The Highlanders will be making Super Rugby history if reports are to be believed around the signing of a new player ahead of the start of the new season.
Japanese scrumhalf Fumiaki Tanaka is reportedly on the verge of signing with the Dunedin based Highlanders franchise, and if this is true and the player should take to the field during the season, he will become the first Japanese player to play Super Rugby.
According to his club, the Panasonic Wild Knights, the player has already signed with the Highlanders.
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I saw him play in the ITM Championship Final against Counties and he was very good! Not surprised the Highlanders want to get him.
@StevieS (Comment 1) : he is very good, has the same sublime, FAST pass as aaron smith and as quick of the mark. talented player!
@Megatron (Comment 2) :
He may be very good but is he as good as Tewis De Bruyn?
I think not… 😈 😆
@wpw (Comment 3) : I wonder if WP will bring back Duvenhage as a 1st choice scrummie, he’s pretty useless
@Ludz (Comment 4) : ok not useless, but he’s very 1 dimensional, our scrummie at the Kings is also nowhere
Hey Ludz.
I hope Coetzee uses Groom and Schreuder instead.
I agree that Duvenage is useless.
How is it that New Zealand announce their S15 sides looooong before anyone else? Are we just slow or is there a reason we seem to lag?