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[Tim]

@stockcar86 Beat it!

[taniwharugby]

@tim Carlos...he is playing 10s isn't he?

[Tim]

@taniwharugby Hey, it could be Quade Cooper for all I know.

I suspect they'll announce the coaching staff, and maybe some signings.

[chchfanatic]

4 players leaving Lincoln uni to try and make it outside of Canterbury.

[KiwiMurph]

Carlos as an assistant coach maybe?

[Nogusta]

Ted!?

[Tim]

@nogusta That would be ace.

I'd be happy to see University's Cam Mather as forwards coach though.

[taniwharugby]

@tim Robbie Deans

[booboo]

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

Ted!?

Apparently.

Special sauce or got lucky?

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11982685

[Tim]

Doesn't Lavea co-coach the Chiefs Dev Squad?

[taniwharugby]

@booboo shit, not enjoying retirement and the cruisy life ha!

Surely good for Auckland?

[Tim]

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

Doesn't Lavea co-coach the Chiefs Dev Squad?

Yes:

http://www.chiefs.co.nz/news/news/latest-news/411-chiefs-u20s-team-named-to-play-argentina-u20s-in-historic-international-fixture

Chiefs U20s Management Team:
Coach: Tai Lavea
Coach: Tasesa Lavea
Coach: Paul Tito

[Tim]

@taniwharugby Will definitely provide some smarts and structure. Probably good for attracting players too.

[Wurzel]

Tai Lavea's coaching credentials have been massively inflated due to his school having a considerably bigger cheque book than the rest of the teams in 1A.

You could argue Auckland's playing resources make it a comparable advantage at NPC level. But I do wonder if Tai is the coach his CV suggests.

[Tim]

Along with Henry, Auckland have secured the services of Tai Lavea to assist with player development.

Auckland will add another coach to the lineup soon, to focus focused on forwards and contact.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/100929123/sir-graham-henry-joins-new-look-auckland-rugby-coaching-line-up

[Tim]

Reading between the lines it looks like Ieremia will handle the backs, Henry defence, to-be-named forwards, and Lavea player development and recruitment?

[KiwiMurph]

@wurzel his brother Tasesa Lavea coaches Kings too I think.

Tai's credentials may not be tested but id rather him get a crack than that nobody Australian they had in the coaching team last year.

[Bovidae]

The rates in Waiheke must have gone up!

[Wurzel]

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

The rates in Waiheke must have gone up!

They have. Our small slice on uninhabitable bush doubled in value the other month so would hate to think what Ted's property jumped to with all the services we would have running to it.

[Dice]

This has me a bit more optimistic about the Mitre 10 Cup season.

I actually like the Tai Lavea signing, especially the role he has. It's easy to discredit his coaching credentials because he gets some good talent to work with, but he was getting good results before he was at St Kents.

I feel like he does a good job coaching the kids up. I'm generally impressed with how structured and disciplined St Kents are most years, and how they generally breed some pretty smart rugby players. They're very Canterbury-like, from the playing style to the poaching , except most of the team are a bunch of brown kids.