Exodus

@taniwharugby said in Exodus 2019:

@nepia IMO he was used as a scape goat for that match when there were other players that helped get to those final moments that lead to that loss.

That is possibly true (like blaming Cruden for Sydney, or more accurately crediting Slade for the turn around) but I doubt many fans thought he was unlucky when the squad was named.

@nepia I did, and my opinion is worth many fans opinions....add in most of Waikato, and thats plenty!

@taniwharugby said in Exodus 2019:

@nepia I did, and my opinion is worth many fans opinions....add in most of Waikato, and thats plenty!

And Couties maybe.

@nepia at any rate, the way it panned out made his legend bigger than if he had been included in the original squad.

@machpants Don't do it Sam!

Tell the fucking comic book salesman to go fuck himself!

@chester-draws Boyd's Northampton Saints are 10th in the Premiership table just above the relegation spot. It digs him out of a hole if Saints fans think Beauden Barrett is going to Franklin Gardens next year.

I suspect about 15 of the All Blacks squad are in conversations with clubs about overseas moves away from 2020. But the number who will actually go is closer to 10.

@bovidae said in Exodus 2019:

Crockett, Messam and Sivivatu were considered the 3 unlucky players to miss out.

Them arriving back at the airport from SA while the rest of the squad went to Brisbane was not Henry's and NZR's finest hour.

Timing wasn't NZR's or Henry's choice.

Confirmed. Milner-Skudder has signed a 3 year contract with Toulon.

@stargazer assume he must have seen he was very unlikely to be in the RWC plans given he is off after Super rugby.

@booboo said in Exodus 2019:

@bovidae said in Exodus 2019:

Crockett, Messam and Sivivatu were considered the 3 unlucky players to miss out.

Them arriving back at the airport from SA while the rest of the squad went to Brisbane was not Henry's and NZR's finest hour.

Timing wasn't NZR's or Henry's choice.

Yeah, they didn't exactly want to name the squad for a home RWC in a hastily organized hotel conference room in Brisbane FFS. I think Zac had booked the front bar solid that week.

@taniwharugby Yeah, he was already behind Smith/Jordie/Dmac at fullback and behind Smith/Naholo on the right wing. Possibly behind Bridge, too, now.

NMS, played a valuable part in earning his 2015 RWC cup winner's medal, integral member of the squad that won the Canes' one and only Super Rugby cup. Good on ya mate, time to go pick Mourad Boudjellal's pockets, you did good

@machpants Another bullshit Rugby Pass rumour mongering Article, Their souces are pulled out of their Arse

@sparky Great news, ABs average height up by 2.5cm!

@sparky Surely we now go with Ardie 7 Cane 6 for the RWC? None of the Highlanders WTG have made the cut at blindside..

@sparky Assuming Luatua saw the light as well, he was never serious (really?) about committing to NZR / Blues / coming back to NZ for RWC. At least he has made his choice now.