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[Stargazer]

Manawatū Turbos 2020:

Captain: Jamie Booth

Media release: https://www.turbosrugby.co.nz/news/booth-confirmed-to-captain-turbos

[Bovidae]

I assume Ben Strang is the young hooker out of Whanganui Collegiate, who was the NZS no.2 last year.

[Tim]

Sounds like there might be some U19 games.

Aug 27, 2020

Players in lower tiers to get chances

Those who did not make the Otago squad have not been forgotten. With 37 players named for Otago Mitre 10 Cup squad there is room for plenty of...

[Bovidae]

Live stream of today's game.

[Stargazer]

Two Counties teams to play BOP (2pm today - Live on BOP Facebook page)

[Stargazer]

It looks like the Canterbury v Ta$man game will be streamed LIVE after all. The CRFU just posted this link:

Canterbury V Tasman - Mitre 10 Cup Pre Season | LIVE - Due to popular...

LIVE - Due to popular demand - Canterbury V Tasman - Mitre 10 Cup Pre Season in Hanmer Springs

[Tim]

North Harbour don't have a warm-up game this week.

[Stargazer]

BOP v Steamers preseason game livestream:

LIVE STREAM 🎥 Steamers pre-season game against Counties Manukau! | By...

LIVE STREAM 🎥 Steamers pre-season game against Counties Manukau!

[Tim]

Is this going to be a breakout season for Ere Enari? He was bloody good for the NZ U20s, but hasn't done much since then.

[Tim]

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

BOP v Steamers preseason game livestream:

LIVE STREAM 🎥 Steamers pre-season game against Counties Manukau! | By...

LIVE STREAM 🎥 Steamers pre-season game against Counties Manukau!

A lot of attacking players going straight to deck when hitting rucks. Could blow a penalty at most rucks.

[Tim]

Any word on a live stream for the HB/Auck game?

[Stargazer]

@Tim No, not yet.

[Bovidae]

Looking at the stream of the Waikato-Taranaki game Waaka is at fullback. Loosies are Jacobson (x2) and Parker. Finau and Thomson at lock.

From what I can make out:

Cobb, Taukei'aho, Iosefa-Scott, Thomson, Finau, L Jacobson, M Jacobson, Parker
Roe, Reihana, Osborne, Rogers (?), Tupaea, Wrampling, Waaka

7-0 to Waikato but just pushed off their own feed at scrum.

[African Monkey]

@Tim He needs to leave the Crusaders.

[Tim]

@African-Monkey He needs to come home!

[Stargazer]

HT: Canterbury 5 - 12 Ta$man

Second Ta$man try scored by Nankivel; possibly the first, too, but not sure.
Canterbury try scored by Fihaki.

[Tim]

Counties got a scrum penalty then muscled over with a maul. 7 - 7

[Tim]

BOP were on top early on, and look more skillful, but Counties' aggressive defence has them on the front foot now.

[Stargazer]

Waikato has scored against Taranaki.

Damn, watching 3 games at the same time is not working!

[Tim]

The BOP 14 has skullet dreads. Probably the worst haircut I've ever seen. Awful.