NPC - news, injuries etc
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Preseason: Wellington XV v Ta$man HP (Wed 3 July 2019, 2.30pm at the Hutt Recreation Ground)
Wellington XV
15 Connor Garden-Bachop (Northern United)
14 Nash Fiso (Hutt Old Boys Marist)
13 Malachai Unasa (Oriental-Rongotai)
12 Tom Maiava (Tawa)
11 Fereti Soloa (Hutt Old Boys Marist)
10 Trent Renata (Oriental Rongotai)
9 Kemara Hauiti-Parapara (Tawa)
8 Lise Soloa (Hutt Old Boys Marist)
7 James Tuiatua (Marist St Pats)
6 Galu Taufale (c) (Poneke)
5 Lui Luamanu (Upper Hutt Rams)
4 Naitoa Ah Kuoi (Marist St Pats)
3 Ben Aumua-Peseta (Tawa)
2 James O'Reilly (Hutt Old Boys Marist)
1 Morgan Poi (Old Boys University)Reserves
16 Tyronne Thompson (Marist St Pats)
17 Sitiveni Paongo (Tawa)
18 Luke Chisholm (Upper Hutt Rams)
19 Taine Plumtree (Old Boys University)
20 Charlie Gubb (Marist St Pats)
21 Teariki Ben-Nicholas (Old Boys University)
22 Tom Horan (Marist St Pats)
23 Connor Collins (Hutt Old Boys Marist)
24 Kyle Preston (Tawa)
25 Kiernan Higgins (Norhern United)
26 Reuben Va’a (Oriental-Rongotai)James O'Reilly named in Wellington's match day squad; wasn't sure this would happen so soon after he was caught snorting drugs, despite his two-weeks suspension being over.
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@Stargazer Charlie Gubb 👀
Good to see he appears to be making a good fist of things in rugby -
@Nogusta said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@Stargazer Charlie Gubb 👀
Good to see he appears to be making a good fist of things in rugbyI have seen him play twice and can concur that "appears" is the most appropriate way to describe his selection as there was pretty much nothing he did in the two games I witnessed that would justify me selecting him. He is miles too short for starters if he has been picked as a blindside, that being the position he played both time I saw him play.
I have also seen the number 22 play twice but know absolutely nothing about him whatsoever. I can recall remarking that there was not a lot of height to be seen in the MSP forward pack but without being able to put a name to the face cannot comment any further. He must be an OKish player if he is being selected ahead of former NZ Under 20s player Matt Peni from time to time. -
Preseason: Hawke's Bay XV v Manawatu Evergreens (Wed 3 July 2019, 6.00pm at McLean Park, Napier)
Hawke's Bay XV squad: see the Magpies forum: https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/post/340855
Manawatu Evergreens squad:
First half:
Andre Taylor (COB), Te Rangitira Waitokia (Varsity), Josiah Maraku (Feilding), Ueta Tufuga (Varsity), Junior Laloifi (FOB), Ben Wyness (Feilding), Atu Henare (Kia Toa); Sione Tu'ipulotu, Rhys Pedersen (OBM), Nick Crosswell (Feilding), Fraser Stone (Kia Toa), Tom Hughes (Varsity), Sam Tufuga (Varsity), Sam Stewart (Te Kawau), Faálelei Sione (Freyberg).Second half:
Drew Wild (Feilding), Andre Taylor, Josiah Maraku or Ueta Tufuga, James Tofa, Adam Boult (Te Kawau), Stewart Cruden (COB), Griffin Culver (Feilding), Matene Ruawai (OBM), Johnny Galloway (COB), Doug Juszczyk (Varsity), Mickey Woolliams (Varsity), Nardus Erasmus (FOBO), Sunao Takizawa (COB), Harry Jones (Feilding), Sean Rankin (Feilding). -
It's a bit crap here in Wellington this afternoon and quite frankly I am not prepared to get wet to watch a Ta$man v Wellington game so will not be going out to the Hutt Rec to view the Wgtn v Ta$man fixture thus no report on happenings coming from this quarter. Still does not get me out of standing on the sidelines today as have to watch my whangai grand daughter play her game at 4.00pm!
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@Stargazer anyone know what's happened with Brayden Iose? Is he injured at the moment?
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@Higgins Just read on Wellington's website that the game was called off.
The match, which was due to be played at the Hutt Recreation Ground on Wednesday afternoon, was cancelled after Ta$man encountered travel problems getting their squad to Wellington. Wellington have instead held an internal trial at the ground. -
Antonio Shalfoon lock from Lincoln Uni has just shifted to Waikato. 1 yr contract apparently
Caleb Makene also gone to Hawkes bay -
@chchfanatic Yep, Caleb Makene's signing was already announced in February; he signed for 2 seasons. We're happy he has come back home! He played his first (preseason) game for the Bay, last night.
