Blues 2022
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@steven-harris presumably the Southland coach who in the media indicated he was very interested in the role.
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@kiwimurph that would be another blot on the copy book of the NRU if a coach they knocked back as head coach of Northland went on to be a blues coach within a few years.
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@george33 He is staying at the Brumbies -
Solomone Kata re-signs with Brumbies for 2022
The Brumbies have confirmed outside back Solomone Kata has re-signed with the club for the 2022 season.
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@daffy-jaffy That article was from a few months ago. I believe he had signed through to next year when he came to Auckland to play in the NPC. Another article I read has him in the mix for the Blues and says it is common for Super contracts to be broken. Still only speculation at this stage. It would make sense to have him in the mix and even as a possible replacement for Lamape in the All Blacks as a power centre.
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@sbw1 said in Crusaders 2022:
"from a few months ago".
August 16 - only six weeks ago.
Also in an interview on senz radio on August 19 Rangi said that the Blues backline is fully contracted.
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@sbw1 said in Crusaders 2022:
@daffy-jaffy That article was from a few months ago. I believe he had signed through to next year when he came to Auckland to play in the NPC. Another article I read has him in the mix for the Blues and says it is common for Super contracts to be broken. Still only speculation at this stage. It would make sense to have him in the mix and even as a possible replacement for Lamape in the All Blacks as a power centre.
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@daffy-jaffy yes read that to but pretty sure things have changed at he b at blues
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@daffy-jaffy must b few we havnt herd about yet with replacement for TJ and black and taniela telea,and not sure if heem has resigned either
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@george33 Replying to your comment in the Crusaders thread (thought we should move the conversation here). We had oil on here a while back that Corey Evans was signed. Heem played Centre a bit in Europe and looked good there for Auckland recently. Could also be that RTS is named as a midfielder. Has Tele'a definitely moved on? If so and you are right about Kata then the 5 midfielders could be Ioane, Evans, RTS, Heem, Kata. With 4 of them also covering wing that would leave Clarke, Lam, Telea, JRK, Narawa and Sullivan. I would rather retain Tanielu Tele'a than Narawa as there is so much quality wing cover that Narawa will rarely play anyway. The rumors on here awhile ago that Narawa (and Nock) were looking to move have been quiet lately. The other big question is who will be the two locks to replace Patty and GCT? Or will they move Plumtree or Robinson to Lock then select one or two of the promising loosies like Ekuasi and Vaai? The teams are usually named 1st week in November but I wonder if Covid will delay that. Apparently the squads are not getting together until Jan.
Just had a random after thought, there should be Jerseys unveiled for next season. The current one grew on me after initially not liking it. Maybe because they won in it a bit more often than before.
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@daffy-jaffy said in Blues 2022:
(thought we should move the conversation here)
I've moved the last part of that conversation here
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@daffy-jaffy said in Blues 2022:
We had oil on here a while back that Corey Evans was signed. Heem played Centre a bit in Europe and looked good there for Auckland recently. Could also be that RTS is named as a midfielder. Has Tele'a definitely moved on? If so and you are right about Kata then the 5 midfielders could be Ioane, Evans, RTS, Heem, Kata. With 4 of them also covering wing
I think Plummer might be given the first chance at 12
