NPC - news, injuries etc
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@Stargazer @Snollygoster said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
The Bay of Plenty team named to play Taranaki in Round One of the 2020 Chiefs Country Centurion Cup this Saturday:
15. Tiaan FalconNo comment from Stargazer about this selection yet. Quick someone call an ambulance for him as I suspect he has taken a turn and collapsed into a state of unconsciousness at the very indignation of it all.
Seriously what is going on here? Surely this is an early April Fools joke? Clearly he must have been forced to play in this match by his paymasters as I find it incomprehensible he would voluntarily do so. At the very worst they could play him under an assumed named thus avoiding all the ignomy that playing for this particular team entails. -
@Bovidae Yes, Roe is back in town from the Naki.....likely to be signed by Waikato.... Milne played for Hautapu last season and goes well. Westlake is English and played for Te Awamutu last season, he went really well in a team that often struggled.
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@OleOleOle I am familiar with Coby Miln, having seen him play at HBHS, and I had noticed he was back in the Waikato after being in BOP. It was the hooker Anton Milnes that I hadn't heard of. I would have expected Sam Cooper to be the hooker, unless he is injured.
Did you go to the game? The team listed in the Chiefs' match programme differs from the WRU media release.
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@Bovidae Yes, I was talking about Anton Milne, he has been around for a wile now and was in the Waikato U19 squad around 5 years ago. I am not sure what the deal with Cooper is, maybe he is injured....maybe they wanted to have a look at other players...
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CHIEFS COUNTRY CENTURION CUP
Sat 22 Feb 2020
Final at FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton - k/o 4.25pm
Waikato v BOP3rd and 4th Play-off at Fred Jones Park
k/o time according to Counties is 3pm; according to Taranaki 4.25pm (this was the time indicated on the Chiefs website a few weeks ago)Counties Manukau v Taranaki
Three changes to Yarrows Taranaki Bulls in second Chiefs Cup match
MEDIA RELEASE: 20 Februrary 2020 Yarrows Taranaki Bulls head coach Willie Rickards has made three changes for the...
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Manawatu, Wellington and Hawke's Bay Academy teams will play a game of three halves, today (Sat 22 Feb 2020), at Massey Uni (Palmerston North). They're playing for spots in the Hurricanes U20 team.
I think this is the draw:
11.30am: Manawatu v Wellington
12.20pm: Hawke's Bay v Wellington
1.10pm: Manawatu v Hawke's BayWellington Academy squad:
Niko Manaena, Pasi Uluilakepa, Blake Rogers, Tyrone Thompson, James Moodie, Matt Dobbyn, Taine Plumtree, Hugo Plummer, Angelo Smith, Akira Ieremia, Josh Southall, Sam Smith, Iona Apineru, Caleb Delany, Keelan Whitman, Isaac Bracewell, Aidan Morgan, Connor Collins, Reon Paul, Ropati So’oalo, Kienan Higgins, Steven Va’a Ethan Webster- Nonu, Roderick Solo, Ruben Love.I haven't seen squad lists of the Hawke's Bay and Manawatu teams, but know that Latrell Smiler-Ah Kiong, Liam Udy-Johns, Jordan Thompson-Dunn and Anzelo Tuitavuki will be playing for Hawke's Bay.
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WELLINGTON LIONS COACHING LINE-UP NAMED
Wellington Rugby has announced Tamati Ellison and Dion Waller will join the Lions coaching line-up for the 2020 season.
They’ll work alongside newly appointed head coach, Leo Crowley, who was promoted from an assistant coaching role in December last year.
Ellison will be in charge of the backline and Waller will be taking charge of the forward pack.
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The 2020 Mitre 10 Cup draw has been released: http://files.allblacks.com/NZRU_Media_Releases/2020/2020-Mitre-10-Cup-Draw-FINALV2.pdf
Fans will be treated to more than 130 matches across 12 weeks of competition with four trophies and the revered Ranfurly Shield up for grabs. Reigning Mitre 10 Cup Premiership Champions, Ta$man kick off their campaign on the road against Counties Manukau while the pride of the Chiefs will be on the line when the newly promoted Bay of Plenty face Taranaki at their new home venue, TET Stadium & Events Centre in Inglewood.The Ranfurly Shield will officially go on the line in July with Canterbury confirming two pre-season challenges, against Buller on 11 July and Meads Cup champions North Otago the following weekend. Should Canterbury see off those challenges they will defend the Shield against Taranaki, Wellington, Waikato, Otago and Auckland in the Mitre 10 Cup. Mitre 10 Cup Mitre 10 Cup kicks off on Thursday 6 August with North Harbour hosting Canterbury. A 10-week round robin leads to semi-finals for the top four teams in the premiership and championship on 16 ad 17 of October, with the Finals the following weekend. Kick off times will also follow in the footsteps of changes introduced in Investec Super Rugby with 7.35pm fixture now down for kick off at 7.05pm.Media release: http://www.mitre10cup.co.nz/News/34716/draws-unveiled-for-2020-mitre-10-cup-and-mitre-10-heartland-championship
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The 2020 Heartland draw has been released as well: http://files.allblacks.com/NZRU_Media_Releases/2020/Mitre-10-Heartland-Championship-Draw-2020-FINAL.pdf
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About time Wellington had another Shield challenge. Please don't lose to Taranaki.
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@Hooroo Fucking Waikato lining up for yet another challenge....
They occasionally win one, but it's so run-of-the-mill hardly anyone turns up to watch.
Luckily, it no longer matters - us having demonstrated our absolute supremacy over NZ provincial rugby. I read somewhere, the other day, that only the Auckland team of 2007 and the Ta$man team of 2019 had ever completed unbeaten NPC seasons. That's slightly surprising - I would have thought one of those late-80s Auckland teams would have. But, if not - we've got a superior points differential to Auckland 2007 - so, Greatest Provincial Team of All Time?!!! Seems like it!
Actually, since it's Canterbury with the Unfairly Shield, it's slightly surprising that we haven't got a challenge - the Shield having passed through the hands of numerous easy-beats, before landing somewhere slightly tough!
Anyway, go Buller! They're one of about three Heartland teams who have waited even longer than Ta$man
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@Hooroo good chance Ta$man will get a Shield challenge if Wellington can tip Canterbury.
