What's happened to Waikato Rugby?

[Nepia]

@shark said in What's happened to Waikato Rugby?:

@crucial said in What's happened to Waikato Rugby?:

@duluth said in What's happened to Waikato Rugby?:

2016 u19’s champs
2017 u19’s runners up

Nowadays NPC teams are players in their early 20’s plus a handful of veterans. You would expect the u19 results to be translating into an ok NPC side

As long as these young players don't suddenly find a 'free' education at Lincoln dangled under their noses

ALB, McKenzie, Tucker....

Yeah, keep your hands off our poaches!

[Duluth]

Tough draw coming up for Waikato. Two games against first division teams with a quick turnaround

vs Wellington (Hamilton) on Wednesday
vs Taranaki (New Plymouth) four days later

Then another four day turnaround and they have Hawkes Bay in Hamilton

[Hooroo]

@duluth said in What's happened to Waikato Rugby?:

Tough draw coming up for Waikato. Two games against first division teams with a quick turnaround

vs Wellington (Hamilton) on Wednesday
vs Taranaki (New Plymouth) four days later

Then another four day turnaround and they have Hawkes Bay in Hamilton

That smells of Hawkes Bay getting the Shield then.....

[Hooroo]

Waikato can just write this year off no matter what. Gibbes didn't want to be there in the first place and is only there a year! Solid management there thinking he would do a good job!!!

[taniwharugby]

@hooroo said in What's happened to Waikato Rugby?:

@duluth said in What's happened to Waikato Rugby?:

Tough draw coming up for Waikato. Two games against first division teams with a quick turnaround

vs Wellington (Hamilton) on Wednesday
vs Taranaki (New Plymouth) four days later

Then another four day turnaround and they have Hawkes Bay in Hamilton

That smells of Hawkes Bay getting the Shield then.....

haha, love the optimism and pessimism all in one small post!

[shark]

Chiefs suck.

[Hooroo]

@shark said in What's happened to Waikato Rugby?:

Chiefs suck.

Don't know why that made me laugh but it did.

[Bovidae]

The last time Waikato went to New Plymouth for a RS challenge we had absolutely no expectations and won it!

I'd just settle for a win regardless who the opposition is.

[Hooroo]

@hooroo said in What's happened to Waikato Rugby?:

@shark said in What's happened to Waikato Rugby?:

Chiefs suck.

Don't know why that made me laugh but it did.

It just occurred to me that I read it as if Adam Sandler was saying it

[shark]

@hooroo said in What's happened to Waikato Rugby?:

@hooroo said in What's happened to Waikato Rugby?:

@shark said in What's happened to Waikato Rugby?:

Chiefs suck.

Don't know why that made me laugh but it did.

It just occurred to me that I read it as if Adam Sandler was saying it

Was supposed to be like the "you can do it!" guy

[Gunner]

The bench hooker for Waikato, have you seen the state of him?

There are some horrible hair do’s in the NPC, but this guy wins that competition by a considerable margin.
In fact he might be one of the extras from the pub scene in One Were Warriors.

[African Monkey]

Looks like this was the thread to get Waikato rugby back on track.

[Chris B.]

@african-monkey Not if you're looking for anything but total apathy from their supporters!

[Bovidae]

I've just got back from the game. How's that for apathy?

[Mokey]

What's happened to Waikato Rugby?

Well, they won back the Ranfurly Shield from the Naki, then defended it against championship top of the table Hawkes Bay with a bonus point win.

The kids are all right.

[ARHS]

Awesome. Very promising young centre pairing - Tupaea and Sweeney - where have these young bucks been hiding? And a rejuvenated Tucker and a deserved opportunity for Fletcher Smith to shine, along with Sevu Reece. Amazing!

[akan004]

@arhs Laghlan McWhannell looks to have a lot of potential as well.

[ARHS]

He sure does - junior Brodie...

[Bovidae]

@arhs Everytime Reece had the ball you thought something was going to happen - good or bad.

Disappointing that he is going to Ireland as the AB 7s would be so much better with him and Koroi.

[Rapido]

@arhs said in What's happened to Waikato Rugby?:

Awesome. Very promising young centre pairing - Tupaea and Sweeney - where have these young bucks been hiding? And a rejuvenated Tucker and a deserved opportunity for Fletcher Smith to shine, along with Sevu Reece. Amazing!

Am I being whooshed about young centre pairing, Dwayne Sweeney?

Last night was the first time I have watched Waikato, only saw about the last 30 minutes. I'll confidently declare that Quinn Tupaea has 'it'

BTW, where is Sullivan?.