NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry)
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Final ride for blue and whites in 2018
Auckland name an unchanged starting XV from the semi-final against Wellington Leon Fukofuka and Daniel Kirkpatrick ...
1 Sam Prattley (Pakuranga)
2 Robbie Abel (College Rifles)
3 Marcel Renata (University)
4 Fa’atiga Lemalu (Papatoetoe)
5 Michael Fatialofa (Ponsonby)
6 Evan Olmstead (Suburbs)
7 Adrian Choat (Waitemata)
8 Akira Ioane (Ponsonby)
9 Jonathan Ruru (University)
10 Harry Plummer (Grammar TEC)
11 Salesi Rayasi (Marist)
12 TJ Faiane – Captain (Pakuranga)
13 Tumua Manu (College Rifles)
14 Melani Nanai (Manukau Rovers)
15 Jordan Trainor (Ponsonby)16 Mike Sosene-Feagai (Mt Wellington)
17 Jarred Adams (Suburbs)
18 Marco Fepulea’i (Ponsonby)
19 Taleni Seu (Grammar TEC)
20 Hoskins Sotutu (Marist)
21 Leon Fukofuka (Marist)
22 Daniel Kirkpatrick (University)
23 Caleb Clarke (Suburbs)Auckland have named an unchanged starting XV from the one that took the field against Wellington in the semi-final with the only changes to the matchday-23 coming in the reserves with Leon Fukofuka and Daniel Kirkpatrick coming in for Desma Liaina and Jacob Umaga respectivelyUnavailable due to injury: Waimana Riedlinger-Kapa (wrist), Taniela Koroi (arm – season), Blake Gibson (quad – season), Lyndon Dunshea (shoulder – season), Tanielu Tele’a (knee – season), Jack Whetton (ankle – season)
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@kiwimurph said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):
Very cool statistic
Whilst that is true - I just want to beat the fuckers.
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@duluth said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):
Final ride for blue and whites in 2018
Auckland name an unchanged starting XV from the semi-final against Wellington Leon Fukofuka and Daniel Kirkpatrick ...
1 Sam Prattley (Pakuranga)
2 Robbie Abel (College Rifles)
3 Marcel Renata (University)
4 Fa’atiga Lemalu (Papatoetoe)
5 Michael Fatialofa (Ponsonby)
6 Evan Olmstead (Suburbs)
7 Adrian Choat (Waitemata)
8 Akira Ioane (Ponsonby)
9 Jonathan Ruru (University)
10 Harry Plummer (Grammar TEC)
11 Salesi Rayasi (Marist)
12 TJ Faiane – Captain (Pakuranga)
13 Tumua Manu (College Rifles)
14 Melani Nanai (Manukau Rovers)
15 Jordan Trainor (Ponsonby)16 Mike Sosene-Feagai (Mt Wellington)
17 Jarred Adams (Suburbs)
18 Marco Fepulea’i (Ponsonby)
19 Taleni Seu (Grammar TEC)
20 Hoskins Sotutu (Marist)
21 Leon Fukofuka (Marist)
22 Daniel Kirkpatrick (University)
23 Caleb Clarke (Suburbs)Auckland have named an unchanged starting XV from the one that took the field against Wellington in the semi-final with the only changes to the matchday-23 coming in the reserves with Leon Fukofuka and Daniel Kirkpatrick coming in for Desma Liaina and Jacob Umaga respectivelyUnavailable due to injury: Waimana Riedlinger-Kapa (wrist), Taniela Koroi (arm – season), Blake Gibson (quad – season), Lyndon Dunshea (shoulder – season), Tanielu Tele’a (knee – season), Jack Whetton (ankle – season)
With a team like that and free home crowd advantage and SGH in the coaches box, it really is Auckland’s to lose
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@no-quarter said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):
It says showers, like it does most days, the forecast seems to change on a regular basis. Will make a judgement call on the day
Forecast is looking slightly better now.. metservice has the rain arriving a couple of hours after the game
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@act-crusader said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):
With a team like that and free home crowd advantage and SGH in the coaches box, it really is Auckland’s to lose
Nice try. With all those All Blacks in the Canterbury team it is Canterbury's to lose.
Auckland's best player can't even make the biggest AB squad ever....
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@duluth said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):
@no-quarter said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):
It says showers, like it does most days, the forecast seems to change on a regular basis. Will make a judgement call on the day
Forecast is looking slightly better now.. metservice has the rain arriving a couple of hours after the game
Now it's changed again and the rain is arriving for the game.
