German signs for Blues

The Blues continue to future-proof their Super Rugby squad with the addition of 20-year-old Tasman-based German loose forward Anton Segner on a three-year contract. Segner joins last year’s key young additions Sam Darry and Taine Plumtree as very much an investment in the future, with Blues coach Leon MacDonald high on the upside of the rugged German who came to Nelson College on a school exchange in 2017, and never left. The 1.92m, 108kg loose forward hails from Frankfurt, and captained Nelson College to an historic regional collegiate victory, captained the Crusaders under-20s and was named in the New Zealand schools and under-20 teams. He joined the Mako in 2020.