Blues 2020
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Looks like Lam has been keeping up with Auckland.
The Blues and Auckland have now lost two young opensides(Choat and Havili) who've come through our system. We needed to at least keep one of them. We're now left with one very injury prone openside.
I have a feeling we'll pick up Dillon Hunt. Maybe Karpik will come home?
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@Jonty-lean Off to Japan. See https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/post/397074
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@Dice I agree that its frustrating to loose Choat, especially at 21 years old. I enjoy what he brings to the game and he was improving by the match and was super rugby ready imho. However I also understand his option. Even if he was included in the wtg he probably saw Gibson, Hunt, Papalii and possibly Matich being used at 7 ahead of him and then for future selection sees the likes of Niko Jones and Aleks Dabek coming up behind him. He is probably about to find a Scottish grandmother and will be playing 6 nations in about 12 months!
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@Daffy-Jaffy That last bit you said wouldn't suprise me haha. Even if his opportunities are limited, it's unusual for someone to pack up and leave for Europe this early in his career unless, as you said, he qualifies for another country.
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@cgrant caught up with Northland assistant coach George Konia yesterday at the Northland club sevens..he confirmed to me Sam Caird will be joining the Blues as injury cover until late January and also Josh Goodhue is signed with the Blues for 2020.
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@KiwiMurph He is very good -
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Was just discussing this signing with a mate. From a NZ perspective, the main reason for the deal between NZR and Harlequins was to enable a NZ player to temporarily earn some good coin in England and then return to NZ. Basically, to prevent NZ players from moving overseas permanently. We wonder whether this signing of Marchant is part of an exchange deal, with a NZ (Blues) player making a one-year move to Harlequins for the 2020-2021 season? Could be in any position.
