Exodus
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Top 14: Montpellier sign All Black prop Karl Tu'inukuafe
All Black prop Karl Tu'inukuafe is set to play for Montpellier in the Top 14 from October 1, after completing this year's Rugby Championship.
Probably will go earlier because there is now no reason to pick him
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"after completing this year's Rugby Championship"
It was touch and go if he'd be in the squad. No point selecting him now. Time to get some experience into other options
That may open a place for Hodgeman or Ross.
That 100% should open the place for them.
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"after completing this year's Rugby Championship"
It was touch and go if he'd be in the squad. No point selecting him now. Time to get some experience into other options
That may open a place for Hodgeman or Ross.
The place should already be open. Would have been a poor selection to pick Karl. Really underwhelming last 12 months
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@Billy-Tell said in Exodus:
"after completing this year's Rugby Championship"
It was touch and go if he'd be in the squad. No point selecting him now. Time to get some experience into other options
That may open a place for Hodgeman or Ross.
The place should already be open. Would have been a poor selection to pick Karl. Really underwhelming last 12 months
No doubt but not trusting Foster’s selections it confirms the open place.
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@Stargazer really disappointed that the All Blacks did not invest more time in this guy , as a scrummaging hooker , hes probably the best in the country , he actually gets a lot of turnover ball and carries very well ..always has question marks over his throwing in , but i believe if he had been given a bit more time in the saddle that side of his game could have been developed ..
Is a decent size no 2 as well …Asafo Amua gives me the creeps at international level simply because he cant scrum and his lineout throwing is average at best , sure hes dynamic around the field but at international level i prefer players who can get their core roles down pad first -
@Steven-Harris I agree with your concerns about Aumua, but - other than winning turnovers - I don't really rate Coltman much. He's had plenty of years to improve his line-out throwing, but just didn't improve enough for an AB recall. There's a good reason why he was leapfrogged by Ash Dixon at the Landers, the last few years.
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@Stargazer thats a fair enough comment , Coltman was given his an opportunity ..Ash Dixon very unlucky not to have worn an ABs jersey
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Coltman had a beard. other than that he really didn't offer that much to the ABs and has had an entire professional career not being able to do one of the key jobs of his position.
Hooker seems to be a position where some players get lucky with regards to AB caps, and others are unlucky in comparison.
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ALL HAIL TO THE MIGHTY BEARD!!
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Fijian Drua and BOP winger Onisi Ratave joins Benetton for the next 2 seasons
