Big news that deserves its own thread!
He already hinted at it earlier in the year, but in an interview with French sports channel RMC Sport, Jerome Kaino has now announced that he will indeed retire from rugby at the end of the season.
In the same article, he says that he'd like to become a coach and, preferably, stay at Toulouse.
I'm sure the NZ media read the Fern, so no doubt there will be an article in English soon. :winking_face:
@Stargazer said in Jerome Kaino to retire:
There are awesome clips from Kaino on YouTube. Here are a few of them.
That tackle and lift on Digby Ioane is outstanding.
i thought he already did.
legend. fond memories of Kaino v1 embarrassing Matt Rogers in that Baabaas game.
But v2 was something special.
My favourite modern day All Black. I've always felt he's been a bit underrated by the NZ public in comparison to the big Cantabs (Richie, DC and Read before his reputation slipped a bit in the last year or so) but I think his absence from the ABs and the struggle to find a long term 6 has helped increase his standing.
@Nepia said in Jerome Kaino to retire:
My favourite modern day All Black. I've always felt he's been a bit underrated by the NZ public in comparison to the big Cantabs (Richie, DC and Read before his reputation slipped a bit in the last year or so) but I think his absence from the ABs and the struggle to find a long term 6 has helped increase his standing.
Kaino was awesome, but he's not on Richie or DC's level.
@mariner4life said in Jerome Kaino to retire:
@Nepia said in Jerome Kaino to retire:
My favourite modern day All Black. I've always felt he's been a bit underrated by the NZ public in comparison to the big Cantabs (Richie, DC and Read before his reputation slipped a bit in the last year or so) but I think his absence from the ABs and the struggle to find a long term 6 has helped increase his standing.
Kaino was awesome, but he's not on Richie or DC's level.
But a noticeable gap ahead of Read IMO
@Hooroo said in Jerome Kaino to retire:
@mariner4life said in Jerome Kaino to retire:
@Nepia said in Jerome Kaino to retire:
My favourite modern day All Black. I've always felt he's been a bit underrated by the NZ public in comparison to the big Cantabs (Richie, DC and Read before his reputation slipped a bit in the last year or so) but I think his absence from the ABs and the struggle to find a long term 6 has helped increase his standing.
Kaino was awesome, but he's not on Richie or DC's level.
But a noticeable gap ahead of Read IMO
Maybe not peak Read, who was incredible, but in my eyes he is on the team sheet first.
@Nepia said in Jerome Kaino to retire:
My favourite modern day All Black. I've always felt he's been a bit underrated by the NZ public in comparison to the big Cantabs (Richie, DC and Read before his reputation slipped a bit in the last year or so) but I think his absence from the ABs and the struggle to find a long term 6 has helped increase his standing.
actually, thinking back on this, underrated by who? everyone fucking loved him.
@mariner4life said in Jerome Kaino to retire:
@Nepia said in Jerome Kaino to retire:
My favourite modern day All Black. I've always felt he's been a bit underrated by the NZ public in comparison to the big Cantabs (Richie, DC and Read before his reputation slipped a bit in the last year or so) but I think his absence from the ABs and the struggle to find a long term 6 has helped increase his standing.
actually, thinking back on this, underrated by who? everyone fucking loved him.
That is true, he did such a good job of healing the wounds when Jerry didn’t get selected after 07.....
@mariner4life said in Jerome Kaino to retire:
@Nepia said in Jerome Kaino to retire:
My favourite modern day All Black. I've always felt he's been a bit underrated by the NZ public in comparison to the big Cantabs (Richie, DC and Read before his reputation slipped a bit in the last year or so) but I think his absence from the ABs and the struggle to find a long term 6 has helped increase his standing.
actually, thinking back on this, underrated by who? everyone fucking loved him.
I said in comparison to the Cantabs, and then your post above just confirmed it. 
If he was behind those two there was a finger nail it and for a good three years he was our best AB consistently while those two were playing.
Yes, this is the hill I'm willing to die on.
@mariner4life said in Jerome Kaino to retire:
underrated by who? everyone fucking loved him.
Agreed. I too thought he was awesome. V1 and V2 also true. Rated him highly, but below a couple of others in different positions as you said.
The problem is with the word "underrated". WTF does that mean? The guy didn't get fawned over like some others?
That doesn't mean his efforts and achievements weren't noticed. Being the best six in the world for a considerable period works for me.
@Nepia said in Jerome Kaino to retire:
@mariner4life said in Jerome Kaino to retire:
@Nepia said in Jerome Kaino to retire:
My favourite modern day All Black. I've always felt he's been a bit underrated by the NZ public in comparison to the big Cantabs (Richie, DC and Read before his reputation slipped a bit in the last year or so) but I think his absence from the ABs and the struggle to find a long term 6 has helped increase his standing.
actually, thinking back on this, underrated by who? everyone fucking loved him.
I said in comparison to the Cantabs, and then your post above just confirmed it.
If he was behind those two there was a finger nail it and for a good three years he was our best AB consistently while those two were playing.
Yes, this is the hill I'm willing to die on.
hey, everyone has their blindspots
@Snowy said in Jerome Kaino to retire:
@Nepia Just overlapped posts and get what you were saying now.
It's the bloody Cantab's fault again. :astonished_face:
It's always the Cantab's fault, the Sydney lockdown/my Xmas trip ruined = likely Cantab super spreaders living on the Northern Beaches who also follow Manly.
@Nepia said in Jerome Kaino to retire:
@Snowy said in Jerome Kaino to retire:
@Nepia Just overlapped posts and get what you were saying now.
It's the bloody Cantab's fault again. :astonished_face:
It's always the Cantab's fault, the Sydney lockdown/my Xmas trip ruined = likely Cantab super spreaders living on the Northern Beaches who also follow Manly.
No doubt bringing their Merivale swingers parties to their new haunts in the Northern beaches, although the other guests were confused when mid-thrust the Cantabs were asking their new sexual partners which of the four ships their ancestors arrived on.
@Nepia @Crazy-Horse is going to be on our case, but I laughed.
@taniwharugby said in Jerome Kaino to retire:
to think we had peak Richie, Kaino and Read at 1 point...insane quality loose trio there.
@MN5 read an article about Jerry post RWC 2007, that game took something out of him.
Best ever looseforward trio IMO. Particularly the 2010 version. (The 2011 version was ever so slightly less powerful due to high ankle strains, broken feet etc., but made up for it by sheer awesomeness.)
@booboo said in Jerome Kaino to retire:
@taniwharugby said in Jerome Kaino to retire:
to think we had peak Richie, Kaino and Read at 1 point...insane quality loose trio there.
@MN5 read an article about Jerry post RWC 2007, that game took something out of him.
Best ever looseforward trio IMO. Particularly the 2010 version. (The 2011 version was ever so slightly less powerful due to high ankle strains, broken feet etc., but made up for it by sheer awesomeness.)
Agreed. In form and fit I can't think of a better lineup. To have that matched with DC, Ma'a and Conrad. What great times
