Super Rugby News
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@Tim said in Super Rugby News:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=11888050
Although having SBW available for Bledisloe would be a good thing, this would make a complete joke of the judicial system (again), if this is true (we can't check whether it's true, because the judicial decision about SBW has not been published, as far as I can tell):
Sonny Bill Williams' four-match suspension for his hit on Anthony Watson in Wellington will see him miss the Blues' final match in Tokyo, but with two pre-season games for Counties Manukau factored in he will be free to return for the first Bledisloe Cup showdown in Sydney on August 19..
See also the World Rugby Regulation 17.19.10:
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Mitchell Drummond, Mitchell Hunt and George Bridge have re-signed with the Crusaders! Hunt & Bridge for two years and Drummond for three years.
http://crusaders.co.nz/news/1127-flatmates-re-sign-for-bnz-crusaders
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@Stargazer Wonder if that means Bryn Hall will be going as you would think that he would be included with that lot if he had re-signed and Fukofuka has another year to run on his contract. I'm assuming that with all the hype surrounding Ene Enari that they will be looking to promote him to the main squad next season.
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@African-Monkey I thought Bryn Hall signed for two years with the Crusaders?
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@African-Monkey Only if the Crusaders no longer want him, which is unlikely, considering he's getting regular starts. Hall himself has said about a month ago that he'd like to stay. Unless that has suddenly changed, of course ...
I can imagine that Fukofuka will just be there for injury cover again next year and then be dropped at the end of the season. He may battle with Enari for third spot. For Enari it would be a development year; not sure he's ready to be the 2nd halfback in 2018.
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@African-Monkey In theory - given that we haven't had to use either of Fifita or Macilai all season - we could carry four halfbacks in the squad for a season.
Be better if we could offload Fukofuka to someone else - for him and us if he was going to be 4th string (though of course it's only my perception that Enari and even Stratton are better options).
I'd be disappointed to lose Hall - after being pretty luke-warm about him coming. He and Drummond have worked quite well as a tandem pair - serviceable at least - and no guarantee that pairing someone new (especially a rookie) with Drummond would work as well.
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how shit is this week for the BLues.
Have they played since the Lions game? So they now get 1 more game, out of contention and get to play the Sunwolves...
Man this break has really killed the momentum of super rugby, interesting to see if it affects the other KIwi teams in contention.
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@taniwharugby They played a friendly last week against a local side in Japan. The core group of the Blues have been in Japan since last week.
I don't think Rieko is travelling across - which in my opinion is the right call - the dude needs a break. I don't see the benefit in sending him across to Japan when he has been ill and his travel and playing schedule have been extreme in the leadup to last week. Let him R & R.
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@taniwharugby I posted this in the Blues thread, yesterday:
