Highlanders 2025
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@george33 said in Highlanders 2025:
My understanding that Caleb will be back at Blues next season,,
it was reported he had signed 2 year deal 25-26
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@george33 Considering he is on a two year deal I'd be very surprised:
HIGHLANDERS CONFIRM FIVE PLAYERS FOR 2025 | Highlanders Rugby Club Limited Partnership
The Highlanders continue to build for the future with the confirmed signings of five talented young players. Adding to the home-grown talents of Will Stodart and Josh Whaanga, joining the Highlanders in 2025 will be two more New Zealand Under 20s representatives in Caleb Tangitau and Soana Vikena...
And failing that, he is finally getting a run of games, so why an earth would he go back to compete with Mark Tele'a and Caleb Clarke.
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another @george33 post bookmarked to look back on and chuckle one day
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@Kiwiwomble contracts obviously, he won't be a Highlander next season,
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@george33 said in Highlanders 2025:
@Kiwiwomble contracts obviously, he won't be a Highlander next season,
I don't doubt the Blues might want him back, and there may well be negotiations, but there is absolutely zero chance in the space of seven weeks, when he was somewhat of an unknown coming into the season, the Blues have already agreed terms, and the Highlanders have agreed to end his contract early.
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@Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2025:
another @george33 post bookmarked to look back on and chuckle one day
It reminds me of when you used to have a big night at the club and you'd end up talking to that old fella who's watched every game and has all sorts of conspiracy theories about NZ rugby.
That guy is George's sauce.
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@george33 said in Highlanders 2025:
@Kiwiwomble contracts obviously, he won't be a Highlander next season,
so the contract magically changed and someone looked at it and was all "damn!....its changed....we'd love to keep you but the contract has changed so you have to leave next year"
youre either being deliberately obtuse or a bit slow
the contract changing is a result of something else which i believe is obvious what i was actually asking? have the blues bought out his contract? has he got family issues and asked for compassionate release? does he hate it down here and threw his toys?
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@george33 said in Highlanders 2025:
@frugby do u no Caleb, ?, I do since he played for Grammer as a 17 year old, good chance down there , but he will head home.
*know
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@george33 said in Highlanders 2025:
@frugby do u no Caleb, ?, I do since he played for Grammer as a 17 year old, good chance down there , but he will head home.
If Caleb Tangitau left the Highlanders in 2027, I wouldn't be all that surprised, heck he might even leave after this season, but there is zero chance anything has been agreed this quickly for a player who has just got going... if that was the case, he'd have been left out the squad at some stage.
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@frugby and i would argue there are more examples of the guys that got a decent shot at the landers, and performed....hanging around, these guys tent to stick with environments where they thrived, unless there is something outside the rugby drawing him back, hence my questions
cue delay in replying whilst he looks up what "obtuse" means
hes already claimed he heard it from Caleb, why not elaborate?
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@george33 said in Highlanders 2025:
@frugby maybe, but he's possibly your best or 1 of the best, , just the way it happens, but trust me , he will leave, pretty sure Blues, Highlanders already now, but won't say unless u dig deep.
*know
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@george33 said in Highlanders 2025:
@frugby maybe, but he's possibly your best or 1 of the best, , just the way it happens, but trust me , he will leave, pretty sure Blues, Highlanders already now, but won't say unless u dig deep.
Just like Tangitau and Vikena were never coming in the first place?
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@Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2025:
hes already claim he head if from Caleb
It's one of the strangest reasons for knowing someone though. Why did his age matter?
