Blues 2022

[Yeahtheboys]

@gt12 Matera

[TheMojoman]

@tim said in Blues 2022:

From Instagram, it seems that Akira Ioane is training in the gym with some of the Crusaders and Moana Pacifica players in Christchurch.

He should've moved there a few years ago. Would be much further along as a player IMO.

[KiwiMurph]

@themojoman said in Blues 2022:

@tim said in Blues 2022:

From Instagram, it seems that Akira Ioane is training in the gym with some of the Crusaders and Moana Pacifica players in Christchurch.

He should've moved there a few years ago. Would be much further along as a player IMO.

The chat on here is that the Crusaders weren't interested in him.

[Duluth]

Some people are stuck in the past. The Blues develop loosies better than any other side right now.

Coventry has been great for the franchise

[African Monkey]

@duluth But but but, only the Crusaders can develop special players........

[nostrildamus]

@gt12 said in Blues 2022:

@tim said in Blues 2022:

From Instagram, it seems that Akira Ioane is training in the gym with some of the Crusaders and Moana Pacifica players in Christchurch.

How much fun would it be if he went there? Several posters heads would likely explode, then they’d have to defend him to the death.

Dreams are free.

Giving up hair colour for a Goodhue-esque mullet? Can't see it.

[Tim]

https://www.blues.rugby/blues-rugby-news/duval-new-major-sponsor

[Daffy Jaffy]

@tim Its a shame they won't be the Jersey front sponsor. We could've been rid of that ugly green box.

[Tim]

Sport, Rugby

Former Blues and Tonga halfback dies aged 36

Taniela Moa started against the All Blacks in the opening match of the 2011 World Cup.

[mariner4life]

@tim whoa!

[Chris B.]

@tim Very sad news!

[Dice]

Pretty sad.

One of my earliest memories of Moa was seeing him play for De La Salle against Kelston in the Auckland 1A Final where he scored 4 tries. Because of his size, a lot of people thought it was the number 8 that was scoring. It was probably the most dominate performance I've seen by a player in a 1A Final. De La Salle won pretty convincingly and secured their first ever Auckland title.

That team also had Toeava at 10 and I'm pretty sure Sherwin Stowers on the wing.

[KiwiMurph]

Halfback for one of the most famous victories ever for Tonga up against France in 2011.

So very sad.

[Frank]

36 is bloody young.
What did he die of?

[Tim]

@frank Newspaper said he died suddenly after a "medical event" this morning. Sounds like a heart attack?

[Yeetyaah]

Reiko's insta story suggests Lisati Milo-Harris is training with the Blues.

[Tim]

[Daffy Jaffy]

NZ RUGBY SELLS SHARES IN BLUES TO LOCAL BUSINESS CONSORTIUM — Blues Rugby

The positive momentum for the Blues continues with the announcement that a consortium of eminent New Zealand business people will take a significant shareholding in the organisation. The Better Blues Company Limited will purchase the 40 per cent holding in the Blues which was held by New Zealand R

[Dice]

A forgotten gem.

The replay really shows how audacious this try was.

https://streamable.com/ipcruj

BTW, Happy New Year, boys. It goes without saying that this is our year!

[Tim]

@dice Damn, that straightening line.