Highlanders 2023
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@Stargazer said in Highlanders 2023:
@TheMojoman said in Highlanders 2023:
@friedrugby said in Highlanders 2023:
All I will say is, out of Bell, Hotham, Holland, etc. I'd honestly rather have Holland, who we poached from Canterbury. Bell is also going to the top, no doubt, but I genuinely think Fabian Holland's potential is endless - I'm talking an all-time great.
He is an NBA style athlete, and there have been very few do what he has done at such a young age...
Amazing talent at only 20. What impresses me is he doesn’t shirk the work and like Retallick has a big engine. I’m surprised Holland wasn’t in AB XV as well.
Maybe Holland still having to wait a long time (I think until October 2025) to be eligible for the ABs has something to do with that. They may prefer players in the ABs XV who can actually be called into the senior squad when injury strikes.
Yeah they've been pretty clear this AB XV is about depth for next year RWC.
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@KiwiMurph said in Highlanders 2023:
@Stargazer said in Highlanders 2023:
@TheMojoman said in Highlanders 2023:
@friedrugby said in Highlanders 2023:
All I will say is, out of Bell, Hotham, Holland, etc. I'd honestly rather have Holland, who we poached from Canterbury. Bell is also going to the top, no doubt, but I genuinely think Fabian Holland's potential is endless - I'm talking an all-time great.
He is an NBA style athlete, and there have been very few do what he has done at such a young age...
Amazing talent at only 20. What impresses me is he doesn’t shirk the work and like Retallick has a big engine. I’m surprised Holland wasn’t in AB XV as well.
Maybe Holland still having to wait a long time (I think until October 2025) to be eligible for the ABs has something to do with that. They may prefer players in the ABs XV who can actually be called into the senior squad when injury strikes.
Yeah they've been pretty clear this AB XV is about depth for next year's Crusaders development team
.FIFY.
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not sure what this post means
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@Kiwiwomble It's part of a series of photos of Marino Mikaele-Tu'u, because he's starting for AB XV. If you'd put some of them next to each other, you'd see that they're part of the same photo. The Highlanders player on the left in this picture is MMT.
It's just a clumsy way of posting photos.
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@Kiwiwomble play him at first five.
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@Stargazer said in Highlanders 2023:
@Bones First five? Aren't you confusing him with Koroi?
Correct, I am not. I wouldn't be promoting Koroi to starting,.
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TTT comes in for Fakatava:
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Fakatava opts against surgery and TTT is off to Dunedin. https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/130431540/all-black-folau-fakatava-skips-acl-surgery-in-bid-to-make-rugby-world-cup
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Highlanders media release:
And the text that comes with that instagram post:highlandersteam Our boy @folaufakatava will undergo a 10-12 week trial to recover and rehabilitate his knee, “I had surgery on my ACL in 2021 and I wanted to avoid going down that route again if I could, I’m excited about getting into my rehab and giving myself the chance of giving 2023 a go”.
Whilst the experienced campaigner Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi will be joining the Highlanders as injury replacement.
Derms - “ I’m delighted to get someone of his calibre and experience in our squad, he’s a quality player and we know he’ll deliver for us when required”.
Kia ora and welcome to the Highlanders whānau Te Toiroa! 🫡 -
New winger Bogado to give his all for Landers
This signing is for those who were grumpy there were not enough talking points in the Highlanders squad for 2023. The Highlanders have announced...
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Where the heck did this one come from? Feels like a rocks or diamonds kind of signing
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@SouthernMann classic Highlanders tho
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Media release Highlanders:
Argentine winger to join Highlanders in 2023 | Highlanders Rugby Club Limited Partnership
The Highlanders have added their last player to their 2023 squad with the signing of Argentinian, Martin Bogado.
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Only highlights from one game. He looks reasonbly sharp.
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seriously....first "highlight" is trying to catch a ball...and failing...second is making a small break and then falling over....
typically random, at least i think an outside back can get away with being an "outsider", if we play to just putting him in space he wont need to have shorthand that comes from really knowing the guys around you...but hardly seems like a marquee signing and honestly think id rather have someone like vahaakolo if its just to take up an outside back squad spot
edit: any chance his salary is partially paid by argentina or his pro14 club, if this is a bit of a development program for him?
