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Nik Simon in The Daily Mail
DIR By: mrpj1985
Date: April 15, 2026, 9:42 am
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HTML https://archive.is/8NT2v
Lots of us in there:
Pasifika players putting themselves out there, Laumape
recommended to us.
Gleeson into replace NEv, S&C under review.
Kpoku potentially capped by France.
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Re: Nik Simon in The Daily Mail
DIR By: KentQuin
Date: April 15, 2026, 11:15 am
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Ngani Laumape would be an opportunistic signing. At 32, you
could argue he's not the right age profile, but we need muscle
in the midfield and he could be a decent short-term stop gap.
You'd also like to think the likes of Waghorn and Bradley could
learn a lot from him.
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Re: Nik Simon in The Daily Mail
DIR By: FrostAndFire
Date: April 15, 2026, 11:38 am
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Bet we don't recruit anyone. Instead, we give Joe Launchbury a
new five year deal and add James Haskell to the team.
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Re: Nik Simon in The Daily Mail
DIR By: FrostAndFire
Date: April 15, 2026, 11:39 am
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But! It's really unfortunate that Moana Pasifika are folding.
Could World Rugby not have found a way to keep them going?
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Re: Nik Simon in The Daily Mail
DIR By: Rugbycat
Date: April 15, 2026, 12:56 pm
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--- Quote from: FrostAndFire link ---
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> But! It's really unfortunate that Moana Pasifika are folding.
Could World Rugby not have found a way to keep them going?
>
--- End Quote ---
More to do with the endless, bring team into super rugby,
discard team from super rugby unless they are from New Zealand
or Australia.
Japan, Argentina , South Africa.
Also most of the Moana Pasifika players are born in New Zealand.
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Re: Nik Simon in The Daily Mail
DIR By: dispatchesfromthestoop
Date: April 15, 2026, 2:26 pm
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Looks as though he'd re-signed for Hurricanes before the
Pasifika contract
HTML https://www.talkingrugbyunion.co.uk/ngani-laumape-set-for-hurricanes-reunion-in-2026-season-opener/41963.htm
So possibly more 'he'd be a good fit' than anything
substantial...
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Re: Nik Simon in The Daily Mail
DIR By: Mayor West
Date: April 15, 2026, 3:29 pm
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Launchbury has retired. So we’re safe on that one.
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Re: Nik Simon in The Daily Mail
DIR By: West Stand Quin
Date: April 15, 2026, 3:39 pm
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He’d be an outstanding signing, international class 12 who’s
been plating in Japan so hasn’t had the physical workload
recently. Also (just) 33 isn’t that old for a player who has
looked after themselves / got lucky with injuries.
1+1 contract would be perfect
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Re: Nik Simon in The Daily Mail
DIR By: FrostAndFire
Date: April 15, 2026, 3:54 pm
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--- Quote from: Mayor West link ---
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> Launchbury has retired. So we’re safe on that one.
>
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I know. You sure about being safe?
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Re: Nik Simon in The Daily Mail
DIR By: JammyGit
Date: April 15, 2026, 4:08 pm
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--- Quote from: West Stand Quin link ---
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> He’d be an outstanding signing, international class 12 who’s
been plating in Japan so hasn’t had the physical workload
recently. Also (just) 33 isn’t that old for a player who has
looked after themselves / got lucky with injuries.
> 1+1 contract would be perfect
>
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I liked him when he was tearing it up a decade ago but he's a
long, long way from international class these days and given
he's even bigger now I'm not sure he has looked after himself. 3
starts for Pasifika this season isn't much to write home about.
Having said that I'm sure he'd still be a real handful, he's
just not quite as good as you remember
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