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    Who will get a first SR contract ?

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      cgrant last edited by

      A number of youngsters have emerged this year.
      Here are a few who are springing to my mind.

      Lord (Taranaki) : carries a lot and more strongly than his lean frame would suggest. However, he should add a few kgs to that frame.
      Kneepkens (Taranaki) : great finisher and solid all round player. He's really fast.
      Parsons (Hawke's Bay) : not very young but he is the type of player who won't let you down. He's big and strong and I don't understand why midget locks have been selected and not him.
      Boult (Manawatu) : a hard man to stop. Physical winger.
      Finau (Waikato) : more a 6 than a lock IMO. He drives hard.

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      • Duluth
        Duluth last edited by

        AJ Lam
        Choat

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        • Tim
          Tim last edited by Tim

          Some possibles from Harbour:

          Jimmy Roots
          Tim Sail
          Thomas Aoake
          Lewis Gjaltema

          Nic Mayhew might return.

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            African Monkey last edited by

            Isaac Te Tamaki, Ray Nu'u and Josh Moorby from Southland could get gigs somewhere maybe?

            Adrian Choat maybe?

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            • KiwiMurph
              KiwiMurph last edited by KiwiMurph

              Norris perhaps?
              Xavier Roe

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                akan004 last edited by

                Chay Fihaki really impressed last weekend for the Cantabs. Auckland boy I believe.

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                • ACT Crusader
                  ACT Crusader @cgrant last edited by

                  @cgrant said in Who will get a first SR contract ?:

                  A number of youngsters have emerged this year.
                  Here are a few who are springing to my mind.

                  Lord (Taranaki) : carries a lot and more strongly than his lean frame would suggest. However, he should add a few kgs to that frame.
                  Kneepkens (Taranaki) : great finisher and solid all round player. He's really fast.
                  Parsons (Hawke's Bay) : not very young but he is the type of player who won't let you down. He's big and strong and I don't understand why midget locks have been selected and not him.
                  Boult (Manawatu) : a hard man to stop. Physical winger.
                  Finau (Waikato) : more a 6 than a lock IMO. He drives hard.

                  As a neutral I find your posts very anti-Canterbury...

                  Agree with @Duluth, Choat should be high on a couple of SR franchises as a good back up openside that could cover 6 in an emergency.

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                  • taniwharugby
                    taniwharugby last edited by taniwharugby

                    how many super spots are available? Usually all but sewn up by now arent they?

                    Shame Harrison Levien had to have surgery, as I like his game at 9, rapid pass, decent kicking and has a crack at the defence.

                    Pryor aint gonna be a newb, but in some form at moment and would be a good squaddie for any of the teams.

                    Outside our guys who have contracts already, cant see any others picking one up.

                    Someone should defo take Hawkins though!

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                      akan004 last edited by

                      The young Wellington hooker looks like an incredible talent. His name escapes me.

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                      • Stargazer
                        Stargazer @akan004 last edited by

                        @akan004 Tyrone Thompson

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                          akan004 @Stargazer last edited by

                          @Stargazer said in Who will get a first SR contract ?:

                          @akan004 Tyrone Thompson

                          That's him.

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                            ACT Crusader last edited by

                            Is anyone on the Fern responsible for this page? It’s bare bones right now, but interesting nonetheless

                            List of 2020–21 Super Rugby Aotearoa transfers - Wikipedia
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                              Bones @ACT Crusader last edited by

                              @ACT-Crusader geez, had forgotten completely about Nathan Harris! Will be interesting to see what kind of form he can produce.

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                                Bovidae @cgrant last edited by

                                @cgrant

                                Josh Lord is already part of the Chiefs system having played in a preseason game and being involved in trainings. It's only a matter of time until he gets a full contract because 2 m+ locks aren't easy to find. With 2 locks having left there are spaces available for 2021. Brown is not a lock so they should be picking specialists.

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                                • taniwharugby
                                  taniwharugby last edited by taniwharugby

                                  Oh, Sam Caird picked up his first contract, with the Waratahs (spent some time in blues dev side this year )

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                                    cgrant @ACT Crusader last edited by

                                    @ACT-Crusader said in Who will get a first SR contract ?:

                                    @cgrant said in Who will get a first SR contract ?:

                                    A number of youngsters have emerged this year.
                                    Here are a few who are springing to my mind.

                                    Lord (Taranaki) : carries a lot and more strongly than his lean frame would suggest. However, he should add a few kgs to that frame.
                                    Kneepkens (Taranaki) : great finisher and solid all round player. He's really fast.
                                    Parsons (Hawke's Bay) : not very young but he is the type of player who won't let you down. He's big and strong and I don't understand why midget locks have been selected and not him.
                                    Boult (Manawatu) : a hard man to stop. Physical winger.
                                    Finau (Waikato) : more a 6 than a lock IMO. He drives hard.

                                    As a neutral I find your posts very anti-Canterbury...

                                    Agree with @Duluth, Choat should be high on a couple of SR franchises as a good back up openside that could cover 6 in an emergency.

                                    I am not anti-Canterbury as I am a neutral (French). I had doubts about Newell. Is he already signed ?

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                                      cgrant @KiwiMurph last edited by

                                      @KiwiMurph said in Who will get a first SR contract ?:

                                      Norris perhaps?
                                      Xavier Roe

                                      Norris has played a few games with the Chiefs during the SRA.
                                      I forgot Roe. He is one to watch next year.

