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Cheers guys, look forward to seeing him in action. Shit the highlanders have a squad this year.

If you want speed of service or run you could really just leave smith on. Or do you reckon this guy is quicker? I've never seen him, missed this year's ITM (am I correct in thinking he was involved in that?)

Man I've gone off topic.

The big issue with grade cricket is youth quotas. It's the dumbest thing an Australian sports body has ever done. They deliberately sought the same outcome that is being forced upon New Zealand rugby by fate and lack of resource. Talented youngsters need to get belted by less talented old heads...

I understand what you mean IS, and I agree. Nothing that I say is intended to accuse any party of wrong-doing, either players for seizing opportunities or clubs and countries for seeking out talent. I think I generally have a pretty open mind about that stuff. However, I'm fairly apprehensive...

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=10843299 This article is on point. A XV of kiwis currently plying (or soon to be plying) their trade in other national sides. Please ignore the massively trolling inclusion of Digby Ioane. No New Zealander genuinely thinks that...

That's a great signing, I rate him very highly. Good skills, nice and quick, strong in contact and not small. Made plenty of line-breaks for the Canes in 2011, when not much was going right. Pretty important component of that Taranaki team too (where I was born) so I'm sorry to see him go. Some...

That's pretty cool. How far down the pecking order will this new guy be? No Cowan, so is he just behind Smith? Edit: I forgot Smylie.

Five on the trot, and a four year drought at super level (can't see us breaking that next year either). That's a kind of frustrating conversion rate. Still, good on them. My man-crush on Andy Ellis continues apace.

Does this put them on two Williams, two Jones and two Davies? That seems less than usual, the commentary won't be half as entertaining.

Still, good news for the brookies. I'm sure a premiership is still some decades off, but it's good to see the programme on the improve.

I'm away from Sydney and out of the loop. I take it from some of the earlier posts that Cranbrook had a good U16 season?

It's not that surprising, this year was the first time many of us saw evidence of his character. He's a good player physically, but a dead-set test match player at heart.

I'm actually there now. My rugby chat is getting absolute crickets from the locals, but they're all 5'2" so I can forgive their lack of interest.

Ahh of course. Forgive a tunnel-visioned kiwi.

Damn it.

Forgive my ignorance, but who is DHP? It'll probably be obvious when I hear it, but I currently have no idea.

That would be epic. But shift Hodgson to 6 and play Alcock at 7.

Right now is probably the most I've ever agreed with anything.

It's easy to back a winner. Ask them which cricket team they support.