NPC Covid interruption

[Snollygoster]

@kiwipie They had some footage on the news the other night of THE BAY training with a quick interview with our coach. It was a bit ambiguous but there was a reference to The Shield game. Not exactly sure what can be read into it but fingers crossed !!

[Snollygoster]

@kiwipie https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2021/09/rugby-provincial-sides-hit-training-paddock-as-nation-not-auckland-embraces-covid-19-alert-level-2.html

Read into it what you may.

[Bovidae]

Draw released for week 3 .

Draws confirmed for the Bunnings Warehouse NPC and Heartland Championship

The Bunnings Warehouse NPC will re-start in Hamilton and the Bunnings Warehouse Heartland Championship season will belatedly kick off in Te Kuiti as provincial rugby resumes next weekend, New Zealand Rugby (NZR) announced today.

[Yeetyaah]

@bovidae So Waikato lose their Shield challenge then? Trash schedule.

[Bovidae]

@yeetyaah Always going to happen as it is less disruptive than pushing all of the games back 4 weeks. This is week 7 of the old draw minus the games involving NH, Auckland and CM. The order of the games have changed though.

Now we wait to see if we go down to L1, otherwise there will be a restricted capacity (yes, even for the NPC).

[Yeetyaah]

@bovidae I'm confused about it being less disruptive? Play the same schedule minus the 3 teams.

[taniwharugby]

@bovidae cant see a further drop until Auckland is ready to come to L1...

[Bovidae]

@yeetyaah Disruptive as in having to organise travel and accommodation at short notice. I am assuming this has been booked well in advance for all teams.

[Yeetyaah]

@bovidae argggh fuck that's annoying, Waikato actually had a chance to take the Shield.

[Higgins]

@yeetyaah said in NPC Covid interruption:

@bovidae argggh fuck that's annoying, Waikato actually had a chance to take the Shield.

Other than being on the same field at the same time that chance would only have existed until Hawkes Bay got off nil. Even then a nil nil draw is still a successful defense.

[Bovidae]

@higgins We all remember what happened the last time Waikato went to Napier for the RS challenge.

[Bovidae]

If BOP does win this game, and they keep the same draw, they would have two consecutive homes games against Taranaki and Wellington. Ta$man will be cheering for Hawke's.

[Higgins]

@bovidae So do the HB guys hence the reason why they would still be hurting and sure to be fired up to extract full revenge for that! By the way we still recollect the 1966 fixture with fond memories.

[Yeetyaah]

@bovidae meh fuck all of them, I'm salty.

[Stargazer]

@bovidae Yeah, you still had Brad Weber in the team who scored three tries.

[Stargazer]

By the way, the NPC Covid interruption is over for the teams that are playing. We should go back to the general NPC thread.

[Machpants]

Battle of the bays, ranfurly shield. Nice

[nzzp]

@yeetyaah said in NPC Covid interruption:

@bovidae meh fuck all of them, I'm salty.

salty? At least you're still in the comp, as MIQ WASN'T PUT IN YOUR GODDAMN CITY

[taniwharugby]

@nzzp pretty sure we have at least 3 players who will be unavailable next week due to where they live...

[Bovidae]

@nzzp said in NPC Covid interruption:

@yeetyaah said in NPC Covid interruption:

@bovidae meh fuck all of them, I'm salty.

salty? At least you're still in the comp, as MIQ WASN'T PUT IN YOUR GODDAMN CITY

Hamilton has 3 MIQ facilities.