Standout players in Mitre 10 cup
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@African-Monkey said in Standout players in Mitre 10 cup:
Benson and Winston Stanley played a bit together in the midfield for Auckland/Blues.
Poor old Benson was capped just to keep the jersey warm for SBW before he even came to NZ. No disrespect to anyone who pulls on the fern I guess but by crikey him and Francis Saili were fucken token picks in the number 12 jersey if ever I saw them.
I always found it funny that Tony and Glen Marsh were second five and openside respectively despite being identical ( pretty sure they were exact same height and weight give or take a few millimetres and grams ). Both excellent players, I guess they both played in a similar fashion ie Tony hit a few rucks and Glen was a great runner with the ball.....
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Benson got picked because Nonu got injured iirc and there was no real alternative. He even went on to say that to my brother while on the piss with him after getting picked that he was only picked by default hahaha.
Francis Saili was more of an eye on the future after showing glimpses of potential at super rugby level and only had Bundee Aki as competition at the time. It's fair to say that the selection of Saili was a shocker where he seemed to come out as a worse player for the experience.
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@ACT-Crusader Colin and Stan Meads at lock.
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@SammyC said in Standout players in Mitre 10 cup:
@Rembrandt said in Standout players in Mitre 10 cup:
So I hear everyone's favourite 6'8" great-white-hope younger Barrett hasn't yet signed for the Crusaders. Any chance of the Canes snaffling him with Halaholo going?
I hear he's pretty close to signing with the Canes.
Helps that they can offer him the 12 or 15 shirts, whereas we have Dagg and Crotty keeping him out of the team
Nonsense. Crotty can easily play @ 13. IMO 13 suits Crotty even better than 12. Fonotia's spot in the team is vacant and the Crusaders can offer Barrett a starting spot at 12 with weaker competition than there is at the Canes (Laumape). Havili doesn't set the world on fire and is just keeping the jersey warm until a better player comes along; Wainui nor Hunt have proven to be that player (yet). Don't think they will re-sign Fruean.
Would love to see Jordie at the Canes though. The prospect of Barrett and Barrett at 10 and 12 sounds really awesome. Can't they steal Scott as well and convert him into a 13 to make it a Barrett-Barrett-Barrett combo?
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@Stargazer said in Standout players in Mitre 10 cup:
@SammyC said in Standout players in Mitre 10 cup:
@Rembrandt said in Standout players in Mitre 10 cup:
So I hear everyone's favourite 6'8" great-white-hope younger Barrett hasn't yet signed for the Crusaders. Any chance of the Canes snaffling him with Halaholo going?
I hear he's pretty close to signing with the Canes.
Helps that they can offer him the 12 or 15 shirts, whereas we have Dagg and Crotty keeping him out of the team
Nonsense. Crotty can easily play @ 13. IMO 13 suits Crotty even better than 12. Fonotia's spot in the team is vacant and the Crusaders can offer Barrett a starting spot at 12 with weaker competition than there is at the Canes (Laumape). Havili doesn't set the world on fire and is just keeping the jersey warm until a better player comes along; Wainui nor Hunt have proven to be that player (yet). Don't think they will re-sign Fruean.
Would love to see Jordie at the Canes though. The prospect of Barrett and Barrett at 10 and 12 sounds really awesome. Can't they steal Scott as well and convert him into a 13 to make it a Barrett-Barrett-Barrett combo?
I think Robertson is pretty keen on Goodhue at centre. Who apparently is being chased hard out by the blues. I can see us losing both him and Barrett next year
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@SammyC he is very keen to play for Northland (unsure why just now....) so I guess if the Blues are privy to any negotiations at that level they can make it even more attractive at Super level, although he is studying in Christchurch isn't he.
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@taniwharugby said in Standout players in Mitre 10 cup:
@SammyC he is very keen to play for Northland (unsure why just now....) so I guess if the Blues are privy to any negotiations at that level they can make it even more attractive at Super level, although he is studying in Christchurch isn't he.
Can fully understand him wanting to play for his home province, good on him.
Yeah both him and Barrett are studying down here. I'm hoping that's enough to keep them, both have huge potential.
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oh I understand why he wants to return to play for Northland, similarly Sam Nock, but would also fully understand if they shunned Northland which would in most cases be for the good of their careers.
But the likes of the Goodhues and Nock being age group stars has made that path easier so playing in an underperforming Northland side wont hamper them for the time being.
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Loni Uhila, the Tongan Bear, is out for the season after breaking his arm vs Auckland. A big loss for Waikato.
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Vietchy said he has heard Jordie has signed with the Canes
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@kiwiinmelb He may be right, but he does tend to jump the gun a lot on rumours.
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Nepo Laulala off to the RWC...
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@Billy-Tell said in Standout players in Mitre 10 cup:
Nepo Laulala off to the RWC...
Elliott Dixon to be named in ABs squad (2015), Kieran Foran has signed for the Warriors (2015) just to name a few...
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Rookie Tuiloma has performed OK for Counties. Maybe his fitness is not top notch but he's been hard to stop when driving and his scrummaging has improved. He has the potential to get a SR contract with the Blues.
There is a lot of promising youngsters in the Otago team. Smith could earn a SR contract since Marty Banks is leaving. -
@cgrant said in Standout players in Mitre 10 cup:
Rookie Tuiloma has performed OK for Counties. Maybe his fitness is not top notch but he's been hard to stop when driving and his scrummaging has improved. He has the potential to get a SR contract with the Blues.
Good call. He's going better than ok tonight
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@Duluth said in Standout players in Mitre 10 cup:
@cgrant said in Standout players in Mitre 10 cup:
Rookie Tuiloma has performed OK for Counties. Maybe his fitness is not top notch but he's been hard to stop when driving and his scrummaging has improved. He has the potential to get a SR contract with the Blues.
Good call. He's going better than ok tonight
Story about him earlier in the week
http://m.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11713962
Was 180kg!!! two years ago and came into the CM camp at just over 150kg. Currently playing at a svelte 140.
