2019 Rugby Championship
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Some real AB legends there...
Waikato's last home-grown All Blacks
2012 (debut year): Tawera Kerr-Barlow (born: Melbourne, school: Hamilton Boys' High, club: Hautapu, tests: 27)
2009: Aled de Malmanche (Palmerston North, Hamilton Boys' High, Hamilton Old Boys, 5)
2008: Kevin O'Neill (Te Aroha, Sacred Heart College, Hamilton Marist, 1)
2008: Richard Kahui (Tokoroa, Forest View High, Te Rapa, 17)
2007: Brendon Leonard (Morrinsville, Matamata College, Morrinsville Sports, 13)Those first two are "home grown"?
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@Nepia said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@Jaguares4real Except he’s shown he doesn’t have a commitment to NZ in the past to go along with his DV. He was out the door before his overseas contract was cancelled. The guy was 21 and had given up on making the ABs, gets in trouble with the law and then he’s all yep I’m a kiwi again, stick you Fiji. 🤣
Oh and he’s poachie as fudge!
@Magpie_in_aus Wearing eye liner is evidence of not being a good person now.
Well, TBF Michael Laws ... 🤔
A year ago Reece was an unknown guy playing provincial rugby
He wasn't playing Super Rugby so of course he wasn't thinking of ABs
Not every rugby playeris obsessed with playing for ABs Some want to make money and provide for their family or travel the world
Anyway Fiji don;t need him They have better wingers in Tuisova and Goneva
Nadolo & Nagusa retired recently
French bastard clubs in Top 14 bought them off Bunch of pirates
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@Nepia said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
He signed in May 2018 so I think it’s fair to say he wasn’t committed to NZ rugby regardless of whether he was due in court facing DV charges - which happened in July 2018 IIRC.
Yeah not particularly fond of playing the "not committed to NZ rugby" game.
The '95 side were one of our best and were signing and negotiating an exit from the NZRU during the tournament. Naholo. Zinzan Brooke with Manly. Brad Thorn and SBW? All these sabbaticals?
Like the other half dozen guys where there is a legitimate argument for poaching I'm happy to give or take him because quite honestly the gap between him and the next cab is not terribly wide - but if he is under an NZRU contact then good on him.
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@Machpants said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
Some real AB legends there...
Waikato's last home-grown All Blacks
2012 (debut year): Tawera Kerr-Barlow (born: Melbourne, school: Hamilton Boys' High, club: Hautapu, tests: 27)
2009: Aled de Malmanche (Palmerston North, Hamilton Boys' High, Hamilton Old Boys, 5)
2008: Kevin O'Neill (Te Aroha, Sacred Heart College, Hamilton Marist, 1)
2008: Richard Kahui (Tokoroa, Forest View High, Te Rapa, 17)
2007: Brendon Leonard (Morrinsville, Matamata College, Morrinsville Sports, 13)Those first two are "home grown"?
Te Aroha is Thames Valley too ...
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@booboo said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@Machpants said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
Some real AB legends there...
Waikato's last home-grown All Blacks
2012 (debut year): Tawera Kerr-Barlow (born: Melbourne, school: Hamilton Boys' High, club: Hautapu, tests: 27)
2009: Aled de Malmanche (Palmerston North, Hamilton Boys' High, Hamilton Old Boys, 5)
2008: Kevin O'Neill (Te Aroha, Sacred Heart College, Hamilton Marist, 1)
2008: Richard Kahui (Tokoroa, Forest View High, Te Rapa, 17)
2007: Brendon Leonard (Morrinsville, Matamata College, Morrinsville Sports, 13)Those first two are "home grown"?
Te Aroha is Thames Valley too ...
Also, pretty sure Thames Valley encapsulates Te Aroha.
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@Bones said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@booboo said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@Machpants said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
Some real AB legends there...
Waikato's last home-grown All Blacks
2012 (debut year): Tawera Kerr-Barlow (born: Melbourne, school: Hamilton Boys' High, club: Hautapu, tests: 27)
2009: Aled de Malmanche (Palmerston North, Hamilton Boys' High, Hamilton Old Boys, 5)
2008: Kevin O'Neill (Te Aroha, Sacred Heart College, Hamilton Marist, 1)
2008: Richard Kahui (Tokoroa, Forest View High, Te Rapa, 17)
2007: Brendon Leonard (Morrinsville, Matamata College, Morrinsville Sports, 13)Those first two are "home grown"?
Te Aroha is Thames Valley too ...
Also, pretty sure Thames Valley encapsulates Te Aroha.
You know ... that might have been mentioned...
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@booboo said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@Bones said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@booboo said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@Machpants said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
Some real AB legends there...
