Nonu signs with Highlanders

Nonu signs with Highlanders

16 Oct 2012

All Blacks centre Ma’a Nonu has joined the Highlanders.

Nonu moved from the Hurricanes to the Blues in 2012, and after one season, he is ready to leave Auckland.

Nonu told reporters on Tuesday that he had signed with the Highlanders, and expressed his excitement at the prospect of playing for the Dunedin franchise in 2013. He also said that family reasons had influenced his decision.

The Highlanders have already signed All Blacks prop Tony Woodcock, and there are rumours that World Cup-winning lock Brad Thorn may link up with the franchise too.


28 Comments

  • 1.TheTackler: Reply to this comment
    16 Oct 2012, 07:31 am

    Left the Canes, now left the Blues…

  • 2.goodstuff: Reply to this comment
    16 Oct 2012, 07:38 am

    Merc daragons….

  • 3.Brads: Reply to this comment
    16 Oct 2012, 08:04 am

    LK is not a happy camper.

    Had a handshake deal with Nonu that he reneged on within 24 hours.

    Tosser.

  • 4.Brads: Reply to this comment
    16 Oct 2012, 08:07 am

    @Brads-3:
    LK = JK

    Dyslexia is a curse.

  • 5.Delki: Reply to this comment
    16 Oct 2012, 08:28 am

    JK and Ma’ascara should have it out….handbags at noon!

  • 6.Te Rangatira: Reply to this comment
    16 Oct 2012, 11:23 am

    Maa farker

  • 7.nkqo6: Reply to this comment
    16 Oct 2012, 11:25 am

    shoulda come to saders , skux

  • 8.super_adi: Reply to this comment
    16 Oct 2012, 11:37 am

    No loyalty, breaking verbal agreements. Although the Highlanders will have quite a potent backline next season, filled with All Blacks.

  • 9.katman: Reply to this comment
    16 Oct 2012, 11:37 am

    Family reasons? That’s a New Zealand euphemism for a restraining order.

  • 10.poppa69: Reply to this comment
    16 Oct 2012, 11:44 am

    @katman-9: hilarious stuff..

    whats the Saffa equivalent?

    a burning tyre necklace perhaps?

  • 11.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    16 Oct 2012, 11:46 am

    burleigh & treeby will be catching splinters from now on…nonu and tamati fot midfield

  • 12.katman: Reply to this comment
    16 Oct 2012, 12:03 pm

    @poppa69-10: No, but for 20 points, why don’t you tell us everything you know about that. Also, please mention rape and AIDS, and see if you can make a connection between these subjects and being white. Your time starts now.

  • 13.BrumbiesBoy: Reply to this comment
    16 Oct 2012, 12:14 pm

    And you’re not allowed to “Ask the audience”…

  • 14.Hurricane: Reply to this comment
    16 Oct 2012, 12:16 pm

    @poppa69-10:
    Dont worry about the clown Pops, he wants you to post all the stuff that he knows and lives in
    Its like he loves it.

  • 15.The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food: Reply to this comment
    16 Oct 2012, 12:24 pm

    The Landers certainly seem determined to go one better next season.
    Some very good signings. If they get Brad T as well……

    Where to for the Blues though…most of their signings have been rather low key ones.

  • 16.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    16 Oct 2012, 12:31 pm

    @The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-15: i see JK crying that he wouldn’t have allowed Hadleigh Parkes to come to the Kings if he knew Maa was defecting…

  • 17.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    16 Oct 2012, 12:33 pm

    @The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-15: nonu wants to play with aaron smith, tamati ellison, ben smith, adam thomson, andrew hore tony woodcock and possibly thorn…

    jamie josephs must be salivating…

  • 18.The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food: Reply to this comment
    16 Oct 2012, 12:34 pm

    @Transformation-16: Too late for tears….. It does seem as though Ma’a pulled a fast one on Kirwin though.

  • 19.The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food: Reply to this comment
    16 Oct 2012, 12:39 pm

    @Transformation-17: Jamie J has done great work since taking the reigns. Their ONLY problem the last 2 seasons, has been their lack of squad depth. This alone, IMHO, has kept them out of at least one playoff.
    With the quality of his starting 15 (plus the additional ‘weight’ he will now have on the bench) Jamie must be rubbing his hands – you are 100% correct there :)

    My fave facet of the Highlanders play, is how what ‘looks to be uuter chaos and confusion’ at the breakdown – is in fact a thing of beauty :)

  • 20.The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food: Reply to this comment
    16 Oct 2012, 12:41 pm

    @The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-19: eish, REINS. I’m spelling like old Sharks_lover. Grotty influence.

  • 21.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    16 Oct 2012, 12:49 pm

    @The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-19: me & rossoneri call it the “cockroach” as they come from everywhere like roachs…

  • 22.The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food: Reply to this comment
    16 Oct 2012, 12:50 pm

    @Transformation-21: Classic classic classic description :) Perfectly describes the chaos!

  • 23.Skeppie: Reply to this comment
    16 Oct 2012, 12:53 pm

    @Transformation-21: Like Colonialists in a mineral rich african country?

  • 24.mshiniwami: Reply to this comment
    17 Oct 2012, 01:35 am

    1.Woodcock 2.Hore 3.King 4.Hoeatta 5.Berkhuis 6.Thompson 7.Hardie 8.Manu
    9.Smith 10.Slade 11.Gear 12.Nonu 13.Ellison 14.Poki 15.Smith

    10 All blacks

    Guys like MacIntosh,Rutledge,Burleigh etc very useful

  • 25.rewa hard: Reply to this comment
    17 Oct 2012, 02:08 am

    Check this out. 15.Isaia Toeava 14. Rene Ranger 13. Benson Stanley 12. Ma’a Nonu 11. Rudi Wulf 10. Piri Weepu 9. Albie Mathewson 8. Brad Mika 7. Daniel Braid 6. Jerome Kaino 5. Ali Williams 4. Anthony Boric 3. Charlie Faumuina 2. Keven Mealamu 1. Tony Woodcock
    The Blues squad at the start of the 2012 season. 14 test players. !5 now with Faumuina capped. No wonder Pat Lam and all the Blues suypporters were confident. Whats on paper dosent always turn out the way you want does it.

  • 26.mshiniwami: Reply to this comment
    17 Oct 2012, 02:27 am

    @rewa hard-25:

    But look at that team,glaring weaknesses at

    Stanley out of position not a 13
    Wulf over the hill
    Piri Weepu never a 10
    Albie Mathewson weak 9
    Mika was never any good as a loosie,a diluted version of Filipo
    Kaino heart never in it,Japan long been calling
    Ali been a gimp,Boric pathetic
    Toeava never finishes a season.ever

    Lots of players were on rep not actual form

    Plus Lam weak coach

    Highlanders under Joseph taken from scratch into a decent outfit.

    Nasi Manu fast developing into a battering ram supremo.in my view he should have been in AB ahead of either Messam/Thompson.

  • 27.whatever: Reply to this comment
    17 Oct 2012, 02:47 am

    @poppa69-10:

    Not even a connection??

    You really are a fragile little doos hey!

  • 28.strikers: Reply to this comment
    17 Oct 2012, 09:23 am

    I’m impressed with how much you guys know about NZ rugby, I must watch way too much SA stuff and not enough AB stuff :)

Keo.co.za has always promoted uncensored views, but has never tolerated racist or crass outbursts. Come on guys and girls. If you can't moderate yourselves or each other then I am going to be forced to regulate the posts and enforce a registration process for comments. The choice is yours.

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