North vs South
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@Stargazer said in North vs South:
@Kirwan There's a difference though between signing a player who has already played NPC - and even more so - Super Rugby, and signing a player straight out of school. Kieran Read had never played for Counties when he signed with the Crusaders.
Not really, it's still buying talent from another region. Chequebook recruitment.
All teams do it, but the Crusaders more than most. It's just funny to see someone talk about the Blues buying a title when that's exactly what the Crusaders do.
And they'd be crazy not to.
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@Snowy Some people seem to have a problem with "cheque book signings" or poaching at SR level.
Only signing players from other SR franchises or NPC provinces from other SR catchments can possibly fall into that category. Signing players from other SR catchments who never even played NPC there, isn't a cheque book signing or poaching IMO (as these players still need a significant number of years of development). Also signing players from other SR (catchments or franchises) who didn't get sufficient playing opportunities isn't poaching IMO.
I couldn't care less, although I prefer SR franchises to sign players from their own catchment first.
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i love the fact the only time the Landers have tried it was 2013 (nonu, woodcock) and it was our worst season ever
...generally anyone we have form other regions is because they weren't wanted
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@Kiwiwomble You had a few this year, though. Just not the big names (like BB, DC).
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@booboo said in North vs South:
Ha! Take that you poxy little island at the bottom of the world.
Us, the poxy little island at the bottom of the world???!!!
We, my friend, are the jewel of the Southern Ocean, while you guys inhabit the plague island!!! Christ half of your team has been declared a public health risk, yellow flagged and placed in a quarantine colony.
We cannot be sure that bits won't fall off them when they're tackled.
South vs The Lepers Invitational XV!
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@Chris-B said in North vs South:
@booboo said in North vs South:
Ha! Take that you poxy little island at the bottom of the world.
Us, the poxy little island at the bottom of the world???!!!
We, my friend, are the jewel of the Southern Ocean, while you guys inhabit the plague island!!! Christ half of your team has been declared a public health risk, yellow flagged and placed in a quarantine colony.
We cannot be sure that bits won't fall off them when they're tackled.
South vs The Lepers Invitational XV!
I thought that the invitational 15 were based in Nelson anyway?
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@Stargazer said in North vs South:
@Machpants BB isn't the one and only 10. They've just hidden Mitch Hunt in the list of the outside backs.
Foxy about 2.50 in.
Talks about selections, including back up 10. First name mentioned wasn't Hunt.
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@Chris-B said in North vs South:
@booboo said in North vs South:
Ha! Take that you poxy little island at the bottom of the world.
Us, the poxy little island at the bottom of the world???!!!
We, my friend, are the jewel of the Southern Ocean, while you guys inhabit the plague island!!! Christ half of your team has been declared a public health risk, yellow flagged and placed in a quarantine colony.
We cannot be sure that bits won't fall off them when they're tackled.
South vs The Lepers Invitational XV!
I laughed despite myself
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@Stargazer said in North vs South:
@booboo said in North vs South:
I laughed despite myawlf
"myawlf" is that booboo dialect?
Fat-fingerese
It's how TB was invented
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Also made some interesting comments re T-cube v Hall.
T-cube still has the skill set they're looking for as being most similar to Nug.
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@booboo said in North vs South:
@Stargazer said in North vs South:
@Machpants BB isn't the one and only 10. They've just hidden Mitch Hunt in the list of the outside backs.
Foxy about 2.50 in.
Talks about selections, including back up 10. First name mentioned wasn't Hunt.
is this the right link?
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@KiwiMurph said in North vs South:
@booboo said in North vs South:
@Stargazer said in North vs South:
@Machpants BB isn't the one and only 10. They've just hidden Mitch Hunt in the list of the outside backs.
Foxy about 2.50 in.
Talks about selections, including back up 10. First name mentioned wasn't Hunt.
is this the right link?
Was going to ask the same. What time was the interview? @booboo
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@Snowy said in North vs South:
@Chris-B said in North vs South:
@booboo said in North vs South:
Ha! Take that you poxy little island at the bottom of the world.
Us, the poxy little island at the bottom of the world???!!!
We, my friend, are the jewel of the Southern Ocean, while you guys inhabit the plague island!!! Christ half of your team has been declared a public health risk, yellow flagged and placed in a quarantine colony.
We cannot be sure that bits won't fall off them when they're tackled.
South vs The Lepers Invitational XV!
I thought that the invitational 15 were based in Nelson anyway?
Ahhh.
I don't know.
We give you guys our elite agen... err... coaches, and still we have to listen to Nepia's kool aid parroted!
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