rams for the 2018/19 Top League Season. Also signed is Waikato and Māori All Blacks lock Jacob Skeen. Not sure whether Dixon and Bateman will return to Super Rugby in 2019. Both are off contract at the end of the 2018 SR season.
Japanese side sign an All Black and a Crusaders midfielder
Long-tenured Highlanders flanker Elliot Dixon is heading to Japan.
Update: Elliott Dixon will return for the 2019 and 2020 SR season.
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Before jauzy blows his load.
Sevu Reece to Connacht.
I've actually heard of this guy.
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@billy-tell said in Exodus 2018:
Before jauzy blows his load.
Sevu Reece to Connacht.
I've actually heard of this guy.
Good. Means he'll probably play for Fiji, assuming IRFU don't do the project player contract anymore now it's extended to 5 years?
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@stargazer said in Exodus 2018:
@bones He was awesome at sevens. He would have been a great addition to the AB7s squad.
He still could be. One year contract.
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@mn5 said in Exodus 2018:
@bones said in Exodus 2018:
Reece seems a bit meh to me anyway. Dime a dozen type player.
You reckon? He looks like the kinda bloke who Owen Finnegan and Zinzan Brooke would look at and say 'fuck, look at the size of that melon'
Holy shit - I had to do a quick AskJeeves... to make sure I wasn't wrong in assuming that had been photo-shopped.
And it turns out... no, his head really is the size of his torso. That is fucking impressive. -
