Exodus
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Anyone know anything about Chandler Cunningham-South? Back row, played a bit of North Harbour and Canterbury age grade apparently. Signed an academy contract with London Irish a few weeks ago.
He's straight into the England U20s team (at 6) for their 6N game against Wales tomorrow.
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@machpants said in Exodus:
'Blown away': Leicester snap up little known Kiwi Sean Jansen
Leicester have bolstered their back row options for the business end of the season by signing Sean Jansen from New Zealand.
He is so little known that he was not included in the Otago NPC team last season https://www.orfu.co.nz/newsarticle/105465?newsfeedId=1294795 nor, it appears so, their Development/Academy team https://www.orfu.co.nz/HIGH-PERFORMANCE/otago-academy although, as the photo seems to indicate he was the North Otago No. 8 in the Lochore Cup Final against Wanganui last season
Heartland Championship finals: Team lists
The Heartland Championship comes down to the crunch on Sunday with finals for the Meads and Lochore Cups and the Bill Osborne Taonga to be unveiled following the fifth-place final in Gisborne.
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@margin_walker said in Exodus:
Anyone know anything about Chandler Cunningham-South? Back row, played a bit of North Harbour and Canterbury age grade apparently. Signed an academy contract with London Irish a few weeks ago.
He's straight into the England U20s team (at 6) for their 6N game against Wales tomorrow.
Not really but he was in the Canterbury Under 19s last season out of Lincoln University RFC
https://www.canterburyrugby.co.nz/newsarticle/106283?newsfeedId=1043163
and think he might have originated from Hamilton BHS (a bit of a longshot on this). With a name like he has got it sort of indicates he must have at least one pommie parent/grandparent for him to walk into the RFUs Under 20s. -
@nostrildamus said in Exodus:
Anyway, I caught a bit of TKB playing last night. Still looks like he'd do well in black.
If in similar form to pre-exodus, he'd be ranked #2 halfback perhaps? I liked his form in black. Workmanlike perhaps but efficient and excellent defender.
Really gets La Rochelle backs going. @crucial was Ihaia West outside him that day?
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@nostrildamus said in Exodus:
Anyway, I caught a bit of TKB playing last night. Still looks like he'd do well in black.
If in similar form to pre-exodus, he'd be ranked #2 halfback perhaps? I liked his form in black. Workmanlike perhaps but efficient and excellent defender.
Really gets La Rochelle backs going. @crucial was Ihaia West outside him that day?
I’ve seen a couple of games now. In one of them West got deservedly hooked at halftime.
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@nostrildamus said in Exodus:
Anyway, I caught a bit of TKB playing last night. Still looks like he'd do well in black.
If in similar form to pre-exodus, he'd be ranked #2 halfback perhaps? I liked his form in black. Workmanlike perhaps but efficient and excellent defender.
Really gets La Rochelle backs going. @crucial was Ihaia West outside him that day?
I’ve seen a couple of games now. In one of them West got deservedly hooked at halftime.
West had flashes of brilliance. Won the Blues that game against the Lions (along with SBW scoring a ridiculous try under the sticks)
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A real shame that we are losing a decent player overseas at the raw age of 21.
Connacht sign backrow Shamus Hurley-Langton from New Zealand
21 year old predominantly a number eight but has played in all three backrow positions
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@canes4life Players have no patience these days. Rather go overseas than work their way up the pecking order and compete for a spot at a SR franchise. It's not mentioned in the media release, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if he had Irish ancestry with that name. That could mean that - if they hope he'll develop into a test player - he doesn't have to wait 5 years.
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@stargazer said in Exodus:
@canes4life Players have no patience these days. Rather go overseas than work their way up the pecking order and compete for a spot at a SR franchise. It's not mentioned in the media release, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if he had Irish ancestry with that name. That could mean that - if they hope he'll develop into a test player - he doesn't have to wait 5 years.
The last sentence of the article says despite his name it is understood he is not Irish qualified.
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@crazy-horse Ah, okay, I've only read the official media release. Didn't click on the link.
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@stargazer like you say, his name is very Irish, so it's surprising if he is not qualified.
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@stargazer said in Exodus:
Players have no patience these days. Rather go overseas than work their way up the pecking order and compete for a spot at a SR franchise.
Or, alternatively - they're making hay while the sun shines in their chosen profession where they have a pretty short shelf life?
If you're making pittance in NPC annnnd having to live in Palmy, why not head off to see a bit more of the world while probably earning at least twice as much?
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@bones Yeah, but you can play professionally without giving up on the NZ pathway. Other young players go to Japan (or USA) to earn some decent coin and then return to play NPC, competing again for a SR spot. This move seems to suggest that he favours the Irish pathway to - possibly - the green jersey. In Ireland the rugby is better than Japan, but I doubt the pay is as well.
