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[Higgins]

Probably signed somewhere overseas, Japan possibly (the European seasons have by and large already started and you would have thought someone would have let us in on the info by now if he had signed there). When does/did his Chiefs contract end?

[Tim]

@Higgins 2021

[Higgins]

Thanks. I'll start the rumours and proffer that he will end up at Ta$man for the next Mitre10 Cup!

[Bovidae]

BOP or Waikato. Both are losing their no.1 halfback.

[Yeetyaah]

@Bovidae surely Waikato then.

[mikey07]

@Bovidae Wellington did 1 better and took there shield games to Masterton and Levin in 08

[Bovidae]

@mikey07 said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:

@Bovidae Wellington did 1 better and took there shield games to Masterton and Levin in 08

Waikato and other teams have done exactly the same. I've been to matches in Ruatoria and Paeroa to watch Waikato play East Coast and Thames Valley, respectively, in RS games.

Otago went to Oamaru earlier this season.

[mikey07]

@Bovidae and so they should take the game to the Heartlands home ground

[Stargazer]

Mitre 10 Cup, Semi Finals confirmed:
Friday 18th, 7.35pm – Bay of Plenty v Manawatu (Rotorua)
Saturday 19th, 2.05pm – Ta$man v Auckland (Blenheim)
Saturday 19th, 4.35pm – Hawke’s Bay v Otago (Napier)
Saturday 19th, 7.05pm – Wellington v Canterbury (Wellington)

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Farah Palmer Cup Semi Finals confirmed:
Saturday 19th, 12.00pm – Auckland v Wellington (Eden Park, Auckland)
Saturday 19th, 2.05pm – Hawke’s Bay v Northland (Napier)
Saturday 19th, TBC 1pm/2pm TBC - Otago v Ta$man
Sunday 20th, 2.05pm – Canterbury v Counties Manukau

[Bovidae]

The Sat night game will still clash with Australia vs England.

[Steven Harris]

There was a kid that came on as replacement prop for Otago yesterday in Northland game his name is Saula Ma’u , apparently he is 145Kgs 6,3 and only 18 years old..he is literally the biggest human being I have ever seen run out on to a rugby field..from what I believe he schooled in Auckland ..anyone know anything about this kid ..?,you would think he would be a contender for the NZ under 20s next year..

[ACT Crusader]

@Steven-Harris said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:

There was a kid that came on as replacement prop for Otago yesterday in Northland game his name is Saula Ma’u , apparently he is 145Kgs 6,3 and only 18 years old..he is literally the biggest human being I have ever seen run out on to a rugby field..from what I believe he schooled in Auckland ..anyone know anything about this kid ..?,you would think he would be a contender for the NZ under 20s next year..

Article says he’s signed with Otago for 3 years.

Jun 7, 2019

18-year-old Otago pick no ordinary teenager

Otago is confident it has made the right call in drafting an 18-year-old prop into its Mitre 10 Cup squad. But Saula Mau is not your ordinary...

[Yeetyaah]

145kgs and 1.93m. What a fucking unit.

[Canes4life]

@Steven-Harris said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:

he is literally the biggest human being I have ever seen run out on to a rugby field.

Hold my beer.

[cgrant]

1.93 m = 6 ft 4 In.

[mikey07]

@Steven-Harris whole crap you expect that sort of weight in club rugby not professional I didn’t watch the game is he mostly muscle or “soft” muscle

[Steven Harris]

@mikey07 he’s definitely not fat , because of his height he fills out very impressively ..reminded me of Kobus Wiese South African World Cup lock ,but a bit shorter ..

[booboo]

@Steven-Harris just to clarify... is the bloke in the picture @Canes4life posted th ed bloke you're talking about? I thought he just posted that as some fat bloke playing rugby who could be bigger than the biggest human you've ever seen etc

[Stargazer]

@booboo That's not the player Otago signed. This is Saula Ma'u:

[Higgins]

@Stargazer I haven't seen Big Billy for a year or two but that looks suspiciously like him in the red jersey. Last time I saw him he did not look as big as the guy in the photo though!