Exodus
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Taranaki's and former All Black 7s Lewis Ormond has signed with Stade Aurillacois (Pro D2) in France.
http://www.stade-aurillacois.fr/suite-et-fin-de-notre-effectif-pour-la-saison-2021-2022/
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Not sure whether it has been posted before, but Cole Forbes (BOP) signed with Glasgow Warriors back in February. He is Scottish-qualified through his grandfather and was named in the Scotland squad for the July Internationals, yesterday.
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@stargazer Has Chris Eves turned up in Sydney as there is someone by that name playing in the Randwick First Grade side tomorrow https://www.sydneyunirugby.com.au/team-list.html
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Departing Hurricanes and All Blacks second five-eighth Ngani Laumape says his decision to leave for France was made easy by New Zealand Rugby offering him a pay cut. “It wasn’t hard [the decision] when I was offered a contract [by NZ Rugby] that was asking me to take less income,” Laumape said. “Once that came into perspective I had to make the best decision for me and my family and my kids.”
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@bovidae while I fully understand the stance re family, kids and income and his decision to leave, but he comes across as a whinging twat in the media and makes it hard to like him.
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@taniwharugby as I said in the Canes match thread vs the Brumbies, I wish him all the best overseas but I feel like him moaning to the media won't do him any good if he doesn't prosper overseas and wants to come back like his mate Julian.
With Ngani leaving it will be a good chance for the Canes to change up their pattern of thinking when it comes to attack. We've always had big, ball running 12s so hopefully they move away from that and bring more skill into that position. I wouldn't mind Jordie making a shift to 12.
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@taniwharugby I'm sure Laumape was just asked a direct question by Geenty and answered honestly so I am not going to criticise him for that. Unless he has done the same on SM?
I'm curious to know the size of the paycut though. Big difference between $10K and $100K, for example.
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@mofitzy_ Do you have an official source confirming that signing? I can't find it on Castres' website or social media. All I've been able to find is one single article that says that - according to Canal Plus - the club is in negotiation with TBN, not that they've already signed him.
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TBA for TBN?
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Blues standout Gerard Cowley-Tuioti is heading overseas at the end of this campaign – lock is a position where Moana Pasifika may even have to look at non-Pasifika players – and Stuff understands that Blues midfielder TJ Faiane is also likely to shift to the Top League in Japan.
Faiane, 25, has been an underrated part of the Blues and Auckland midfield for years and offers leadership qualities, but Japanese clubs remain active in the market for Kiwi talent and Crusaders flanker Tom Sanders is also likely to make the shift to the Top League.
Glasgow Warriors bring in Forbes - Glasgow Warriors
