Gareth Anscombe.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:37 pm

Snipe Watson wrote: Westies was a quip

Thank God for that! For a moment I thought Gareth Anscombe coming to Connacht was seriously being discussed. Just because Anscombe senior is coming to coach Ulster doesn't mean he owes it to Irish rugby to potential give them a massive favour through his son coming here to ply his trade. Gareth is a potential future All Black. Would be an almighty coup if we poached him. Can't see it happening at all, but would obviously love it. Would be the equivolent of Paddy Jackson's dad going to coach Aironi and him going to so he can play for Italy. He could of course come for a year or two then head back to NZ without seeking residency but can't see it if he is begining to feature more for the Blues.

Gael · Post by **Gael** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:22 pm

Holy smokes that cub plays good eggball

jamsodonnell · Post by **jamsodonnell** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:54 pm

Good win for Paddy Jackson's da today against Munster !!

BaggyTrousers · Post by **BaggyTrousers** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:26 am

Minor point which doesn't add up to a hill of beans.

Daddy Anscombe has a 2 year contract
Baby Anscombe would require 3 years to be of any interest from a "project" point of view
If Baby Anscombe was in the equation at all I reckon Daddy Anscombe would be on a 3 year deal & Baby would have been mentioned in official dispatches by now.
If Baby Anscombe is the player many here believe, he will want to be an All Black not a Plastic Patrick.

My conclusion is that Baby Anscombe will be with Auckland for the future.

ruckover · Post by **ruckover** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:33 am

BaggyTrousers wrote:Minor point which doesn't add up to a hill of beans.

Daddy Anscombe has a 2 year contract
Baby Anscombe would require 3 years to be of any interest from a "project" point of view
If Baby Anscombe was in the equation at all I reckon Daddy Anscombe would be on a 3 year deal & Baby would have been mentioned in official dispatches by now.
If Baby Anscombe is the player many here believe, he will want to be an All Black not a Plastic Patrick.

My conclusion is that Baby Anscombe will be with Auckland for the future.

+1
Would probably offer no more than PJ would to be honest.

Rooster · Post by **Rooster** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:52 am

BaggyTrousers wrote:Minor point which doesn't add up to a hill of beans.

Daddy Anscombe has a 2 year contract
Baby Anscombe would require 3 years to be of any interest from a "project" point of view
If Baby Anscombe was in the equation at all I reckon Daddy Anscombe would be on a 3 year deal & Baby would have been mentioned in official dispatches by now.
If Baby Anscombe is the player many here believe, he will want to be an All Black not a Plastic Patrick.

My conclusion is that Baby Anscombe will be with Auckland for the future.

Perhaps granda Anscombe was shipped out years ago for stealing a bag of turnips and thus is Irish qualified anyway

fuzzylogic · Post by **fuzzylogic** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:16 pm

by BaggyTrousers » Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:26 am

... here believe, he will want to be an All Black not a Plastic Patrick.

My conclusion is that Baby Anscombe will be with Auckland for the future.

To add to this, he has no choice.

NZ snuck it in a couple of seasons back that the U20's was their nominated second team, so by playing for them last year he is now locked to NZ for life...

Snipe Watson · Post by **Snipe Watson** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:26 pm

LastKnightoftheproms wrote:
Rooster wrote: Perhaps granda Anscombe was shipped out years ago for stealing a bag of turnips and thus is Irish qualified anyway
As Snipe pointed out, if that was the case he'd be called Gareth Court.

Sure Anscombe is Maori for assizes

Snipe Watson · Post by **Snipe Watson** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:03 pm

LastKnightoftheproms wrote:
Snipe Watson wrote:
LastKnightoftheproms wrote:
As Snipe pointed out, if that was the case he'd be called Gareth Court.
Sure Anscombe is Maori for assizes
Ah! My ignorance of the law or the Maori language is no excuse.

Don't be sore on yourself. As Paul Moore can testify, I received an exceptionally broad and robust classical education. There aren't many here with such a working knowledge of antipodean languages and suchlike.

philelwood · Post by **philelwood** » Fri May 04, 2012 11:39 am

Is it possible for us to sign him as a project player rather than use the NIQ spot?

Jackie Brown · Post by **Jackie Brown** » Fri May 04, 2012 11:52 am

That would give us two projects. Would that be permitted?

ColinM · Post by **ColinM** » Fri May 04, 2012 11:54 am

Special dispensation for a fly half? Humphreys was never being picked for Ireland in a month of Sundays he may as well have been NIQ FFS; at least this way we'd have a couple of potentials on the books, and Anscombe would qualify before the RWC.

philelwood · Post by **philelwood** » Fri May 04, 2012 12:02 pm

He's looks a very very decent prospect going by this performance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcwEh-pmTYs

If we could get him as a project player that would be quality. Who knows.....maybe its been sorted already!

pg106 · Post by **pg106** » Fri May 04, 2012 12:05 pm

saying he has played for the baby all blacks, does that not mean he is now NIQ? I thought the NZRFU had them as the same as the Ireland A or Wolfhounds??

Starsky · Post by **Starsky** » Fri May 04, 2012 12:08 pm

pg106 wrote:saying he has played for the baby all blacks, does that not mean he is now NIQ? I thought the NZRFU had them as the same as the Ireland A or Wolfhounds??

Think you're right - used to be the Maori but switched to under-20s

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