The Silver Fern

@Canes4life We need caps , Make Super Rugby Great Again

@Daffy-Jaffy Terrell Peita and Liam Hallam Eames have been called into the Blues training squad ,there’s a few players carrying injuries
I would imagine only onboard for preseason games

@Canes4life like your thinking

@george33 haven’t heard anything but given the coaches link to French rugby wouldn’t surprise me

@Dan54 watched a bit of it hard watch

@Bovidae Is Cam Moorby looks like Josh Moorby

@Daffy-Jaffy Wellington & NZ under 20 prop Bradly Crichton did a tour of the Blues facility yesterday

@kev there is an outside chance Murray could be back
In the hands of the Reds

@taniwharugby Jake who played NZ under 20 back in 2012 wasn’t worried about the money just wanted to give something back to the union where he started his rugby journey
His professionalism will be a great acquisition around the younger players , has lot of big knock out rugby experience
Apparently is in superb shape

Heard some great things about the off season work of Liam Hallam Eames and Sam Caird , both have put on 5kgs
Backline coach Ryan Martin is also returning as well Rivez Reihana rated him as the best backline attack coaches he has ever played under
I heard that through other coaches as well , totally wasted in the MLR imo

Some early season oil

New Blues hooker James Mullan has signed a 2 year deal with the Taniwha
Whangarei born Jake Heenan who has played for both Bristol and Connacht is returning home has penned a 1 year deal

Also hearing from a 3rd party that Marcel Renata has signed
Welcome home Marcel
There’s is another Auckland forward that is in negotiations with Northland at the minute

Also in negations with a NZ under 20 prop who is a current NPC player

Possible return to the Taniwha for Solomon Alaimalo and
Tevita Latu who has been bought into the Moana Pacifica squad

Jared Adams has been released from his contract
Remsy Lemisio has not been re signed
Shame about Remsy because he can scrum , just his fitness was not where it should have been

@Tim Waitemata boy Ale Aho on the bench

@ARHS in rehab from his November surgery on his right knee
seems to be making good progress

https://www.instagram.com/tepaea.cook.savage1/reel/DFCpk7VyZ8F/

At least we get to save a bit of money with Mounga deciding not to come back to NZ
IMO D’Mac is good enough to do the job at 10 he should never have been benched for the French test I thought his temperament in the Irish test was superb he and nailed the kicks that got us across the line
BB is a superb back up and Perofeta can also play first five
I also believe Josh Jacomb has some real ability as does Harry Godfrey who can play 10
The later 2 have some X factor

@mikedogz not surprised by this selection been told he’s a very intelligent rugby player

Northland futures team is scheduled in for 2 x games on

Saturday 8th February 1pm at Waitemata Park
Saturday 15th February 1pm at Pohe Island in Whangarei

@KiwiMurph don’t disagree with you that claim came out of left field

Interesting read according to this article the Hurricanes were chasing former NSW Warratahs first five Mack Mason
https://t.co/rt13ACo28J

@taniwharugby was part of Mark Staffords interview which is some story

@NTA for me thats been one of a few missing pieces from the Indians not having a quality 3rd seamer , sure not having Bumrah available has’nt helped in this last innings bit i also suspect hes been over used because of not having a quality 3rd paceman

Lack of runs from some of their senior guys when it really mattered a bit more application and time the 4th could have been saved and another 100 runs would’nt have gone a miss in this test
Some crucial dropped catches along the way have’nt helped
I reckon Matt Henry would have been a tricky proposition on this track.
Fair play to the Aussies as much as its irks me to say