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[Stargazer]

Preseason game: NZ Vikings (Northland HP squad) v Counties Manukau Cavaliers (CM HP squad)

Wednesday, 16 May 2018
Kaiwaka Sports Complex
K/o 6.30pm

[mikedogz]

Counties Manukau Cavaliers - 34
Northland Vikings - 5

[Number 10]

Auckland 2015-2016 prop (and missed last year due to injury) Tom McHugh has shifted to Bay of Plenty and joined the Whakarewarewa club.

[Tim]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/104011946/doubts-raised-over-jono-gibbes-coaching-waikato-rugby

[Bovidae]

Oh, great.

If Gibbes doesn't return home his reputation will be tarnished in the Waikato.

[Duluth]

Who is Waikato's assistant coach? I assume they must be doing most of the selection work anyway?

[Chris B.]

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

Counties Manukau Cavaliers - 34
Northland Vikings - 5

Perhaps the Vikings need to strengthen their management team?

[Bovidae]

@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.

[Stargazer]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/104066935/Jono-Gibbes-non-committal-when-asked-whether-he-ll-coach-Waikato-or-La-Rochelle

[Tim]

Rene Ranger is back for the NPC.

[Bovidae]

This appears to be good news.

[Stargazer]

Confirmed on Waikato's FB page.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/104277028/jono-gibbes-confirmed-as-next-waikato-head-coach

[Stargazer]

Luke Whitelock has re-signed with Canterbury for 2019; not sure whether he'll play for Canterbury in 2018, because there were rumours that he'll play in Japan's Top Leauge (2018/2019 season), but I haven't seen a confirmation of him signing with a Japanese club.

Whetu Douglas has signed with Canterbury for 2018 and 2019.

[Tim]

New Plymouth's Yarrow Stadium condemned and vacated

[Rembrandt]

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

New Plymouth's Yarrow Stadium condemned and vacated

What the hell? Why on earth was this not known at time of construction? Taranaki is pretty damn earthquake prone. Change of standards since Christchurch earthquakes? Massive blow to the region on top of oil & gas and engineering being hit hard.

[nzzp]

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

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

New Plymouth's Yarrow Stadium condemned and vacated

What the hell? Why on earth was this not known at time of construction? Taranaki is pretty damn earthquake prone. Change of standards since Christchurch earthquakes? Massive blow to the region on top of oil & gas and engineering being hit hard.

Yeah, I"d be getting a peer review of the geotechnical assessment. Seems unusual, and the quality of geotech advice people get can be .... variable. Good analysis and opinion generally stands up to peer review

[Stargazer]

I wonder which alternative venues are available in Taranaki that are - or can be made - suitable for Mitre 10 Cup.

[Rapido]

I hear the Highlander's are offering a share in their franchise for the price of one warm-up game a year at Stratford Domain.

[taniwharugby]

@nzzp would seem a number may have dropped the ball on this, especially around the EQ Strengthening which is a big deal in commercial properties all over NZ, and more so in higher risk areas.

[Number 10]

I presume they will shift the games to the TSB Sports Hub at Hawera?