2021 Crusaders

Stargazer

@Chris-B I doubt it's possible under the rules to get a shorter residency period than 3 years. I think the only leeway to be found is in the starting date.

Chris B.

@Stargazer Yeah - I mean try to get him approved for a 3 year residency now (start date sometime before 31 December 2018) rather than waiting till say 2022 when we might actually want to pick him, but would need to argue for a start date 5 years earlier (which would be in 2017).

Stargazer

From the Breakdown: the Crusaders have indeed re-signed Luke Romano.

Stargazer

Announced on The Breakdown: the signing of Tamaiti Williams.

Stargazer

2021 CRUSADERS SQUAD

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Yeetyaah

No Codie Taylor?

Stargazer

@Yeetyaah What an amateurs! He's in the squad!

Yeetyaah

@Stargazer haha I reckon, was looking for his name in another team list.

Stargazer

Media release: http://www.crusaders.co.nz/news/1495-four-players-promoted-from-crusaders-academy-as-scott-robertson-names-2021-crusaders-squad

FORWARDS

Michael Alaalatoa (83)

Scott Barrett (C) (73)

Ethan Blackadder (10)

George Bower (23)

Tom Christie (11)

Whetukamokamo Douglas (32)

Mitchell Dunshea (22)

Cullen Grace (8)

Sione Havili (9)

Oliver Jager (26)

Andrew Makalio (43)

Brodie McAlister (4)

Joe Moody (94)

Fletcher Newell*

Luke Romano (134)

Tom Sanders (19)

Quinten Strange (32)

Codie Taylor (90)

Isileli Tuungafasi (10)

Samuel Whitelock (151)

Tamaiti Williams*

BACKS

George Bridge (61)

Fergus Burke (1)

Brett Cameron (13)

Mitchell Drummond (93)

Ereatara Enari (8)

Braydon Ennor (35)

Leicester Fainga’anuku (12)

Chay Fihaki*

Jack Goodhue (57)

Bryn Hall (64)

David Havili (84)

Will Jordan (19)

Manasa Mataele (25)

Dallas McLeod (2)

Richie Mo’unga (69)

Isaiah Punivai*

Sevu Reece (27)

*denotes player named in the Crusaders Super Rugby squad for the first time

Yeetyaah

Largely unchanged, but if it ain't broke don't fix it I suppose.

Stargazer

No Ethan Roots.

macmanus

No Rameka Poihipi?

Stargazer

New: Fletcher Newell, Tamaiti Williams, Isaiah Punivai, Chay Fihaki

Departed players: Fetuli Paea (Highlanders), Billy Harmon (Highlanders), Harry Allan (injured), Inga Finau, Ethan Roots

Bovidae

@macmanus said in 2021 Crusaders:

No Rameka Poihipi?

He'll probably be Ennor's replacement.

Bovidae

@Chris-B Ta$man don't get much reward from winning the NPC when all of the new players are from Canterbury.

Stargazer

I assume Anton Segner has a development contract. There's no way the Crusaders will let that player be snatched up by another franchise like Sam Darry.

Chris B.

@Bovidae Only guy I really thought might make it was Anton Segner, but even that would have been a bit of a project selection.

I'd listed other guys who might be worth looking at above, but didn't really expect any of them to be going to the Crusaders. Sam Matenga might have been an outside shot.

Stargazer

The bulk of the Crusaders will form in Christchurch on January 11, before their All Blacks join them in the second week of February.

They kickoff Super Rugby Aotearoa against the Highlanders in Dunedin on February 26, and will be without centre Braydon Ennor (knee) for the entire campaign.

Wings George Bridge and Manasa Mataele will miss half the season. Robertson is soon expected to announce injury cover.

I have quoted the paragraphs about Robertson in another thread.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/300173854/scott-robertson-and-new-zealand-rugby-getting-there-on-contract-extension

Chris B.

At a quick glance, I think Alaalatoa and Scott Barrett are the only players from provincial teams outside Canterbury and Ta$man?

KiwiMurph

@Chris-B Bryn Hall?

EDIT - and Jack Goodhue?

The Silver Fern

2021 Crusaders