Exodus

[sparky]

@mariner4life

Time for Katz's Deli to get in extra supplies.

[jauzy019]

Naholo to London Irish now official.

[Tim]

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12229141

[Canes4life]

@Stargazer opens up a spot for Jonah Lowe. 😀

[Stargazer]

@Canes4life Yup, although the Landers could also just ditch Li or Nabura

[Billy Tell]

No great loss. Magnificent at times for the highlanders, pretty much a dud for the all blacks with the odd highlight.

[Billy Tell]

Australia being hammered. Adam Coleman and Rory Arnold both off overseas. Not to mention other departures.

[Daffy Jaffy]

Ulster have announced that experienced Super Rugby back Matt Faddes will join the club next season from long-time franchise the Highlanders. from planet Rugby -

Adam Kyriacou  /  May 14, 2019  /  Highlanders

Ulster snap up versatile back Matt Faddes

Ulster have announced that experienced Super Rugby back Matt Faddes will join the club next season from long-time franchise the Highlanders.

[Chris B.]

Handre Pollard going to Montpellier for apparently $2 million per season. Taking Cruden's job....

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/112724897/springboks-star-handre-pollard-to-triple-salary-as-he-joins-exodus-to-france

[Billy Tell]

He’s hardly taking cruden’s job. More like whoever is currently playing 10, given Cruden has been pretty much an abysmal failure in part due to injury.

[Machpants]

Pollard will be awesome in the NH, his game and frame are much more suited to French rugby. He'll be winning them games on penalties, unlike Cruden who is a poor fit for France. He should've gone to Japan.

[MajorRage]

@Machpants my first thought too. Pollard is going to be worshipped up here

[gt12]

I think he is also key to the SA chances at the World Cup. If all the parts align, they are very, very dangerous.

[Stargazer]

Normally, I'd only post about players leaving NZ in this thread, but Hawera is a Kiwi, so still of interest to this thread.

[Higgins]

Is this the guy that played about fifteen or twenty games for Waikato and about half a dozen for Southland? Amazing what guys that played/peaked at that level in NZ can get in the way of overseas contracts.

[Stargazer]

@Higgins Yes, that's him! Did play well enough for the ponies last year, although nothing spectacular.

[Yeetyaah]

A part of me wonders why NZR maybe hasn't tried getting him back in the 10 crisis this year, though he didn't do too much while he was here, Super Rugby experience is handy.

[Stargazer]

@Yeetyaah I assume the Brumbies releasing him from his contract has to do with the opportunity to play in Japan. It's very unlikely they'd have released him to play Super Rugby for another franchise.

[taniwharugby]

am sure he is crying tears of ££££££'s

he be happy cos he went there for the money, not the rugby!

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/112854236/former-all-black-lima-sopoaga-rated-english-premierships-worst-signing-of-season

[Daffy Jaffy]

Scarlets have appointed New Zealander Glenn Delaney as their defence coach following the departure of Byron Hayward.

Delaney is currently the defence coach of Super Rugby side Highlanders and was a former London Irish head coach.

He will join new Scarlets head coach Brad Mooar who takes over from Wales bound Wayne Pivac.