Exodus
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@Tanifulla said in Exodus 2019:
@Stargazer cant wait for all the Luatua-esque outrage...
Won't happen, because he doesn't play for the Blues.
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Pro rugby players know fuck all about rugby outside of their bubble, which seems right from players I've talked to. Can bite them in the arse, when choosing a cashed up club to sign for
It's not all about the money: A warning for European-bound All Blacks
Unstable off-field environments and diminishing on-field success a common theme at these clubs that the likes of Milner-Skudder, Naholo, and Smith are signing for, raises the question, do New Zealand players have a necessary understanding of the European club scene?
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@Machpants that pretty much flies in the face of what Piutau and Sopoaga are apparently preaching...
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@Duluth said in Exodus 2019:
Not in this article on stuff, but reading the original media release, I see that Northland halfback Jono Kitto has also signed with Worcester Warriors (for a 2nd stint).
https://warriors.co.uk/2019/02/11/warriors-sign-scrum-half-kitto/
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seems a bit Chicken Little...
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With the Chiefs and NZ Sevens so impacted by injuries it was a surprise to see Bailey Simonsson not in consideration.... until one has a look at the Canberra Raiders squad-list. Presumably cover for fellow kiwi ex-union player Jordan Rapana.
Kinda sneaked under the radar, because it wasn't a French, UK or Japanese club announcing the signing...
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@mariner4life said in Exodus 2019:
@Chester-Draws said in Exodus 2019:
Did you read the article? It suggests Retallick is likely to only go for one or two years.
he'll come back heavy, worn out, and a bit shit.
Heavy worn out a bit shit and will still get an auto MOTM vote from me.
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Official:
This will indeed be Kieran Read's last year playing in New Zealand. He will join Japanese club Toyota Verblitz next year.
http://www.allblacks.com/News/33799/read-confirms-2019-will-be-swansong-year-in-new-zealand
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@Stargazer said in Exodus 2019:
Official:
This will indeed be Kieran Read's last year playing in New Zealand. He will join Japanese club Toyota Verblitz next year.
http://www.allblacks.com/News/33799/read-confirms-2019-will-be-swansong-year-in-new-zealand
Hopefully he can go out a champion in japan then
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Really didn’t anticipate that news about Read. Still in a state of shock.
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@Billy-Tell said in Exodus 2019:
Really didn’t anticipate that news about Read. Still in a state of shock.
Oh good, here moaning about the Exodus thread in 2019 too. Another thing that couldn't have been anticipated...
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Japan will peobably suit him more - less playing time = less frequency for injuries..
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@Bones said in Exodus 2019:
@Billy-Tell said in Exodus 2019:
Really didn’t anticipate that news about Read. Still in a state of shock.
Oh good, here moaning about the Exodus thread in 2019 too. Another thing that couldn't have been anticipated...
Wasn’t moaning. You need to rattle some bones, Bones, and adjust your black humour radar.
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@ShadowTrooper and even less travel time than Europe would offer, which is much less by comparison to here.
Dollars (or Yen) aside, much less time away from home for those with young families must be a HUGE carrot, expect in Japan, the times worked woudl almost be like a normal 9-5
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@taniwharugby said in Exodus 2019:
@ShadowTrooper and even less travel time than Europe would offer, which is much less by comparison to here.
Dollars (or Yen) aside, much less time away from home for those with young families must be a HUGE carrot, expect in Japan, the times worked woudl almost be like a normal 9-5
I imagine it's a vastly different culture though...which I guess might be an attraction for those guys that have slogged for 10+ years day in/out in the same environment.
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@Bones Cory Jane was saying, in Japan it is very much what the coaches want you to do, and players dont really contribute a great deal, although you'd expect with the influx of foreigners this would change a bit?
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@taniwharugby said in Exodus 2019:
@Bones Cory Jane was saying, in Japan it is very much what the coaches want you to do, and players dont really contribute a great deal, although you'd expect with the influx of foreigners this would change a bit?
He might find it nice to just sit back and follow the other leaders!
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@Bones said in Exodus 2019:
He might find it nice to just sit back and follow the other leaders
possibly, although he did say in a RS interview last night post-rugby he might look at doing somethign with his leadership skills, so get the impression he likes being at the forefront of things.
Comment: Owner of French rugby club Toulon is a clown
