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    @Dice with Tuipulotu captain I can't see him coming off the bench.

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    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/119131935/blues-star-rieko-ioane-sheds-the-kilos-for-his-shot-at-rugby-redemption-in-2020

    He looked leaner post-training in hot Auckland conditions on Thursday and confirmed he had shed around 3kg from his 2019 weight.

    "I'm the lightest I've been in a while," he said, confirming he'd gone from 105-106kg down to 102-103. "I thought this time round I'd try something a bit different and see how I feel a bit lighter. The fitness is up there, the speed is up there. I feel really good.

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    Akira was knicking the food off his plate.

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    Just watching The Crowd Goes Wild piece about Riko.s 50th game and I think I saw Jordan Trainor in training gear chatting with Joe Marchant.

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    @Crucial maybe Akira needs to move franchise and get away from his comfort zone so to speak.

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    @Canes4life said in Blues 2020:

    @Crucial maybe Akira needs to move franchise and get away from his comfort zone so to speak.

    Just 90 minutes down the highway and we can move Sam Cane back to 7.

    Good idea.

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    replied to gt12 on last edited by Yeetyaah
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    @gt12 Wouldn't complain, what's his contract length/status?

    Edit: Some article says its until 2021? That meaning until the end of 2021 or the end of 2020, only asking coz it says until 2021 so could mean anything.

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    @gt12 any NZ team would be a better option right now.

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    @Canes4life said in Blues 2020:

    @gt12 any NZ team would be a better option right now.

    Perhaps wait and see how he goes this year before saying this.

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    @Yeetyaah Akira's contract expires at the end of the 2021 season.

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    replied to KiwiMurph on last edited by Duluth
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    @KiwiMurph said in Blues 2020:

    Perhaps wait and see how he goes this year before saying this.

    I think every Blues fan complained about the over playing of Akira (every game.. every minute..) and the under playing of Sotutu and even Papali'i

    From MacDonalds comments it sounds like he realises that was an huge error last year.

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    Maybe they are fully resting him for ABs SR rest protocols?

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    @Machpants he wasn't in the All Blacks was he?

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    replied to Canes4life on last edited by Crucial
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    @Canes4life said in Blues 2020:

    @Machpants he wasn't in the All Blacks was he?

    You're a bit behind here @Canes4life

    7 players other than the RWC squad are under the rest protocols. We have been trying to working out who they are.

    see https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/3362/super-rugby-2020/486

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    @Duluth said in Blues 2020:

    @KiwiMurph said in Blues 2020:

    Perhaps wait and see how he goes this year before saying this.

    I think every Blues fan complained about the over playing of Akira (every game.. every minute..) and the under playing of Sotutu and even Papali'i

    From McDonalds comments it sounds like he realises that was an huge error last year.

    Yep, excellent point.

    If they use them right and don’t have any big injuries, I think this loose forward roster could be really huge this year.

    They have good players in every position even with a bit of rotation, especially if they bring Robinson back into that mix.

    They’re young too; that’s it, it’s your decade!

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    #755

    @Machpants said in Blues 2020:

    Maybe they are fully resting him for ABs SR rest protocols?

    Nah its because Akira is a fat fukka and not fit

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    @JK said in Blues 2020:

    @Machpants said in Blues 2020:

    Maybe they are fully resting him for ABs SR rest protocols?

    Nah its because Akira is a fat fukka and not fit

    I hope he walked into the doctors....

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    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/119161367/an-englishman-abroad-blues-recruit-joe-marchant-living-his-kiwi-super-rugby-dream

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