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@KiwiMurph said in Super Rugby News:
@Higgins It's been pretty widely reported that he's been headed to the Canes for Super Rugby so sounds right.
I think you are being a bit harsh there - he's a very experienced player who hasnt had much help in the tight 5 at the Rebels the last few years. I think he'll be a good acquisition for the Canes. Look at what they have done to a tight five player like Louisi. It's not like the Canes have gone and signed Angus Ta'avao or Sam Prattley.
Isn't he Aussie qualified now? If so the Canes shouldn't be signing him up!
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Hurricanes sign Wallabies prop Toby Smith
Wallabies prop Toby Smith has signed a two-year deal with the Hurricanes. The 28-year-old loose head will join his new Investec Super Rugby club for the 2018 and 2019 seasons after spending the past four seasons with the Melbourne Rebels in Australia. Smith, who won two Super Rugby titles during four seasons with the Chiefs, played 50 matches for the Rebels as well as six tests for his birth country Australia. "I'll always be grateful for my time in Australia and I have really enjoyed playing for the Melbourne Rebels, but when the opportunity to play for the Hurricanes came up it was very appealing to me. "To play for a team with such a proud history and from everything I've heard a great culture, while also being closer to my young son is something I'm very excited about. "I'm looking forward to moving to Wellington later in the year, meeting everyone, and getting stuck into pre-season training." Hurricanes head coach Chris Boyd said Smith would bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the club. "Toby has a long and accomplished career that has already included nearly 100 Super Rugby caps, 50 matches for Waikato and a Rugby World Cup campaign with Australia. "That sort of experience is a valuable asset for any team and we're looking forward to his input from next season." Smith was born in North Queensland, but raised in Hamilton by New Zealand parents. He attended Hamilton Boys' High School and was a member of the 2008 New Zealand Under 20s squad which won the then IRB Junior World Championship. He was a member of the Investec Super Rugby winning Chiefs teams in 2012 and 2013 before moving to Melbourne to chase his goal of playing international rugby. Smith earned Wallabies selection for the 2015 Rugby World Cup squad and made his test debut off the bench against the USA in Chicago in late 2015. He will be ineligible for the Wallabies after he moves back to New Zealand.PLAYER PROFILE: Name: Toby Smith Position: Loosehead prop Age: 28 Born: Kirwan, Australia Height: 1.90m Weight: 116kg Educated: Hamilton Boys' High School Playing career: Waikato 2008-2013; Chiefs 2010-2013; Melbourne Rebels 2014-2017; Wallabies 2015-present (six tests) -
@Nepia said in Super Rugby News:
@KiwiMurph said in Super Rugby News:
@Higgins It's been pretty widely reported that he's been headed to the Canes for Super Rugby so sounds right.
I think you are being a bit harsh there - he's a very experienced player who hasnt had much help in the tight 5 at the Rebels the last few years. I think he'll be a good acquisition for the Canes. Look at what they have done to a tight five player like Louisi. It's not like the Canes have gone and signed Angus Ta'avao or Sam Prattley.
Isn't he Aussie qualified now? If so the Canes shouldn't be signing him up!
I read an interview with Boyd a couple of weeks ago, which seemed to imply that they have only signed Toby Smith because they are developing a young prop who isn't ready yet to step up to Super Rugby level for the next two years. Not sure who he was referring to (Fidow? Rakete-Stones? Farrell? Someone else?), but it appeared to me that they just needed someone to temporarily take Uhila's spot in the squad until that young player is ready to go.
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Seta Tamanivalu has re-signed with the Crusaders for another year.
http://crusaders.co.nz/news/1136-tamanivalu-re-signs-with-bnz-crusaders
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Crusaders keep adding to their backline stocks. This time Queensland Ginga Campbell Magnay...
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@Wurzel I think this is the article?
Rookie Wallabies squad member Campbell Magnay is set to join a NZ Super Rugby team NEW Wallabies squad member Campbell Magnay is close to signing with Kiwi Super Rugby heavyweights the Crusaders. In a stunning move just days after Magnay was called into Wallabies camp by coach Michael Cheika, it has emerged that the hard-running Queensland back is deep in talks to move to Christchurch as part of his two-year deal with Japanese club Suntory. Magnay’s Japanese contract makes it virtually impossible to return to the Reds because it violates the ARU’s own policy about selecting players from overseas only for Super seasons. Cheika has one potential ace up his sleeve, which is to continually pick Magnay in his squads until the end of the year, giving him limited time next season in Japan and having clubs from there rethink their approach to Australian players. In the meanwhile, the Crusaders have no qualms offering Magnay a short-term contract that will let him play Super Rugby and then slot straight back into the Japanese Top League. The Crusaders already have Aussies Michael Alaalatoa and Pete Samu as part of their dominant squad and also took former Red Digby Ioane in when he could not finalise a deal with Queensland. Magnay’s agent Anthony Picone, who also stitched up Sean McMahon’s deal to move to Japan, could not be reached for comment.Can't say I'm happy with any NZ team offering this kind of contract. Sign a Kiwi, dammit!
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@Wurzel said in Super Rugby News:
Crusaders keep adding to their backline stocks. This time Queensland Ginga Campbell Magnay...
Oh for fuck sake.
We (NZR) sign a fucking Aussie? Fuck sake
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Aaron Mauger or Mark Hammett? Highlanders fans don't have to wait much longer to find out who their team's new head coach is.
Appointing Japan-bound Tony Brown's replacement was always the top priority when the Highlanders' 2017 campaign ended last weekend, and chief executive Roger Clark told Stuff a decision was due by the end of next week.
In what is shaping as one of rugby's worst kept secrets, former All Blacks and Crusaders midfielder Mauger is expected to beat out fellow Cantabrian Hammett for the top job.
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@Rapido said in Super Rugby News:
I'm not against overseas players in the NZ franchises.
But Magnay is an appalling signing, for the simple reason that Crusader country already have Will Jordan and Brayden Ennor from the U20s in their laps.
Pussy mgmt.
I'm not against overseas players in NZ franchises but I think there should be different rules depending on where the players are from. I'm fine with 3-4 overseas players making it into a squad if they're from Tier 2 teams, particularly the PIs. I'd even be more lenient with Argie players, since they only have one pro team. But a Tier 1 country with 4-5 pro teams like Australia? It should be one player max, not fuckin four. It's ridiculous.
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@Unco said in Super Rugby News:
@Rapido said in Super Rugby News:
I'm not against overseas players in the NZ franchises.
But Magnay is an appalling signing, for the simple reason that Crusader country already have Will Jordan and Brayden Ennor from the U20s in their laps.
Pussy mgmt.
I'm not against overseas players in NZ franchises but I think there should be different rules depending on where the players are from. I'm fine with 3-4 overseas players making it into a squad if they're from Tier 2 teams, particularly the PIs. I'd even be more lenient with Argie players, since they only have one pro team. But a Tier 1 country with 4-5 pro teams like Australia? It should be one player max, not fuckin four. It's ridiculous.
We do have different rules regarding overseas players. Basically PI are treated differently.
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@Stargazer Excellent. Now Hammett is free to join the 2018 Chiefs coaching team.
