Crusaders 2022

[Chris]

@gt12 said in Crusaders 2022:

@chris said in Crusaders 2022:

@steven-harris said in Crusaders 2022:

I will post this on the Highlanders site as well.

Spoke to a very good family friend of Folau Fakatava
Crusaders almost had Folau Fakatava,he was about to sign a 3 year deal ,in fact the crusaders had released Bryn Hall ..but what they did not count on was the influence of his parents back in Tonga who reminded him of who gave him his opportunity and that was the Highlanders..he took heed of his parents advice and decided to stay in Dunedin ..that left the Crusaders scrambling to get Hall back on the books .
For me , I am glad he stayed with the Landers no disrespect to Crusaders but your already stacked I so many positions.

I heard very much the same, except Enari was released not Hall who resigned awhile ago.
The crusaders have now signed another HB from another franchise.

And will be in great shape if they have that person, Drummond, and Hall. I personally think Hall should get out and come to the Blues...

Hopefully
I hear Hall may go to Japan next season.

[gt12]

@chris said in Crusaders 2022:

@gt12 said in Crusaders 2022:

@chris said in Crusaders 2022:

@steven-harris said in Crusaders 2022:

I will post this on the Highlanders site as well.

Spoke to a very good family friend of Folau Fakatava
Crusaders almost had Folau Fakatava,he was about to sign a 3 year deal ,in fact the crusaders had released Bryn Hall ..but what they did not count on was the influence of his parents back in Tonga who reminded him of who gave him his opportunity and that was the Highlanders..he took heed of his parents advice and decided to stay in Dunedin ..that left the Crusaders scrambling to get Hall back on the books .
For me , I am glad he stayed with the Landers no disrespect to Crusaders but your already stacked I so many positions.

I heard very much the same, except Enari was released not Hall who resigned awhile ago.
The crusaders have now signed another HB from another franchise.

And will be in great shape if they have that person, Drummond, and Hall. I personally think Hall should get out and come to the Blues...

Hopefully
I hear Hall may go to Japan next season.

He deserves to cash in, I personally think he is underrated and I'd have liked to see him get an AB cap this season. I'll admit I'm swayed bc of the rugby pod, it's not hard to like a guy who speaks so well about every other halfback without seeming to drop his lip that he didn't get a chance.

[Chris]

@gt12 said in Crusaders 2022:

@chris said in Crusaders 2022:

@gt12 said in Crusaders 2022:

@chris said in Crusaders 2022:

@steven-harris said in Crusaders 2022:

I will post this on the Highlanders site as well.

Spoke to a very good family friend of Folau Fakatava
Crusaders almost had Folau Fakatava,he was about to sign a 3 year deal ,in fact the crusaders had released Bryn Hall ..but what they did not count on was the influence of his parents back in Tonga who reminded him of who gave him his opportunity and that was the Highlanders..he took heed of his parents advice and decided to stay in Dunedin ..that left the Crusaders scrambling to get Hall back on the books .
For me , I am glad he stayed with the Landers no disrespect to Crusaders but your already stacked I so many positions.

I heard very much the same, except Enari was released not Hall who resigned awhile ago.
The crusaders have now signed another HB from another franchise.

And will be in great shape if they have that person, Drummond, and Hall. I personally think Hall should get out and come to the Blues...

Hopefully
I hear Hall may go to Japan next season.

He deserves to cash in, I personally think he is underrated and I'd have liked to see him get an AB cap this season. I'll admit I'm swayed bc of the rugby pod, it's not to like a guy who speaks so well about every other halfback without seeming to drop his lip that he didn't get a chance.

Yep totally agree .

[Stargazer]

And here it is. The most underwhelming Crusaders signing in many years.

[mikey07]

@stargazer Damn stole my thunder, Ere Enari to Moana Pasifika

[Tim]

@mikey07 said in Crusaders 2022:

Ere Enari to Moana Pasifika

Speculation?

[Stargazer]

@mikey07 Or Chiefs, or Canes.

[mikey07]

@tim From Liam Napier.

[mikey07]

@stargazer Can’t seeing him coming to the Canes.

[Tim]

@mikey07 Thanks.

[ARHS]

So is Hall off overseas? I guess Roigard was re signed with Jamie Booth gone to sort Canes. So are Enari and Taumateine possibles for the new Pacific franchise. So much silence on who they have recruited so far.

[Tim]

@arhs See above, Hall stays at Crusaders for another year.

[ARHS]

@arhs aha just saw Napier post.

[Stargazer]

@tim If he'd said "Enari has signed with MP", I'd believe it. This sounds more like a rumour, although I admit Liam Napier is probably the journo with the best rumours.

[chchfanatic]

@stargazer didn’t someone post about this a month or so ago. 😂😂

[Stargazer]

@chchfanatic All rumours. No facts. I'm waiting for official announcements.

[Yeetyaah]

TTT was released early eh? Chiefs seem to be pretty generous with releasing their players. Not a bad thing, if a player doesn't want to be there then they shouldn't hold them. Wonder how often it happens at other franchises.

[chchfanatic]

@stargazer haha that is true. Some of us get given the facts early that’s all. Just got to know the right people.

[Canes4life]

Canes still have one halfback spot to fill but I expect it to go to either Jamie Booth or Luke Campbell.

[Crazy Horse]

@stargazer said in Crusaders 2022:

And here it is. The most underwhelming Crusaders signing in many years.

Agree not overly excited about it, but what was a more 'whelming' Crusader signing from another franchise in recent years? Can't think of any at the moment.