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2018 NZ Super Rugby Squads

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waiopehu oldboy

waiopehu oldboy

Stirling Mortlock (74)
The squads are out & as usual there's some new blood coming through from M10 Cup & age group plus a few guys moving around the traps (e.g. Marty Mac to Chiefs to play second fiddle to lil bro DMac) & even a blast from the past, Dan Kirkpatrick back from six years in France to lead the Bloos to glory.

All kinds of fancy-pants graphics out there but sadly I can't share them in G&GR's current state so it's boring old text-only & article links I'm afraid.

Blues squad:
Hookers: Leni Apisai, Matt Moulds, James Parsons.
Front row: Alex Hodgman, Sione Mafileo, Pauliasi Manu, Isaac Salmon, Mike Tamoaieta, Ofa Tuungafasi.
Locks: Gerard Cowley-Tuioti, Josh Goodhue, Scott Scrafton, Patrick Tuipulotu, Jimmy Tupou
Loose forwards: Blake Gibson, Akira Ioane, Jerome Kaino, Dalton Papalii, Glenn Preston, Kara Pryor, Murphy Taramai.
Halfbacks: Sam Nock, Augustine Puli, Jonathan Ruru.
First Five: Otere Black/Daniel Kirkpatrick, Bryn Gatland, Stephen Perofeta.
Midfield: Matt Johnson, George Moala, Tamati Tua, TJ Faiane, Sonny Bill Williams.
Outside backs: Caleb Clarke, Michael Collins, Matt Duffie, Rieko Ioane, Melanie Nanai, Jordan Trainor.

Ethan son of Todd gets a CruSadists callup:


Crusaders
Forwards
Michael Ala'alatoa, Scott Barrett, Ethan Blackadder, Wyatt Crockett, Mitchell Dunshea, Owen Franks, Ben Funnell, Billy Harmon, Oliver Jager, Andrew Makalio, Joe Moody, Tim Perry, Kieran Read, Luke Romano, Pete Samu, Tom Sanders, Quinten Strange, Jordan Taufua, Codie Taylor, Matt Todd, Sam Whitelock.

Backs
Tim Bateman, George Bridge, Ryan Crotty, Israel Dagg, Mike Delany, Mitchell Drummond, Braydon Ennor, Jack Goodhue, Bryn Hall, David Havili, Mitchell Hunt, Will Jordan, Jone Macilai, Manasa Mataele, Richie Mo'unga, Jack Stratton, Seta Tamanivalu.

Chiefs

Props: Aidan Ross, Atunaisa Moli, Kane Hames, Mitchell Graham, Nepo Laulala, Sosefo Kautai.

Hookers: Liam Polwart, Nathan Harris, Samisoni Taukei'aho

Locks: Brodie Retallick, Dominic Bird, Fin Hoeata, Michael Allardice

Loose forwards: Lachlan Boshier, Liam Messam, Luke Jacobson, Mitchell Brown, Mitchell Karpik, Sam Cane, Taleni Seu, Tyler Ardron.

Halfbacks: Brad Weber, Jonathan Taumateine, Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi

First five-eighths: Damian McKenzie, Marty McKenzie, Tiaan Falcon

Midfield: Alex Nankivell, Anton Lienert-Brown, Charlie Ngatai, Johnny Faauli, Regan Verney.

Midfield/outside back: Tim Nanai-Williams

Outside backs: Levi Aumua, Sam McNicol, Shaun Stevenson, Solomon Alaimalo, Toni Pulu.

The Clan's most notable acquisition is Tyrel Lomax:

Highlanders

Forwards:

Luke Whitelock, Liam Squire, Elliot Dixon, Shannon Frizell, Dillon Hunt, James Lentjes , Dan Pryor, Alex Ainley, Tom Franklin, Jackson Hemopo, Josh Dickson, Pari Pari Parkinson, Kalolo Tuiloma, Siate Tokolahi, Daniel Lienert-Brown, Tyrel Lomax, Aki Seiuli, Guy Millar, Ash Dixon, Greg Pleasants-Tate, Liam Coltman

Backs: Ben Smith, Josh McKay, Tevita Li, Waisake Naholo, Tevita Nabura, Thomas Umaga-Jensen, Richard Buckman, Patelesio Tomkinson, Matt Faddes, Rob Thompson, Teihorangi Walden, Lima Sopoaga, Fletcher Smith, Josh Ioane, Josh Renton, Kayne Hammington, Aaron Smith

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=11939182

HURRICANES SQUAD FOR 2018

Forwards: Asafo Aumua, Dane Coles, Ricky Riccitelli, Chris Eves, Alex Fidow, Reg Goodes, Ben May, Toby Smith, Jeffery To'omga-Allen, James Blackwell, Murray Douglas, Michael Fatialofa, Sam Lousi, Isaia Walker-Leawere, Gareth Evans, Vaea Fifita, Sam Henwood, Reed Prinsep, Ardie Savea, Brad Shields, Blade Thomson.

