NPC - news, injuries etc
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I agree with you, but it was the Air NZ Cup from 2006, then become the ITM Cup and lastly the Mitre 10 Cup. No one ever accused rugby suits to have an imagination.
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@Stargazer said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
National Provincial Championship doesn't mean much; it could be in any country.
I'd prefer NZ Provincial Championship. Or Provincial Rugby Aotearoa. That's much clearer.not inherently but it did pick up some meaning before the "cup" era, I talk to rugby people in the UK and they often know the NPC is the NZ domestic comp, like the US sport with NFL, NHL etc
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@Stargazer given the vast majority of eyeballs on the NPC will be kiwis or rugby fans knowing it is the NZ NPC, I dont think it is much of an issue.
Pretty sure in the UK it had NZ as part of the title?
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@Stargazer said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
National Provincial Championship doesn't mean much; it could be in any country.
I'd prefer NZ Provincial Championship. Or Provincial Rugby Aotearoa. That's much clearer.WTF dude? It's always been the NPC.
Until NZR got too tricky with the naming rights.
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@Nepia I know, but if they're going to make changes anyway, they may as well pick another name, too. Have no strong preferrence either way. Frankly, I couldn't care less what it's called, as long as we don't get the proposed format with a North & South division.
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Apparently Matt Letoga has left Canterbury and is going to BOP. He was in the crusaders academy but has finished his 3 years. Had a great first year in chch , but never really improved after that.
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@chchfanatic Do you know whether Michael Naitokani (former Hastings Boys winger) is in the Canterbury Academy?
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Haven't seen it mentioned, but Brett Cameron has signed for Manawatu.
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And Manawatu this week have also just appointed their first female CEO.
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@Number-10 said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
And Manawatu this week have also just appointed their first female CEO.
Brett’s Mum?
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@Stargazer said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@chchfanatic Do you know whether Michael Naitokani (former Hastings Boys winger) is in the Canterbury Academy?
Yes he is in the Canterbury system and the Crusaders Academy played for Canterbury in the 2019 u/19 side.
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@Stargazer said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@Chris Thanks. Great to hear he's doing well. Not so great he's doing well in another province. The downside of our 1st XVs doing well, and other provinces/franchises noticing.
Not for the players...
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@mikey07 said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@yeetyaah I have a radical idea everyone strapped in?? How about every team play every other team then the top 4 play play 2 semi finals and the two winners play a final and the winner is the Champion...
Great. Now fit those 15 games in between August (when club rugby has wrapped up) and make sure it's done by the end of October so the players have enough rest before starting 2022 preseason. The players need to have a full week of rest in between each game or the NZ Rugby Players Association might have something to say.
Also, the coaches want the full week so they can actually get some coaching in and help players to develop, as opposed to simply managing fatigue levels.
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@stargazer no he’s not in the academy in Christchurch. He didn’t play club footy last year. May have been injured potentially.
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@chris said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@Stargazer said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@chchfanatic Do you know whether Michael Naitokani (former Hastings Boys winger) is in the Canterbury Academy?
Yes he is in the Canterbury system and the Crusaders Academy played for Canterbury in the 2019 u/19 side.
@chchfanatic said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@stargazer no he’s not in the academy in Christchurch. He didn’t play club footy last year. May have been injured potentially.
