Northland v Manawatu
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@Chris good question ,i do wonder if either Cameron Suafua or Taine Plumtree have moved on
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@Steven-Harris said in Northland v Manawatu:
good question ,i do wonder if either Cameron Suafua or Taine Plumtree have moved on
The Blues have a few lock/loosies and two locks are leaving. If someone like Robinson, Tucker, Suafoa is primarily seen as a lock next year then there’s room for Rush
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Excellent news for Rush, thoroughly deserved. Very surprised with Nocks extension. Hopefully he has a reset over the off-season and comes back afresh and plays like we know he can.
I’d say the Blues will be quite concerned with Tom Robinsons continued absence from what I’m assuming are concussion symptoms.. got to be only a knock away from calling it quits?
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@Duluth jot to mention there has to be concern for Tom to be able to keep playing.
I assume (hope) they have just written this season off for him and let him stay away from contact to give him every chance to be right for super rugby...
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@Duluth said in Northland v Manawatu:
@Steven-Harris said in Northland v Manawatu:
good question ,i do wonder if either Cameron Suafua or Taine Plumtree have moved on
The Blues have a few lock/loosies and two locks are leaving. If someone like Robinson, Tucker, Suafoa is primarily seen as a lock next year then there’s room for Rush
Is Tucker not already classed as a lock? if Robinson or Suafua are seen as lock cover I see the room for Rush.
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From a game time point of view Rush might've been better going to the Highlanders. Hard to go past a successful franchise and being only 2.5 hours drive down the road though...
Good on him.
Good for Nock too. Been out of form this year but still a very talented player.
Would think Jared Adams would be another one that is on the Super Rugby teams radar and possibly even Coree TeWhata Colley.
His time has probably been and gone at that level but still think Macilai would be a good option at that level if he could stay injury free
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These were the locks and loose forwards initially named with full squad positions:
Sam Darry
Josh Goodhue
Taine Plumtree
Luke Romano
Cameron Suafoa
James TuckerAdrian Choat
Akira Ioane
Dalton Papalii
Tom Robinson
Anton Segner
Hoskins SotutuGoodhue and Romano are gone, so Rob Rush and Patrick Tuipulotu could be the replacements, with Robinson reclassified as a lock.
I'd prefer them to, and would have thought they would, sign another specialist lock. So maybe Plumtree or Suafoa are moving on?
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@Tim said in Northland v Manawatu:
These were the locks and loose forwards initially named with full squad positions:
Sam Darry
Josh Goodhue
Taine Plumtree
Luke Romano
Cameron Suafoa
James TuckerAdrian Choat
Akira Ioane
Dalton Papalii
Tom Robinson
Anton Segner
Hoskins SotutuGoodhue and Romano are gone, so Rob Rush and Patrick Tuipulotu could be the replacements, with Robinson reclassified as a lock.
I'd prefer them to, and would have thought they would, sign another specialist lock. So maybe Plumtree or Suafoa are moving on?
Signing another Lock looks safer to me, Robinson has concussion issues Patty T has a neck injury which must be a worry.
If Tucker or Darry went down then you could get exposed.
Makes more sense that Plumtree or Suafoa are moving on. -
@taniwharugby
Yeah mate was great to be at the ground today. First Northland game for me this season since I now live down the line. Brilliant atmosphere up in Kaikohe, and the weather held off thankfully for the match. A different feel at these smaller grounds, reminded me of when King Country were in first division all those years ago. Well done NRU on taking it to the Northland heartland. Funny old game, but they got the job done!All up, regardless of how we go next weekend... what a great result for the Tanis to make the quarters. 6 wins from 10, would never have thought we'd achieve that at the start of season 2022. I hope we can build on this very good year next season. 2021 was so disappointing after we had done so well in 2020. I'd love to see us emerge from what we are used to and become consistently strong (along the likes of BOP and Hawkes Bay).
Wonderful news reg Rob Rush... massively deserved big fella!
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@Tim said in Northland v Manawatu:
These were the locks and loose forwards initially named with full squad positions:
Sam Darry
Josh Goodhue
Taine Plumtree
Luke Romano
Cameron Suafoa
James TuckerAdrian Choat
Akira Ioane
Dalton Papalii
Tom Robinson
Anton Segner
Hoskins SotutuGoodhue and Romano are gone, so Rob Rush and Patrick Tuipulotu could be the replacements, with Robinson reclassified as a lock.
I'd prefer them to, and would have thought they would, sign another specialist lock. So maybe Plumtree or Suafoa are moving on?
Pat T. still has two years on his current contract with NZR and the Blues.
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@Chiefy07 said in Northland v Manawatu:
From a game time point of view Rush might've been better going to the Highlanders. Hard to go past a successful franchise and being only 2.5 hours drive down the road though...
Good on him.
Good for Nock too. Been out of form this year but still a very talented player.
Would think Jared Adams would be another one that is on the Super Rugby teams radar and possibly even Coree TeWhata Colley.
His time has probably been and gone at that level but still think Macilai would be a good option at that level if he could stay injury free
Agree with all of that Chiefy. Adam’s and Macalai have showed that they are up to it.
