NPC - news, injuries etc

[Daffy Jaffy]

@steven-harris I wonder if Rush is keen to play 7 with Blake Gibson's (and possibly even Hunt's) position at the Blues up for grabs? He trained with them this season so maybe even got the word to try 7. If Sky TV new anything they would be showing this game as a promo for the NPC season considering the cameras are already there for the FPC. The rugby world now seems more in balance when there is a Going in the Tanihwha! (and a Tremain with HB).

[Steven Harris]

@taniwharugby
Brady Rush did not play last weekend either ,picked up an injury in the club final , ankle injury
George Tuineau the Waipu prop has now pulled out , replaced by Blues Under prop Esile Fono from Horahora ..a real prospect , the kid man ..

Not sure what the status is on Tamati Tua,Will find out .

[Steven Harris]

@daffy-jaffy your not wrong about a Going in the team ..could it be the stars are aligning 🤔..not sure about that ..lol , as for Rob Rush he’s definitely a big body for a 7..6’3 , 107 Kgs..got several turnovers against harbour last weekend .and was quite a revelation at the breakdown ..hence he’s been given another opportunity

[Steven Harris]

@taniwharugby just on Tamati Tua, just has a slight hamstring twinge , will be good to go next week , I am starting to wonder if he is made of glass..🤔

[taniwharugby]

@steven-harris On Rush, wasnt he one of the top few fittest in the Blues pre-season testing too, was a clip on the news about how he even went off and caught an eel in the mud run and still finished ahead of pretty much everyone.

I think Tua has had hammy issues before too, but I thnk if fit, he would be one of our quicker players, so needs to start as we are lacking in pace out there.

[Yeetyaah]

[Bovidae]

Waikato will have a good group of props this year.
LHs - Johnstone, Norris
THs - Kautai, Dyer

Throw in Cobb as a LH/TH and a younger player like Molia.

[Yeetyaah]

Holy shit we actually get a preseason team named

[Bovidae]

@yeetyaah said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

Holy shit we actually get a preseason team named

The WRU must have taken the criticism to heart.

There are a few names in that team that I am not familiar with like Hardman. I would have expected either Lopeti-Moli or Milnes to be the hooker. No Wrampling or Te Whare. Miln must have won the race ahead of Collard.

[ARHS]

@yeetyaah wow. A giant leap for mankind. Super. Interesting to see the Warriors Castaway winger in the reserves and Hardman from the Force. Great to see Mcwhannell and Tucker back and hopefully injury free.

[Stargazer]

@daffy-jaffy said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

@steven-harris I wonder if Rush is keen to play 7 with Blake Gibson's (and possibly even Hunt's) position at the Blues up for grabs? He trained with them this season so maybe even got the word to try 7. If Sky TV new anything they would be showing this game as a promo for the NPC season considering the cameras are already there for the FPC. The rugby world now seems more in balance when there is a Going in the Tanihwha! (and a Tremain with HB).

We also have a Lochore in the Magpies squad.

[Pepe]

@yeetyaah

Excellent. I will be at the game and this will save some guesswork.

[Tim]

@yeetyaah Now if we could get one from North Harbour!

[mikedogz]

[Stargazer]

@mikedogz Haven't seen a Magpies line-up, unfortunately.

[Canes4life]

[Stargazer]

Livestream Taranaki v Waikato

[taniwharugby]

Pretty strong side!

[Machpants]

@taniwharugby yeah very much so

[Stargazer]

@canes4life said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

They've cloned Vince Aso.