NPC Covid interruption
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@bovidae They'll have had six plus weeks off by the time the comp potentially resumes. Sure, it's not the same kind of break they'd have post-season, but much like the NBA, they need to appreciate who pays the bills and get back to work. I have zero sympathy in this situation.
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@shark said in NPC Covid interruption:
@bovidae They'll have had six plus weeks off by the time the comp potentially resumes. Sure, it's not the same kind of break they'd have post-season, but much like the NBA, they need to appreciate who pays the bills and get back to work. I have zero sympathy in this situation.
Same here. They are only part of this working Covid situation we are all in. They need to also mould with the times like everyone else.
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Even if players have a right to a 4-week pre-SR preseason break, they may not want to exercise that right. They haven't played for a long time, so they'll be keen to lace up the boots and play. They'll also realise that in these uncertain times, a new break in their schedule may be just around the corner. They may want to take every opportunity to play they can get.
I think it's much harder for the non-SR players, who'll have agreements with their employers or have postponed training/study.
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chances of them just "lacing up the boots" and playing after weeks and weeks off is zero. Sports science trumps all, and they will all want at least 2 weeks of training first or the injuries will ramp up really quickly.
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@mariner4life Yep. They'll be training individually during lockdown as much as possible, but things like contact training etc, they'll need to get back to that first before playing games again. My guess is they'll have a week of training first, then another week with possibly a "preseason" game, either against their development team or another province, before going back to the competition.
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@stargazer NPC level would be on par - at best - with a SR pre-season game, so I don't see the need to delay re-starting to play a bloody warm-up game.
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@shark said in NPC Covid interruption:
@stargazer NPC level would be on par - at best - with a SR pre-season game, so I don't see the need to delay re-starting to play a bloody warm-up game.
It's only pre-season training, not even a pre-season games this side of Christmas
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Pretty much what I hoped Lancaster would say. And no mention of those powder-puff pansies needing a week or two of warm-up games before resuming which is great.
I'd not like to see a competition without the Auckland region sides. How we could crown a winner with any genuine conviction without Northland competing would beggar belief.
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So the taniwha back office started a challenge, here is the BOP entry.. not a bad team. Happy to have a very active social media team this year at least.
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Northland entry
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@stargazer said in NPC Covid interruption:
Ta$man reply on twitter:
Ta$man making salary cap jokes! Brilliant.
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From the media release:
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) is working with its Provincial Unions to determine how to safely re-start and complete the Bunnings Warehouse NPC, Farah Palmer Cup and Heartland Championship seasons as the country progresses through COVID-19 Alert Levels.
NZR’s three domestic competitions, as well as community rugby, will remain on hold until some, or all, of the country has moved down to Alert Level 2, at which point teams will be able to safely train and play matches.“We can’t predict when Alert Levels will change, but we are preparing ourselves for the potential that we could be in a position to safely play rugby in some areas but not others at some stage. If that’s the case, we will push on with the rugby we are able to play.
“We have some wriggle room later in the year to play Bunnings NPC, FPC and Heartland Championship matches, and we can push into November in order to complete the competitions.”
As expected:Lancaster cautioned a return to play would not happen instantly under Alert Level 2.
“Player welfare is paramount, and our teams will need an adequate lead in time to prepare physically before taking the field, so we will build that into our protocols.”
Provincial Rugby has so far been on hold for two weeks due to Alert Level 4 restrictions across the country. The Bunnings Warehouse NPC and FPC have 10 and 4 rounds of the competition left, respectively. Bunnings Warehouse Heartland Championship will kick off the competition at round 1.
Domestic and community rugby to remain on hold
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) is working with its Provincial Unions to determine how to safely re-start and complete the Bunnings Warehouse NPC, Farah Palmer Cup and Heartland Championship seasons as the country progresses through COVID-19 Alert Levels.
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Interesting talking to a coach who is involved in North Harbour rugby yesterday about what players were doing in and around fitness during the lockdown.
Each player before lockdown was given a GPS tracker which has several measureables which track an individuals training regime .
Apparently its become quite competitive with all the players in the squad which is great to hear .
He also confirmed , that if we go back to level 2 , there will be a weeks grace so teams can get a weeks training in and straight back into Round 3..
