Crusaders 2020
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Crusaders 2020:
@Chris Heard Nigel Yalden on the radio this morning saying that the squads are announced "next Tuesday night" so maybe on the Breakdown show rather than staggered through the day like previous years?
Thanks mate that’s an interesting concept
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@Tim said in Crusaders 2020:
I thought Samisoni Taukei'aho re-signed with the Chiefs?
He has according to that post from @WillieTheWaiter. A no-brainer to me.
Polwart should be the Chiefs hooker on the bubble. I think he lacks size and had an injury-plagued season.
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@Daffy-Jaffy classic sky move. Kind lame for those who don't have sky.
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McAllister has signed for 2-3 years. I’ve heard we’ve got Sione havilli too. I’ve heard a massive rumour but I just can’t see it being true. Someone from the World Cup final.
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@chchfanatic Any news on that Fijian flanker?
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@chchfanatic said in Crusaders 2020:
McAllister has signed for 2-3 years. I’ve heard we’ve got Sione havilli too. I’ve heard a massive rumour but I just can’t see it being true. Someone from the World Cup final.
A Springbok ?
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@chchfanatic said in Crusaders 2020:
I’ve heard a massive rumour but I just can’t see it being true. Someone from the World Cup final.
Kiwi or PI (born)?
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This saracens salary cap drama certainly strengthens the rumour
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@chchfanatic I hope it's Joe Marler, someone that will stir up your culture and send you spiraling out of the conference race.
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@Canes4life Not a Saracens player. Kruis would be a good guess.
Koch plays for Sarries too, and is a TH.
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@Cyclops really. I’m all for having the best team.
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@chchfanatic sure. But I want the best Crusaders team and the best ABs team. If we parachute in an English tighthead then we block the development of an NZ option, and meaning we're down to 4 starting slots for the ABs to pick from.
I'd be less worried if it's a lock or a midfielder since those positions are less specialised so there are more starting roles. But I still prefer to have either NZ eligible players or guys with strong links to NZ (e.g. Grew up here but have chosen to represent a tier 2 country).
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@Cyclops Agree. I can live with NZ SR franchises signing uncapped foreign players if the only available players in NZ for a specific position are Mitre 10 Cup players of insufficient development potential (the step down is too big), but otherwise it's a "no" from me. I'd be okay with rare exceptions for capped PI or other tier 2/3 players.
