NPC - news, injuries etc

[Tim]

@stargazer Interesting find. Auckland could be short at lock this year, with all the injuries and a few players departing.

[Duluth]

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

Interesting find. Auckland could be short at lock this year, with all the injuries and a few players departing.

I see Jack Whetton is playing club rugby in Auckland. He's not as good as the injured/leaving locks but he maybe he's going to return to the NPC?

[African Monkey]

@duluth I've also noticed Fa'atiga Lemalu (ex Sunwolves and Samoa lock) playing for Papatoetoe. I'd assume that he's playing for a spot in the Mitre 10 cup side.

[mikedogz]

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1995 fixture, a very handy Counties side beat Canterbury 41-39 scoring some great tries. RIP to two Counties legends playing in this game, Jonah Lomu &...

[Stargazer]

[Stargazer]

Pre-season game:

Counties Manukau Cavaliers v Ta$man
Wednesday, 27 June; k/o 1.15pm
Mountfort Park - Manurewa

According to CM's Facebook page, Kieran Read will play in that game!

[Stargazer]

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

Pre-season game:

Counties Manukau Cavaliers v Ta$man
Wednesday, 27 June; k/o 1.15pm
Mountfort Park - Manurewa

According to CM's Facebook page, Kieran Read will play in that game!

Several players returning from injury in this game!
I see that Ta$man is becoming quite a Havili family affair, with both David's brother and cousin in the squad.

[Stargazer]

Counties

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Anyone able to go to this game?

[Crucial]

Is 20. Jordan Taufau the same person otherwise known as Jordan Taufua?

Should have stayed with CM mate, at least we made the effort to spell your name correctly.

[Chris B.]

@crucial He's skipping both to play for the Mitsubishi Dynaboars during the NPC - though hopefully for him he's got an out-clause if selected for the ABs.

[Stargazer]

[Machpants]

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

@crucial He's skipping both to play for the Mitsubishi Dynaboars during the NPC - though hopefully for him he's got an out-clause if selected for the ABs.

Hopefully Todd has the same clause

[taniwharugby]

@chris-b you'd hope most managers with any brains have this written in automatically in thier players contracts these days, especcially for players who are starters at super and have played for the ABs

[Chris B.]

@machpants The somewhat strange thing about Todd's signing is that the news has come out while he's in the AB camp, but there's no talk of any exemption if he's selected for the ABs.

I'd say he's definitely going to Japan.

[Stargazer]

Tomorrow, there's a preseason game in Palmerston North between the Manawatu Evergreens and Hawke's Bay Saracens. K/o 6.00pm at the Sports & Rugby Institute.

Here's the Manawatu line-up. Note that Jade Te Rure is still there.

15 Cody Hemi (Varsity)
14 Awatere Kiwara (COB)
13 Shai Wiperi (FOBO)
12 Hamish Northcott (Varsity)
11 James Tofa (COB)
10 Ben Wyness (Feilding)
9 Atu Henare (Kia Toa)
8 Jordan Stewart (Te Kawau)
7 Tyler Moeau (FOBO)
6 Liam Mitchell (Te Kawau)
5 Nick Crosswell (Feilding)
4 Mickey Woolliams (Varsity)
3 Gene Syminton (COB)
2 Tim Cadwallader (COB)
1 Sean Rankin (Feilding)

Reserves: Sam Stewart (Te Kawau), Sean Paranihi (FOBO)/ Taumutu Afemui-Nohotima (Kia Toa), Jackson Iose (Kia Toa), Sam Wasley (Feilding), Griffin Culver (Feilding), Jade Te Rure (Kia Toa), Luther Hirini (OBM), Adam Boult (Te Kawau).

Not considered due to injury, suspension or Super Rugby commitments were Te Rangatira Waitokia, Junior Laloifi, Jono Ihaka, Ueta Tufuga, Ben Werthmuller, George Macpherson, Liam Hallam-Eames, Brice Henderson, Antonio Kiri Kiri, Otere Black, Jamie Booth, Fraser Armstrong, Brayden Iose, Ngani Laumape, Nehe Milner-Skudder, Heiden Bedwell-Curtis, Michael Alaalatoa, Aaron Smith, Jackson Hemopo, Rob Thompson and Kayne Hammington.

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The Hawke's Bay squad can be found here on the Magpies forum.

[Tim]

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

Note that Jade Te Rure is still there.

The Hurricanes could do worse for a backup 10.

[booboo]

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

Tomorrow, there's a preseason game in Palmerston North between the Manawatu Evergreens and Hawke's Bay Saracens. K/o 6.00pm at the Sports & Rugby Institute.

Here's the Manawatu line-up. Note that Jade Te Rure is still there.

15 Cody Hemi (Varsity)
14 Awatere Kiwara (COB)
13 Shai Wiperi (FOBO)
12 Hamish Northcott (Varsity)
11 James Tofa (COB)
10 Ben Wyness (Feilding)
9 Atu Henare (Kia Toa)
8 Jordan Stewart (Te Kawau)
7 Tyler Moeau (FOBO)
6 Liam Mitchell (Te Kawau)
5 Nick Crosswell (Feilding)
4 Mickey Woolliams (Varsity)
3 Gene Syminton (COB)
2 Tim Cadwallader (COB)
1 Sean Rankin (Feilding)

Reserves: Sam Stewart (Te Kawau), Sean Paranihi (FOBO)/ Taumutu Afemui-Nohotima (Kia Toa), Jackson Iose (Kia Toa), Sam Wasley (Feilding), Griffin Culver (Feilding), Jade Te Rure (Kia Toa), Luther Hirini (OBM), Adam Boult (Te Kawau).

Not considered due to injury, suspension or Super Rugby commitments were Te Rangatira Waitokia, Junior Laloifi, Jono Ihaka, Ueta Tufuga, Ben Werthmuller, George Macpherson, Liam Hallam-Eames, Brice Henderson, Antonio Kiri Kiri, Otere Black, Jamie Booth, Fraser Armstrong, Brayden Iose, Ngani Laumape, Nehe Milner-Skudder, Heiden Bedwell-Curtis, Michael Alaalatoa, Aaron Smith, Jackson Hemopo, Rob Thompson and Kayne Hammington.

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The Hawke's Bay squad can be found here on the Magpies forum.

Manawatu are not short of a halfback

[Crucial]

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

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

Note that Jade Te Rure is still there.

The Hurricanes could do worse for a backup 10.

They already have.

[Stargazer]

New signing Manawatu: Brad Tucker (lock)

Tucker played provincial rugby for Waikato in 2016 and Taranaki in 2017.

He is the brother of former Waikato and Chiefs lock James Tucker.

The brothers grew up in Christchurch going through St Bede’s College and the Canterbury age-grade rugby system.

This year he returned home to Canterbury where he has been playing with Christchurch in the club competition.

Then he got a call from the Turbos coaching staff who were looking for an experienced lock.

https://www.turbosrugby.co.nz/news/295-tucker-lands-turbos-deal

[Stargazer]

Preseason:
HT: Manawatu Evergreens 10 - 17 Hawke's Bay Saracens

Hawke's Bay tries (I think): Folau Fakatava, Hannon Brighouse, JJ Taulagi; con: Lincoln McClutchie
Manawatu try: ????