The New Zealand Super Rugby squads for the 2012

The New Zealand Super Rugby squads for the 2012 season are as follows:

Blues: Gareth Anscombe, Anthony Boric, Daniel Braid, Luke Braid, Charlie Faumuina, Jerome Kaino, Chris Lowrey, Matthew Luamanu, Tevita Mailau, Pauliasi Manu, Alby Mathewson, Tom McCartney, Keven Mealamu (c), Brad Mika, George Moala, Liaki Moli, Toby Morland, Lachie Munro, Ma'a Nonu, Filo Paulo, Rene Ranger, David Raikuna, Peter Saili, Chris Smylie, Benson Stanley, Winston Stanley, Sherwin Stowers, Angus Ta'avao, Isaia Toeava, Piri Weepu, Ali Williams, Tony Woodcock.

Chiefs: Ben Afeaki, Liam Messam, Alex Bradley, Tim Nanai Williams,Sam Cane, Maritino Nemani, Craig Clarke, Declan O'Donnell, Shane Cleaver, Brodie Retallick, Aaron Cruden, Robbie Robinson, Hika Elliot, Mahonri Schwalger, Mike Fitzgerald, Toby Smith, Romana Graham Ben Tameifuna, Andrew Horrell, Sona Taumalolo, Richard Kahui, Aseli Tikoirotuma, Tawera Kerr-Barlow, Kane Thompson, Tanerau Latimer, Scott Waldrom, Fritz Lee, Sonny Bill Williams, Brendon Leonard, Jackson Willison, Lelia Masaga.

Crusaders: Richie McCaw (c), Nick Barrett, Tyler Bleyendaal, Dan Carter, Wyatt Crockett, Ryan Crotty, Israel Dagg, Tom Donnelly, Andrew Ellis, Corey Flynn, Ben Franks, Owen Franks, Robbie Fruean, Ben Funnell, Zac Guildford, Willi Heinz, Ross Kennedy, Quentin MacDonald, Sean Maitland, Tom Marshall, Patrick Osborne, Kieran Read, Luke Romano,Tom Taylor, Matt Todd, Joe Wheeler Adam Whitelock, George Whitelock, Luke Whitelock, Sam Whitelock.

Hurricanes:Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, Beauden Barrett, Tim Bateman, Michael Bent, James Broadhurst, Richard Buckman, Dane Coles, Jason Eaton, Chris Eaton, Reggie Goodes, David Hall, Jayden Hayward, Cory Jane, Daniel Kirkpatrick, Jack Lam, Alapati Leiua, Faifili Levave, Karl Lowe, Motu Matu'u, Ben May, Tristan Moran, Charlie Ngatai, TJ Perenara, Tusi Pisi, Mark Reddish, Julian Savea, Brad Shields, Conrad Smith,Chris Smylie, Andre Taylor, Jeremy Thrush, Victor Vito

Highlanders:Kurt Baker, Josh Bekhuis, Jimmy Cowan, Nick Crosswell, Elliot Dixon, Tamati Ellison, Ma'afu Fia, Hosea Gear, John Hardie, James Haskell, Jarrad Hoeata, Andrew Hore, Chris King, Kendrick Lynn, Jamie Mackintosh, Nasi Manu, Bronson Murray, Chris Noakes, Siale Piutau, Kade Poki, Culum Retallick, Jason Rutledge, Colin Slade, Aaron Smith, Ben Smith, Lima Sopoaga, Adam Thomson, Doug Tietjens, Shaun Treeby, Telusa Veainu.



Don't know how this will work with him being in the Force squad as well, he is even the player for interview tomorrow, perhaps he could be asked the question??

Also No Mark Swanny to be seen in NZ??

Message from Mark White our Force Media man when I sent hiim the link about Winston


Nope, he’s definitely ours 

Maybe they wish they had tried harder to keep him!!!

Cheers, Mark

Yeah i just jumped on the Blues website and he isnt listed as part of their 2012 squad. Hi Brother Benson is.

On Swanny i guess we will see him pop up in the shield next year, it was always going to be hard for clubs to cary 3 specialist Halfbacks with the sizes of the squard. Even more so when we have Stannard aswell. (God i hope we see him with the 10 on all season!)

I counted the squad numbers to see if there were any clues there, but only more questions
Blues 32
Saders 30
Canes 32
Chiefs 31
Highlanders 30

Is there any form of organization in NZ rugby at all?

England Rugby World Cup 2011 loose forward James Haskell is to play Super Rugby after a surprise move to the Highlanders.

Haskell is one of 28 new names included in the five New Zealand franchises announced on Wednesday, less than a week after the Highlanders said he was unlikely to join them.

The 26-year-old had expressed an interest in playing Super Rugby, but Highlanders chief executive Roger Clark said as recently as last Friday that the forward was "not on the list of available players at the moment so we can't pick him".

But the New Zealand Rugby Union confirmed on Wednesday that Haskell was one of five overseas players who appeared at Rugby World Cup 2011 to take up places in New Zealand Super Rugby sides for next year.

Samoa's Tusi Pisi is joining the Hurricanes, while teammates Kane Thompson and Mahonri Schwalger have moved from the Highlanders to join Tonga's Sona Taumalolo at the Chiefs.

Haskell, who can play in all three loose forward positions, will link with the Highlanders after completing a spell with the Ricoh Black Rams in Japan.

He will rejoin London Wasps at the end of the Super Rugby season.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/su...-1226183675959

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Originally Posted by beige

England Rugby World Cup 2011 loose forward James Haskell is to play Super Rugby after a surprise move to the Highlanders.

Haskell is one of 28 new names included in the five New Zealand franchises announced on Wednesday, less than a week after the Highlanders said he was unlikely to join them.

The 26-year-old had expressed an interest in playing Super Rugby, but Highlanders chief executive Roger Clark said as recently as last Friday that the forward was "not on the list of available players at the moment so we can't pick him".

But the New Zealand Rugby Union confirmed on Wednesday that Haskell was one of five overseas players who appeared at Rugby World Cup 2011 to take up places in New Zealand Super Rugby sides for next year.

Samoa's Tusi Pisi is joining the Hurricanes, while teammates Kane Thompson and Mahonri Schwalger have moved from the Highlanders to join Tonga's Sona Taumalolo at the Chiefs.

Haskell, who can play in all three loose forward positions, will link with the Highlanders after completing a spell with the Ricoh Black Rams in Japan.

He will rejoin London Wasps at the end of the Super Rugby season.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/su...-1226183675959

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James bloosy Haskell - I hope the Highlanders know what they have coming to them - the man's a complete idiot

Did he only join the highlanders cos he had unfinished business in Queenstown?

Nah. It's because he wants to go on the piss with Jimmy Cowan.