Dan54
Tim Horan (67)
Naa mate he a rugby man, he doesn't come back just to win comps! But as I say just a whisper, and more about he be back next year.If he doesn't come back soon there might not be any point coming back this year at all.
Naa mate he a rugby man, he doesn't come back just to win comps! But as I say just a whisper, and more about he be back next year.If he doesn't come back soon there might not be any point coming back this year at all.
If he want's to come back "for the pointy end" someone at the Crusaders is going to need to win something though. Unless he just want's to be in a friendly timezone to watch the finals.Naa mate he a rugby man, he doesn't come back just to win comps! But as I say just a whisper, and more about he be back next year.
Would need an injury etc to be allowed in squad anyway, but I thin the idea of him coming back for this year was just a hopeful thing, even if Pau didn't make finals and finished in May.^ he's committed to Pau for their season which means early June if they don't make the finals (currently mid-table I've read) or late June if they do. So would struggle to get back in time & as he wasn't on the books in March I doubt he'd be eligible for Crusadets selection anyways.
He has 39 caps, for an average of 5.5 caps per season. He's five years older than Samipeni Finau but has two less caps.How many minutes has Ethan Blackadder played over the last few seasons? He'll be 30 at the start of next season and barely seems to play. Surely you'd have to start wondering about the value for money and, perhaps more importantly, the opportunity cost of continually selecting him ahead of other loose forwards? For e.g., they possibly could've got Vaiolini Ekuasi when he wanted out of the Blues loose forward logjam.
What are these numbers? McReight has 68 Reds caps.Just had a look at some other loosies who debuted in the 2018 season. Both Dalton Papali'i (77 caps) and Luke Jacobson (71) have almost twice as many caps, while Billy Harmon has 51.
EDIT: Some loose forwards who debuted after Blackadder but have more caps:
Du'Plessis Kirifi: 65 caps (2019)
Hoskins Sotutu: 60 caps (2019)
Fraser McReight: 58 (2019)
Cullen Grace: 51 (2021)
Samipeni Finau: 42 caps (2021)
He's an impressive outlier. More caps than most of his seniors (Leota, Wilkin, Swinton, Hanigan). Liam Wright is almost more impressive with his 80 matches considering all his injuries.What are these numbers? McReight has 68 Reds caps.
Harry Wilson as well - 69 caps and his debut was the year after McReightHe's an impressive outlier. More caps than most of his seniors (Leota, Wilkin, Swinton, Hanigan). Liam Wright is almost more impressive with his 80 matches considering all his injuries.