Backs: Jamie Booth, Finlay Christie, TJ Perenara, Beauden Barrett, Jackson Garden-Bachop, TJ Va'a, Ihaia West, Vince Aso, Ngani Laumape, Matt Proctor, Peter Umaga-Jensen, Jordie Barrett, Wes Goosen, Ben Lam, Jonah Lowe, Nehe Milner-Skudder, Julian Savea

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby...r-asafo-aumua-headlines-2018-hurricanes-squad
 
Dan54

Dan54

Tim Horan (67)
Geez WOB, not often you look at Canes pack with so much depth in front row, quite like that pack as a whole, come to think of it there some pretty reasonable backs going to miss game time too
Blues are going to struggle at 10 I imagine, but even with a good one, you know they will stuff it up.
 
Jimmy_Crouch

Jimmy_Crouch

Ken Catchpole (46)
I heard Dane Coles is going to retire after the EOYT. He is showing signs of brain damage from all the concussion issues.
 
Jerry West

Jerry West

Sydney Middleton (9)
Jimmy_Crouch said:
I heard Dane Coles is going to retire after the EOYT. He is showing signs of brain damage from all the concussion issues.
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He has been struggling with it all season. All Blacks will look to give him some extended time off before ramping up preparations into the RWC. That will also be able to give a guy like Asofa some quality game time alongside Riccitelli
 
waiopehu oldboy

waiopehu oldboy

Stirling Mortlock (74)
2018 jerseys are out.

Bloos:

http://m.champions.co.nz/super-rugby/blues-super-rugby/ADBP5721/Blues-Super-Rugby-Jersey-2018.html

Could been worse, they could given the random 3-year-old with ADD more than one giant-tipped magic marker...............

Tribe:

http://m.champions.co.nz/super-rugby/chiefs-super-rugby/ADBP5649/Chiefs-Super-Rugby-Jersey-2018.html

Toned down a lot from 2017, but if the motif is grey not silver then maybe a little too much so?

Horrorcanes:

http://m.champions.co.nz/super-rugb...P5676/Hurricanes-Super-Rugby-Jersey-2018.html

Oh. Dear. God.

CruSadists:

http://m.champions.co.nz/super-rugb...BP5695/Crusaders-Super-Rugby-Jersey-2018.html

Yeah, I have no clue wtf those cube thingos are either......

Clan:

http://m.champions.co.nz/super-rugb...5655/Highlanders-Super-Rugby-Jersey-2018.html

Um, guys, it's rugby not golf, y'know.............

All a bit crap, really, even more so than the dumb-ass "Lions Special" ones, mostly they look more like supporters gear than actual footy jerseys IMO.
 
waiopehu oldboy

waiopehu oldboy

Stirling Mortlock (74)
The guys on Crowd Goes Wild last night were showing off a Tribe & a 'canes jersey. Tribe motif looked to be silver & jersey looked better than in the pic but the 'canes one looked awful, even the guy holding it commented on how bright the yellow is & the swirly stripy things didn't really break it up much.
 
waiopehu oldboy

waiopehu oldboy

Stirling Mortlock (74)
^^^^^^^ Invercargill got to 32C the other day & most of the lower South Island is officially in drought, including the usually wet West Coast & wetter Fiordland. Possibly some journalistic licence but by Southland norms the writer's not that far off the mark.
 
Dismal Pillock

Dismal Pillock

David Codey (61)
waiopehu oldboy said:
Shameless plug time:

All NZ-resident G&GR members need to get on this immediately:

https://www.puntforprizes.co.nz

Your sign-up prize doesn't have to be a Bloos T-shirt btw, you can pick a team that's won it in the last dozen years instead...
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damn being stuck on the Pitcairns, need one of those Blues placemakers t-shirts. and the Blues hat. If they sent me a New England Crusaders shirt I'd just deface it until it read "New England Crusaders"
 
Dismal Pillock

Dismal Pillock

David Codey (61)
https://www.puntforprizes.co.nz

ps are those balls BLUE?

BLUE BALLS. "I'VE GOT BLUE BALLS."

Another marketing winner.

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"BLUE BALLS FOR EVERYONE!"
 
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