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@taniwharugby That's probably why they say "yet to be determined". There aren't that many Maori locks, and he's been in the team before, so it's very likely he would have been named in the squad. I'll put up an article on the Maori ABs tour soon.
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@stargazer er, I did mention those words 'yet to be determined' too...
I think it will be a huge cop out if they use the Maori games for his 4 remaining games.
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@taniwharugby said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@stargazer er, I did mention those words 'yet to be determined' too...
I think it will be a huge cop out if they use the Maori games for his 4 remaining games.
Is it a cop out if he was legitimately going to be selected for the team? I think missing those games is more a 'ban' than missing some club games.
Obviously this depends on whether he was going to be selected. If they were short of locks I could see them selecting him ... if not then no way.
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@nepia but there in lies the issue.
You could find someone who would argue he would have been selected on the tour given his experience and possibly being light on players, but his form this seaosn has been such that he likely wouldnt have gone either.
Would DLB have gone on tour too?
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@taniwharugby said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@nepia but there in lies the issue.
You could find someone who would argue he would have been selected on the tour given his experience and possibly being light on players, but his form this seaosn has been such that he likely wouldnt have gone either.
Would DLB have gone on tour too?
No ... he's not Maori.
But. It's down to the coach and whether he would have selected him so I'm sure they'd ask him and he'd have to provide justification if he was going to select him.
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@bovidae said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
It's likely none of the locks used last year will be available for this tour, Hoeata being one of those. So you're looking at the likes of Price, Selby-Rickit etc. Is Pari Pari Parkinson eligible?
He's related to Matua Parkinson ... so yes.
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@nepia you could also make the argument that his disiplinary record (long line of dumb shit) cost him his spot, and therefore his 4 games are still to be found elsewhere.
Anyway, my view is the Maori selection should be moot, Maori selection is the icing, he fucked up, doesnt get his icing and his 4 games should be found elsewhere.
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@bones said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@nepia does just being related to someone who's Maori make you Maori now?
It does if your name is Pari Pari and your last name is Parkinson (which is a well known Maori family last name).
Next time I'll just fucking say yes for you pedants.
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@taniwharugby said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@nepia you could also make the argument that his disiplinary record (long line of dumb shit) cost him his spot, and therefore his 4 games are still to be found elsewhere.
Anyway, my view is the Maori selection should be moot, Maori selection is the icing, he fucked up, doesnt get his icing and his 4 games should be found elsewhere.
I don't care either way (and don't think he would have been selected), I'm just giving a scenario where those games might count.
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@bones said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@nepia does just being related to someone who's Maori make you Maori now?
No - but, when your name is Pari Pari there's a reasonable chance!
Edit: Snap
He's also cousin to Rupena, who's on the bench tonight.
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@nepia well don't, I can see clearly there is that way to give him a scape goat, it's just wrong, alright
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Ngani Laumape, Nehe Milner-Skudder and Jackson Hemopo have all been released for the Turbos’ match against Southland on Sunday.
https://turbosrugby.co.nz/news/trio-of-all-blacks-released-for-turbos
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@taniwharugby The Taranaki Dev team should schedule a few midweek games.
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@unite I've got a fiver that says he comes back faster than NMS
So stoked to see him playing again. While Taylor has gone really well having two top flight hooking options again would boost us a lot. Still a massive drop off after these guys.
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