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                                        ARHS last edited by

                                        Jacob Norris from Tasman looks very good (brother of Ollie from Chiefs?). Most of the top suspects noted above. But, Kaylum Boshier, Jared Adams, Valance Te Whare, Rameka Poihipi, Chad Elton, Charles Alaimalo all show something worth a closer look. Would like to see Regan Ware in super rugby too.

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                                        • Tim
                                          Tim last edited by

                                          Xavier Cowley-Tuioti is 1.94m and 117kg, so the Chiefs will probably pick him up as a lock.

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                                            Yeetyaah @Tim last edited by

                                            @Tim

                                            so the Hurricanes will probably pick him up as a lock

                                            FIFY

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                                              bobily2 @Yeetyaah last edited by

                                              @Yeetyaah said in Who will get a first SR contract ?:

                                              @Tim

                                              so the Hurricanes will probably pick him up as a lock

                                              FIFY

                                              Surely there is someone shorter out there they could go for. Kaylum Boshier played lock for Taranaki - he's about 190cm.

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                                                Bovidae @Tim last edited by

                                                @Tim said in Who will get a first SR contract ?:

                                                Xavier Cowley-Tuioti is 1.94m and 117kg, so the Chiefs will probably pick him up as a lock.

                                                Picking any NH player in the Chiefs is so 1996. Stevenson should consider himself very lucky.

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                                                  cgrant last edited by

                                                  Misa ?

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                                                    Stargazer last edited by

                                                    After a quiet start to the season, Lincoln McClutchie is getting better and better. With our shortage of good 10s in NZ, it would be stupid if he doesn't get signed, this year.

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                                                      mikey07 @Tim last edited by

                                                      @Tim Jared Paige? He looked good the last two weeks.

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                                                        Tim @mikey07 last edited by

                                                        @mikey07 Was with the Blues this year already.

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                                                          mikey07 @Tim last edited by

                                                          @Tim Oh I didn’t realise.

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                                                            ACT Crusader @Stargazer last edited by

                                                            @Stargazer said in Who will get a first SR contract ?:

                                                            After a quiet start to the season, Lincoln McClutchie is getting better and better. With our shortage of good 10s in NZ, it would be stupid if he doesn't get signed, this year.

                                                            He does have a touch of the Ihaia West about him. Could get himself a SR contract, but I wouldn’t go as far as say stupid if not picked up given he’s only 20 years old.

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                                                              mikey07 last edited by

                                                              James Tofa the 12 from Manuwatu he runs really hard and tackles aswell.

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                                                                Stargazer @ACT Crusader last edited by

                                                                @ACT-Crusader He's 21 and in his 3rd Mitre 10 Cup season. IMO, it's time.

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                                                                  ACT Crusader @Stargazer last edited by

                                                                  @Stargazer said in Who will get a first SR contract ?:

                                                                  @ACT-Crusader He's 21 and in his 3rd Mitre 10 Cup season. IMO, it's time.

                                                                  I thought I heard in a game earlier this season the comms say he was only 20?

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                                                                    Stargazer @ACT Crusader last edited by

                                                                    @ACT-Crusader The comms make mistakes, too. He's from April 1999. Fakatava is still 20.

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                                                                      mikey07 @Stargazer last edited by

                                                                      @Stargazer possible replacement for TJ at the Canes IF we can find out when his Highlanders contract expires.

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                                                                        ACT Crusader @Stargazer last edited by

                                                                        @Stargazer said in Who will get a first SR contract ?:

                                                                        @ACT-Crusader The comms make mistakes, too. He's from April 1999. Fakatava is still 20.

                                                                        I’m only going by what I heard.

                                                                        Not sure who run these websites, both have him at 20?

                                                                        https://www.rugbypass.com/mitre-10-cup/teams/hawkes-bay/players/lincoln-mcclutchie/

                                                                        Lincoln McClutchie

                                                                        Lincoln McClutchie

                                                                        A New Zealand Secondary Schools representative in 2016, McClutchie was outstanding for the Hawke's Bay under-19s as they finished their national tournament in Taupo with a 40-13 win against Taranaki in the play-off for seventh in 2018. He scored two tr…

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                                                                          Stargazer @ACT Crusader last edited by

                                                                          @ACT-Crusader The HBRU haven't updated the player profiles sufficiently for 2020. You can find his date of birth on last year's site:

                                                                          Hawke's Bay Magpies

                                                                          Hawke's Bay Magpies

                                                                          The Hawke's Bay Magpies are the official representative team of the HBRU.

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                                                                            Nepia @mikey07 last edited by

                                                                            @mikey07 said in Who will get a first SR contract ?:

                                                                            @Stargazer possible replacement for TJ at the Canes IF we can find out when his Highlanders contract expires.

                                                                            Let's not get ahead of ourselves, depends if the Canes Magpies quota is filled or not, plus there's a danger of him being number 1 and then having to start regularly which would be pretty unpalatable to the Wellingtonians in charge of the Canes. 😉

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                                                                              mofitzy_ last edited by

                                                                              Any half decent 2m+ locks not under contract?

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                                                                                Yeetyaah @mofitzy_ last edited by

                                                                                @mofitzy_ Josh Lord

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                                                                                  Bovidae last edited by

                                                                                  Will Tucker would be another if he doesn't have a full contract with the Highlanders yet.

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                                                                                    mikey07 @cgrant last edited by

                                                                                    Kneepkens (Taranaki) : great finisher and solid all round player. He's really fast.

                                                                                    He’s signed to NZ Sevens for 2 years

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