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    More like Colin Strawman-sbridge.......

    ....I'll get my coat.....

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    The Academy is cooked anyway. The money they spend on that and the players that actually come thru don’t compare. I’d love a breakdown of players that have been there since 2017 and see who’s actually played super rugby or NPC.
    I know from our club we’ve had 2 in past 4 years who haven’t kicked on.

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    Crusaders are crazy if they do not sign Lincoln McClutchie for next season. The guy is a strong performer for Hawkes Bay in the NPC while Taha Kemara can't even crack the Waikato starting lineup FFS.

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    I can only assume the reason he is being snubbed by everyone in NZ rugby bar HB has to do with the reason HB comes up as Hawkes Bay when you write it on this forum.

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    @tubbyj said in Crusaders 2025:

    Crusaders are crazy if they do not sign Lincoln McClutchie for next season. The guy is a strong performer for Hawkes Bay in the NPC while Taha Kemara can't even crack the Waikato starting lineup FFS.

    McClutchie isn’t exactly a strong performer. He’s serviceable at best at NPC level.

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    Any word on likely new signings?

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    @tubbyj said in Crusaders 2025:

    I can only assume the reason he is being snubbed by everyone in NZ rugby bar HB has to do with the reason HB comes up as Hawkes Bay when you write it on this forum.

    I can't think of any other reason. The fern is strong.

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    @Canes4life said in Crusaders 2025:

    @tubbyj said in Crusaders 2025:

    Crusaders are crazy if they do not sign Lincoln McClutchie for next season. The guy is a strong performer for Hawkes Bay in the NPC while Taha Kemara can't even crack the Waikato starting lineup FFS.

    McClutchie isn’t exactly a strong performer. He’s serviceable at best at NPC level.

    I tell ya if @Stargazer was still around.....

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    @African-Monkey said in Crusaders 2025:

    @Canes4life said in Crusaders 2025:

    @tubbyj said in Crusaders 2025:

    Crusaders are crazy if they do not sign Lincoln McClutchie for next season. The guy is a strong performer for Hawkes Bay in the NPC while Taha Kemara can't even crack the Waikato starting lineup FFS.

    McClutchie isn’t exactly a strong performer. He’s serviceable at best at NPC level.

    I tell ya if @Stargazer was still around.....

    If he was I would argue my point all the same. I kind of miss @Stargazer, I wonder where that fella got to.

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    Is it just early days, or does it appear we aren't signing anyone who is out of the Canterbury system?

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    @SBW1 Seb Calder is, isn't he?

    @Chris - So Williams, Bower, Sykes-Martin, Brewis, Newell, Calder - with Tamaiti and George Bower both able to cover tighthead.

    Not a bad rotation - ideally Williams and Newell starting - Brewis and Bower/Calder on the bench.

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    @Chris-B said in Crusaders 2025:

    @SBW1 Seb Calder is, isn't he?

    @Chris - So Williams, Bower, Sykes-Martin, Brewis, Newell, Calder - with Tamaiti and George Bower both able to cover tighthead.

    Not a bad rotation - ideally Williams and Newell starting - Brewis and Bower/Calder on the bench.

    Yep That looks like the mix I would expect to see.
    Good mix of props mostly young for props apart from Bower but all have decent Experience.
    Sykes-Martin is good around the field playes with aggression good signing imo.

    Seb Calder born in ChCh has been through the Canterbury system and has had SR experience with the Crusaders for a couple of years.

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    @Chris 8 props ? Seems couple xtras

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    @george33 said in Crusaders 2025:

    @Chris 8 props ? Seems couple xtras

    6 props
    Williams,Newell,Calder,Sykes-Martin,Bower,Brewis.

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    @Chris oh ok , looks ok

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