2019 under 20's
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@Canes4life Only one of those three are from Wellington in the first place so don't really hold any affiliation or affection to the place. Maybe it is simply a financial reason with the WRFU not having as much ready cash available for Mitre10 Cup salaries as some other provinces. Maybe John Plumtree has got his six foot eleven lock ready to go and has offered him to the WRFU for Mitre10 Cup use and IWL seeing the writing on the wall and leaving for greener pastures where he does not have James Blackwell to contend with for a starting spot.
Not sure how Waikato are managing to hoover up a number of new signings recently as it was not long ago that they were almost booted out of Rugby Park through not paying their rent. Maybe they have got a whizz bank sponsorship seller on their payroll that has the ability to elicit vast amounts of money from sponsors? -
@Higgins It's the time and effort spent on these guys and their development that pisses me off. I don't get what the point of an academy is when these guys end up playing elsewhere anyway.
Doubt Wellington Rugby have anyone in line to take Walker-Leawere's spot, history suggests they are too stupid and will most likely pin their hopes on green horns like Ah Koui and Plumtree.
Just simply stupidity all around from a region that gives jobs to the boys and wonders why they never win anything.
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@Canes4life I think IWL has signed with another Super team or else it was better for his career to stay with WRU.
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@Nepia I think he probably just wants to be closer to home in moving to Hawkes Bay. Defs don't think he will move Super franchise when that young core of Numia, Aumua, Fidow and himself have come through the grades together and formed a very promising tight five together.
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@Canes4life said in 2019 under 20's:
@Nepia I think he probably just wants to be closer to home in moving to Hawkes Bay. Defs don't think he will move Super franchise when that young core of Numia, Aumua, Fidow and himself have come through the grades together and formed a very promising tight five together.
He’s not starting in a team playing a midget lock, some islander dude has leap frogged him, and the coach keeps bleating on about getting a gigantic South African lock in - I think there’s a huge chance he’s going somewhere else.
I assume he would fly from Welly to Gizzy, the drive up from HB is ages on shitty roads.
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@Canes4life said in 2019 under 20's:
@Higgins It's the time and effort spent on these guys and their development that pisses me off. I don't get what the point of an academy is when these guys end up playing elsewhere anyway.
Doubt Wellington Rugby have anyone in line to take Walker-Leawere's spot, history suggests they are too stupid and will most likely pin their hopes on green horns like Ah Koui and Plumtree.
Just simply stupidity all around from a region that gives jobs to the boys and wonders why they never win anything.
Naitoa Akuoi is about as injury prone as the infamous Christian Lloyd and the almost as permanently injured Geoffrey Cridge so the WRFU would be well advised to tread with caution there.
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@Higgins don't think he's injury prone - he decided to have surgery on both his hips to get himself right before professional footy. Will see how he goes in the 20s match.
A recent article on Uluilakepa gives me doubts that he has signed with Manawatu - http://www.clubrugby.nz/2019/04/17/pasi-uluilakepa-working-hard-for-rugby-success/
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Just love u20 rugby, always excited to see the future.
Interesting to see what schools they attended
1 Ollie Norris - St Peters Cambridge
2 Kianu Kereru Symes – Hastings Boys
3 Kaliopasi Uluilakepa - Fiji
4 Naitoa Ah Kuoi - Wellington College
5 Tupou Vaa’i - Wesley College
6 Samipeni Finau St Peters Cambridge
7 Jeriah Mua Hastings Boys
8 Devan Flanders Hastings Boys
9 Leroy Carter- Tauranga Boys
10 Fergus Burke - St Pauls Collegiate
11 Sam Gilbert - St Andrews
12 Dallas McLeod - Christs College
13 Quinn Tupaea - Hamilton Boys
14 Lalomilo Lalomilo De La Salle
15 Danny Toala - Hastings BoysReserves:
16 Shilo Klein - St Andrews
17 George Dyer - St Pauls Collegiate
18 Fletcher Newell - Rangiora
19 Tamaiti Williams - St Kents
20 Taine Plumtree - Wellington College
21 Cullen Grace - Timaru Boys
22 Kaylum Boshier - New Plymouth Boys
23 Kohan Herbert - Australia
24 Simon Parker - St Peters School
25 Taufa Funaki - Sacred Heart
26 Rivez Reihana - St Kents
27 Chay Fihaki - Sacred Heart
28 Cole Forbes - Tauranga Boys -
@98blueandgold Geez, Auckland/Blues have only retained one of those guys.
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I hope the Canes have Flanders locked up on a long term deal. He just seems class and has a massive work rate.
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Half back is Marshall Mark 2. likes to run alot!
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interesting half. set piece ok but maybe tactics wrong. We looked good when just let forwards go forward, seemed to be going sideways before earning right to. Flanders and Toala the best. Big issue for this team is 9-10, dont really look like we have any this year they can run a game. Fiji have improved so much at this age level though, playing well.
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@98blueandgold What type of first five is Reihana?
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better evn with the red card to the Fiji player. go forward first. great run by Norris who has impressed.
