Crusaders 2020
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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.
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@Cyclops said in Crusaders 2020:
@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.
Yeah - a few seasons ago it was pretty notable the number of tightheads playing Super rugby that were either ineligible for NZ or questionable.
Can't remember all of them but doubtless included some of Halanukunuku, Geldenhuys, Alaalatoa, Jager, Tamiefuna.
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@chchfanatic said in Crusaders 2020:
@Cyclops really. I’m all for having the best team.
And some wonder why many on this board give Canterbury and Crusaders fans a hard time.
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@Chris-B said in Crusaders 2020:
@Cyclops said in Crusaders 2020:
@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.
Yeah - a few seasons ago it was pretty notable the number of tightheads playing Super rugby that were either ineligible for NZ or questionable.
Can't remember all of them but doubtless included some of Halanukunuku, Geldenhuys, Alaalatoa, Jager, Tamiefuna.
Michael Alaalatoa was NZ eligible until July/August this year, Jager still is. Geldenhuys might be, too.
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@gt12 so the hurricanes wouldn’t take peter Steph dt or Siya kolisi. Or the blues wouldn’t like Farrell as their 10. This guy would be amazing in super rugby.
