Super Rugby 2025
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@Grooter said in Super Rugby 2025:
I love this sort of shit aye, bringing some much-needed life back into Super Rugby. Hopefully this rivalry flourishes in Auckland in years to come.
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@nonpartizan said in Super Rugby 2025:
@Canes4life said in Super Rugby 2025:
@Grooter said in Super Rugby 2025:
I love this sort of shit aye, bringing some much-needed life back into Super Rugby. Hopefully this rivalry flourishes in Auckland in years to come.
+1. Blues official twitter was also funny at the start of the season after all those losses.
You are right about SR - it's been so fun this season. I can't imagine many other sports leagues in the world are as good value as SR right now. The "product " has been 👌
Yeah those saying Super is dieing need to tune in because it’s clearly not based on how close the games have been this year. Anyone on their day can win which is what you want in a competition of this nature. Long may it continue.
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@Canes4life said in Super Rugby 2025:
Yeah those saying Super is dieing need to tune in
Legit, the only pricks you see bagging hard is people who don't watch. One of my workmates always tells me how boring Super is and how much better league is despite admitting to not actually watching either.
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@Yeetyaah said in Super Rugby 2025:
@Canes4life said in Super Rugby 2025:
Yeah those saying Super is dieing need to tune in
Legit, the only pricks you see bagging hard is people who don't watch. One of my workmates always tells me how boring Super is and how much better league is despite admitting to not actually watching either.
People who usually say that only watch the Wahs on the odd occasion.
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@African-Monkey he doesn't watch at all. Big into golf though which baffles me when he's talking about rugby being boring.
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Bit of transfer news coming out of the Herald. Kyren Taumoefolau likely to head to the Chiefs next year. Also some interesting info around contract structures for NZ franchises v MP.
Article behind paywall.
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@SouthernMann Moana Pacifika now a development team for NZ rugby
This absolutely sucks in my opinion
First they lose Amua and Tavatavanawai ,now Taumoefolau and you can bet bottom dollar the wolves are circling Patrick Pelligrini because hes litterly in the top 3 10s in the country
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@Steven-Harris said in Super Rugby 2025:
@SouthernMann Moana Pacifika now a development team for NZ rugby
This absolutely sucks in my opinion
First they lose Amua and Tavatavanawai ,now Taumoefolau and you can bet bottom dollar the wolves are circling Patrick Pelligrini because hes litterly in the top 3 10s in the country
defeats the whole purpose of having Pacific team in the comp if their best talent gets picked off every yearIn the end it will kill MP off as a viable SR team.
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@Steven-Harris said in Super Rugby 2025:
@SouthernMann Moana Pacifika now a development team for NZ rugby
This absolutely sucks in my opinion
First they lose Amua and Tavatavanawai ,now Taumoefolau and you can bet bottom dollar the wolves are circling Patrick Pelligrini because hes litterly in the top 3 10s in the country
defeats the whole purpose of having Pacific team in the comp if there best talent gets picked off every yearYeah plenty were more than happy to bag the fuck out of us when we were struggling, yet once someone shows an ounce of potential, they get plonked into a NZ side, and then make them ineligible for Samoa/Tonga internationally.
There will be plenty more make no mistake about it. Somehow they'll find a loophole to take Miracle Fa'ilagi with a view of him being an AB after the next world cup.
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@Steven-Harris said in Super Rugby 2025:
@SouthernMann Moana Pacifika now a development team for NZ rugby
This absolutely sucks in my opinion
First they lose Amua and Tavatavanawai ,now Taumoefolau and you can bet bottom dollar the wolves are circling Patrick Pelligrini because hes litterly in the top 3 10s in the country
defeats the whole purpose of having Pacific team in the comp if their best talent gets picked off every yearPelligrini should be a different case as a locked in Tongan player?
The likes of Kyren Taumoefolau is a weird one. Should have been safe as a Tongan player. Now changing his mind, making the best pathway forward being through an NZR affiliated franchise.
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@SouthernMann said in Super Rugby 2025:
@Steven-Harris said in Super Rugby 2025:
@SouthernMann Moana Pacifika now a development team for NZ rugby
This absolutely sucks in my opinion
First they lose Amua and Tavatavanawai ,now Taumoefolau and you can bet bottom dollar the wolves are circling Patrick Pelligrini because hes litterly in the top 3 10s in the country
defeats the whole purpose of having Pacific team in the comp if their best talent gets picked off every yearPelligrini should be a different case as a locked in Tongan player?
The likes of Kyren Taumoefolau is a weird one. Should have been safe as a Tongan player. Now changing his mind, making the best pathway forward being through an NZR affiliated franchise.
Kyren is a different case. He's a New Zealander who has elected to stand down from representative duty.
If Miracle Fa'ilagi gets poached then there should rightfully be an uproar.
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I mean you can't really blame the super teams, it is totally up to the player where he goes. No one is going to say no to a world class player wanting to play for them, regardless of who approached who first.
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@Steven-Harris said in Super Rugby 2025:
@SouthernMann Moana Pacifika now a development team for NZ rugby
This absolutely sucks in my opinion
First they lose Amua and Tavatavanawai ,now Taumoefolau and you can bet bottom dollar the wolves are circling Patrick Pelligrini because hes litterly in the top 3 10s in the country
defeats the whole purpose of having Pacific team in the comp if their best talent gets picked off every yearHow the hell does Pelligrini even get in your mind as a AB, he's not eligible for ABs . He's a Tongan intrernational FFS. You got to make better arguments.
Levi Aumua originally was never going to play for MP as he stated clearly he wanted to be AB (he wished). Tavatavanawai was really outside MP's remit anyway, they were started to build depth for Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands according to Michael Jones . Tavatavanama is not eligible for any of those teams , he's Fijian.I like everything about the MP concept, and I can bet some will be lost to French clubs etc for the big money etc.
This is what Jones said on whether they expected more ABs;
Jones says Moana Pasifika's priority should be to stay true to its DNA; that’s to assist with the growth and building Samoan and Tongan rugby, in particular, along with the likes of Cook Islands.Out of interest Miracle couldn't even be poached as he has played for Samoa.
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@Dan54 said in Super Rugby 2025:
How the hell does Pelligrini even get in your mind as a AB, he's not eligible for ABs . He's a Tongan intrernational FFS. You got to make better arguments.
Out of interest Miracle couldn't even be poached as he has played for Samoa.
Kyren has played for Tonga…that’s the point? But he has birthright transfer which I don’t think Patrick or Miracle do, so they would have to stand down five years rather than 3.
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@Dan54 No one even said pellegrini was a potential AB, just that he was a standout player at 10 within NZ - super rugby clubs are hungry for break out players. The highlanders and crusaders have fielded international 10s in recent years & plenty of pacific nation reps have played super, so to say that pellegrini might get some offers is hardly egregious and not without precedent? Pretty sure i saw somewhere he had been signed for North Harbour for NPC.
Dont forget these guys are trying to build a career, not all are in the fortunate position of Ardie to do things for a passion project. If its not 'fair' then how should the funding of Moana be managed, just give them the same funding as any other NZ team?
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