Blues 2021
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@taniwharugby said in Blues 2021:
@nzzp or dont get injured
Blues 12s don't get injured do they?
TJF?
SBW?
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Leon MacDonald lifts lid on Dan Carter's playing future with the Blues
Dan Carter will not return for the Blues next season, despite coach Leon MacDonald's protestations, but could still feature for the Auckland franchise behind the scenes.
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@macmanus Awesome twitter translate;
"It is a fact.
Santiago Chocobares is going to be a player of
@BluesRugbyTeamSpecially requested by Leon Mac Donald., The Head Coach.
They have been following him for a while.
They want it and require it in the middle of the court with Rieko Ioane.
Awesome."
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@Stargazer said in Blues 2021:
@KiwiMurph said in Blues 2021:
@Stargazer I don't think they are looking for a player to develop - they are looking for a starter as Faiane will be out injured for the first few weeks.
Chocobares is only 21 years old and relatively inexperienced; he isn't the finished product (far from that) and needs further development. I see no reason why a team in NZ rugby would want to further develop a foreign eligible player. There are players in NZ to pick from. If they want an experienced player for other youngsters to learn from, he's not the guy.
Whats the rules on this now? The Canes tried to sign an Aussie eligible first 5 many moons back and it was declined bu NZR
I was pissed off then and felt their should be leeway for a SR team to do this within reason. It adds interest to the competition
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For those who dont want to watch the whole thing, its mostly about his story, but with respect to the Blues for this year, he mentions that Akira is going well, hints that he has good youngsters at FB (Zarn Sullivan is then mentioned later under ‘players to watch’), and hints a bit about the way that different teams have different cultures (talking about ‘hard’ feedback at the Blues which is a bit harder to get going versus other teams).
