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New Zealand Rugby Team Watch

waiopehu oldboy

waiopehu oldboy

George Smith (75)
NZ Rugby awards were held tonight:

WINNERS LIST

New Zealand Rugby Age Grade Player of the Year

Damian McKenzie (Waikato)

Charles Monro Rugby Volunteer of the Year

Dean File (Horowhenua Kapiti)

New Zealand Rugby Referee of the Year

Glen Jackson

Heartland Championship Player of the Year

James Lash (Buller)

New Zealand Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year

Sarah Goss (Manawatu)

Richard Crawshaw Memorial Sevens Player of the Year

DJ Forbes (Counties Manukau)

Fans Try of the Year

Malakai Fekitoa; Sharks v Highlanders

NPC Player of the Year

Seta Tamanivalu (Taranaki)

Super Rugby Player of the Year

Jerome Kaino (Auckland)

Tom French Memorial Maori Player of the Year

Aaron Smith (Ngati Kahungunu)

New Zealand Rugby Women's Player of the Year

Rawinia Everitt (Auckland)

New Zealand Rugby Coach of the Year

Steve Hansen

Team of the Year

All Blacks

Outstanding Contribution to New Zealand Rugby

Dick Littlejohn (Bay of Plenty)

Kelvin R Tremain Player of the Year

Brodie Retallick (Bay of Plenty)

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/...ock-Brodie-Retallick-wins-NZ-rugbys-top-award

Totally gratuitous shot of the possibly future Mrs McCheats legs:

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Blake

Blake

Ted Fahey (11)
6 million for three years for DC, good luck with that. Great player and an even better bloke, but I'd expect him to miss more games through injury than he will play.
 
Marcelo

Marcelo

Ken Catchpole (46)
Blake said:
6 million for three years for DC, good luck with that. Great player and an even better bloke, but I'd expect him to miss more games through injury than he will play.
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Yeah, he's probably the best first five eight in rugby history but he suffered many injuries, his body isn't the same as 10 years ago.

His performance this year hasn't been good, he still didn't recover his best level.
 
waiopehu oldboy

waiopehu oldboy

George Smith (75)
Dan54

Dan54

David Wilson (68)
Not too surprised about Thrush going WOB, he will struggle to make WC I suspect, and perhaps knows even if he does , perhaps he should take advantage of his AB status (I think is good for 18 months legally) to get work permits etc if he decides to stay in Pomgolia. Actually think he will do really well there, and I think the Gloucester have made a good buy.
Probably similar feelings about Coventry, he seems ready to get head coaching gig, and getting experience over NH seems to be best bet, there no gigs in NZ and Japan probably not high level enough to show on CV.
 
waiopehu oldboy

waiopehu oldboy

George Smith (75)
^^^^^^^^ agree on Thrush, probably only 4 locks will go so he'd need at least one of Retallick, Whitelock, Tuipolotu, Romano & Bird to be injured. Honest toiler & probably unlucky that his career has coincided with one of those rare periods where we've got locks coming out've our ears..................

Frank Halai looks to be gone as well:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/...-set-to-leave-new-zealand-and-sign-with-wasps

Thought he may have tried to make the Rio 7's squad but good luck to him.
 
waiopehu oldboy

waiopehu oldboy

George Smith (75)
Big Ben off to France:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/...-to-join-dan-carter-at-racing-metro-in-france

Unless he changes his mind about playing for NZ rather than Tonga. Again.

But Big Charlie's sticking around for the 2017 B&IL:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/...ith-new-zealand-rugby-and-rebuffs-french-cash

Clever boy, Crockett & B Franks won't be around.

Interesting take on younger kiwis (& Aussies) heading OS to pursue a rugby career from a bloke who's been there & done it:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/...obertson-says-more-kiwis-should-head-overseas
 
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