Exodus
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If Sam wants another 4 years in Black, based on the evidence of this year, he needs less games, not more. Give him a sabbatical, then give him the rest of the year off.
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@machpants would think if he is in negotiations with NZR, then it will be a sabbatical, but his workload needs to be managed better.
I have no issues, he has earnt special treatment form NZR that allows him to head off and earn half a mill+ for a season or so.
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@mariner4life That depends. From what I understand, Japanese rugby isn't that demanding, so a short stint in the Top League wouldn't be too bad. French rugby is another story.
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@taniwharugby said in Exodus 2019:
@machpants would think if he is in negotiations with NZR, then it will be a sabbatical, but his workload needs to be managed better.
I have no issues, he has earnt special treatment form NZR that allows him to head off and earn half a mill+ for a season or so.
surely he would be on more than that now?
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@bovidae said in Exodus 2019:
BFA had a short-term sabbatical where he was paid to not play and spend more time with the family. I'm sure Whitelock could do the same thing.
and spend the entire time reminding how he is far and away the best player in the family.
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@mariner4life am sure he is, just putting a number up...although I guess on a sabbatical it'd be more icing to add to his NZR contract anyway?
But yeah, buggar off and spend 6 months doing fuck all would be a better bet for him.
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@jauzy019 said in Exodus 2019:
Hello guys, i'm looking for "unlucky" players omitted from Super Rugby squads in 2019, especially at lock and midfield. Thank you
SNAKE!! we got a snake here!!!
Out with you snake!!
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Given the double season in Japan in 2020 I think we'll see players going there before Europe as the stress on the body will be less and decent cash
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Kieran Read will be part of Exodus 2019. I hope someone called Bill makes an appearance at his All Blacks leaving party:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12153275
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A Wasps recruitment effort in Battersea earlier this evening?
Lima Sopoaga (@LimaSopoaga) Tweeted:
Familiar faces in new places. The brothers are in town 🙌🏾🙌🏾 https://t.co/F6BxL0Dn2j -
man Lima is small!
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Saffa Pom Cricketer Kevin Petersen trying to sign up BB for the IPL:
Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) Tweeted:
Shocker! Just lost again on the golf course! Cleaned out by an @AllBlacks today - @beaudenbarrett!Wednesday I’m having you, buddy! 😂😂 https://t.co/HPnaH3xyI8
I hope Beauden spends as much time this week with his kicking tee and tackle bags as he does with his putter and his sand wedge.
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For what an article in the Daily Mail is worth ..
New Zealand are considering the radical step of releasing three of their superstars for two-year sabbaticals in Japan, in an attempt to fight off a growing financial threat to their global supremacy. Fly-half Beauden Barrett — the reigning World Player of the Year — is one of those likely to benefit from a lucrative stint in the Far East. Sportsmail understands that lock Brodie Retallick and rookie try-scoring phenomenon Rieko Ioane are the other front-line players who may be allowed to join Japanese teams in order to keep them away from Europe. The New Zealand Rugby Union are battling to prevent a damaging exodus of their leading men to French and English clubs. What was once a pre-retirement option has turned into a career move for Kiwis in their prime —which is why the NZRU are having to take emergency steps in an attempt to protect the All Blacks’ treasured status as the best in the business. The gulf in monetary clout between north and south is biting ever harder. Earlier this season, former New Zealand playmaker Lima Sopoaga, now at Wasps, claimed that more All Blacks in their 20s are likely to defect as awareness grows about their earning power.Sopoaga’s point was that the fabled black jersey itself ‘is not enough for a better life’. This appears to be dawning on increasing numbers of New Zealand players willing to sacrifice their Test career in return for a fortune overseas. Toulon are reportedly closing in on deals for All Black lock Sam Whitelock and wing Nehe Milner-Skudder, while captain Kieran Read has confirmed that he will move abroad after next year’s World Cup. That is of less concern to the NZRU as Read is 33. But Barrett is 27, as is Retallick, while Ioane is an international novice of 21. Allowing this trio to spend time in Japan is a safer bet for the Kiwi authorities than watching them commit to the blood-and-thunder intensity of elite European club rugby. It also fits in with increasing NZRU financial and sponsorship ties with rugby and government bodies in both Japan and China. What remains unclear is whether the All Blacks will relax their policy of only picking home-based players for Test rugby. Last week, flanker Matt Todd was called up for national service despite being on a short-term sabbatical with the Panasonic Wild Knights in Japan. If that selection serves as a precedent, coach Steve Hansen may yet be able to pick Barrett, Retallick and Ioane if, or when, they go to Japan. In the short-term, that keeps New Zealand strong, but it may accelerate an exodus once players sense that the strict selection policy has been compromised. Despite the commercial allure of the All Blacks brand, the NZRU lack financial clout. They do not own their own stadium and, in a relatively small economy, gate receipts are modest. In contrast, the RFU will earn in excess of £10m from Saturday’s England v New Zealand match.
All Blacks will be sent to Japan to avoid English clubs' clutches
EXCLUSIVE BY CHRIS FOY: New Zealand are considering the radical step of releasing three of their superstars for two-year sabbaticals in Japan.
IMO, Brodie is the only player of the three who won't have to fear losing his grip on his starting spot any time soon. BB, however, might lose his 10 jersey to Mo'unga pretty quickly if he takes 2 seasons off from the ABs. Even Rieko is not irreplaceable. No doubt he'll still make the ABs when he returns, but he may no longer be an automatic starter. That will also depend on whether Naholo stays, of course.
I doubt Todd's case is a precedent for relaxing their home-based players only policy.