Waikato's last home-grown All Blacks
2012 (debut year): Tawera Kerr-Barlow (born: Melbourne, school: Hamilton Boys' High, club: Hautapu, tests: 27)
2009: Aled de Malmanche (Palmerston North, Hamilton Boys' High, Hamilton Old Boys, 5)
2008: Kevin O'Neill (Te Aroha, Sacred Heart College, Hamilton Marist, 1)
2008: Richard Kahui (Tokoroa, Forest View High, Te Rapa, 17)
2007: Brendon Leonard (Morrinsville, Matamata College, Morrinsville Sports, 13)Those first two are "home grown"?
Te Aroha is Thames Valley too ...
Also, pretty sure Thames Valley encapsulates Te Aroha.
You know ... that might have been mentioned...
Oh shit. Anyone mentioned Tokoroa not being part of NZ?
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@Darren said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
I think they want SBW as a counter to the fast rushing defense.
He hits the line and they have to cover his offload, I guess it helps create indecision and pulls in defenders.I think they want SBW because he rocks up to the Adidas launch, seems to pull off the new collarless AB t-shirt, smiles at the Adidas execs and during Ramadan is a really cheap Food Bill.
😎
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@ACT-Crusader Red Bull and Tramadol is cheaper than Brancott Estate.
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@rotated said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
The '95 side were one of our best and were signing and negotiating an exit from the NZRU during the tournament. Naholo. Zinzan Brooke with Manly. Brad Thorn and SBW? All these sabbaticals?
I don't really see how any of those are similar to a Fijian signing a contract which would see him leave NZ rugby at 21 but only staying as his contract was cancelled due to DV charges. Zinny changed his mind, Reece would be playing in Ireland if not for roughing up his missus.
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@Nepia said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
I don't really see how any of those are similar to a Fijian signing a contract which would see him leave NZ rugby at 21 but only staying as his contract was cancelled due to DV charges. Zinny changed his mind, Reece would be playing in Ireland if not for roughing up his missus.
You don't see how that is not as "bad" (you seem to think it is, I don't) as Thorn signing a contract to turn his back on both NZ and the game of rugby in the midst of his All Black career?
At least Reece spent some time developing in the NZ system and played schoolboy rugby in NZ. Thorn barely spent a day in the country as an adult outside of playing pro rugby.
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@Nepia said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@rotated said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
The '95 side were one of our best and were signing and negotiating an exit from the NZRU during the tournament. Naholo. Zinzan Brooke with Manly. Brad Thorn and SBW? All these sabbaticals?
I don't really see how any of those are similar to a Fijian signing a contract which would see him leave NZ rugby at 21 but only staying as his contract was cancelled due to DV charges. Zinny changed his mind, Reece would be playing in Ireland if not for roughing up his missus.
I agree Reece would not be playign Rugby in NZ if not for his unfromtiate incidentBut hey that's life Shit happens
He turned a terrible time in his life to a pleasant change in location and maturity
Good on Reece Redemption is a beautiful thing
Couldn't care less if he plays fro NZ or Fiji He would be eligible to play for both
Born and raised in Fiji Educated in NZ and started his pro rugby career in NZ
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I would happily take Jordan or Havili over Reece but obviously the selectors see something in him that they can't replicate.
Amazing to think our wings in 2015 final were The Bus and NMS, both of whom are complete lame ducks now. In fact I'd probably take an aging Kahui and Jane over them in 2019.
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@Jaguares4real said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@Nepia said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@rotated said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
The '95 side were one of our best and were signing and negotiating an exit from the NZRU during the tournament. Naholo. Zinzan Brooke with Manly. Brad Thorn and SBW? All these sabbaticals?
I don't really see how any of those are similar to a Fijian signing a contract which would see him leave NZ rugby at 21 but only staying as his contract was cancelled due to DV charges. Zinny changed his mind, Reece would be playing in Ireland if not for roughing up his missus.
I agree Reece would not be playign Rugby in NZ if not for his unfromtiate incidentBut hey that's life Shit happens
He turned a terrible time in his life to a pleasant change in location and maturity
Good on Reece Redemption is a beautiful thing
Couldn't care less if he plays fro NZ or Fiji He would be eligible to play for both
Born and raised in Fiji Educated in NZ and started his pro rugby career in NZ
A terrible time in his life? I'm pretty sure he wasn't the one dragged to the ground by his partner.
Also, there appears to be conflicting details between the story quoted by @Tim which said he had been blacklisted by the Chiefs, whereas this one says blacklisted by police. Chiefs makes more sense, as I'm not sure what a blacklisting by the police would mean . . .
The police prosecutor said Reece was already on notice after being blacklisted by police and his offending comes at a time when the government was spending large amounts of money to deter family violence.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12136189
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@ACT-Crusader said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@Darren said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
I think they want SBW as a counter to the fast rushing defense.
He hits the line and they have to cover his offload, I guess it helps create indecision and pulls in defenders.I think they want SBW because he rocks up to the Adidas launch, seems to pull off the new collarless AB t-shirt, smiles at the Adidas execs and during Ramadan is a really cheap Food Bill.
😎
He looks farking stupid with that beard though.
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