Otago 2020
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This year is a season that will possibly be an interesting one with us not gaining much international experience while other Championship sides have. Any signings and/or player movements that Otago have done could be talked about here
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@NateHill74 Don't worry, the Shield Snorters are traditionally one of the biggest competitors of Otago and vice versa. We only have one returning AB. Taranaki and Manawatū, on the other hand ....
Otago have Coltman and Josh Ioane, and a few AB7s players, I assume?
Have Otago lost players to Japan in recent years, who may have returned due to Covid?
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@Stargazer Hawkes Bays determination to keep hold of their good players has really made one of our traditional development streams dry up
Freedom Vaha'akolo, no idea but i hope!
Lentjes and Dicksons injuries will add some issues, we only have 20 players (including those 2) on our website, maybe left some room fr people shining during the club season
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Saula Ma'u injured for season too with Josh Dickson and James Lentjes. Freedom is part of the wider training group for this year
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Wider Training Group The wider training group announcement
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with Ben smith playing club rugby in dunners...might we see him turn out for Otago, a bit less stressful than super rugby
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@Stargazer I don't think we have any sevens players apart from Taylor Haugh, Vilimoni Koroi, and Jona Nareki, but then again they were all pretty much guaranteed to play provincial anyways. Not sure about the Japanese rugby players returning though. Like Sekonaia Pole
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@Kiwiwomble No, he's not playing club rugby, just helping out the coaching team for Green Island as they can't risk injury cause they can't pay the Japanese club that he'll turn out for
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@NateHill74 said in Otago Mitre 10 Cup 2020:
@Kiwiwomble No, he's not playing club rugby, just helping out the coaching team for Green Island as they can't risk injury cause they can't pay the Japanese club that he'll turn out for
bugger, thought i had seen him say he was looking forward to turning out for green island
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Players guaranteed gone from last year:
Aki Seiuli - Glasgow Warriors
Angus Williams - Northern Hemisphere
Sekonaia Pole?? - Japan
Louis Conradie - South Africa
Joe Latta - Not too sure, not playing club rugby
Joketani Koroi - Stade Francais
Rowan Gouws - South Africa
Connor McLeod - Shield Snorters?
Harumichi Tatekawa - Japan
Henry Purdy - Bristol Bears
Saula Ma'u - Injured
Josh Dickson - Injured
James Lentjes - Injured -
@Kiwiwomble yeah, on his instagram he said that he wouldn't be playing but helping out coaching wise
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@NateHill74 Yep, Connor McLeod has returned home to Shield Snorters and is playing club rugby there.
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Players signed for this season:
George Bower - Prop (Crusaders/Harbour)
Jonah Aoina - Prop (Kaikorai)
Hisa Sasagi - Prop (Southern)
Liam Coltman - Hooker (Highlanders/Alhambra Union)
Ricky Jackson - Hooker (Highlanders/University)
SIone Misiloi - Lock/No 6 (Highlanders/Harbour)
Josh Hill - Lock (University)
Slade McDowall - No 7 (Kaikorai)
Dylan Nel - No 8 (Chiefs/Green Island)
Kayne Hammington - Half Back (Highlanders/Zingari Richmond)
Josh Ioane - First Five/Second Five (Highlanders/Southern)
Aleki Morris-Lome - Midfielder (Harbour)
Sio Tomkinson - Midfielder/Wing (Highlanders/Harbour)
Matt Whaanga - Midfielder (Taieri)
Jona Nareki - Wing (Highlanders/Alhambra Union)
Vilimoni Koroi - Full Back/Utility Back (Highlanders/Alhambra Union)
Michael Collins - Full Back (Highlanders/Taieri) -
Players from last season unsigned but playing in Dunedin:
Mika Mafi - No 8 (Southern)
James Arscott - Half Back (Green Island)
Josh Timu - Midfielder/Utility Back (University)
Mitchell Scott - Wing/Full Back (Taieri)
Taylor Haugh - WIng/Full Back (University) -
@NateHill74 Jamie Mackintosh? Assuming it is that JM, I thought he was back playing club rugby in Southland?
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@Bovidae Yeah, he's playing club rugby for Kaikorai in Dunedin, and in the Wider Training Group for Otago at the moment
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Possible 23 for this season:
- Jonah Aoina
- Liam Coltman
- Hisa Sasagi
- Josh Hill
- Sione Misiloi
- Not to sure yet
- Slade McDowall
- Dylan Nel
- Kayne Hammington
- Josh Ioane
- Jona Nareki
- Sio Tomkinson
- Aleki Morris-Lome
- Vilimoni Koroi
- Michael Collins (C)
- Ricky Jackson
- Jamie Mackintosh
- Not to sure yet
- Woody Kirkwood (North Otago last year)
- Not to sure yet
- James Arscott
- Matt Whaanga
- Freedom Vaha'akolo
