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@hooroo said in Super Rugby News:
@nepia said in Super Rugby News:
@hooroo said in Super Rugby News:
I thought Frizzel was outstanding on his first start and was on par with rest of forwards for second start
You mean when the game when he ran off rucks like Fifita? He did put in a good defensive shift against the Argentinians over there - although it's interesting what style of game he would have played if Whitelock was available.
@Chris-B Would he make your starting lineup?
I'm talking about the game when his defence was Kaino-esque. Just standing them up dead in their tracks.
I guess I didn't see that one. But his first start was the running one, so I expect you mean the second Argentina one.
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Kaino-esque is certainly not a term that should be used to describe Frizell's defence. Luatua wasn't exactly a big hitter before he left NZ either, but based on the games he has played for Bristol this year, it looks like he has upped his defensive game a fair bit.
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@akan004 said in Super Rugby News:
Kaino-esque is certainly not a term that should be used to describe Frizell's defence. Luatua wasn't exactly a big hitter before he left NZ either, but based on the games he has played for Bristol this year, it looks like he has upped his defensive game a fair bit.
I think you mean comprehensively
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@nepia said in Super Rugby News:
@Chris-B Would he make your starting lineup?
Frizell?
Yeah - we've got about half a dozen 6/8s out, so he'd bolt in at present.
If everyone was available? We can field Squire and Taufua so in all seriousness, he'd probably be on the bench!
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@chris-b said in Super Rugby News:
@nepia said in Super Rugby News:
@Chris-B Would he make your starting lineup?
Frizell?
Yeah - we've got about half a dozen 6/8s out, so he'd bolt in at present.
If everyone was available? We can field Squire and Taufua so in all seriousness, he'd probably be on the bench!
Skite.
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@kiwimurph said in Super Rugby News:
One of Bristol’s top recruitment priorities for next season, who are preparing to loose another All Black loose forward, Steven Luatua. Luatua is believed to be contemplating a return to New Zealand in order to reignite his international career ahead of next year’s World Cup
lose! Fucking lose! not fucking loose!!!
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Now there's a loose forward that would be valuable to have back in black - Vctor Vito. I would say he left too soon. If he'd hung around, irony is that right now Shag would probably draft him in as first choice - no questions asked
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@shadowtrooper said in Super Rugby News:
Now there's a loose forward that would be valuable to have back in black - Vctor Vito. I would say he left too soon. If he'd hung around, irony is that right now Shag would probably draft him in as first choice - no questions asked
I think if Victor was back here he may be a bit more than a Highlanders bench option so could well be overlooked.
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Liked the industry and spark of Billy Proctor and Walker leawere - have either of them picked up SR contracts in NZ?
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@shadowtrooper I am sure that both are with the Hurricanes. Procter signed recently and Leawere was there last season. I think Proctor is only 19 and Leawere 21 so both good prospects.
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Victor Vito has done well at La Rochelle. I think if he returned to NZ he'd be ahead of Luke Whitelock and Shannon Frizell:
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@majorrage said in Super Rugby News:
@kiwimurph said in Super Rugby News:
One of Bristol’s top recruitment priorities for next season, who are preparing to loose another All Black loose forward, Steven Luatua. Luatua is believed to be contemplating a return to New Zealand in order to reignite his international career ahead of next year’s World Cup
lose! Fucking lose! not fucking loose!!!
You could stretch a metaphor to suit "loose" if you consider him tied up previously.
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http://www.superrugby.co.nz/News/33281/preview-super-signing-day
Attention Investec Super Rugby fans, mark Wednesday 31 October in your calendar. It might be Halloween that day, but there’s only a treat instore for rugby fans with all five New Zealand Super Rugby clubs naming their 38-man squads for the 2019 season.
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@tim That's not what it says in the article, but I think he can indeed be confident that he'll get one.
In terms of what might lie ahead contract wise, Rayasi is as relaxed as a young man can be in this position. He feels like he's done the work on the field, bought into the culture Ieremia has established with Auckland, and now must await the results.