I can see him being a big part of the championship-winning dynasty that's about to boil out of Auckland. The early years of it, anyway.
Re: Blues Thread
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2016 12:06 am
by Len
Great for the midfield depth in NZ
Re: Blues Thread
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2016 4:36 am
by Lizard
Who is taking odds on SBW lasting 3 years?
I wonder how the Blues will ruin and/misuse him?
Re: Blues Thread
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2016 2:16 pm
by J Dory
Lizard wrote:Who is taking odds on SBW lasting 3 years?
I wonder how the Blues will ruin and/misuse him?
Easy fella, it'll be ok.
Re: Blues Thread
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2016 11:46 pm
by morepork
Bet they paid good coin for that. Ma'a x 3.
Re: Blues Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 12:50 am
by Spy
morepork wrote:Bet they paid good coin for that. Ma'a x 3.
Borrowed against the house. It's all good.
Re: Blues Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 2:31 am
by zer0
While we're at it, we'll also take Counties back. It'll make up for having to put up with Northland and North Harbour.
Re: Blues Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 1:22 pm
by J Dory
zer0 wrote:While we're at it, we'll also take Counties back. It'll make up for having to put up with Northland and North Harbour.
Hey.
Re: Blues Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 10:29 pm
by Lizard
zer0 wrote:While we're at it, we'll also take Counties back. It'll make up for having to put up with Northland and North Harbour.
You still owe us for babysitting Harbour when Auckland wasn't even good enough to be the dominant province in its own region!
Re: Blues Thread
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2016 1:08 am
by zer0
Those North Shore splitters can be merged back into the motherland, too.
Re: Blues Thread
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2016 2:10 am
by Lizard
I see your game. Next you will want Counties back, and for Waikato to reclaim King Country and Thames Valley to reform the old South Auckland Union, before annexing that and a renamed North Auckland to reinstate Auckland Province to its original borders!
Re: Blues Thread
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2016 2:38 am
by cashead
Lizard wrote:I see your game. Next you will want Counties back, and for Waikato to reclaim King Country and Thames Valley to reform the old South Auckland Union, before annexing that and a renamed North Auckland to reinstate Auckland Province to its original borders!
The rate that Auckland's sprawling at, your scenario is only a matter of time.
Re: Blues Thread
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2016 5:21 am
by zer0
FIRST THE UPPER NORTH ISLAND
AND THEN
THE WORLD!
Re: Blues Thread
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 8:39 am
by zer0
Two more Counties/Auckland players coming to the Blues.
Counties Manukau lock Jimmy Tupou and prop Alex Hodgman will transfer home on two-year deals from 2017.
Tupou played 25 times for Crusaders since 2013 and 39 games for Counties. Standing 1.96m and 107kg, he has played both lock and loose forward but wants to specialise in the second-row.
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Hodgman, formerly from Mt Albert Grammar and a graduate of the Blues under-18 programme, has spent two seasons at the Crusaders.
The 22-year-old, who is 1.90m and 115kgs, played in two under-20 World Cups for Fiji in 2012 and New Zealand in 2013 before being offered a place in the Crusaders wider training squad last year. He was promoted to a full contract this year, playing five times for the Crusaders.