NPC - news, injuries etc
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@Duluth Hopefully he stays fit, but his real value to the squad will be the knowledge transfer.
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@antipodean yep, seems to understand and read the game pretty well, so has plenty to offer even if more in a mentoring role.
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The team features hooker Ti'i Paulo who was the foundation captain of the Mako$. The 34-year-old is back in New Zealand after a seven-year stint in France where he played for Clermont and Lyon.
> Ta$man Mako$: Ethan Blackadder (c), Tima Faingaanuku, Willis Scott, Isaac Salmon, Brendan Asomua-Goodman (Nelson), Tom Hill, Pari Pari Parkinson, Tomas Aoake (Stoke) James Hawkey, Shannon Frizell (Marist), Billy Guyton (Waimea Old Boys), Drew Petelo, Tone Ng Shiu, Trael Joass (Wanderers), Andrew Knewstubb, Levi Aumua (Kahurangi), Vernon Fredericks, Jack Best, Michael Curry, Ben Finau, (Moutere) Ti'i Paulo (Renwick), Braden Stewart (Central), Tim O'Malley (Waitohi), Will Jordan.
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@Stargazer said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@Tim Good question, because last year's back-up, Volavola, will be playing for Harbour. Maybe that NZU20 lad, Josh McKay?
Doubt that very much... Mackay has been at 14 or 15 for Lincoln for the last 2 years.. never plays 10
Brett Cameron maybe? He played the preseason shield games at 10
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Alex Hodgman will be playing for Counties Manukau.
With Hodgman transferring home to Counties Manukau, Gawler is likely to benefit and should get increased game-time during NPC.
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Talataina-Mu who can also play in the midfield, has been named in the Southland B squad initially as he looks to get more minutes on the field after he struggled with injuries in 2015 and 2016, in order to push for a place in the Stags squad during their 2017 campaign.
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@Tim said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
Alex Hodgman will be playing for Counties Manukau.
With Hodgman transferring home to Counties Manukau, Gawler is likely to benefit and should get increased game-time during NPC.
Hodgeman not a huge loss, if there's one area of Canterbury rugby with lots of up and comers it's prop.
Good luck to him.
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QBE NORTH HARBOUR PRESEASON FIXTURES
We're only a few weeks away from the Mitre 10 Cup starting proper!
Preparations are well underway with trainings and team meetings, and we're only a couple of weeks away from the whole squad being named on August 8!Here's your opportunity to check out some of the new players to the Union in action over the coming weeks too.
We're playing 3 preseason games:Saturday 29th July - Counties-Manukau - Mahurangi Rugby Club - 2:35 kickoff.
Friday 4th August - Northland - Kerikeri - 2:30pm kickoff.
Thursday 10th August - Northland - Harbour Stadium Oval - 2:30 kickoff.
Come and check out the fellas that will be wearing YOUR jersey in this years Mitre 10 Cup!
All the best boys!#HarbOURTEAM
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Playing Northland twice in pre-season, odd.
Guess they are hoping to get off to a winning start....
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@taniwharugby said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
Playing Northland twice in pre-season, odd.
Guess they are hoping to get off to a winning start....
Are you referring to Northland?
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Experienced players unavailable for Port Taranaki Bulls
The 2017 Port Taranaki Bulls squad will be named by coach Colin Cooper early next month, but season-ending injuries mean 2016 captain and loose forward Mitchell Crosswell, loose forwards Blade Thomson and Berny Hall, Australian lock Ben Matwijow, and outside back Jackson Ormond are unavailable for selection. Crosswell, who led Tukapa to the Taranaki premier club title this month, has an ongoing knee injury that requires rest and rehabilitation, while work commitments have also influenced his decision. ... Thomson has been out of rugby since May having re-dislocated a shoulder he had surgery on during the 2016 Super Rugby season. He missed all of Taranaki’s 2016 Mitre 10 Cup season and will miss the 2017 season after having another operation about 10 weeks ago. He is now in rehabilitation mode and hopes to return to rugby at the start of the 2018 Super Rugby season. ... Ormond broke his leg in two places while playing for Southern in the Taranaki premier club semifinals two weeks ago. ... After suffering several head knocks and a busy playing schedule in the past couple of years, hard-working flanker Hall has decided to take a year out of the game and will make a decision on his future early next year. ... Australian Matwijow, who performed well in his first season for the Port Taranaki Bulls in 2016, suffered a season-ending neck injury in a pre-season training session with the Western Force. Scans revealed damage to some discs and he had surgery in February. Matwijow is now rehabilitating but won’t return to rugby until next year.
