Blues 2020
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Looks like an April 11 return date for Beaudie
Beauden Barrett's debut for the Blues is set to come earlier than expected. Newshub understands Barrett wants to make his long-awaited debut for the franchise in round 11 against the Hurricanes at Eden Park. -
Round 11 of 18. So he'll play 7 of the 16 regular season games.
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@Tim said in Blues 2020:
Round 11 of 18. So he'll play 7 of the 16 regular season games.
You counting the quarter, semi and final?
I can dream.....
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@KiwiMurph wasn’t he always coming back mid April? Newshub made it seem he’d be back in March lol
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Interesting to see Jones in there (instead of 7s) and Funaki not starting.
Ganellen Blues U20s v Hurricanes U20s. McLean Park, Napier. Kick off is at 2:05pm. McLean Park, on Saturday the 29th of February. Starting XV: 1 Tevita Langi – North Harbour 2 Soane Vikena – Auckland 3 Jimmy Roots – North Harbour 4 Damien Naufahu – Auckland 5 James Brown – Auckland 6 Rob Rush – Northland 7 Niko Jones – Auckland 8 Terrell Peita (vc) – Auckland 9 Manu Paea – Auckland 10 Zarn Sullivan © – Auckland 11 Heremaia Murray – Auckland 12 Lemeki Namoa – Auckland 13 Joel Cobb – Auckland 14 Lewini Mocevakaca – Auckland 15 Sofai Maka – Auckland Reserves: 16 Gil Cann-Vaana – Northland 17 Leandro Vakatini – Auckland 18 Sione Ahio – Auckland 19 Joeli Matalaweru – Auckland 20 Noah Perelini – Auckland 21 Taufa Funaki – Northland 22 Corey Evans – Auckland 23 Patrick Elia – Northland 24 Kade Banks – North Harbour 25 Jack Gray – Auckland 26 Clayton Frans – North Harbour 27 Cam Church – Auckland 28 Meihana Grindlay – Auckland 29 Hamdahn Tuipulotu/ Aisea Takapu – Auckland 30 John Latu – Auckland -
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@KiwiMurph Blues U20 beat the Canes U20 24 - 22 in Napier.
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@Tim said in Blues 2020:
@KiwiMurph said in Blues 2020:
Taufa Funaki – Northland
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I see the page got updated to say Funaki is an Auckland player. So it was a typo
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Newshub again claiming Barrett will play against the Hurricanes in Round 11
Newshub can reveal Barrett will play his first game of competitive rugby in five months on April 4, running out for his home club. The appearance will serve as the precursor to Barrett's Blues debut on April 11 against his former team, the Hurricanes. -
Coached by Alama Ieremia
Note no. 16 @Stargazer
The Blues A team to meet Hurricanes A at Evans Bay Park on Saturday at 1pm is: Starting XV: 1. Joe Walsh, 2. Luteru Tolai, 3. Marcel Renata, 4. Samipeni Finau, 5. Sam Caird, 6. Waimana Riedlinger-Kapa ©️, 7. Niko Jones, 8. SamMcNamara, 9. Finlay Christie, 10. Jack Heighton, 11. Emoni Narawa, 12. Tamati Tua, 13. AJ Lam, 14. Jordan Hyland, 15. Jared Page Replacements: 16. Kianu Kereru-Symes, 17. Fatongia Paea, 18. Jack Straker, 19. Xavier Cowley-Tuioti, 20. Jonah Mau’u, 21. Taufa Funaki, 22. Zarn Sullivan, 23. Tomas Aoake, 24. Joel Cobb -
Good to see a few players returning from injury: Christie, WRK, Heighton & Page
So I think that just leaves Goodhue, Tele'a, Tucker and Hodgman on the injured list
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@Duluth So, does that mean that he's the temporary injury cover for Parsons (Tolai being the replacement of Ray Niuia)?
Edited to add that Samipeni Finau trained with the Crusaders during preseason, but didn't play for the Crusaders Dev team two weeks ago.
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@Stargazer said in Blues 2020:
Edited to add that Samipeni Finau trained with the Crusaders during preseason, but didn't play for the Crusaders Dev team two weeks ago.
He was playing for Waikato in the CCCC (how's that for an acronym) so is back up north.
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