Crusaders 2020

[Stargazer]

Contradicts what's written in the article in my previous post. Not sure how reliable these "whispers" are.

[Stargazer]

Just read on the Havelock North Rugby instagram that Hugh Renton has been called into the Crusaders squad.

He was going to play 7s for HNR this weekend, but had to pull out.

[Machpants]

@Stargazer what position does he play?

[Stargazer]

@Machpants He's a loosie who can play at 6, 7 and 8.

[Stargazer]

First re-signing of the season!!!

[Higgins]

@Stargazer I though he was a Hastings RSC player following his old man who played at Hastings Old Boys.

[Nepia]

@Stargazer Does the fact he was playing for Havelock mean that he has re-signed with the Magpies?

[Stargazer]

@Higgins That's very well possible in XVs, but there are fewer club 7s teams, so maybe that's how he ended up with Havelock North.

[Stargazer]

@Nepia No, not necessarily. Players signed elsewhere sometimes play 7s in their home province (or wherever it suits them). In November, both Sullivans and Leo Thompson played 7s for Napier Pirates.

[Stargazer]

Crusaders Development XV to play Hurricanes Hunters in Porirua on Sat 15 Feb 2020 (k/o 1.00pm):

1 Isi Tuungafasi
2 Brodie McAlister
3 Tamaiti Williams
4 Sam Darry
5 Antonio Shalfoon
6 Hugh Renton
7 Jacob Norris
8 Ethan Roots
9 Ereatara Enari
10 Rameka Poihipi
11 Leicester Faingaanuku
12 Dallas McLeod
13 Inga Finau
14 Manasa Mataele
15 Chay Fihaki

RESERVES:
16 Shilo Klein
17 Harry Allan
18 Fletcher Newell
19 Mahonri Ngakuru
20 Josh Bokser
21 Luke Donaldson
22 Isaiah Punivai
23 Fetuli Paea
24 Sam Gilbert

https://crusaders.co.nz/news/1402-crusaders-development-xv-named-to-play-hurricanes-hunters

[shark]

Poihipi at 10!? Has he played there before? He'd be one of the bigger first fives going around!

[Chris]

@shark said in Crusaders 2020:

Poihipi at 10!? Has he played there before? He'd be one of the bigger first fives going around!

Yes he played his school rugby as a 10

[chchfanatic]

Cullen Grace , best kid razor has seen since Richie. Tough kid only going to get better and better.

[shark]

Yeah he went well. Razor wasn't done any favours at all by Canterbury last year as a handful of the tyros he was always likely to have in the Crusaders squad because of their ability, were hardly used by Maddock, or used out of position. So for Grace to come in and play so well immediately must be another endorsement for FABC(INLO)SR.

[cgrant]

Shalfoon ? Isn't he from Waikato ?

[Stargazer]

@cgrant He's studying at Lincoln Uni and was named in the 2019 Canterbury Wider Training Group, but not the Canterbury Mitre 10 Cup squad. He indeed played for Waikato in the 2019 Mitre 10 Cup.

Edited to add that he attended Lincoln High School before going to uni.

[cgrant]

Thanks a lot for the quick (and detailed) answer.

[Stargazer]

[chchfanatic]

@Stargazer he’s graduated from Lincoln uni.

[Stargazer]

Crusaders Development XV to play the Highlanders Bravehearts at Rugby Park, Christchurch (Sat 22 Feb 2020 - 1.30pm):

1 Harry Allan
2 Brodie McAlister
3 Fletcher Newell
4 Mahonri Ngakuru
5 Antonio Shalfoon
6 Hugh Renton
7 Billy Harmon
8 Taina Fox Matamua
9 Ereatara Enari
10 Brett Cameron
11 Sam Gilbert
12 Isaiah Punivai
13 Inga Finau
14 Manasa Mataele
15 Chay Fihaki

RESERVES:
16 Shilo Klein
17 Sam Matenga
18 Tamaiti Williams
19 Will Tucker
20 Josh Bokser
21 Luke Donaldson
22 Rameka Poihipi
23 Alex Hartford
24 Mitch Gibson

Edit: good to see Billy Harmon is back to fitness.