Blues 2022

[antipodean]

@tim that explains a few things

[Nepia]

@tim said in Blues 2022:

and the 29-year-old

Da Fuq, how is he only 29. He's like an Islander Whitelock.

[Machpants]

@tim Bloody idiot trying to hide it, jesus some people are so foolish

[MN5]

@nepia said in Blues 2022:

@tim said in Blues 2022:

and the 29-year-old

Da Fuq, how is he only 29. He's like an Islander Whitelock.

I was thinking more along the lines of those English props who looked ancient back in the day despite being early 30s at most.

I agree about Karl T though. He looks like someone’s Dad come to watch his son play for the blues.

[Nepia]

@mn5 I agree with you although you managed to find a young looking pic of Moore, surprisingly.

Rugby players seemed to look older back in the 80s.

Maybe it's just perception based on our relative ages.

[Daffy Jaffy]

Christie goes from strength to strength at the Blues

All Blacks and Blues halfback Finlay Christie knows an opportunity when he sees it and is reaping the benefit from returning to his home region to play DHL Super Rugby Pacific in Auckland.

[nzzp]

@daffy-jaffy another Kents boy.

In the modern era have they produced the most ABs? Must be damn close if they aren't out in front.

[Dice]

[Nogusta]

@nzzp barely remember him playing at St Kents. He was stuck behind Sam Nock most of his time there and hardly got a run.

[nzzp]

@nogusta said in Blues 2022:

@nzzp barely remember him playing at St Kents. He was stuck behind Sam Nock most of his time there and hardly got a run.

Cheers,

I googled 'most abs', and couldn't see St Kents on many lists. Weird, as it feels like they have spat out so many pro rugby players these days.

[Nogusta]

@nzzp yea heeeeaps of pro rugby and league players but only Ennor, Papalii, Christie recent ABs? Then you'd have to go back to Kaino, Afoa, Duffie before that.

[Dice]

@nogusta said in Blues 2022:

@nzzp barely remember him playing at St Kents. He was stuck behind Sam Nock most of his time there and hardly got a run.

I was about to bring that up. Funny how their roles have reversed.

Christie barely played in his last two years, because Nock was the starter as a 5th former.

[Bovidae]

@nzzp

St Kents had players from all over the NI, and often the best from other Auckland schools for their last couple of years of schooling. That has helped.

Stats | allblacks.com

Christie has his own link (due to spelling).

http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/schoollist.asp?sl_id=St Kentigern's College&stats_id=71

[nzzp]

@bovidae said in Blues 2022:

@nzzp

St Kents had players from all over the NI, and often the best from other Auckland schools for their last couple of years of schooling. That has helped.

Stats | allblacks.com

Christie has his own link (due to spelling).

http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/schoollist.asp?sl_id=St Kentigern's College&stats_id=71

hah, yeah! St Kents vs St Kent.

the other St Kents has 9 ABs ... but 8/10 were in the last 5-6 years.

http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/schoollist.asp?sl_id=St Kentigern College&stats_id=71

[Nogusta]

@bovidae forgot about Tamanivalu. And I'm pretty sure Steven Luatua didn't attend St Kents

[KiwiMurph]

Luatua was MAGS.

[Stargazer]

Caleb Clarke suspended for three weeks (up to and including 23 April 2022)

Here's the official SANZAAR media release:

https://super.rugby/superrugby/documents/judiciary/super-rugby-pacific-round-7-clarke-suspended-for-three-weeks/

[antipodean]

@stargazer so no clarification, just a punishment for clouting an attacker...

SANZAAR really is useless.

[Stargazer]

@antipodean It's unfortunate that SANZAAR only publishes media releases and not the full decisions, like World Rugby does.

[nzzp]

@stargazer young age is now a basis to reduce bans.

FML.