HAPPY HALLOWEEN - NEW ZEALAND 2019 SUPER RUGBY SQUADS NAMED

It may are day however New island rugger kicked off its stall for the 2019 Super rugger season with the 5groups asserting their squads for the tournament.



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Click HERE for the team coaches World Health Organization have designated the New island 2019 Super rugger Squads



Blues

With 3 exceptions, the Blues has looked to its own provincial unions and development programme to complete the line-up for the 2019 Super rugger Championship.

Veteran All Black warrior, Ma’a Nonu can come back to a team he has vie for on double and joins with 2 new signings from Tasman in fellow center back Saint Matthew Aumua and loose forward Jed Brown.

The remainder of the 38-strong squad for the 2019 Super rugger Championship either square measure a part of the 2018 facet or from its 3 provincial unions of region, North Harbour and urban center.

A key a part of this square measure many players World Health Organization have come back through the Blues age and development system.

As well as Nonu’s come back, the opposite notable linguistic communication is that of All Black prop Karl Tu’inukuafe World Health Organization plays for North Harbour and whose meteoric rise can see him contend in his 1st full season in Super rugger when enjoying as a replacement for the Chiefs this year.

There square measure twenty seven players getting back from the 2018 squad. Among the newcomers square measure prop Ezekiel Lindenmuth, lock Jacob Pierce, loosie Hoskins Sotutu and backs Harry Plummer and Tanielu Tele’a World Health Organization have all come back through the New island Under-20s and Blues Development, with four of them returning through the ITC programme.

Auckland prop Marcel Renata gains choice when 2 years as an excellent rugger replacement and with the Blues A facet, whereas Tom Robinson has been a part of the Blues Development and 10s campaigns.

The Blues conjointly welcomes back Otere Black, poet Gibson, Scott Scrafton and Jimmy Tupou when longinjury layoffs.

The two alternative newcomers from Tasman square measure former Crusader Brown, a extremelypromising open facet specialist World Health Organization has had his promising career curtailed by injury, and midfielder Aumua, World Health Organization has conjointly had expertise in France, rugger league in Australia and for the Chiefs.

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Chiefs

The Chiefs begin their Super rugger season with a game against the Highlanders on weekday fifteenGregorian calendar month at FMG arena Waikato.

Star prop Angus Ta’avau was referred to as into the 2018 squad as AN injury replacement however through labor ANd perseverance the Taranaki co-captain and former Waratah became an integral member of the team. he's one in all eight All Blacks declared within the squad change of integrity fellow one-cap Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, Anton Lienert-Brown, Damien McKenzie, Nathan Harris, SAM Cane and Nepo Laulala in an exceedingly squad that boasts a fine balance of expertise, youth, speed, strength and ability.

New linguistic communication, Taranaki prop Reuben O’Neill, World Health Organization has been named within the All Blacks’ wider squad for the japanese leg of the end-of-year tour, will bring international expertise, as can Maori All Blacks Shaun Stevenson, Mitchell Karpik and Brad Weber.

A surprise choice is large Japanese athlete Ataata Moeakiola World Health Organization was once compared to late All Blacks nice Jonah Lomu. The Tongan-born Japan international was the one unknown player named among the 38-man Chiefs squad

Another 2 players World Health Organization have Super rugger expertise square measure new the squad – former Melbourne Rebels utility back Jack Debreczeni, World Health Organization was with region within the Mitre ten Cup, and Samoa age-group representative midfielder Tumua Manu, World Health Organization has vie for the Blues and performed well for urban center this season.

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New Chiefs squad member Ataata Moeakiola


Crusaders

The Crusaders squad for 2019 can feature 5 new players for the Super rugger season. Head Coach Scott Robertson, aboard Assistant Coach Brad Mooar and Forwards Coach Jason Ryan, designated the 38-man squad.


There square measure 2 new additions to the forwards in 2019. Whetukamokamo politico returns to the facet having vie sixfold for the Crusaders throughout their 2017 season. Following a stint with Italian club, Benetton, the previous Waikato player came to urban center for Canterbury's 2018 Mitre ten Cup campaign wherever he was named as Co-Captain, however was dominated out midway through the season thanks toa broken thumb.

21 year recent prop Harry Allan has been named within the team for the primary time, though he has 2Super rugger caps to his name already; Allan debuted for the Crusaders against the Sunwolves in 2018, so viethe Rebels in Melbourne.

Two town backs will be a part of the squad in 2019, in team mates Brett Cameron and Ngane Punivai. Promising Tasman outside back, Leicester Faingaanuku, completes the 2019 squad for the Crusaders.

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Highlanders

The Highlanders declared AN practiced squad to play the 2019 Super rugger season. simply seven new caps amongst the thirty eight man squad with 5 of these within the forwards.

Hooker Ray Niuia from Tasman are going to be joined by Waikato props Ayden Johnstone and kid Iosefa-Scott, each had standout seasons for the Championship winning Waikato team. Former kangaroo squad member and Reds prop Sef Fa’agase has came from Australia and when a decent Mitre ten season with town and can look to make a future with the Highlanders.

The Mitre ten billet winning urban center facet provide lock Jack Whetton (son of former All Black point of entry Whetton) whereas within the backs Bryn Gatland World Health Organization vie for the Blues in 2018 makes his manner South. He are going to be joined by initiate nineteen year recent halfback Folau Fakatava from Hawkes Bay.

Marty Banks can all over again play Super rugger for the Highlanders in 2019 when AN agreement was finalised between his Japanese company facet NTT Docomo and also the Highlanders. Banks World Health Organization vie thirty three games for the Highlanders between 2015-2017 can bolster the 1st-five stocks with young first fives kid Ioane and Bryn Gatland.

Banks can come back to NZ in Gregorian calendar month at the completion of the japanese high League.

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Marty Banks is back with the Highlanders

Hurricanes

There square measure simply six new faces in new head coach John Plumtree’s 38-man squad, with dynamic urban center wing Salesi Rayasi, exciting Wellington midfielder Billy Proctor, former Highlanders 1st five-eighth dramatist Smith, cheat Super rugger champion Heiden Bedwell-Curtis, promising Wellington openside flanker Du’Plessis Kirifi and athletic Manawatu utility forward Liam Mitchell change of integrity the club.

As well because the players new the squad, former Hurricanes utility back James Marshall returns to New island rugger when enjoying within the uk and Japan whereas Bay of masses halfback Richard Judd {is named|is known as|is referred to as} within the squad when he created his debut in 2018 once he was called in as injury cowl.

There square measure twelve players named within the squad World Health Organization were a part ofthe All Blacks 2018 campaign whereas four players – Beauden Barrett, TJ Perenara, Jeff To’omaga-Allen and Dane Coles – square measure centurions of the Hurricanes club.

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