The worst kept secret in rugby at the moment is that Carl has chosen a big fat yearly pay-check to play more club rugby in France rather than returning home to have a crack at World Cup redemption after what happened in 2007. It is such a shame that players like Carl, who is the world's best tighthead prop, would choose another stint of club rugby over playing for the All Blacks. I guarantee he would've had the red carpet laid out for him to waltz straight back into the All Blacks squad if he'd chosen to come back. Now since is appears he's more interested in money than attempting to win a World Cup in his home country, we should just forget about him completely, as we don't need players in our All Blacks who only seemingly care about money. The NZRU should never change their stance of picking only locally based players for the All Blacks.

Bring back Lavea!

Bring Back Doug Howlett!

al #25

What a bizarre comment... seriously. I tend to think the NZRFU getting the worlds best prop back to NZ and Hayman getting what he wants makes them all pretty smart people. But that probably doesn't matter when your only concern is leaving ridiculous and mindless statements on websites eh

Compare NZ's current tighthead props to Hayman, Tialata = weak and lazy, Franks = Promising but young and inexperienced, Afoa = Nothing special. it was quite obvious that when we lost Hayman and Sommerville that our scrum became a lot weaker. Hayman is rated internationally as one of, if not, the best tighthead prop in the world (the Welsh might disagree). Bill#17 Think about your comment a bit, Dan Carter, Richie McCaw, Tony Woodcock, Sitiveni Sivivatu, Mils Muliaina were all part of that loss, are they overpaid losers too? How bout Jerry Collins? Nick Evans? Ali Williams? I bet a good whack of NZ would be overjoyed to have these players fully fit and ready to play for NZ in 2011. One loss doesn't make Hayman (or anyone else) less valuable.

I personally can't wait to see Big Carl back in NZ, Hurricanes don't need him though, they don't need him.

Hayman should come back to Otago, Kees Meeuws and Carl Hayman packing down the Otago Air NZ Cup front row would be a brilliant sight.... probably still not enough to put us above the 7th place cut off, but then we can just sell him off to the 'Naki next season. :P

Plus, this is a fair smack in the face for the current propping line-up. If (hopefully when, I really detest this) the deal falls through and they have to come back cap-in-hand to the Tialatas and Crocketts I hope the big fellas make them get down on their knees and beg.

your gonna be a shatterd man come next years choke bronson 23.

I'd be much happier with him returning to OOOO-TAR-GOOOOOOO, but hey our scrums been shiot since he left, so just get him back. I suggest all NZRU senior management donate $25,00 of salary each to make up the differnce.

It terms of "mercy dashes" does anyone remember Luke mcallister's mercy-rusgh into the AB's?

Does anyone finish reading the article before thay start waxing lyrical?? The NZRFU aren't buying the farm, they are just brokering the deal and chasing 3rd party support to help fund it. C'mon you lot, sadly no one plays just for the jersey now, those days are long dead and gone. This is a business, is Carl worth the asking price? If so-pay up, if not-good bye. This will be a water tight contract also, if he doesn't perform, he will be stumping up for the farm all on his own.