Exodus

[Higgins]

No doubt Ta$man will be on the poach for yet another player to invite into their squad to replace Aumua.

[Yeetyaah]

@Higgins heaps of props around so should be easy pickings

[Steven Harris]

@Stargazer could cover the midfield,prop and hooker me thinks..!

[Stockcar86]

Tokyo Metropolitan Police on Thursday announced the arrest of a New Zealand rugby player for the Top League’s Hino Red Dolphins over the alleged use of cocaine, reports Sankei Sports (Mar. 6).

At around 4:30 a.m., an officer took forward Joel Everson, 29, in for voluntary questioning after seeing him behaving suspiciously as he walked in the Roppongi entertainment district of Minato Ward.

After Everson declined to voluntarily provide a urine sample, police forcibly took a sample, which gave a positive result for cocaine, the Azabu Police Station said.

Tokyo Reporter Staff  /  Mar 5, 2020

New Zealand rugby player nabbed over alleged use of cocaine in Roppongi

Tokyo police have arrested a New Zealand rugby player for the Top League's Hino Red Dolphins over the alleged use of cocaine

[Machpants]

Forcibly took a urine sample? Ouch...

Or...

[Tim]

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12333770

[Stargazer]

@Tim Always sad that a player has to retire due to injury, but health comes first. At least he's had a decent career and has been able to earn some coin overseas.

[booboo]

@Tim he was to be The Man at one stage wasn't he?

[Bovidae]

@booboo Based on his NZ U20s performances. Trent Renata had a similar reputation from a few years earlier.

[Bones]

@Bovidae yeah he looked bloody good, thought he was one of the best I'd seen at that level (back when I used to watch). Seemed an excellent kicker.

[jauzy019]

Tumua Manu (Chiefs) joins french club Pau on a two-year deal.

https://www.section-paloise.com/actualites/news/2358-officiel-4-premieres-recrues-pour-la-saison-2020-2021

[Bovidae]

And it begins...

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae It will be interesting to see where some of the older players are going to, who are now off-contract in France. Retiring, returning to NZ, or going to another overseas club.

There's a list forming: Julian Savea, Liam Messam, Tom Taylor, Loni Uhila, and a few that I can't remember right now. I just saw that Tom Marshall has signed in Japan.

[Yeetyaah]

@jauzy019 bugger, but Chiefs have a stacked midfield so probably not surprising. Wonder if he'll play for Samoa at some stage.

[Stargazer]

Former ABs analyst and Blues assistant coach Alistair Rogers is the new defence coach of Canon Eagles.

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[Yeetyaah]

Report: Eddie Jones intent on brazenly luring Hoskins Sotutu to England

England coach Eddie Jones is reportedly keen on swooping in on Hoskins Sotutu, one of Super Rugby Aotearoa's breakout stars, after the Blues No 8 revealed he qualifies to play for England via his mother.

[Machpants]

@Yeetyaah Fair enough too, he’s a Kiwi product, but if he wants the real big bucks (and an awful grind of a career) he should go. Hopefully he has his eyes on a black jersey, having grown up here.

[mariner4life]

@Yeetyaah Eddie would not be doing his job if he didn't

[Rapido]

He also wouldn't be doing his 'eddie' job if he didn't attempt to wind up some kiwis.

But, then again, he actually went through with it with Brad Shields ...

[akan004]

If only the NZ Herald had run that article after the ABs had capped him. But then again, it also sounds like Hoskins wanted that information out there. If Hoskins goes I will be disappointed. At least with Shields, he tried for years to get into the ABs and only left after it became clear that he was not likely to get picked.