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[Stargazer]

[Stargazer]

Wait and see whether it will be officially confirmed, but according to this article, Adam Thomson is about to sign with North Harbour! So cool to have him back in NPC after that awful health scare last year! Lots of young guys will be able to learn a lot from the old dog!

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/114079805/exall-black-adam-thompson-returns-to-nz-club-rugby-after-spinal-injury

[Yeetyaah]

@Stargazer Shit that's crazy. Huge comeback after that kind of injury, quality player and quality lad.

[98blueandgold]

@Stargazer what ever happened to Braydon Iose?

[Stargazer]

@98blueandgold said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:

Braydon Iose

He'll play for the Turbos again in 2019.

[Stargazer]

Another Counties signing.

[Stargazer]

And, of course, another Mako signing, too.

[shark]

So Connor Collins has moved to Wellington?

[Stargazer]

@shark Looks like it. Wouldn't have got much game time for Canterbury behind Enari & Drummond, so I guess he's trying his luck in the Capital? Wellington have lost at least one (Price), possibly two (Rangihuna), of last year's halfbacks.

[Yeetyaah]

@Stargazer Yeah I saw Price doing promo stuff for Waikato so I assume he's there now.

[Bovidae]

@Yeetyaah Price has been a regular for Marist so will likely be one of the 3 halfbacks in the squad along with Stratton and Takarangi/O’Donnell.

[Yeetyaah]

@Bovidae Hopefully they retain Stratton, he was great last year. Like what I saw from Takarangi as well.

[ploughboy]

i would imagine stratton is locked in as he has been turnjng out for the hautapu invintational xv

[Dice]

Is Sweeney doing another season with Waikato?

[Stargazer]

@Dice Yes, he's already signed.

[Bovidae]

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

Is Sweeney doing another season with Waikato?

And likely captain again.

Unfortunately this also limits who plays in the midfield. I'd like to see a Tupaea-Sullivan combo at some stage.

[Yeetyaah]

@Bovidae Same here. I like Sweeney, dudes a legend. But Tupaea and Sullivan are next gen. Tupaea especially so, he's such a talent.

[Bovidae]

@Yeetyaah New coach of course, so Strawbridge might have different ideas to a players best position, but Tupaea is best suited to 2nd 5.

We should have a decent team with the new additions.

[Dice]

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

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

Is Sweeney doing another season with Waikato?

And likely captain again.

Unfortunately this also limits who plays in the midfield. I'd like to see a Tupaea-Sullivan combo at some stage.

We got a look at the Tupaea-Sullivan combo against Northland last year when they rested Sweeney, and they went pretty well together. It might just mean the midfield gets more rotation this year due to how they went.

[Dice]

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

@Yeetyaah New coach of course, so Strawbridge might have different ideas to a players best position, but Tupaea is best suited to 2nd 5.

We should have a decent team with the new additions.

I rate you guys highly this year. You guys had one of the best attacks last season, if not the best attack. You then get Luke Jacobson back this season and have also added Alaimalo and Seu.

I actually have you guys slightly ahead of Wellington to make the top 4. The only question mark for me is how much impact will losing Gibbes have on the team?