Mitre 10 Cup 2018

[kev]

@steven-harris Sweetman was missing from development list as well so I presumed injured? Or...

[Northlandallday]

@kev
Yeah He's out injured, something like a foot ligament? I'd think Neville would have to be next on the bus for locks or loosies maybe?

[taniwharugby]

http://www.mitre10cup.co.nz/News/32744/five-players-to-watch-northland

http://www.mitre10cup.co.nz/News/32743/rebels-star-named-in-northland-squad-for-2018

[taniwharugby]

Bit worried about Josh Goodhue, he's been on the sidelines since before the June break IIRC!

Who is 19 Lucas Albornoz

FULL TIME - 24 Counties Manukau vs 33 NZ Vikings

FULL TIME SCORE - 24 Counties Manukau vs 33 NZ Vikings 4:12pm FULL TIME 24 Counties Manukau vs 33 NZ Vikings (Ropate...

NZ Vikings Team To Face Counties Manukau This Thursday!

Our 2018 Taniwha team has two pre-season matches this year prior to the Mitre 10 Cup and the first is this Thursday against the Counties Manukau Steelers in Pukekohe.

The Taniwha will be playing as the NZ Vikings for both of these games in recognition of all the great work done by the Vikings to promote rugby for our future Taniwha.

Kick off at Navigation Homes Stadium in Pukekohe is at 2.30pm Thursday 2nd August.

The team is as follows:

1 Isileli Tu'ungafasi

2 Jordan Olsen

3 Jack Straker

4 Tom Robinson

5 Temo Mayanavanua

6 Sam McNamara

7 Kane Jacobson

8 Jaycob Matiu

9 Jono Kitto

10 Myles Thoroughgood

11 Levi Clark

12 Blake Hohaia

13 Rene Ranger

14 Noah Cooper

15 Matt Wright

16 Matt Moulds

17 Boyd Wiggins

18 Ropate Rinakama

19 Lucas Albornoz

20 Kara Pryor

21 Matt Matich

22 Mac Sykes

23 Sam Nock

24 Jack Debreczeni

25 Tamati Tua

26 Tim Blundell

Unavailable due to Super Rugby commitments or injury:

Scott Gregory, Jordan Hyland, Renata Roberts-Te Nana, Ross Wright, Jack Goodhue, Paddy Joe Atkins, Jone Macilai, Murray Douglas, Regan Verney and Josh Goodhue

Article added: Wednesday 01 August 2018

[Steven Harris]

Hope these injuries and unavailabilities are not too serious

[taniwharugby]

@steven-harris given Goodhue was out due to concussion prior to the June break, it is very concerning for him (not only his career, but him) if it is still concussion.

Yeah a few key names on that unavilable/injury list; Hyland, Wright, Douglas the main ones for me.

[J77]

Wow, considering Jack Goodhue is the only one with Super Rugby commitments this week, I’m guessing the rest are injured? Not cool.

[Machpants]

Yeah not a short list

[taniwharugby]

@j77 hopefully just niggles, plenty of players carry niggles that they wait until off-season to deal with and could play if required.

[Stargazer]

Result of today's preseason game: Counties Manukau 24 v 33 NZ Vikings (Northland)

From the Taniwha website:

FULL TIME SCORE - 24 Counties Manukau vs 33 NZ Vikings

4:12pm FULL TIME
24 Counties Manukau vs 33 NZ Vikings (Ropate RinakamaTry)

4:01pm
24 Counties Manukau vs 26 NZ Vikings (Kara Pryor Try)

3:56pm
24 Counties Manukau vs 19 NZ Vikings (Try Counties)

3:30pm
19 Counties Manukau vs 19 NZ Vikings (2nd intercept try in 2mins for Counties)

3:28pm
14 Counties Manukau vs 19 NZ Vikings (Counties Try)

Half Time

3:15pm
7 Counties Manukau vs 19 NZ Vikings (Blake Hohaia Try)

3:05pm
7 Counties Manukau vs 12 NZ Vikings (Rene Ranger Try)

2.52pm
7 Counties Manukau vs 5 NZ Vikings (Jono Kitto Try)

2:51pm
7 Counties Manukau vs 0 NZ Vikings

2:30pm
Kick off

[taniwharugby]

I know it's only pre season but that's a handy result and confidence will help hugely.

[kev]

@taniwharugby Josh is still such a young guy and with the right development could join Jack in ABs. 😀👍So hope if it is concussion he gets all the time he needs.

[kev]

@taniwharugby yep really good result.

[taniwharugby]

what are our other pre-season fixtures?

Guess we now know we will be without Goodhue, which isnt really surprising, but be nice for an update on some of the other injuries, some I expect are just niggles that there is no point playing them.

[kev]

@taniwharugby I have been checking the site.... they do a much better job nowadays but we are close to start of season so time to provide more information. Get the fans pumped up!

[taniwharugby]

@kev I think the website and fan interaction has gone backwards in the past couple of years, after making marked improvements for a while there.

[kev]

@taniwharugby yep...I remember when we got nothing. Be good to get some articles on new guys.

[taniwharugby]

that injury list looking better this week.

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

The Taniwha will be playing as the NZ Vikings in their second preseason game in recognition of all the great work done by the Vikings to promote rugby for our future Taniwha.

Kick off at Papatoetoe Rugby Club in Auckland is at 2.00pm Thursday 9th August.

Starting XV:
1.R Wright
2.M Moulds
3.R Rinakama
4.T Robinson
5.J Goodhue
6.J Matiu
7.K Pryor
8.M Matich
9.S Nock
10.J Debreczeni
11.R Ranger
12.B Hohaia
13.T Tua
14.J Hyland
15.M Wright

Reserves:
•J Olsen
•I Tu’ungafasi
•J Straker
•M Douglas
•S McNamara
•K Jacobson
•J Kitto
•M Thoroughgood
•L Clark
•N Cooper
•S Gregory

Injured:
•PJ Atkins
•M Sykes
•R Roberts-Te Nana
•T Mayanavanua
•R Verney
•J Macilai

[kev]

@taniwharugby strong lineup for us.

[taniwharugby]

@kev yep, getting close to the best 15 I'd of thought, 11-14 is what I want to see, is Gregory quick enough for a run on the wing?

You gonna take the afternoon off and take one for the team? or @J77 cant be too far away form there either!