Crusaders 2023
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@kiwi_expat Thanks for that. Really enjoyable.
Joe Wheeler might be finding his niche - nicely balanced interview - interesting and fun.
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'The first person to shake my hand was Sam Whitelock': Crusaders rookie wing's unlikely rise
Three years later he was a winger for Tasman in an NPC Premiership final and in 2022 he was contracted by the Crusaders.
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Hadn't seen this before: This includes both the Crusaders dev team that played the Highlanders Bravehearts, last Saturday, but also the entire list of the Dev team.
2023 Crusaders Development Squad Named
Crusaders Academy Staff have named their Development squad for 2023
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Will Gualter and Fletcher Anderson might have permanently transferred to Ta$man. The latter played as a loan player last year.
The Chiefs Dev team that played last Friday included Blake Makiri, who was in the Canterbury/Crusaders system. He appears to have moved back north.
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@cgrant I suspect it's the same guy, but 1988 can't be right, because then he would have been too old to play U20s in 2011. I guess he'll still be 30+ though.
If it's the same guy, then he was with the Northland squad in 2015 as an injury replacement (but didn't play for them); he played for West Coast in 2018 and 2019, NZ Universities in 2021 and was part of the Canterbury B squad, last year. Don't know about 2020 and 2021.
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@Stargazer said in Crusaders 2023:
@cgrant I suspect it's the same guy, but 1988 can't be right, because then he would have been too old to play U20s in 2011. I guess he'll still be 30+ though.
If it's the same guy, then he was with the Northland squad in 2015 as an injury replacement (but didn't play for them); he played for West Coast in 2018 and 2019, NZ Universities in 2021 and was part of the Canterbury B squad, last year. Don't know about 2020 and 2021.
This guy?
background https://www.rugbyhistory.co.nz/player/tumama-m-l-tuulua
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Scott Barrett has re-signed with NZR, the Crusaders and Taranaki until the end of 2025.
Scott Barrett commits to New Zealand Rugby until the end of 2025
All Blacks forward Scott Barrett has signalled his intent to build on a stellar career in Aotearoa by re-signing with New Zealand Rugby until the end of 2025.
He plays his 100th game for the team in Fiji against Fijian Drua on 11 March 2023.
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@Machpants Is this Under 20s SuperRugby just a small tournament among the Kiwi teams or is it kind of like a reserve grade?
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@SBW1 The Super Rugby U20 thread is here:
https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/5745/2023-super-rugby-u20s
The Super Rugby U20 tournament serves foremost as a selection process for the NZ Under 20s. It's not like a reserve grade.
In addition, the franchises' development teams are usually meant to give game time to full squad members that don't get game time during Super Rugby, until club rugby starts. Apart from full squad members, often Academy players will fill the remaining spots in the development teams.
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Who here is worried the Crusaders might win the spoon this year?
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@Yeahtheboys said in Crusaders 2023:
Who here is worried the Crusaders might win the spoon this year?
Luckily the Highlanders exist.
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GREAT POST
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@SBW1 said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@kiwi_expat I am of the belief that the NZ XV side which was coached by Leon Macdonald was close to what will be rolled out in the not too distant future. The Saders have started off fairly slow this year and the coach has experienced a few disruptions.
Yeah Razor has been missing for almost 2 weeks with his Wife's brother passing away.
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@SBW1 said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@Chris That game in Fiji was always going to be either a banana skin or a cricket score for us, unfortunately the former. We still hopefully have a few players yet to come back who will make an impact.
Hopefully Leicester,Mo’unga,Taylor,Blackadder and Moodey,Drummond back next game.
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