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    jauzy019
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    Naholo to London Irish now official.

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    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12229141

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    @Stargazer opens up a spot for Jonah Lowe. 😀

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    Stargazer
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    @Canes4life Yup, although the Landers could also just ditch Li or Nabura 😉

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    Billy Tell
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    No great loss. Magnificent at times for the highlanders, pretty much a dud for the all blacks with the odd highlight.

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    Australia being hammered. Adam Coleman and Rory Arnold both off overseas. Not to mention other departures.

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    Ulster have announced that experienced Super Rugby back Matt Faddes will join the club next season from long-time franchise the Highlanders. from planet Rugby -

    Adam Kyriacou  /  May 14, 2019  /  Highlanders

    Ulster snap up versatile back Matt Faddes

    Ulster snap up versatile back Matt Faddes

    Ulster have announced that experienced Super Rugby back Matt Faddes will join the club next season from long-time franchise the Highlanders.

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    Handre Pollard going to Montpellier for apparently $2 million per season. Taking Cruden's job....

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/112724897/springboks-star-handre-pollard-to-triple-salary-as-he-joins-exodus-to-france

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    He’s hardly taking cruden’s job. More like whoever is currently playing 10, given Cruden has been pretty much an abysmal failure in part due to injury.

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    Pollard will be awesome in the NH, his game and frame are much more suited to French rugby. He'll be winning them games on penalties, unlike Cruden who is a poor fit for France. He should've gone to Japan.

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    @Machpants my first thought too. Pollard is going to be worshipped up here

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    I think he is also key to the SA chances at the World Cup. If all the parts align, they are very, very dangerous.

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    Normally, I'd only post about players leaving NZ in this thread, but Hawera is a Kiwi, so still of interest to this thread.

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    Is this the guy that played about fifteen or twenty games for Waikato and about half a dozen for Southland? Amazing what guys that played/peaked at that level in NZ can get in the way of overseas contracts.

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    @Higgins Yes, that's him! Did play well enough for the ponies last year, although nothing spectacular.

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    A part of me wonders why NZR maybe hasn't tried getting him back in the 10 crisis this year, though he didn't do too much while he was here, Super Rugby experience is handy.

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    @Yeetyaah I assume the Brumbies releasing him from his contract has to do with the opportunity to play in Japan. It's very unlikely they'd have released him to play Super Rugby for another franchise.

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    am sure he is crying tears of ££££££'s

    he be happy cos he went there for the money, not the rugby! 🎣

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/112854236/former-all-black-lima-sopoaga-rated-english-premierships-worst-signing-of-season

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    Scarlets have appointed New Zealander Glenn Delaney as their defence coach following the departure of Byron Hayward.

    Delaney is currently the defence coach of Super Rugby side Highlanders and was a former London Irish head coach.

    He will join new Scarlets head coach Brad Mooar who takes over from Wales bound Wayne Pivac.

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    The following players have signed with Panasonic Wild Knights:

    Wyatt Crockett
    Chris King
    Sheridan Rangihuna (Wellington)
    James Dargaville (North Harbour)

    https://panasonic.co.jp/sports/rugby/info/2019/190524103000001.html

    Former All Blacks prop Wyatt Crockett will soon leave for Japan to work for his old Crusaders mentor Robbie Deans.
    
    Crockett, who played the last of his 71 tests for the All Blacks in late 2017 and retired from Super Rugby last year, will represent the Panasonic Wild Knights before returning to New Zealand to make himself available for  Ta$man in the Mitre 10 Cup.
    
    The 36 year old, who now lives with his family in Nelson where their Stirling Sports business is located and also has been working with the Sky rugby commentary team, has yet to pull on the boots this year but couldn't resist the call of the Far East.
    
    He had intended to get some club footy under his belt in coming weeks, but will instead use his time in the Top League Cup to get some match fitness prior to the Mitre 10 Cup.
    
    "I will head over to Japan next week and will probably be there for about 10 weeks," Crockett said. "It's a short competition, the idea is that they wanted to do something this year before the World Cup because their normal competition would run during that World Cup period.
    

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/113050231/exall-blacks-prop-wyatt-crockett-signs-for-panasonic-wild-knights-in-japan

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