Blues 2020

[Nogusta]

@Duluth Got it....a loosie that played at the RWC, has played SR

[Dice]

@Duluth That's why I'm keen on Ray Nu'u, because I had a feeling we'd lose SBW.

[Dice]

@Nogusta said in Blues 2020:

@Duluth Got it....a loosie that played at the RWC, has played SR

Jack Lam?

[Duluth]

@Dice said in Blues 2020:

Jack Lam?

Thats the name I guessed from those clues too. Most of the other possibilities have current european contracts

[Daffy Jaffy]

@Duluth signed with NEC Green Rockets

[Daffy Jaffy]

It would be awesome if it was Zane Kapelli who was fantastic for Tonga at the W.C. Although I don't think he has played super rugby and I seem to remember reading that he signed somewhere but can't find anything about it now.

[Yeetyaah]

@Daffy-Jaffy someone in the Landers thread said he might be joining them.

[Nogusta]

@Dice Jack Lam would've been niiice....

https://instagram.com/tonylamborn?igshid=1unl8d8g4htr

[Duluth]

That's underwhelming.

I would've preferred guys from inside the region like Choat or Matich

Hopefully he doesn't get in the 23 very often

[Stargazer]

@Nogusta If it's Lamborn, I hope that doesn't automatically imply a return to the Magpies as well ... Southland can have him. I prefer some of the younger blokes coming through in our province.

[Nogusta]

@Duluth taking over the solid/dependable role player role from Jed Brown?

[Duluth]

@Nogusta

I guess that's the rationale. I don't think he's good enough for that role though

At least there's so many other loosies in front of him that it shouldn't be important.

I assume Choat went overseas because he didn't get a SR contract? Thats the disappointing part.. he had a high ceiling

[Duluth]

https://blues.rugby/hard-work-edict-for-blues-2020-squad/

Beauden Barrett, Otere Black, Finlay Christie, Caleb Clarke, Gerard Cowley-Tuioti, Matt Duffie, Kurt Eklund, TJ Faiane, Blake Gibson, Josh Goodhue, Jack Heighton, Alex Hodgman, Jordan Hyland, Akira Ioane, Rieko Ioane, Tony Lamborn, Ezekiel Lindenmuth, Sione Mafileo, Joe Marchant, Emoni Narawa, Ray Niuia, Sam Nock, Jared Page, Dalton Papalii, James Parsons, Stephen Perofeta, Jacob Pierce, Harry Plummer, Marcel Renata, Waimana Riedlinger-Kapa, Tom Robinson, Jonathan Ruru, Hoskins Sotutu, Mark Telea, Tanielu Tele’a, James Tucker, Karl Tu’inukuafe, Patrick Tuipulotu, Ofa Tuungafasi, Baden Wardlaw

[Tim]

Big questions over midfield and fullback.

Then the usual issues at halfback and centre.

Tony Lamborn is a disappointing signing IMO.

[Tim]

There is only one specialist 12 in the squad?

[Steven Harris]

@Tim I agree ,staggered with the selection of Lamborn...

[Tim]

Heighton is an interesting selection. Is he there as a 9 or a 10?

[Steven Harris]

@Tim he’s normally a 10

[Bovidae]

Rieko is a midfielder now?

[Tim]

@Bovidae Hopefully not a 12!

But I guess he will get time at 13.