Crusaders 2023
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Obviously, still waiting for the official announcement, but this is the rumour:
It was reported on Sky TVâs the Breakdown on Sunday night that Moana Pasifikaâs best player, Levi Aumua is leaving the team next year to play for the Crusaders and he will sign a New Zealand Rugby contract.
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Most defenders beaten, he is at the top of the competition.
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Yep he has
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@Chris Is that confirmed?
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He has signed to play in France is what I hear.
Not confirmed officially but the word is he is gone.,from 2024 -
I read an article where Dagg was having a whinge. The article mentioned the Saders are looking to play him away from the midfield, which I assume means wing. I would be disappointed with that. Maybe they see him as a replacement LF?
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For who doesn't have Facebook:
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Joe Moody wonât play for the Crusaders again this season, but the loosehead prop will be available for All Blacks duty this year.
The Crusaders on Thursday confirmed the 34-year-old had surgery to repair a tendon in his ankle, which he damaged early in the teamâs tense win over the Blues in Christchurch a fortnight ago, and would be sidelined for about eight weeks.
Moody is the fourth prop the Crusaders have lost during their title defence, joining fellow All Blacks Fletcher Newell (foot) and George Bower (knee) on the sidelines. Finlay Brewis (neck) is also done.Former Chiefs prop Reuben OâNeill, who has spent a pre-season with the Crusaders in the past, has joined the team as cover.
"He's a great scrummaging prop, he's fitted straight in, he's come back from a bit of a layoff from playing some club footy, he was familiar to us so that's why we went for him,â head coach Scott Robertson said.With Tamaiti Williams and Oli Jager the only remaining props standing amongst the six-strong group named in the 2023 squad, Robertson said the team was working on adding another body next week.
âI can't tell you who it is because he hasn't arrived or anything, we haven't signed it off. He's played a lot of footy, and he's come from overseas, he knows his way around a rugby field.
âIt's incredible, we've worked real hard to find who is available in propping stocks...I've been talking to a lot of agents, they are a rare breed. They are precious. You need them. You don't have a game of rugby without a front row and a ref.â
