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Blues 2025

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  • Landers92L Landers92

    A great servant to NZ rugby. A shame he never got a crack at higher honours. Well respected hooker who deserves more credit. Will be a loss to NZ rugby but time for some new blood to come through.

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    @Landers92 said in Blues 2025:

    A great servant to NZ rugby. A shame he never got a crack at higher honours. Well respected hooker who deserves more credit. Will be a loss to NZ rugby but time for some new blood to come through.

    Great club player for both the Canes and Blues. He scored a championship with both sides so that's something to be proud of. All the best Lettuce, you'll definitely be missed in my Fantasy side next year.

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      I think we'll see a massive turnover of players for next season, including a lot of stalwarts.

      We've had a successful first half of the decade no matter what the anti Blues brigade say, but I think we could be heading into a rebuild year next season to prepare the next generation.

      This season has been disappointing, but next year I expect a season like this.

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      • African MonkeyA African Monkey

        I think we'll see a massive turnover of players for next season, including a lot of stalwarts.

        We've had a successful first half of the decade no matter what the anti Blues brigade say, but I think we could be heading into a rebuild year next season to prepare the next generation.

        This season has been disappointing, but next year I expect a season like this.

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        @African-Monkey Most are already on Contract, except a couple, and the Riccitelli and Reiko, who we no are leaving.

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        • African MonkeyA African Monkey

          I think we'll see a massive turnover of players for next season, including a lot of stalwarts.

          We've had a successful first half of the decade no matter what the anti Blues brigade say, but I think we could be heading into a rebuild year next season to prepare the next generation.

          This season has been disappointing, but next year I expect a season like this.

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          @African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:

          I think we'll see a massive turnover of players for next season, including a lot of stalwarts.

          We've had a successful first half of the decade no matter what the anti Blues brigade say, but I think we could be heading into a rebuild year next season to prepare the next generation.

          This season has been disappointing, but next year I expect a season like this.

          Hopefully I'll still be alive for the next title in 2045.

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            @African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:

            I think we'll see a massive turnover of players for next season, including a lot of stalwarts.

            We've had a successful first half of the decade no matter what the anti Blues brigade say, but I think we could be heading into a rebuild year next season to prepare the next generation.

            This season has been disappointing, but next year I expect a season like this.

            Hopefully I'll still be alive for the next title in 2045.

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            @brodean said in Blues 2025:

            @African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:

            I think we'll see a massive turnover of players for next season, including a lot of stalwarts.

            We've had a successful first half of the decade no matter what the anti Blues brigade say, but I think we could be heading into a rebuild year next season to prepare the next generation.

            This season has been disappointing, but next year I expect a season like this.

            Hopefully I'll still be alive for the next title in 2045.

            And it'll be worth the wait If we are.

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              https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ8yPL1Sorj/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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              • TimT Tim

                https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ8yPL1Sorj/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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                @Tim he's my bolter for ABs, done his time, up to Ryan now.

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                • TimT Tim

                  https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ8yPL1Sorj/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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                  @Tim said in Blues 2025:

                  https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ8yPL1Sorj/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

                  Well deserved. He's stepped up from being a bench player into now a very reliable starting player. Works hard (on both sides of the ball.....)

                  No idea if he's close to AB honours or not yet, but I feel that he can really push for it in the next year or 2.

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                    https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ8yPL1Sorj/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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                    @Tim geuine question- has his scrumming improved? It was shaky before

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                      @Tim he's my bolter for ABs, done his time, up to Ryan now.

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                      @george33 said in Blues 2025:

                      @Tim he's my bolter for ABs, done his time, up to Ryan now.

                      He’s not AB level yet IMO.

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                        I think he's had a good year but not close to ABs.

                        He's had a high workrate but has been the difference between the games we won and the games we lost?

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                            Adrian Choats last season, heading offshore.

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                              As stated on Bluss socials

                              https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKLEo6NSYhR/?igsh=ZDZxam04a2ZoZGNr

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                                All the best to him. Been a great servant over the last few years.

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                                  All the best to him. Been a great servant over the last few years.

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                                  @African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:

                                  All the best to him. Been a great servant over the last few years.

                                  I always liked Choat thought he was a 100 per center.
                                  A coaches player would give you everything every time he ran out on to the park.

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                                    Yeah he was a hard a worker as any for sure.

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                                      Anyone know where he's going?

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                                        Anyone know where he's going?

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                                        @African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:

                                        Anyone know where he's going?

                                        Can't find any references to him on Japanese pages, but it would seem like he would be great for a team here.

                                        Didn't he go to the Bears a few years ago as cover? Returning there?

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                                          @African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:

                                          Anyone know where he's going?

                                          Can't find any references to him on Japanese pages, but it would seem like he would be great for a team here.

                                          Didn't he go to the Bears a few years ago as cover? Returning there?

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                                          @gt12 said in Blues 2025:

                                          @African-Monkey said in Blues 2025:

                                          Anyone know where he's going?

                                          Can't find any references to him on Japanese pages, but it would seem like he would be great for a team here.

                                          Didn't he go to the Bears a few years ago as cover? Returning there?

                                          Hopefully it's the UK. He should have a crack over there because he has a British grandparent

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