NPC - news, injuries etc

[Stargazer]

@Canes4life Yep, have seen the line-up! Good looking team; a mix of experience and new faces.
Will be interesting to see how they go, tomorrow.

[OleOleOle]

@Bovidae I think it was Moli...interesting beacuse I don't think he played club.

I think the other loose forward may have been Mua.

And I think you are correct re Sinkinson

[Canes4life]

@Stargazer yeah that front row looks inexperienced so it will be interesting to see how they hold up.

Also does anyone know when the Waikato squad will be named?

[Stargazer]

Southland squad to play Otago tomorrow in Invercargill. It looks like there will be no livestream.

[Bovidae]

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

@Bovidae I think it was Moli...interesting beacuse I don't think he played club.

I think the other loose forward may have been Mua.

And I think you are correct re Sinkinson

That's why I was unsure about Moli. Mua makes sense.

Sinkinson looked like Coombes-Fabling from that distance.

@Canes4life Tuesday.

[Canes4life]

@Bovidae talk about leaving it to the last minute.

[Stargazer]

Preseason:

Half time: Manawatu 7 - 0 Wellington

[Stargazer]

Rugby Southland will livestream the preseason game between the Stags and Otago on its FB page. Kick-off 4.30pm.

[Stargazer]

By the way, this is the Turbos squad for the preseason game:

[Stargazer]

Preseason:

FT: Manawatu 26 - 14 Wellington

[Stargazer]

Preseason:

HT: Southland 12 - 26 Otago

[Stargazer]

FT: Southland 43 - 45 Otago

[Daffy Jaffy]

@Stargazer I see my good Ponsonby boy Freedom Vaha'akolo scored a hatrick today. Otago might have to be my 'other team' this season.

[Tim]

Stuff

[Tim]

Cane also reveals he will be available for the Bay of Plenty against Taranaki next weekend in the opening round of Mitre 10 Cup. The ABs are likely to be available for the first two rounds before heading into camp.

[Stargazer]

@Tim For purely selfish reasons, I hope they're not available for round 3.

[KiwiMurph]

That Naki shield challenge round 2 v Canterbury could be a cracker.

[Stargazer]

By the way, one of the commentators of the FPC game between AKL and Naki just said that the law variations from SRA will also be used for the FPC (such as golden point in case of a draw; red card & replacement after 20minutes). I assume that that will also be the case for Mitre 10 Cup? Haven't seen any info about that from NZR.

[Stargazer]

Nothing about round 2 .... ?

[Tim]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/122679973/taranaki-bulls-lose-to-waikato-in-final-preseason-match