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    A great servant to NZ rugby. A shame he never got a crack at higher honours. Well respected hooker who deserves more credit. Will be a loss to NZ rugby but time for some new blood to come through.

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    @Landers92 said in Blues 2025:

    A great servant to NZ rugby. A shame he never got a crack at higher honours. Well respected hooker who deserves more credit. Will be a loss to NZ rugby but time for some new blood to come through.

    Great club player for both the Canes and Blues. He scored a championship with both sides so that's something to be proud of. All the best Lettuce, you'll definitely be missed in my Fantasy side next year.

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    I think we'll see a massive turnover of players for next season, including a lot of stalwarts.

    We've had a successful first half of the decade no matter what the anti Blues brigade say, but I think we could be heading into a rebuild year next season to prepare the next generation.

    This season has been disappointing, but next year I expect a season like this.

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    @African-Monkey Most are already on Contract, except a couple, and the Riccitelli and Reiko, who we no are leaving.

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    @African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:

    I think we'll see a massive turnover of players for next season, including a lot of stalwarts.

    We've had a successful first half of the decade no matter what the anti Blues brigade say, but I think we could be heading into a rebuild year next season to prepare the next generation.

    This season has been disappointing, but next year I expect a season like this.

    Hopefully I'll still be alive for the next title in 2045.

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    @brodean said in Blues 2025:

    @African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:

    I think we'll see a massive turnover of players for next season, including a lot of stalwarts.

    We've had a successful first half of the decade no matter what the anti Blues brigade say, but I think we could be heading into a rebuild year next season to prepare the next generation.

    This season has been disappointing, but next year I expect a season like this.

    Hopefully I'll still be alive for the next title in 2045.

    And it'll be worth the wait If we are.

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    @Tim he's my bolter for ABs, done his time, up to Ryan now.

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    @Tim said in Blues 2025:

    Well deserved. He's stepped up from being a bench player into now a very reliable starting player. Works hard (on both sides of the ball.....)

    No idea if he's close to AB honours or not yet, but I feel that he can really push for it in the next year or 2.

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    @Tim geuine question- has his scrumming improved? It was shaky before

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    @george33 said in Blues 2025:

    @Tim he's my bolter for ABs, done his time, up to Ryan now.

    He’s not AB level yet IMO.

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    I think he's had a good year but not close to ABs.

    He's had a high workrate but has been the difference between the games we won and the games we lost?

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    Adrian Choats last season, heading offshore.

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    As stated on Bluss socials

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    All the best to him. Been a great servant over the last few years.

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    @African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:

    All the best to him. Been a great servant over the last few years.

    I always liked Choat thought he was a 100 per center.
    A coaches player would give you everything every time he ran out on to the park.

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    Yeah he was a hard a worker as any for sure.

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    Anyone know where he's going?

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    @African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:

    Anyone know where he's going?

    Can't find any references to him on Japanese pages, but it would seem like he would be great for a team here.

    Didn't he go to the Bears a few years ago as cover? Returning there?

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