Here lies the sad tale of Isaac Ross. Twelve months ago he was in charge of the All Blacks lineout but has since been dropped by the All Blacks then the Crusaders & then even Jarred Hoeata was picked ahead of him for NZ Maori! Once Steve Hansen puts the word out about your problems its all down hill!
Makes you ask what Steve Hansen saw in him in the first place & was it similar to Campbell Johnstone's right shoulder?
Interesting article from New Plymouth about the pre-season player movement in the NPC. Seems they were quite bullish about their acquisitions & prospects for the season.
Well that was before they met the Mighty Kauris in the first hit out of the season anyway.
Following on from Taine Randell's article last week regarding Canterbury & its over abundance of player resources this week we see a prime example in the announcement that
What is going on with the importing of half backs & first fives into the Auckland area? First of all the Blues draft in Alby Mathewson, Stephen Brett & Daniel Kirkpatrick & now the Auckland Rugby Union have signed Toby Morland & Matt Berquist for the NPC.
