Crusaders 2020

[shark]

Poihipi at 10!? Has he played there before? He'd be one of the bigger first fives going around!

[Chris]

@shark said in Crusaders 2020:

Poihipi at 10!? Has he played there before? He'd be one of the bigger first fives going around!

Yes he played his school rugby as a 10

[chchfanatic]

Cullen Grace , best kid razor has seen since Richie. Tough kid only going to get better and better.

[shark]

Yeah he went well. Razor wasn't done any favours at all by Canterbury last year as a handful of the tyros he was always likely to have in the Crusaders squad because of their ability, were hardly used by Maddock, or used out of position. So for Grace to come in and play so well immediately must be another endorsement for FABC(INLO)SR.

[cgrant]

Shalfoon ? Isn't he from Waikato ?

[Stargazer]

@cgrant He's studying at Lincoln Uni and was named in the 2019 Canterbury Wider Training Group, but not the Canterbury Mitre 10 Cup squad. He indeed played for Waikato in the 2019 Mitre 10 Cup.

Edited to add that he attended Lincoln High School before going to uni.

[cgrant]

Thanks a lot for the quick (and detailed) answer.

[Stargazer]

[chchfanatic]

@Stargazer he’s graduated from Lincoln uni.

[Stargazer]

Crusaders Development XV to play the Highlanders Bravehearts at Rugby Park, Christchurch (Sat 22 Feb 2020 - 1.30pm):

1 Harry Allan
2 Brodie McAlister
3 Fletcher Newell
4 Mahonri Ngakuru
5 Antonio Shalfoon
6 Hugh Renton
7 Billy Harmon
8 Taina Fox Matamua
9 Ereatara Enari
10 Brett Cameron
11 Sam Gilbert
12 Isaiah Punivai
13 Inga Finau
14 Manasa Mataele
15 Chay Fihaki

RESERVES:
16 Shilo Klein
17 Sam Matenga
18 Tamaiti Williams
19 Will Tucker
20 Josh Bokser
21 Luke Donaldson
22 Rameka Poihipi
23 Alex Hartford
24 Mitch Gibson

Edit: good to see Billy Harmon is back to fitness.

[shark]

Will Tucker seems to have dropped down the pecking order.

[shark]

@shark said in Crusaders 2020:

Will Tucker seems to have dropped down the pecking order.

And now Tucker is in the Highlanders aquad.

[Duluth]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/120104602/super-rugby-crusaders-fullback-david-havili-goes-under-the-knife

[Crucial]

@Duluth said in Crusaders 2020:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/120104602/super-rugby-crusaders-fullback-david-havili-goes-under-the-knife

A foreign object removed from his stomach?

Just shows you should always use dildos with a wide base.

[chchfanatic]

@shark and Sam Gilbert

[chchfanatic]

@Crucial be interesting to see if the real reason gets out. Somehow I think not.

[shark]

@chchfanatic said in Crusaders 2020:

@shark and Sam Gilbert

Gilbert is now with the Highlanders also??

[Stargazer]

@chchfanatic said in Crusaders 2020:

@Crucial be interesting to see if the real reason gets out. Somehow I think not.

The lad loves his seafood. Could be something as simple as a fish bone.

[Chris B.]

@chchfanatic Sounds like you have the inside story?

[chchfanatic]

@shark he’s definitely in Dunedin training with them. Don’t know if he’s been added to squad or not