Rebels 2020
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Sorry, you're correct. Tight five forwards. If you include locks in the mix, they'd want to replace Coleman with another aggressive tight lock. The stocks are strong with Phillip, RHP, and Hosea. But we defiantly could do with another.
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Arch Winning (36)
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Trevor Allan (34)
Because those four Australian teams are competing so well? Australia has enough players for 2 & 1/2 competitive sides. Tahs and Reds catchment produce enough players for two sides that could be competitive against NZ sides with excess in the odd position here or there. The rest of Australia "completes" the half a good team. Even if we had 3 teams we'd still need marquee players (or somehow keep all our average to good players who are overseas) in order for all three to be at NZ level or close enough.
5 year developing player contracts (future Wallabies)?
Lomani is capped
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Peter Johnson (47)
Need to do better. Definitely a weaker part of the squad. Faulkner and Ainsley useful backups. Saaga and Pona a bit of promise. But need some solid starters. I didn't rate Gibbon.
But where oh where are there better props who are eligible and available?
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Peter Johnson (47)
Was Lomani signed BEFORE he was capped like Malolua at the Reds?
I thought we were no longer doing foreign capped players, regardless of where they are from.
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Peter Johnson (47)
I'd say that is a very weak locking department, though everyone seems to be taking a hit in that area for next season, including NZ teams.
SO who is overseas, a capped international, that may come back. Won't be Arnold, Coleman, Carter or Skelton. Pyle, Neville & Arnold x 2 are not capped
soooo...
S.Timani & K.Douglas, ?
L Timani. might be looking to come home with his wife to raise their child in Australia.
he was on a development contract last year, was capped late last year and signed to a full contract last this year
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Peter Sullivan (51)
you wouldn't think Pyle would come home, earning a lot in France, little or no chance to be capped for Australia, eligible for France (but overlooked), nor Kane Douglas. Might be a pom at the end of their career, before taking up superannuation in Japan ? i cant think of anyone specific.
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Jim Lenehan (48)
Fa’amasuili is a bit of a Tongan Thor lite. If his scrummaging can come along he will rocket to the preferred TH at the Rebels. Ainsley is also still rather young, however seriously overrated. He needs to come along like Tom Robertson was finally starting to show before he got injured. The prop stocks are okay if they stay fit. A few of them need to offer more around the park or help bend the line
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Jim Lenehan (48)
Evan Olmstead the Canadian lock might be worth a look. He’s been sensational in the mitre 10 for a few seasons now and is an Aussie that’s struggled to get opportunities here before he had to move overseas. From memory he was MOTM in last years final.
Any overseas player given they haven’t been announced to me indicates they might be heading to the World Cup. Given the contracting limitations, especially financially it wouldn’t surprise me to see someone from an emerging nation sign or a Japanese Sunwolves player wanting to continue to test himself at Super Rugby level.
Any overseas player given they haven’t been announced to me indicates they might be heading to the World Cup. Given the contracting limitations, especially financially it wouldn’t surprise me to see someone from an emerging nation sign or a Japanese Sunwolves player wanting to continue to test himself at Super Rugby level.
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Stirling Mortlock (74)
There isn’t one.........
The clue is that there is no Saturday 22 March, and they play Friday 28 February afterwards...........
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Geoff Shaw (53)
There isn’t one...
The clue is that there is no Saturday 22 March, and they play Friday 28 February afterwards.....
I was just thinking Sanzar screwing the comp again