Highlanders 2021

[Daffy Jaffy]

Himeno - Meeting the Highlanders

[Stargazer]

'You can be an All Black': The message from Jamie Joseph that helped define Aaron Smith's career

Aaron Smith has lifted the lid on how Jamie Joseph helped inspire him to become one of the greatest halfbacks of all-time.

[Kiwiwomble]

[Kiwiwomble]

@stargazer said in Highlanders 2021:

'You can be an All Black': The message from Jamie Joseph that helped define Aaron Smith's career

Aaron Smith has lifted the lid on how Jamie Joseph helped inspire him to become one of the greatest halfbacks of all-time.

"It was really cool, and then the shock of Jamie Joseph saying, ‘You can be Jimmy Cowan..."

I think Smith exceeded that target...buy quite a bit

[Nepia]

@kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2021:

@stargazer said in Highlanders 2021:

'You can be an All Black': The message from Jamie Joseph that helped define Aaron Smith's career

Aaron Smith has lifted the lid on how Jamie Joseph helped inspire him to become one of the greatest halfbacks of all-time.

"It was really cool, and then the shock of Jamie Joseph saying, ‘You can be Jimmy Cowan..."

I think Smith exceeded that target...buy quite a bit

You could lump in Piri and Angela with the Southland bogan and he exceeded that target by lots still.

[bobily2]

Pari Pari is now a very solid 130kg. That's the kind of size we could use against the NH packs if he hasn't sacrificed too much mobility

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[Tim]

@bobily2 Brad Mika sized!

[Bovidae]

PPP would be heavier than any AB lock so far. Cooksley is listed as 125 kg, BBBR and Mika at 123 kg.

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[Tim]

@bovidae think auckland had mika at 135 kg for a while.

[Bovidae]

@tim Mika's AB career lasted 2 weeks so I'm sure his weight increased as he got older.

[MN5]

@bobily2 said in Highlanders 2021:

Pari Pari is now a very solid 130kg. That's the kind of size we could use against the NH packs if he hasn't sacrificed too much mobility

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@Bones @Chris-B big enough or could he aim for more size ?

[Bones]

@mn5 he could do with slimming down

[MN5]

@bones said in Highlanders 2021:

@mn5 he could do with slimming down

That made me laugh more than I should have

[MajorRage]

@bovidae said in Highlanders 2021:

PPP would be heavier than any AB lock so far. Cooksley is listed as 125 kg, BBBR and Mika at 123 kg.

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Excellent! I've been saying for years that the players are too small and game is boring because of it.

I think 150kg per forward is probably peak, as the field may not be big enough if they were to get larger than that.

Can't wait for my little boy to get into rugby.

[MN5]

@majorrage said in Highlanders 2021:

@bovidae said in Highlanders 2021:

PPP would be heavier than any AB lock so far. Cooksley is listed as 125 kg, BBBR and Mika at 123 kg.

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Excellent! I've been saying for years that the players are too small and game is boring because of it.

I think 150kg per forward is probably peak, as the field may not be big enough if they were to get larger than that.

Can't wait for my little boy to get into rugby.

I can’t wait for Bill Cavubati to make a comeback

[Bones]

@majorrage said in Highlanders 2021:

Can't wait for my little boy to get into rugby.

I know right, can only imagine how many 150kg monsters there are in little boy rugby.

[MN5]

@bones said in Highlanders 2021:

@majorrage said in Highlanders 2021:

Can't wait for my little boy to get into rugby.

I know right, can only imagine how many 150kg monsters there are in little boy rugby.

[Higgins]

@mn5 Do they not coach tackling around the legs these days?

[Bovidae]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/300264700/super-rugby-aotearoa-highlanders-flanker-liam-squire-ruled-out-for-the-season

[Higgins]

@bovidae Almost as sure as night follows day.