Highlanders 2025
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All the contracts are centralised through NZ rugby. Both NZ rugby and specific Super Rugby club are parties to the contract. To cancel that arrangement, you have to cancel your entire contract with NZ rugby, not just the super rugby squad.
There are not provisions like there are in the NPC contract that make it easy for players to move around the country. It is specifically set up, you’d assume, to stop players doing exactly what you describe.
They are not going to draft a contract for a 4-5 cap, unknown, essentially fringe member of the blues squad, to allow him to move between clubs with ease.
If he was try and jump ship and not honour his contract, the Highlanders would have more than reasonable grounds to pursue him, the blues, and Nz rugby if it was allowed. What you’re describing just won’t happen
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@Grooter said in Highlanders 2025:
@frugby Vikena has the purple strip on in 1 of the photos too, yeah think the man of the hour tangitau still isn't quite right. Unfortunately Lowe is wearing the purple kit which usually indicates he's in the 23?
Yes just seen photo with Vikena. Definitely looks like Bell at the back of the maul, so Vikena obviously on the bench. No Nareki in any of those photos, and he seemed to be struggling with his leg again, so that may be a clue.
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The team is more than capable of executing the same game plan that the waratahs used in the weekend. Just have to execute when in the 22 and sort out the defensive positioning because the chiefs will rip them to shreds out wide if they’re not onto it
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Hell of a thread read that was. How can you say someone didn’t sign a 2 year deal when the facts are right in front of you…
In regards to some of the comments from George, a certain saying comes to mind. ‘Throw enough shit at a wall and eventually some of it will stick’
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In other news, hearing Fakatava, Lennox and Pledger are being lined up as three halfbacks next year… considering Hastie is set to be left out for a second consecutive week it certainly makes sense sense.
Supposedly JJ rates neither Arscott or Hastie. For all his up-side, Hastie does remain a little slow to the breakdown.
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@frugby a bit wild we're letting Hastie slip through the cracks. His box kicking has been impressive as has his offloading and sniping around the rucks. You'd have to feel he's the sort of guy who could at least make All Blacks XV in a season or two. I'd probably carry him over Lennox who I've yet to see do much at this level.
Sounds like JJ is planning on cutting some contracts short next season. Wonder if Michaels, Wingham, Falefaga and Hastie all get cut?
Here's a left field pick too - I wonder if Bell gets cut and Ioane Mounau from the crusaders gets picked up?
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This Tangitau chat by George is the Roigard rumour part 2. Classic stuff.
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@handa457 Hastie's big issue is he drifts out of the game so much, to the point others have to fill in at halfback. Which makes me wonder if his communication isn't very good either. You can't carry a halfback if he's that remiss in his core role.
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Injury update.
Caleb Tangitau (Groin / 1-2 weeks)
James Arscott (Shoulder / TBC)
Nikora Broughton (Knee MCL/ TBC)
Tanielu Tele’a (Hamstring / 2-3 weeks)
Finn Hurley (Quad / Season)
Hayden Michaels (Hamstring / Season)
Ajay Faleafaga (Broken hand / Season) -
@Canes4life well, Stick by this 1, nogusta, look at his rumour, Sullivan, Funaki, both back and were always going to be, I can take the heat,
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@Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2025:
@george33 said in Highlanders 2025:
@Kiwiwomble contract, he most likely had a lot of options in it when he signed for this season, Blues aren't stupid they were never going to let him walk away, for more than 1 year, the time has been put into him since he was 18, game time massive for him, Talea moving, and that was always on the cards, after not signing on last season.
That doesn’t actually answer my question though…and raises another
2 year contract with highlanders yes/no?
If no, are you saying he has an existing contract with the blues including some sort of sabbatical? If no then what do you mean by the blues won’t let him walk away? Explain the situation where an organisation has any control without a contract
Also, if no 2 year deal with the highlanders, why did he say he signed one?
@george33 can you answer my questions?
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@Kiwiwomble No, to much abuse, said what I said.
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@george33 said in Highlanders 2025:
@Canes4life well, Stick by this 1, nogusta, look at his rumour, Sullivan, Funaki, both back and were always going to be, I can take the heat,
Wait...How come I'm catching strays here?
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@george33 said in Highlanders 2025:
@Kiwiwomble No, to much abuse, said what I said.
I haven’t abused you, simply asked questions when you said that you would answer any that were asked
