Auckland first five-eighths drought

Frye

@Dice jersey needs an update

Dice

Can we name all the 10s the Blues have had over the years? I'm sure there will be some we don't even remember.

hydro11

I think West is a good Super Rugby first-five. He's good enough but had a shocker on the weekend.

canefan

@Dice said in Auckland first five-eighths drought:

Can we name all the 10s the Blues have had over the years? I'm sure there will be some we don't even remember.

@Dice said in Auckland first five-eighths drought:

Can we name all the 10s the Blues have had over the years? I'm sure there will be some we don't even remember.

Since Carlos they've been shithouse

Dice

@canefan Definitely, although Nacewa was pretty good. If he didn't get capped by Fiji, he might've stayed in NZ longer, and we might've got an extensive run with him at 10.

taniwharugby

Evans was pretty handy but never really took his chances.

But plenty of journeymen along the way...

Tim

We would probably kill for Stephen Brett now.

antipodean

@taniwharugby said in Auckland first five-eighths drought:

Evans was pretty handy but never really took his chances.

He more than took them. He took them overseas. Didn't he win an NPC title with Auckland?

kiwiinmelb

@hydro11 said in Auckland first five-eighths drought:

I think West is a good Super Rugby first-five. He's good enough but had a shocker on the weekend.

Ive already said this before so dont want to sound like a stuck record , but I think he would be really good as the impact 10 , coming on later when the game has loosened up ,

they just need to find the starting 10

canefan

@antipodean said in Auckland first five-eighths drought:

@taniwharugby said in Auckland first five-eighths drought:

Evans was pretty handy but never really took his chances.

He more than took them. He took them overseas. Didn't he win an NPC title with Auckland?

Did he play for the orcs? I always thought he played for harbour. IMHO he played his best rugby for Otago

canefan

@canefan said in Auckland first five-eighths drought:

@antipodean said in Auckland first five-eighths drought:

@taniwharugby said in Auckland first five-eighths drought:

Evans was pretty handy but never really took his chances.

He more than took them. He took them overseas. Didn't he win an NPC title with Auckland?

Did he play for the orcs? I always thought he played for harbour. IMHO he played his best rugby for Otago

Mostly at 15

KiwiMurph

I dont think Evans ever played for Auckland NPC.

canefan

@Dice said in Auckland first five-eighths drought:

@canefan Definitely, although Nacewa was pretty good. If he didn't get capped by Fiji, he might've stayed in NZ longer, and we might've got an extensive run with him at 10.

I never really saw the fuss about Isa. I thought he was a decent 10 and 15 but wasn't brilliant at either. I'd still take him over Tasesa Lavea