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^ an Executive Summary as written by Rob Penney, one assumes?

Crusaders' season review is done & will be released on Wednesday with Penney confirmed as HC for 2025. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350354914/crusaders-poised-confirm-head-coach-rob-penney-will-stay

From stuff.co.nz way back on 31/08/21: "Moana Pasifika are permitted to sign three current All Blacks “effectively on secondment” from New Zealand Rugby on top of former All Blacks or Wallabies returning from overseas, New Zealand players association boss Rob Nichol has revealed."...

@Ignoto on the MP (Moana Pasifika) Franchise thread: "What about this actually makes the narrative around NZRU again taking advantage of the PI's again? "The whole point of introducing both the Fijian and Moana teams was to give a pathway for their players tohave careers this side of the world. "By MP (Moana Pasifika) (Moana...

So MP (Moana Pasifika) are just another AB feeder team now? (Just putting it out there before someone else does).

36-man squad due out next Sunday. Assuming Jordan & Cane come in (why else were they in camp during Eng series?) who else comes in or in the case of the injury callups stays in?

Next up: Argentina x2 to kick off TRC campaign: Saturday 10/08 at Sky Stadium, Wellington Saturday 17/08 at Eden Park Both at 7:05 pm NZT Then to South Africa: Sunday 1/09 at Jo'burg Sunday 8/09 at Cape Town Both at 3am NZT.

PatT didn't travel to San Diego & has been replaced by Sam Darry. https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/07/16/darry-replaces-tuipulotu-in-all-blacks-squad-for-fiji-test/

Match schedule is out: https://www.world.rugby/tournaments/olympics/paris-2024/matches

^ she's almost 30 & has hinted she may not be around too much longer so possibly a succession-planning selection? Black Ferns: Renee Holmes, Ruby Tui, Logo-i-Pulotu Lemapu-Atai'i (Sylvia) Brunt, Ruahei Demant (capt), Katelyn Vahaakolo, Hannah King, Maia Joseph, Kaipo Olsen-Baker, Layla Sae...

Now he's saying "I'm done" https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350340513/dane-coles-farewells-rugby-one-last-game-paraparaumu But if 'nua were to suffer a few injuries...

While I agree Ioane is unlikely to be in the AB frame anytime soon & wish him well it's still an erosion of depth in a position we're not particularly strong in right now.

Another Super Rugby 5/8 heading overseas: https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350339228/irish-club-connacht-swoop-chiefs-first-five-josh-ioane Also coupla rumours circulating wrt RMo either not taking up the option of a third season in Japan and/ or signing up for 2026 NPC & 2027 Super Rugby as early as the next...

Would've liked to see one of the wings swapped out for Clarke or Narawa, to me Reece & Tele’a are a bit too same/ same which isn't something that's ever really worked for us in the past.

NZ v Spain abandoned at HT with 45-13 scoreline counting as final so NZ finish top of their Pool.

Clan have a new head coach: Jamie Joseph. Clarke Dermody staying on as Assistant & Dave Dillon as Defence but Tom Donnelly (Forwards) gone & they're looking for an Attack coach to replace Kenny Lynn who's now part of the Los Pumas setup.

Joe Marler heading home, uncapped replacement due in Thursday. https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/articles/cn091d9lvevo

No actual diagnosis yet but TJP won't be playing this weekend. Noah Hotham drafted in as third 9. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350334278/cortez-ratima-line-all-blacks-debut-tj-perenara-ruled-out

Pretty sure England will feel they should've won that. AB work-on No. 1: keep ball in hand & be more direct in & around the tackle area. Kicked away far too much ball & with Eng running screens to protect the receiver (something we need to start doing, too) many of them became nothing kicks...