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@kiwimurph said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):
@duluth said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):
@no-quarter said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):
It says showers, like it does most days, the forecast seems to change on a regular basis. Will make a judgement call on the day
Forecast is looking slightly better now.. metservice has the rain arriving a couple of hours after the game
Now it's changed again and the rain is arriving for the game.
There's a shed load of rain rolling in from the west. May arrive at or soon after kickoff, but it's going to get wet sometime.
Timing is to hard this far out... An hour each way makes a massive difference
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@bovidae said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):
It's Auckland so best to check the forecast tomorrow morning.
it's the weekend, why check? it'll rain for sure.
i still vividly remember the 80s and early 90s where every single person not from Auckland would want Canterbury to win this. How the worm has turned...
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George Bridge, Josh McKay, Braydon Ennor, Phil Burleigh, Caleb Makene, Brett Cameron, Mitchell Drummond (captain), Luke Whitelock, Billy Harmon, Reed Prinsep, Mitchell Dunshea, Luke Romano, Sef Fa'agase, Nathan Vella, Alex Hodgman
Reserves: Brodie McAlister, Harry Allan, Chris King, Tom Sanders, Tom Christie, Ere Enari, Sam Beard, Ngane Punivai.
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A free rugby final in a classic match-up. It’s a risky move. Over to you, Aucklanders
A domestic rugby final at NZ's most famous ground, and it's free to all. This could be the start of something, writes Scott Stevenson
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@mariner4life said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):
@bovidae said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):
It's Auckland so best to check the forecast tomorrow morning.
it's the weekend, why check? it'll rain for sure.
i still vividly remember the 80s and early 90s where every single person not from Auckland would want Canterbury to win this. How the worm has turned...
It's been mentioned:
@booboo said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):
Final will be an odd experience I think, given every neutral fan is going to be cheering for Auckland. When's that happened before?
Great minds ...
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@booboo said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):
@mariner4life said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):
@bovidae said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):
It's Auckland so best to check the forecast tomorrow morning.
it's the weekend, why check? it'll rain for sure.
i still vividly remember the 80s and early 90s where every single person not from Auckland would want Canterbury to win this. How the worm has turned...
It's been mentioned:
@booboo said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):
Final will be an odd experience I think, given every neutral fan is going to be cheering for Auckland. When's that happened before?
Great minds ...
QUEENSLANDER!!
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but you just know the Canterbury Plains Patriots are going to fucking win. Again.
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@mariner4life said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):
but you just know the Canterbury Plains Patriots are going to fucking win. Again.
Is this how the rest of the world feels about the All Blacks?
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@mariner4life said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):
but you just know the Canterbury Plains Patriots are going to fucking win. Again.
I’m not confident, Auckland we’re bloody impressive last week. We were lucky
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@booboo said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):
@mariner4life said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):
but you just know the Canterbury Plains Patriots are going to fucking win. Again.
Is this how the rest of the world feels about the All Blacks?
yes.
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2015 NPC final
Bolded players are involved again tomorrow. A shitload of turnover in 3 seasons
1 Daniel Lienert-Brown, 2 Ben Funnell, 3 Nepo Laulala, 4 Mitchell Dunshea, 5 Dominic Bird, 6 Reed Prinsep, 7 Matt Todd, 8 Luke Whitelock, 9 Mitchell Drummond, 10 Richie Mo'inga, 11 Patrick Osborne, 12 Rob Thompson, 13 Ryan Crotty, 14 Johnny McNicholl, 15 Tom Taylor
Reserves: 16 Ged Robinson, 17 Alex Hodgman, 18 Siate Tokolahi, 19 Ben Matwijow, 20 Tom Sanders, 21 Jack Stratton, 22 Cameron McIntyre, 23 Marshall Suckling
1 Isi Tu'ungafasi, 2 Greg Pleasants-Tate, 3 Ofa Tu'ungafasi, 4 Michael Fatialofa, 5 Scott Scrafton, 6 Joe Edwards, 7 Mitchell Karpik, 8 Akira Ioane, 9 Kaito Shigeno, 10 Simon Hickey, 11 Ben Lam, 12 George Moala, 13 Vince Aso, 14 Bryce Heem, 15 Charles Piutau
Reserves: 16 Kurt Eklund, 17 Tom McHugh, 18 Jono Owen, 19 William Lloyd, 20 Matt Matich, 21 Jono Hickey, 22 Mitchell Hunt, 23 Lolagi Visinia
