Exodus 2016

Mofitzy

Cruden was the primary 10 during the unbeaten AB run, not to mention during B2B super titles. Not a highlights reel player though, well not as much as Beauden or DC anyway, and is therefore underrated by a lot of people.

Tim

Cruden is the best 10 in the competition. He was sharp as a pencil last week against the Blues. Brilliant after an ACL injury. 
He ain't gonna stop the Blues juggernaut though.

Bovidae

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That's pro Barrett then right?
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No, quite the opposite. 
 
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Evans is a legend in Euro rugby.
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Yes, but apart from one Aviva what have Quins won? Like Barrett, he's a very good player but is style over substance. 
 
While I think Barrett would be more valuable to a club due to his versatility, if I wanted a 1st 5 who offered me the best chance of winning I'd choose Cruden.

bobily

Fonotia is off to the Ospreys after the ITM Cup season
 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/77366361/crusader-fonotia-signs-with-ospreys'>http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/77366361/crusader-fonotia-signs-with-ospreys</a>

Stargazer

And here's the official news from the Ospreys about the Fonotia signing:
 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.ospreysrugby.com/News/Article/44206'>http://www.ospreysrugby.com/News/Article/44206</a>
 
 
Edit: I didn't realise he's already 28!

Billy Tell

A good signing for Ospreys and the Crusaders.

gollum

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<div> Yes, but apart from one Aviva what have Quins won? Like Barrett, he's a very good player but is style over substance. 
 
While I think Barrett would be more valuable to a club due to his versatility, if I wanted a 1st 5 who offered me the best chance of winning I'd choose Cruden.
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With Evans its more he has often stopped Quins getting reamed, made them a mid table team rather than relegation fodder. He's been consistently outstanding, but surrounded by some very shithouse players. I mean the shining lights of that backline are Winston Stanley & Marland Yarde FFS...

Crucial

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That's pro Barrett then right? Evans is a legend in Euro rugby.
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Looks to be getting into the coaching game now. Starting at the grassroots with Wimbledon as backs coach while finishing out his playing contract at Quins

Tim

<a class="bbc_url" href="http://m.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11604578">Wayne Smith set to re-sign with New Zealand Rugby</a>

cgrant

Bekhuis has signed with Lyon O.U for next season.

bobily

Motu Matu'u has signed with Gloucester for next season

Higgins

Maybe won't be a loss given that both young hookers at the Canes seem to be going ok, especially Riccitelli who looked pretty good in his debut performance off the bench last week. Still remains to be seen if they can carry on performing at the higher level week in and week out, particularly when they come up against the highly rated/better performed forward packs.
 
You really can't blame him for looking for what must be better financial rewards offshore when reality indicates that it will be sooner rather than later that he would be usurped by the young chargers currently snapping at his heels.

Milk

Matu'u always seems to be injured at the wrong time, so don't feel I get to see him that often. Besides, he can go over there and wreck their players. I spend entire games wincing as NZ players run down his channel.

Winger

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Maybe won't be a loss given that both young hookers at the Canes seem to be going ok, especially Riccitelli who looked pretty good in his debut performance off the bench last week. Still remains to be seen if they can carry on performing at the higher level week in and week out, particularly when they come up against the highly rated/better performed forward packs.
 
You really can't blame him for looking for what must be better financial rewards offshore when reality indicates that it will be sooner rather than later that he would be usurped by the young chargers currently snapping at his heels.
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His lineout throwing was not up to much. And he's often injured. So not really a great loss if we can keep the young guns

Bones

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Maybe won't be a loss given that both young hookers at the Canes seem to be going ok, especially Riccitelli who looked pretty good in his debut performance off the bench last week. Still remains to be seen if they can carry on performing at the higher level week in and week out, particularly when they come up against the highly rated/better performed forward packs.
 
You really can't blame him for looking for what must be better financial rewards offshore when reality indicates that it will be sooner rather than later that he would be usurped by the young chargers currently snapping at his heels.
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I think the slog type game up here will actually suit him a lot anyway - he's good in close and around the fringes - he'll get a lot of that up here...

KiwiMurph

Charles Piutau
 
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I'll see how I feel at the end of my Ulster contract but the plan is to go back to New Zealand and have another crack at the All Blacks," he said.
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mariner4life

Fuck you Charles. Take your cake and fuck off. Where are you this year when our right wings are all broken? oh, lining your pockets. 
 
You were my boy Charles, but you burned me brah, we're done. 
 
 
 
 
 
Seriously, this doesn't surprise any one. I hope he's had a chat to Luke McAlister though.

antipodean

There's no way he's going to come back in another two years playing the sort of rugby that will get him into the All Blacks.

broughie

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There's no way he's going to come back in another two years playing the sort of rugby that will get him into the All Blacks.
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He is still reasonably young so I wouldn't write him off. The thing is that we always seem to come up with replacements for those that leave.
 
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Fuck you Charles. Take your cake and fuck off. Where are you this year when our right wings are all broken? oh, lining your pockets. 
 
You were my boy Charles, but you burned me brah, we're done. 
 
 
 
 
 
Seriously, this doesn't surprise any one. I hope he's had a chat to Luke McAlister though. 
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Hey these guys have a limited shelf life and financial security is important so I understand him taking the money. He could be done physically in 3 years and what will he fall back on?

mooshld

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He is still reasonably young so I wouldn't write him off. The thing is that we always seem to come up with replacements for those that leave.
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Is it that or do they just stop developing as players when they come over here? I suspect its a little of both to be honest.

The Silver Fern

Exodus 2016