NPC - news, injuries etc
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Heard Tony Lewis ( Ta$man CEO) interviewed on the radio today. Was quite interesting to hear lots of various developments in local rugby. One interesting snippet was that Sam Prattley remains contracted to Auckland, but was allowed to return home to play in the Ta$man Club comp because it was deemed to be an equivalent standard to Auckland!!!
However, the main news was the Ta$man coaching staff for the upcoming season which will be Leon, Andrew Goodman as backs coach, Clarke Dermody as set piece coach and Shane Christie as forwards coach.
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On Wednesday, 2 May, there's a preseason game between Hawke's Bay and Ta$man. Kick-off 2.00pm at Hutt Recreation Ground (Lower Hutt), #1.
This is Ta$man's squad:
1 Kershawl Sykes-Martin (Nelson)
2 Brendan Asomua-Goodman (Nelson)
3 Blair Princep (Stoke)
4 Mike Curry (Moutere)
5 Caleb Havili (Marist)
6 Vernon Fredericks (Moutere)
7 Anty Burnett (Stoke)
8 Isaiah Miller (Nelson)
9 Ben Finau (Moutere)
10 Willi Havili (Nelson)
11 Tomas Aoake (Stoke)
12 Mike Vaeno (Renwick)
13 Nick Foxley (Nelson)
14 Rupena Parkinson (Stoke)
15 Tima Faingaanuku (Nelson)Reserves:
16 Sam Moli (Marist)
17 Ryan Coxon (Wanderers)
18 George Tuineau (Waitohi)
19 Te Ahiwaru Cirikidaveta (Stoke)
20 Jacob Norris (Marist)
21 Hugo Nankivell (Stoke)
22 Jack Grooby (Stoke)
23 Tim O¹Malley (Waitohi)
24 James Hawkey (Marist)
25 Caleb Coventry (Waimea Old Boys) -
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@tim said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
harbourrugby Come on down to Windsor Park this Wednesday evening and see our QBE North Harbour Wider Training Group take on Auckland in a preseason game ahead of this years Mitre 10 Cup! Kick off at 6:30.
Full time: North Harbour (8) v (7) Auckland (HT: 0 - 0)
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Heard that Auckland have signed the Dunshea that has been in the Blues dev side.
Apparently Northland had been negotiating with him and then after playing for Dev side Auckland came in and signed him.
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Finally confirmed: Shane Christie - who has retired as a player - has been appointed as the new Ta$man Mako forward coach for the 2018 season.
http://www.mako.nz/news/shane-christie-brings-curtain-down-on-one-career-starts-another
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@duluth said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
Who is Waikato's assistant coach? I assume they must be doing most of the selection work anyway?
Nathan White was named as the new forwards coach, and he is currently the co-coach at TA Sports. Roger Randle was the backs coach and I assume he is still involved.
