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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Super 14 squads

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Once again Crusaders and Canes put together pretty decent groups, think you will struggle to get past them. As a BOP fan i'm more than a bit gutted we only got 5 players in squads. Blues have a good 1st 15 though will struggle if they get injuries. Hawkes Bay (Highlanders) might be ok if they can develop a good bond. But how not one team picked up that kid Robinson out of Southland is beyond me, he is absolute quality

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
bopman wrote:
Once again Crusaders and Canes put together pretty decent groups, think you will struggle to get past them. As a BOP fan i'm more than a bit gutted we only got 5 players in squads. Blues have a good 1st 15 though will struggle if they get injuries. Hawkes Bay (Highlanders) might be ok if they can develop a good bond. But how not one team picked up that kid Robinson out of Southland is beyond me, he is absolute quality


Why am I not f*cking surprised...
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
you only got 5? thats not a bad effort from last season!

Queenslander 3x a year.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Well last season we had 3 after finishing second to last, this year we have 5 and finished fourth.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

which is an improvement, njot knocking what the bay have done this year, but I think expecting more than 5 is a bit much.

Queenslander 3x a year.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
why did the hurricanes pick bradnock.. now i'm a turbos supporter but to pick him above lilo and fugistaller is surprising.
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Delete me.Gangsta!2008-10-31 17:45:23
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theprof wrote:

which is an improvement, njot knocking what the bay have done this year, but I think expecting more than 5 is a bit much.


Solomon King, granted we are chocked full of loosies in the Chiefs region but someone should have picked him up. We picked a guy who hasn't started for Waikato as a lock when we could have got Callum Retalick or John Moore who were standouts in NPC. Zar Lawrence and Nigel Hunt would both be unlucky as well. So while i didn't think we would get 15 King and Retalick are both hard done buy and Luke Braid, Zar Lawrence and Nigel Hunt are all a bit unlucky

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I really enjoyed watching Solomon King strange no one wants him. Zar lawrence had a good year probably would have looked good at the Blues instead of that Jamie Helleur guy who was an embarassment to fullbacks in the ANZC.
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Was quite a surprise that Serge Lilo wasn't protected by the Hurricanes as he was one of the form flankers of the ANZC when he wasn't injured.
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Robbie Robinson should be there in the highlanders ahead of Ben Smith surely!!

Where is Hamish Gard, George Pisi and James Paterson?

gutted to see Elliot go to the Chiefs after they had been talking him up at the highlanders.

If anyone thought the Crusaders are so good think how great they will be in a few years.
Correct me if im wrong.
But here are some ages

Colin Slade - 21
Kade Poki - 20
Sean Maitland - 20
Nasi Manu - 20
Ryan Crotty - 20
George Whitelock - 22
Tim Bateman - 22

Michael Paterson, Keiran read, Owen Franks and Stephen Brett would all be 23 or younger.


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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Yeah, same could be said about the Canes though in terms of age.

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
no.


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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
The Bay always gets shafted when it comes to Super 14. It's just Waikato-centric thinking (Bastards). The fact that 2002 was the last time Waikato beat BOP is lost on those w**kers from Hamilton (of which I used to be one).
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
all blacks 19-14 aus
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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Luis Garcia wrote:
no.

Dane Coles
Jacob Ellison
Daniel Kirkpatrick
Zac Guilford
David Smith
Willie Ripia
Alby Mathewson

I'll go ya age for age, incidentally average age of the Lions this year was 23. Thats scary

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Rugby sucks
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