Exodus 2017
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As much as I love him, particularly for his work at the Chiefs, where him leaving would be bad for us - think it's probably worth going.
I can't see him getting to number 2 in the AB pecking order again, and there are younguns about too.
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@gt12 said in Exodus 2017:
As much as I love him, particularly for his work at the Chiefs, where him leaving would be bad for us - think it's probably worth going.
I can't see him getting to number 2 in the AB pecking order again, and there are younguns about too.
Yeah its a position with crazy competition at the moment. Could see him going, and wouldn't blame him.
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I'd say Taimanivalu and Fekitoa would both be real prospects to leave after this year, with both only signed to end of this year.
I guess it would be in both interests to keep any announcements until post Lions with both of them, particularly Taimanivalu outside prospects anyway, but any announcement for someone like Taimanivalu could signal the end of his AB career.
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If Taimanivalu wants to make a halfhearted attempt at being an AB then leave for Toulon, well it's no great loss.
Fekitoa seems to have some sort of anger problem going on. I'd prefer he stay in NZ but it's not too difficult to see him being overtaken by other players, he hasn't nailed that AB 13 jersey by any means.
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@Billy-Tell I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Buckman stays healthy this Super Rugby season and gets a shot at that 13 jersey.
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@Billy-Tell said in Exodus 2017:
Fekitoa seems to have some sort of anger problem going on.
Where's this come from?
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Facebook or twitter or some fucking social media awhile ago, he posted about having 'anger problems'.
I don't know that BT is talking about rugby, necessarily.
I don't think he is first choice right now, but he's only 1 injury away. I wouldn't go, but if the money is big. Hmm.
Edit: Not TR
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@Stargazer said in Exodus 2017:
I fuckin' hate Toulon/Mourad Boudjellal
Except this ends up hurting France more than it hurts NZ.
Have you seen their team to play England?
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@Frye That may be so, but that's hardly my only reason for disliking this kind of "news". I prefer our players to play for NZ teams and I'd like to be able to watch them play! Top 14 games are at inconvenient hours for us and not televised by Sky (or anyone else).
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is the player exodus any worse than it has been?
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The tweeter is going way over the top there.
What would be disruptive to NZ rugby is if they started throwing big bucks and long contracts at the best young players in NZ. We aren't talking Carter level money, but next tier down - Gitteau/Sexton/Parra.
If they blindly gave the Age Grade Player of the year a long contract at big bucks the past few years you are looking at guys like Sam Cane, Akira Ioane, Jordie Barrett, Ardie Savea, Damian MacKenzie. At least you have them making a big decision before they are even capped as ABs.
The black jersey is a valuable bargaining chip, but as we know from the league raids in the 90's perhaps not as much as you think.
All those players I'm happy for them to take all three, just clears the decks for next crop - although with Fekitoa I have some pause. Nonu was rumoured to be switching to league and signing with Wests around the 2007 RWC - general consensus on here was that it wouldn't be a huge loss to NZ rugby and he was a bit of a bust at test level.
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Story talks about the global season, eligibility and that Dagg looks like staying...
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Not yet confirmed: Callum Gibbins to Glasgow Warriors
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Luatua:
Steven Luatua to link up with former Blues coach Pat Lam at Bristol - report | Newshub
The European raiders could have claimed their next All Black in the Blues' Steven Luatua.
Also strong signals that Izzy Dagg will stay in NZ. Announcement in the next few days.
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@Wurzel said in Exodus 2017:
Steven Luatua strongly rumoured to be joining Pat Lam's Bristol for next season.
One player who has never delivered on the promise his breakout season suggested. I would not be surprised to see him move overseas, especially if he remains no more than a fringe AB. He has the physical attributes to entice overseas clubs to part with their money.
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@Stargazer said in Exodus 2017:
Luatua:
Steven Luatua to link up with former Blues coach Pat Lam at Bristol - report | Newshub
The European raiders could have claimed their next All Black in the Blues' Steven Luatua.
Also strong signals that Izzy Dagg will stay in NZ. Announcement in the next few days.
I'd be surprised if Dagg left now. The journalists with strong ties to the ABs (the likes of Gregor Paul etc) have all been basically saying that Dagg is staying.
