NPC - news, injuries etc

[Tim]

Harbour starting XV is probably straight forward. Not sure about the reserves though. Depth not looking so good this year.

1 Mayhew
2 Tolai
3 Mafileo
4 Pierce
5 G Cowley-Tuioti
6 Roots
7 Hunt
8 Taramai
9 Hall
10 Gatland
11 Aoake
12 Little
13 Tikoirotuma
14 Stevenson
15 Page

[Stargazer]

@Tim Don't you think that an AB7s player like Ngarohi McGarvey-Black will get a starting spot? Maybe instead of Tikoirotuma, who may be getting a bit old for an outside back?

[Tim]

@Stargazer Good call, does McGarvey-Black play wing? I thought Tikoirotuma was solid at 13 last year, and would provide some needed experience.

[Stargazer]

@Tim No, idea what his preferred spot in XVs is.

[Snollygoster]

@Stargazer

I think he was playing halfback in club rugby in the BOP this season.

[mikey07]

@Yeetyaah No Julian Savea then?

[Tim]

Any Counties fans know about Walter Fifita?

[Stargazer]

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

Jack White finished with his music career and now playing for Taranaki.

[Nepia]

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

Bryn Hall is a champion for staying in NZ so long.

At the risk of starting a war (or at least an 80s movie punch up) , Bryn Hall was average at the Blues, he was lucky to be getting Super games back then. The object of your derision Weber's poor form this year would still be better than when Hall was chucking his pies around for the Blues.

Definitely turned his game around at the Crusaders although has struggled to distance himself from Drummond - weird that Drummond has been an AB and Hall hasn't.

[Tim]

@Nepia He had one really good year for the Blues but couldn't back it up.

[Nepia]

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

@Nepia He had one really good year for the Blues but couldn't back it up.

I don't mind him now but he drove me bonkers at the Blues so I don't really remember that good year.

[Stargazer]

[Yeetyaah]

https://www.turbosrugby.co.nz/news/milner-skudder-hughes-torrence-read-tuimauga-sign-with-manawatu

Former All Blacks outside back Nehe Milner-Skudder has re-signed with the Manawatū Turbos for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup.

The fleet-footed 29-year-old, who debuted for the Turbos in 2011, confirmed his commitment to his home province among the four latest signings for the team.

Also inking deals were 11-game Turbo lock Tom Hughes, along with Varsity lock/ loose forward Micaiah Torrance-Read and Feilding Yellows prop Tietie Tuimauga.

[Chris]

@Yeetyaah

",The fleet-footed 29-year-old," This Quote can't be right, maybe he meant"Broken Arsed"

[Bones]

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

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

Jack White finished with his music career and now playing for Taranaki.

Holy heck it's the same naming convention at Manawatu in the forwards! They even have their lead in a FPS, Johnny Galloway. Og and then there's boring old Sam Stewart. He needs to Liebezeit shit up.

[Bovidae]

I liked the look of TK Howden last year for the NZ Barbarian Schools, where he played at lock. A big step up in his first year out of school.

[cgrant]

So many German names (Liebezeit, Laubscher, Goerke, Werthmuller) in this Turbos 23 ! Is there a German community in Manawatu ?

[Stargazer]

@cgrant Julian Goerke played for last year's Hastings Boys 1st XV champions team. Very talented.

[Higgins]

@cgrant There are a good number of Samoan's carrying German names thanks to their occupation of the Islands,so that might explain things a bit?

[Stargazer]

Full time: Taranaki 14 - 26 Manawatu (HT: 14 - 19)