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[Canes4life]

@mikey07 Smith should get plenty of game time and I doubt they would want to rush Southall considering he’s been out for nearly two years.

[mikey07]

@canes4life I’m not Wainui biased or anything 😂

[ARHS]

@bovidae yep. I had picked up on other teams being named. It rankles me.

[Canes4life]

@mikey07 I’ve also got my Petone bias hat on. 😀

[mikey07]

@canes4life Just aswell we weren’t playing each other this week in the final then 😂
FYI Tomasi Alisio is the last outside back your looking for to complete that Lions squad.

[Canes4life]

@mikey07 hahah our teams are well off the pace this year.

Alosio is a surprising one. I wonder if this photoshoot also includes the wider training squad members because Riley Higgins and Peter Lakai (who weren't included in the development squad) haven't popped up yet.

[Tim]

Any word on where the Lay brothers are playing, and if they're fit?

[Cpt Kumera]

@tim jordan for auckland

[Tim]

@cpt-kumera Cheers, I thought Jordan played for BOP last year and James for Auckland?

[Tim]

[Stargazer]

@tim There's that "inside backs" thing again. Mandated by NZR, or do they all have the same NH person making their images? I don't like it at all.

[Tim]

There's a few guys in club rugby that would go better than Mahtiaha Martin. Give Eden a call.

[Bovidae]

I thought some of the CM Chiefs U20 players might have made the squad (e.g., Kingi, Moananu). Maybe Development players.

[Yeetyaah]

Some news from the Kremlin. Mātua is back again.

[Bovidae]

@yeetyaah Always going to happen. 7 more games to become a Waikato centurion.

[Yeetyaah]

Just got confirmation from Waikato on Facebook that the squad is named on Monday.

[Bovidae]

@yeetyaah said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

Just got confirmation from Waikato on Facebook that the squad is named on Monday.

Does Waikato have another preseason game this weekend?

[Yeetyaah]

@bovidae They're playing Taranaki in Te Kuiti on Friday. Taranaki Facebook page replied to my comment and said, at 2.05 I believe. I'd head over but I'm away.

[Cpt Kumera]

@tim yep both had time at Bristol

[Yeetyaah]

Steamers Squad Named for 2021 Bunnings NPC Premiership

The countdown towards the Bay of Plenty Steamers Premiership charge nears its final stretch, with another significant...

2021 Bay of Plenty Steamers Squad
Forwards
Naitoa Ah Kuoi - Greerton Marist (0)
Sam Cane - Reporoa (21)
Whetukamokamo Douglas - Ngongotaha (0)
Kurt Eklund - Mount Maunganui (21)
Penitoa Finau - Greerton Marist (0)
Nathan Harris - Te Puke Sports (35)
Kohan Herbert - Mount Maunganui (0)
Haereiti Hetet - Mount Maunganui (3)
Mitch Karpik - Rangataua (35)
Benet Kumeroa - Rangiuru (0
Tevita Mafileo - Tauranga Sports (20)
Aidan Ross - Te Puke Sports (37)
Angus Scott-Young - Eastern Districts (0)
Manaaki Selby-Rickit - Mount Maunganui (0)
Jeff Thwaites - Te Puna (53)
Pasilio Tosi - Greerton Marist (0)
Tu'ukalikali Vaipulu - Rangiuru (0)
Stan van den Hoven - Greerton Marist (10)
Nathan Vella - Rangataua (18)

Backs
Otere Black - Ruatoki (10)
Luke Campbell - Te Puke Sports (36)
Leroy Carter - Tauranga Sports (15)
Inga Finau - Arataki (0)
Lalomilo Lalomilo - Greerton Marist (3)
Cassius Misa - Whakarewarewa (0)
Emoni Narawa - Tauranga Sports (21)
Mathew Skipwith-Garland - Whakarewarewa (28)
Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi - Whakarewarewa (9)
Chase Tiatia - Rangataua (57)
Kaleb Trask - Tauranga Sports (22)
Sean Wainui - Whakarewarewa (0)
Joe Webber - Rangiuru (25)

Wider Training Group
Josh Bartlett – Tauranga Sports
Nikora Broughton – Rangiuru
Lucas Cashmore – Tauranga Sports
Pryor Collier – Mount Maunganu (7)
Losi Filipo – Greerton Marist
Veveni Lasaqa – Greerton Marist
Kane O’Connor – Rangataua
Semesi Paea – Ngongotaha
Justin Sangster – Te Puna
Sekuini Tanimo – Greerton Marist

() = denotes number of Steamers caps

• = denotes new cap