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[Yeetyaah]

The insignia on the Otago kit says Air New Zealand cup so it's a few years old. Could it be the beaver?

[Chris B.]

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

@Yeetyaah Isn't Kerr-Barlow still in France?
Edited: I just checked. TKB is still contracted to La Rochelle. It won't be him.

Google tells me Messam is in NZ - running a coaching clinic in Tauranga three weeks ago.

36 yo.

My money is on Liam.

[Yeetyaah]

I'd be stoked with Messam, Beaver or Kahui.

[Duluth]

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

The insignia on the Otago kit says Air New Zealand cup so it's a few years old. Could it be the beaver?

Good spot. Google suggests that’s the 2005 Otago uniform?

Messam, Donald, Kahui or Sweeney? It’d be funny if they are just teasing the signing of Sweeney

[mikedogz]

Beaver played for Waiuku on Saturday so is keeping fit. I would prefer he played for Counties again if keen.

[Yeetyaah]

@Duluth 2006 as ANZ cup started then, did a search and found some photos of a game of Waikato v Otago from 2006 and they were wearing this kit, couldn't find this photo though. Hope it isn't Sweeney, dudes past it.

[KiwiMurph]

Sweeney's silhouette is just a tad different in 2020....

[mikedogz]

That's Messam

[mikedogz]

Air NZ Cup Semi Final - Waikato v Otago, 14 October 2006 | Photosport New Zealand

Waikato's Liam Messam during the Air NZ Cup semi final match between Waikato and Otago played at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand on Saturday 14 October 2006. Waikato won 44-15. Photo: Brett O'Callaghan/PHOTOSPORT

Photo I found would have been moments later.

[Bones]

This would be funny though.

[Yeetyaah]

@mikedogz that's not the same photo

[mikedogz]

I'm not saying it is but from the same moment.

[Yeetyaah]

@mikedogz Ah my bad. Looked through that album.

[Yeetyaah]

Some dude on Facebook posted this. Terrible quality but looks like the same moment with a different angle.

[Yeetyaah]

[Dice]

@Yeetyaah Sweet. So Tupaea and Messam in the midfield? And Sweeney into the frontrow?

[WillieTheWaiter]

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

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

@Yeetyaah Isn't Kerr-Barlow still in France?

Edited: I just checked. TKB is still contracted to La Rochelle. It won't be him.

Google tells me Messam is in NZ - running a coaching clinic in Tauranga three weeks ago.

36 yo.

My money is on Liam.

he's playing club rugby for Raglan!

[Bones]

@Yeetyaah is that Nick Evans in the background?

[Bovidae]

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

he's playing club rugby for Raglan!

Hautapu couldn't find a spot for Liam in their stacked team?

Messam is a Waikato legend so it's great that he wants to give something back to the province, but we've got some promising loose forwards so I hope this doesn't limit their opportunities.

[Stargazer]

Result preseason game:

Counties Manukau Cavaliers 40 - 24 North Harbour