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[Bovidae]

@Stargazer Just reading that myself. Disappointing for Waikato, losing Stevenson moreso, but you can't complain if young players want to move closer to home.

An opportunity for someone to put their hand up at FB for Waikato next year via club rugby.

[Stargazer]

More Waikato news:

Head Coach Sean Botherway has re-signed for two more years

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/85412239/waikato-reward-sean-botherway-with-a-new-contract-after-season-of-improvement

[Duluth]

These Rieko Ioane stats are freakish. Particularly when you consider that his team was misfiring

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/npc/news/article.cfm?c_id=269&objectid=11730922

[Unco]

@Stargazer said in 2016 Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:

More Waikato news:

Head Coach Sean Botherway has re-signed for two more years

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/85412239/waikato-reward-sean-botherway-with-a-new-contract-after-season-of-improvement

That's good news, Waikato's come a long way in the last two years. Probably would've made the semis this year if they hadn't had to defend the shield against Canterbury in a midweek game (not that that's a great excuse for losing to fuckin' Northland).

Sucks Trainor and Stevenson are leaving though.

[Bovidae]

@Unco I thought Waikato showed improvement from last year.

If you compare the other teams in the Premiership, Waikato would have the least number Super rugby players in their starting XV so most of the team are coming from club rugby. When Tucker, Moli and Uhila were all injured there were a series of games that didn't include any Super reps in the forward pack.

[Stargazer]

Semi-final results from the Heartland Championship:

Meads Cup:
Wanganui 58 v 26 Wairarapa Bush
South Canterbury 6 v 16 Buller

Next week's final:
Wanganui v Buller

Lochore Cup:
Mid Canterbury 24 v 36 North Otago
King Country 48 v 26 Poverty Bay

Next week's final:
King Country v North Otago

[KiwiMurph]

Auckland Rugby Awards - Mitre 10 Cup Player of the Year goes to Simon Hickey - what the actual fuck.

[Bones]

@KiwiMurph said in 2016 Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:

Auckland Rugby Awards - Mitre 10 Cup Player of the Year goes to Simon Hickey - what the actual fuck.

Quite interesting they scheduled the awards to happen prior to the finals too!

[Stargazer]

@Bones Plenty of unions have already had their awards night. Not so sure what's strange about that if teams are not involved in the finals.

[Bones]

@Stargazer said in 2016 Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:

@Bones Plenty of unions have already had their awards night. Not so sure what's strange about that if teams are not involved in the finals.

Ok fab.

[African Monkey]

@KiwiMurph Did they forget about Rieko Ioane or something?

[reprobate]

@African-Monkey said in 2016 Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:

@KiwiMurph Did they forget about Rieko Ioane or something?

probably couldn't figure out whether it was reiko or rieko.

[Smudge]

@Bones said in 2016 Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:

@Stargazer said in 2016 Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:

@Bones Plenty of unions have already had their awards night. Not so sure what's strange about that if teams are not involved in the finals.

Ok fab.

Please do better next time, Bones.

[Stargazer]

Anton Lienert-Brown and Loni Uhila have re-signed with Waikato for the 2017 Mitre 10 Cup season

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[Stargazer]

We knew it already, but now it has also been officially announced:

[Tim]

Looks like Harry Plummer is staying in Auckland:

Harry Plummer receives Royal Wolf Tertiary Scholarship

St Peter s College first five-eighths Harry Plummer has been awarded the Royal Wolf Tertiary Scholarship for 2016....

[African Monkey]

@Tim Beautiful. Wouldn't be suprised if he debuts next year in the Mitre 10 Cup. The kid reminds me of a young Nick Evans.

Oh, and good to see another St Peters boy coming through the ranks

[Dice]

@African-Monkey said in 2016 Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:

@Tim Beautiful. Wouldn't be suprised if he debuts next year in the Mitre 10 Cup. The kid reminds me of a young Nick Evans.

Oh, and good to see another St Peters boy coming through the ranks

So long as it's not another St Peters midfielder

If Simon Hickey can get game time first year out of school, then I can't see why Plummer can't either.

[African Monkey]

@Dice McCahill, Leaupepe, Francis Saili, Vince Aso, Roimata Hansell Pune yeah it's a bit of a hit and miss bunch haha. Ben Lam played a lot of midfield at school as well.

Yeah well with Hickey gone we don't have a lot at 10. I think we just put him or Wiseguy Faiane in and hope for the best as long as it isn't Tyrone Elkington-MacDonald.

[Stargazer]

Only just saw this post from Brad Weber on instagram. I think he'll be very happy those trialled laws have been binned. It shows exactly why they were dangerous, esp. for halfbacks.