Exodus 2016
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According to French media, Narbonne (French Pro D2) have signed Bay of Plenty prop Pingi Tala'apitanga on a short-term contract as injury cover for Tariel Ratianidze. Narbonne - the old club from Jerry Collins, which also has Stephen Brett, Piri Weepu, and Neemia Tialata in their squad - currently sits at the bottom of the Pro D2 table with 6 losses and 2 draws.
Pro D2 : Narbonne recrute le pilier droit samoan Pingi Tala'apitanga en joker
Le pilier droit Pingi Tala'apitanga va renforcer la lanterne rouge de Pro D2.
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Waikato and former Chiefs lock Brian Alainu’uese has joined Glasgow Warriors on a short-term deal. He'll play for them as injury cover until the end of the Pro12 season.
http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/16/10/24/alainu’uese-joins-glasgow-warriors-waikato
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@Stargazer Doesn't surprise me to see Tialata down there. Didn't our resident French fella tell us that he was viewed as rubbish by all n sundry?
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@MajorRage Don't remember, but maybe that's because I haven't been on the Fern long enough ...
Btw, Narbonne isn't doing quite as bad as I said two weeks ago (that's what happens if you're looking at other websites than the official ones). They're currently 11th (from 16 teams), having won 4 and having lost 4 games.
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Funny 'highlights' package. The vision didn't match how much the commentators were raving on about him.
Some decent runs but a lot of them across field. The last one probably being the best.Still don't understand why he left NZ. Could have been at the height of his career this year and next year against the Lions.
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@pukunui this is why
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@taniwharugby said in Exodus 2016:
@pukunui this is why
Well yeah clearly that is why but its not as if he was on minimum wage in NZ and few years more as an AB could have seen him worth even more up north.
Some decent play in that clip but not what i would call "incredible" like the title and commentators suggest.
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From what I've read the offer was about two-three times what he could have expected to earn in NZ. Added to that was the consideration of coming from a large family and feeling obligated to support them as well as he could during his short professional career.
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yeah the lure of the Black jersey may be strong, but a big stack of Euros to a young fella would be mighty tempting, and I guess he thought I'm young, I can play for a few years, make loads and come back and have another tilt at a black jersey...
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@cgrant said in Exodus 2016:
Would he be a certain starter in the AB team if he was still in NZ ? Not sure of this with so many talented players around (Smith, NMS, Dagg, Savea, Naholo, Ioane ...).
No , not a certain starter but would certainly be a handy addition to our depth
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@pukunui said in Exodus 2016:
He definitely would have had a couple of opportunities to claim a starting spot if he had stayed given our wing injuries and Savea's dip in form. He looks to have bulked up a bit.
I think Izzy Dagg probably owes him thanks as well. Can't see that we'd have Dagg on the wing if Piutau was available.
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i recall in an interview last year foxy saying they believe he is better suited to the left wing , and ive forgotten the reason , skillset related, and i think that is where they played him
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He was very composed in his performances in Black, I was pretty sure he would have been right in the AB mix. But at the end of the day he has to look after his family too, playing over there will be extremely lucrative and less physically taxing on his body allowing him the potential to play longer
