Mate Chiefs have got the 10 I would love the Canes to have the most. I still reckon Josh Jacomb will be a top level 10, think he will be AB in next couple of years, and could well be a long term one at that.^ NZR should step in & put an end to the shameful, yet shameless, warehousing of talent going on up North. For the greater good, of course
Oh god. I can't unseen it.
Who was never that flash at flyhalf anyway IMO.CruSadists will be hoping this isn't a sign of things to come/ repeat...
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Reihana the biggest concern for mine, 36yo JOC (James O'Connor) (James O'Connor) doesn't look much like 26yo JOC (James O'Connor) (James O'Connor).
The day a World Rugby player of the year and a John Eales medallist took a back seat to a rookie
Surrounded by future opponents in Super Rugby, including two-time player of the year Beauden Barrett, Joseph Aukuso-Sua'ali'i was the main attraction.www.smh.com.au
"Meanwhile, fresh from a stint with Michael Hooper’s new club Toyota Verblitz, the All Blacks’ Barrett is keen for Japanese clubs to enter Super Rugby.
“I think it’ll be a natural progression for this competition to grow,” Barrett said. “I know that in the past, the players and the fans, really saw the benefit and value out of South African teams. “Japanese rugby from a performance and product is ready to go, like the standard is very high, and I know first hand that it’s almost on par with the added value of the South African rugby players who play up there, some English players and lot of Kiwis and Australians. “So it would make a lot of sense to grow the competition using Japan, it’s a similar time zone and they’re a powerhouse.”
Barrett is also open to the idea of All Blacks playing for Australian clubs and vice versa if it helps retain players in Super Rugby for both nations.
“I think ultimately, it’ll keep players in New Zealand Rugby or Australian Rugby, so to speak, as opposed to going up to Europe because you’ll get a change of scenery,” Barrett said."
The sooner we allow players to move around the comp the better. I can't see it affecting fans all that much but it would create a more united competition if Super Rugby is to stay around.
I seriously doubt they would have any interest in joining. I feel like people have a fundamental misunderstanding of the purpose of that competition when these suggestions are raised.
