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From the All Blacks website.
2018 pre-season schedule
Chiefs v Blues, 4pm, Friday 2 February, Te Kuiti
Crusaders v Hurricanes, 5.30pm, Friday 2 February, Greymouth
Highlanders v Waratahs, 6pm, Friday 2 February, Queenstown
Brisbane Global Rugby Tens (all teams), 9-10 February, Brisbane
Brumbies v Chiefs, Wednesday 14 February (time TBC), Sunshine Coast
Highlanders v Crusaders, 6pm, Thursday 15 February, Waimumu
Hurricanes v Blues, time TBC, Thursday 15 February, Auckland -
Sky Television has confirmed sports journalist, broadcaster and commentator Rikki Swannell will join its play-by-play team for the 2018 Super Rugby season.
Swannell's first match is scheduled to be the Crusaders and Waratahs on May 12.
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I wonder if this would've happened if Auckland weren't a shambles?
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@kiwimurph Don't know if Sauni would end up better than their three though? Apasi is pretty highly rated isn't he?
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I guess any schoolboy rep is a 'potential AB'....
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@tim said in Super Rugby News:
@kiwimurph Don't know if Sauni would end up better than their three though? Apasi is pretty highly rated isn't he?
From what i've seen Apisai is more journeyman than star. He is still young though and now has a clearer path to gametime than at the Canes so i'll give him that.
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Meh, not really concerned with losing him.
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No big loss here. Apasai is a lot better player, I doubt JP wld have been an NPC player.
This just happens to be a case out of blue and no way he Cld see himself cracking a super squad inNZ in the foreseeable future -
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Not quite super rugby, but I couldn’t be bothered starting a new thread.
George Smith in the gun. A friend of a friend (rugby player) was arrested a few years ago and (seriously) it led to the resignation of the coach. Pretty serious about their discipline over here so I’m watching this one with interest...
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I've been thinking about what the Highlanders will do post Sopoaga, and I think their best short term option is to hunt a decent 10 from overseas. I just don't see anyone in NZ at the moment, ready strategically to step into a starting role. Josh Ioane has a similar game to Lima, but I feel he's some way off yet. Time for the management team to dust off the cheque book, and to sign someone with a bit of experience.
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@southernmann Mitchell Hunt? Ihaia West?
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@southernmann Isn't Marty Banks only on a one year contract at Trevisio?
Otherwise your best bet might be Gatland.
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@southernmann said in Super Rugby News:
I've been thinking about what the Highlanders will do post Sopoaga, and I think their best short term option is to hunt a decent 10 from overseas. I just don't see anyone in NZ at the moment, ready strategically to step into a starting role. Josh Ioane has a similar game to Lima, but I feel he's some way off yet. Time for the management team to dust off the cheque book, and to sign someone with a bit of experience.
Starting to understand why the Blues have struggled eh?
I hear that Cipriani will be looking for a new gig
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Experience is overrated. That is how you end up with Chris Noakes as your 10.
By 2019 Josh Ioane and Fletcher Smith would have had another year in the setup.
I agree Mitchell Hunt would be a very likely and very good target though - Highlanders and Ta$man have a very close relationship - isnt Mitchell Drummond's old man ( Ta$man family) on the board of the Highlanders?
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