<p>TH prop <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15.12px;"><strong>Charlie Faumuina</strong> (Blues) will join french club Toulouse on a 3-year deal after the 2017 Lions Series.</span></p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2016/06/09/2361920-cotes-fermes-au-racing-92-92.html'>http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2016/06/09/2361920-cotes-fermes-au-racing-92-92.html</a></p>
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<p>TH prop <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15.12px;"><strong>Charlie Faumuina</strong> (Blues) will join french club Toulouse on a 3-year deal after the 2017 Lions Series.</span></p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2016/06/09/2361920-cotes-fermes-au-racing-92-92.html'>http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2016/06/09/2361920-cotes-fermes-au-racing-92-92.html</a></p>
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<p>Has this been confirmed officially by the club? Or is this still in the "rumour" phase?</p>
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<p>It's a bit premature to assume Faumuina will still be selected for the All Blacks if he's leaving the country straight after the Lions tour.</p>
<p>Ugh, not Charlie... Pretty much got the best hands and fastest feet of any prop going round I reckon.</p>
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<p>Well, by then he'll be 31ish and he's been a rock for Auckland/Blues. I wouldn't begrudge him a good payday.</p>
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<p>I had hoped he'd make it through to RWC 2019 though, he's such a good impact player.</p>
This story has been around for a couple of weeks. Both Toulouse and Clermont would like to sign Charlie Fauminia:<br><br>
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.leclubrugby.fr/top14/charlie-faumuina-devrait-etre-en-france-en-2017'>http://www.leclubrugby.fr/top14/charlie-faumuina-devrait-etre-en-france-en-2017</a>
<p>I was suprised he stayed on after the world cup so I'm not suprised by this. Good luck to him.</p>
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<p>Has this been confirmed officially by the club? Or is this still in the "rumour" phase?</p>
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<p>It's a bit premature to assume Faumuina will still be selected for the All Blacks if he's leaving the country straight after the Lions tour.</p>
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<p>The club won't confirm anything "officially" before 2017 but the newspaper La DÃ
pêche is very close to the club so the news come from somebody working for Stade Toulousain. </p>
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<p>TH prop <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15.12px;"><strong>Charlie Faumuina</strong> (Blues) will join french club Toulouse on a 3-year deal after the 2017 Lions Series.</span></p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2016/06/09/2361920-cotes-fermes-au-racing-92-92.html'>http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2016/06/09/2361920-cotes-fermes-au-racing-92-92.html</a></p>
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<p>Is there a poster I "hate" more...</p>
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<p>At least mollycoddle us by saying "is rumoured to be joining" rather than "will join".</p>
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<p>I'm not the least surprised. He just about left last time, but decided to stay to try and crack the starting 3 spot...which still hasn't happened. He's not getting younger...and TH earn a mint in France...</p>
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TH prop <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Charlie Faumuina</strong> (Blues) will join french club Toulouse on a 3-year deal after the 2017 Lions Series.</span></span></span><br><br><a class="bbc_url" href="http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2016/06/09/2361920-cotes-fermes-au-racing-92-92.html">http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2016/06/09/2361920-cotes-fermes-au-racing-92-92.html</a></p></blockquote>
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Not happy with that.
Does seem odd so far out, especially with the Lions a big thing for most current ABs and opting to leave now if you are a bench AB may see you miss the Lions should say Laulala make good strides next year
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<p>Is there a poster I "hate" more...</p>
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<p>At least mollycoddle us by saying "is rumoured to be joining" rather than "will join".</p>
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<p>I'm not the least surprised. He just about left last time, but decided to stay to try and crack the starting 3 spot...which still hasn't happened. He's not getting younger...and TH earn a mint in France...</p>
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<p>yeah, it is some perverse pleeasure Jauzy gets out of this. Menawhile - 3 great games were played on the world stage and France are an afterthought</p>
<p>No perverse pleasure for me, i just want to inform you. I'm bored of all those foreign players coming in France, there is no identity in our clubs and the level isn't better so now i watch only 1 or 2 games per week when i watched 4 or 5 before.</p>
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<p>I really hope rugby in NZ won't become as it is in France now.</p>
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<p>Dave Rennie to become head coach of the Glasgow Warriors from the beginning of the 2017-2018 season.</p>
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<p>Media release Glasgow Warriors: <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/16/08/19/chiefs-coach-dave-rennie-be-new-head-coach'>http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/16/08/19/chiefs-coach-dave-rennie-be-new-head-coach</a></p>
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<p>[As we'll increasingly get news about players/coaches leaving in 2017, I'm bringing back this topic.]</p>
<p>It's interesting that both Blackadder and Rennie have contracts with clubs in the UK that end in 2019. All Blacks coaching role anyone?</p>
<p>Gee, couldn't Rennie get a bigger and better coaching gig in Europe? Coaching the Glasgow Warriors will be a step down from coaching the Chiefs.</p>
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Gee, couldn't Rennie get a bigger and better coaching gig in Europe? Coaching the Glasgow Warriors will be a step down from coaching the Chiefs.</p></blockquote>
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Wouldn't everything be a step down?<br><br>
Must be good coin.
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<p>Gee, couldn't Rennie get a bigger and better coaching gig in Europe? Coaching the Glasgow Warriors will be a step down from coaching the Chiefs.</p>
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<p>I mentioned it in another thread but perhaps he wanted a specific type of contract with out clauses and many of the bigger clubs weren't interested in that?</p>
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<p>I'm more surprised the Townsend got the Scotland job seemingly without interviews/applications? Surely Rennie is a guy you look at for something like that?</p>
You Chiefs boys should be hoping for Keane to take over.<br>
If he can get them humming in attack like the Mako$ a couple of seasons ago combined with your inherent filthy niggling, smiley, you'll be in great shape<br><br>
Might even make the semi finals....
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<p>I mentioned it in another thread but perhaps he wanted a specific type of contract with out clauses and many of the bigger clubs weren't interested in that?</p>
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<p><strong>I'm more surprised the Townsend got the Scotland job seemingly without interviews/applications? </strong>Surely Rennie is a guy you look at for something like that?</p>
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<p>Not at all.</p>
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<p>1) He's Scottish</p>
<p>2) He has done a damn fine job with Glasgow</p>
<p>3) Rennie IMO has signed a 2 year contract with Glasgow and will return to NZ in 2019 as part of the assistant coaching panel for the 2019 RWC. I mean who can take over from Hansen? None of the current panel have any credentials as head coach, so that leaves IMO Rennie, Joseph, and probably Schmidt. I don't think the NZRFU would touch Gatland with a barge poll (rightly so IMO), Cotter has little real success on his CV, ditto for most other NZ coaches. I suppose if the Hurricanes lads can back-up next season, they will be in the mix too.</p>
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<p>Not at all.</p>
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<p>1) He's Scottish</p>
<p>2) He has done a damn fine job with Glasgow</p>
<p>3) Rennie IMO has signed a 2 year contract with Glasgow and will return to NZ in 2019 as part of the assistant coaching panel for the 2019 RWC. I mean who can take over from Hansen? None of the current panel have any credentials as head coach, so that leaves IMO Rennie, Joseph, and probably Schmidt. I don't think the NZRFU would touch Gatland with a barge poll (rightly so IMO), Cotter has little real success on his CV, ditto for most other NZ coaches. I suppose if the Hurricanes lads can back-up next season, they will be in the mix too.</p>
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<p>Not surprised by the appointment. Surprised by the timing and lack of a comprehensive search. To appoint someone this far out and without seeing what else is out there is unusual - especially for a team that needs all the help it can get to overperform.</p>
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<p>Think you are spot on with 3.</p>