Super Rugby General Chat

[zer0]

Times must be tough in Australian rugby if the Reds can only afford half a portrait photo per player.

 

[RugbyReg]

Any reason NSW squad only 33 vs QLD near 40???

 

[Slim 293]

Reds:
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Amazing to see a side go for the multi-page offering and execute. Innovative, insightful and inspiring all while remaining respectful of tradition. A modern classic.

 

[Joe King]

Reds peek-a-boo

 

[Braveheart81]

tahs appear to have not bothered with their own graphic, just posted the super rugby pacific one on their insta:

Centralisation baby!

 

[Wilson]

Crusaders:

The kerning on the font down the bottom is a war crime

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Oli Jager has just this week asked for an early release to "pursue an opportunity elsewhere", presumably he's given up on being an AB & is heading back North.

 

[zer0]

Dogroll popping a squat to assert dominance.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

tahs appear to have not bothered with their own graphic, just posted the super rugby pacific one on their insta:
View attachment 17891probably for the best given the readability of their signing graphics

They do. They put it up 2 hours after.

Kid probably didn’t know who was in or out.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Codie Taylor taking a non-playing sabbatical so will miss all but the final few rounds of Super Rugby 2024. Hence the fourth hooker in CruSadists' squad.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Dogroll popping a squat to assert dominance.

Or is he practicing sitting on the naughty chair?

 

[zer0]

I quite liked having the announcements all on the same day. Much better than random drops all over the place. Hopefully bodes well for adopting the SRAu match squads.

Good graphics so far, chiefs including number of caps is nice, but I think I prefer the Drua's specific position breakdown. Ideal would be both.

I also like the Drua approach of naming the players by position. Though "Back 3" annoys me. Just use "Back Three" or "Outside Backs". Would be nice if that sort of structure was mandated in the future. Or at least to the level Moana and the Crusaders used. Caps are nice too. Chuck that into the mandate as well.

Maybe also reduce the gap to half an hour between announcements.

 

[Wilson]

I quite liked having the announcements all on the same day. Much better than random drops all over the place. Hopefully bodes well for adopting the SRAu match squads.



I also like the Drua approach of naming the players by position. Though "Back 3" annoys me. Just use "Back Three" or "Outside Backs". Would be nice if that sort of structure was mandated in the future. Or at least to the level Moana and the Crusaders used. Caps are nice too. Chuck that into the mandate as well.

Maybe also reduce the gap to half an hour between announcements.

Yeah, I get the reasoning behind on the hour, but maybe one team every half hour is the ideal?

 

[Wilson]

Crusaders:
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The kerning on the font down the bottom is a war crime

No wait, this version is worse:

And you thought the Reds 41 was a big squad...

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Oli Jager has just this week asked for an early release to "pursue an opportunity elsewhere", presumably he's given up on being an AB & is heading back North.

Reportedly heading to Munster once the paperwork is completed. Will be interesting to see who they sign/ promote from their Academy to replace him.

 

[Ignoto]

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2028? Christ I guarantee people with forget about it.

 

[Dan54]

2028? Christ I guarantee people with forget about it.

Forget about what??

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Update on the establishment of an independent commission to run SRP (Super Rugby Pacific):

“We've got a signed off JV [joint venture] agreement. We've appointed an establishment chair, and we now start the process of recruiting for a CEO of a Super Rugby Pacific entity, and independent directors to come and join.

“So, we are up and running. It takes a little while to establish these vehicles, but through the first half of 2024 we will be fully established and we’re very excited about bringing that to life.”

- Chris Lendrum, NZR professional game GM.

 

[Highlander35]

Out of curiosity and boredom on a lunch break, I put together a list of what, as far as I'm aware, is the list of "foreigners" playing for Aus Super teams. Other teams feel free to correct me.

Player	Position	Super Side	Original International Allegiance	International Status	Can become Eligible For Wallabies	Approximate date of eligibility
Charlie Gamble	Backrow	Waratahs	New Zealand	Uncapped	Yes	Apr-23​
Alex Hodgman	Prop	Reds	New Zealand	Capped	Yes	Nov-23​
Jahrome Brown	Backrow	Brumbies	New Zealand	Uncapped	Yes	Mar-24​
Cabous Eloff	Prop	Rebels	South Africa	Uncapped	Yes	Jan-25​
Angelo Smith	Lock/Backrow	Rebels	Fiji	Uncapped	Yes	Apr-27​
Sefo Kautai	Prop	Brumbies	New Zealand	Uncapped	Yes	May-26​
Vuate Karawalevu	Wing	Waratahs	Fiji	Uncapped	Yes	Nov-26​
Tamati Tua	Center	Brumbies	New Zealand	Uncapped	Yes	Nov-27​
Sam Spink	Center	Force	England	Uncapped	Yes	Nov-27​
Chase Tiatia	Fullback	Force	New Zealand	Uncapped	Yes	Nov-27​
Vaiolini Ekuasi	Backrow	Rebels	New Zealand	Uncapped	Yes	Jan-28​
Cormac Daly	Lock	Reds	Ireland	Uncapped	Yes	Jan-28​
Hayden Thompson-Stringer	Prop	Waratahs	England	Uncapped	Yes	Nov-28​
Felix Kalapu	Lock/Backrow	Force	New Zealand	Uncapped	Yes	Nov-28​
Ryan Louwrens	Scrum Half	Rebels	South Africa	Uncapped	Yes	10+ years Residency
Campbell Parata	Fly Half	Force	New Zealand	Uncapped	Yes	10+ years Residency
Jack Maunder	Scrum Half	Rebels	England	Capped	No	N/A
Matt Proctor	Center	Rebels	New Zealand	Capped	No	N/A
Peni Ravi	Prop	Reds	Fiji	Capped	No	N/A
Jeffery Toomaga-Allen	Prop	Reds	New Zealand	Capped	No	N/A
Santiago Medrano	Prop	Force	Argentina	Capped	No	N/A
Atu Moli	Prop	Force	New Zealand	Capped	No	N/A
Nikolai Foliaki	Center	Force	Tonga	Capped	No	N/A

Interesting stats:

More than half (12/23) are Kiwis. Handful of ex-ABs as Marquee signings, others chasing opportunity they're not getting for the Kiwi teams.

5 players are currently eligible for the Wallabies (or will be by the inbound tours) and a further 4 will become so by the home World Cup if their contracts continue. Not all of them are in serious contention, but interesting to note.

More than 1/3rd of the players on this list are props! If props aren't ready to play by the time U20s is finished Aus seems to have a problem getting them to the next level.