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[Canes4life]

@Yeetyaah Yup, a big loss to the Highlanders on the cards this week i'd say.

[Yeetyaah]

@Canes4life I hate losing to the Landers the most out of any team. Lived in Duns for 4 years and all my mates I met there are bandwagon Landers fans so I never hear the end of it.

[Canes4life]

@Yeetyaah I kind of feel your pain, losing to them in the 2015 final at home was a hard pill to swallow, especially when they were partying to the early hours right outside my flat at the time. Just can't see the Chiefs winning this one i'm afraid.

[Hooroo]

I don't care if we lose all the rest of the games this season APART from the Blues because @Duluth

[Duluth]

@Hooroo said in Super Rugby News:

I don't care if we lose all the rest of the games this season APART from the Blues because @Duluth

Even without Brodie I'm still not confident about that bet..

[Hooroo]

@Duluth said in Super Rugby News:

@Hooroo said in Super Rugby News:

I don't care if we lose all the rest of the games this season APART from the Blues because @Duluth

Even without Brodie I'm still not confident about that bet..

and DMac!!!

and the worst part of the equation is Cooper!!!

[antipodean]

@Hooroo said in Super Rugby News:

@Duluth said in Super Rugby News:

@Hooroo said in Super Rugby News:

I don't care if we lose all the rest of the games this season APART from the Blues because @Duluth

Even without Brodie I'm still not confident about that bet..

and DMac!!!

and the worst part of the equation is Cooper!!!

If you want to be assured of winning, you could pay me to tip the Blues...

[Stargazer]

Sam Whitelock has re-signed with NZR, the Crusaders and Canterbury through to 2023.

He'll miss Super Rugby in 2020 to play for Panasonic in Japan, but will be available to the ABs in 2020 due to his long-term contract.

[Yeetyaah]

I like the idea of theses new contracts with sabbaticals to play elsewhere. Also, because he is back in May, Super Rugby rules require a minimum amount of games to be eligible to play in the finals matches, probably possible he misses the Super Rugby finals. Unless they change the rule. Or he doesn't play Super Rugby at all.

[Stargazer]

@Yeetyaah As in my post and the media release, he won't play SR in 2020.

[Yeetyaah]

@Stargazer Ah lmao misread it.

[Chris]

Retalick and Barrett next sabbaticals

[Yeetyaah]

@Chris I hope so. Look how fucked the Chiefs are without master Guzzler at the moment.

[Chris]

@Yeetyaah Its been a heavy work load on him before this season his body needs a break we need him for the 2023 WC

[Machpants]

@Chris said in Super Rugby News:

Retalick and Barrett next sabbaticals

Anything to get them to stay!

[Chris]

@Machpants Yeah I think that's where NZ Rugby are at if they want to keep their elite, It has it's downside though if they don't keep it under some sort of control.

[Machpants]

@Chris Sure does have a downside, but not as bad as going like SA - the Bulls saying they are going to run out of players due to all their top ones going over seas after RWC.

[Chris]

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[Yeetyaah]

@Chris Will be a good move for him I think. Dunno if Marty will stick around for another year.

[Chris]

@Yeetyaah Yes Mate totally understandable.He needs regular game time, It will be interesting who the Crusaders pick up probably a Young First Five, Which is Good for NZ Rugby to develop a youngster in that environment.