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    • Stargazer
      Stargazer last edited by

      Andy Ellis has un-retired!

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      • Stargazer
        Stargazer last edited by

        Dan Hollinshead also to New York.

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        • Yeetyaah
          Yeetyaah last edited by

          https://www.allblacks.com/news/vito-looks-ahead-to-next-chapter

          More returnodous but Victor Vito is coming back to NZ. Wonder if he'll keep playing or retire.

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          • Stargazer
            Stargazer @Yeetyaah last edited by

            @Yeetyaah Great player; I always rated him. We're not short of good 8/6 players at the moment, but he could still add value, particularly off-field, mentoring the young ones. Same role as Bryn Evans, NMS, Dan Carter ... (but hopefully without the injuries).

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            • Machpants
              Machpants last edited by

              It annoyed me that the ABs insisted on playing him at 6, and were disappointed when he suddenly didn;t become big and smashy. Playing at 8 he was awesome, so skillful.

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              • mariner4life
                mariner4life @Machpants last edited by

                @Machpants said in Exodus:

                It annoyed me that the ABs insisted on playing him at 6, and were disappointed when he suddenly didn;t become big and smashy. Playing at 8 he was awesome, so skillful.

                not the first player to have guys in front of him that were just so much better.

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                • Canes4life
                  Canes4life @Stargazer last edited by

                  @Stargazer Vito was huge for us in 2015 and 2016 and probably left in his prime. Didn't he win the French club player of the year in his first season over there?

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                  • Machpants
                    Machpants @Canes4life last edited by

                    @Canes4life said in Exodus:

                    @Stargazer Vito was huge for us in 2015 and 2016 and probably left in his prime. Didn't he win the French club player of the year in his first season over there?

                    Yup he was great, he was always put at 6 for ABs. Better than Read often

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                    • mariner4life
                      mariner4life @Machpants last edited by

                      @Machpants said in Exodus:

                      Better than Read often

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                      • gt12
                        gt12 @Machpants last edited by

                        @Machpants

                        Well over-egged, good ferning.

                        Would have probably put him under huge pressure for the 8 jersey if he’d stayed, but Read’s decline happened at about the same time as Vito and Luatua left.

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                          mikey07 @Machpants last edited by

                          @machpants I can vouch for that personally....

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                          • sparky
                            sparky @Yeetyaah last edited by

                            @yeetyaah Victor Vito was outstanding for the Hurricanes team that made the final in 2015 and won the title in 2016. I thought he did everything asked of him in the 2015 RWC campaign, arguably the second best 6 at that tournament behind Jerome Kaino. He did very well indeed in France initially winning Player of the Season there. If he still wants to play Rugby on his return to NZ, he will be at least NPC standard.

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                              mikey07 @Stargazer last edited by

                              @stargazer said in Exodus:

                              Dan Hollinshead also to New York.

                              It’s is bad that all I will remember him for is him getting knocked out playing for BOP and my son goes dad why is he having a sleep on the field....I burst into laughter

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                              • Tim
                                Tim last edited by

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                                • Yeetyaah
                                  Yeetyaah @Tim last edited by

                                  @tim residency is 5 years now yeah? Wouldn't be Scottish qualified until he's 29.

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                                  • taniwharugby
                                    taniwharugby @Yeetyaah last edited by

                                    @yeetyaah playing the long game!

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                                    • Stargazer
                                      Stargazer last edited by

                                      Confirmed:

                                      crusadersrugbyteam: The good news is that Josh will be with us for the remainder of the Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa Season, and will join Glasgow after the provincial season. All the best Josh!


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                                      • mofitzy_
                                        mofitzy_ @Yeetyaah last edited by

                                        @yeetyaah said in Exodus:

                                        @tim residency is 5 years now yeah? Wouldn't be Scottish qualified until he's 29.

                                        Surprised he isn't granny qualified.

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                                        • Yeetyaah
                                          Yeetyaah @taniwharugby last edited by

                                          @taniwharugby yeah it feels too old for an outside for our standards but Wales just chucked a 30 year old Uilisi Halaholo a debut.

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                                          • Daffy Jaffy
                                            Daffy Jaffy @Yeetyaah last edited by

                                            @yeetyaah Leinster chasing Isi Tu'ungafasi -
                                            https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/leinster-rugby/crusader-isileli-tuungafasi-tops-list-as-leinster-go-in-search-of-an-overseas-tighthead-prop-40121376.html

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                                            • Higgins
                                              Higgins @Daffy Jaffy last edited by

                                              @daffy-jaffy Didn't realise he was an Irishman! Still I suppose he will probably find some Irish ancestry in about five years from the time he first plays there.

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                                              • Stargazer
                                                Stargazer last edited by Stargazer

                                                It's just a rumour. And Leinster chasing him doesn't necessarily mean that he'll sign with them.

                                                As long as it hasn't officially been confirmed, it isn't really news.

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