NPC 2022

[bayimports]

@Stargazer said in NPC 2022:

@Bovidae

Also:

Hawke's Bay v Poverty Bay Ranfurly Shield game (Saturday)

@Nepia Stan is actually broadcasting this on Saturday in Aus

[Stargazer]

@bayimports I hope @Nepia and @Magpie_in_aus have seen your post.

[Nepia]

Yeah one of my mates messaged me to say they were showing it at lunch time.

Awesome.

[Stargazer]

Ta$man line-up for their preseason game against Southland on Friday, 29 July in Christchurch.

[Bovidae]

The only 2 teams that weren't playing this Fri/Sat are in fact playing each other.

[Tim]

Now don't get too excited, but the North Harbour squad is going to be named this evening.

[NateHill74]

@Tim FInally, after that is it just Auckland's squad to go?

[Tim]

@NateHill74 I think so, unless Waikato haven't named theirs?

Auckland club final is on next weekend, so theirs should be named the following week.

[NateHill74]

@Tim Yeah, they did a couple of days ago. It has Alapati Leiua and all that named (who was playing club in Auckland interestingly)

[NateHill74]

Hawke's Bay haven't technically named theirs either, but they've singularly announced 41 players so far

[Bovidae]

@Tim Last Thu for Waikato.

Southland only named today.

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[Tim]

@Bovidae Is McWhannell going to be fit?

[OleOleOle]

@Tim He collected a head knock v Hawkes Bay a couple of weeks ago....hopefully he recovers

[Bovidae]

@Tim said in NPC 2022:

@Bovidae Is McWhannell going to be fit?

Hopefully. He didn't play in the Chiefs Centurions Cup games but was training away from the team. Let's see if Waikato releases a team for their game tomorrow.

[Stargazer]

Wellington have only named a squad of 32 players, and have since added one other player. I wouldn't be surprised if they add a few more.

[Higgins]

@Stargazer They recorded a massive financial loss last season so that is probably all they can afford. Either that or that number of players is the sum total of players they have that are up to NPC standard.

[Stargazer]

@Higgins They'll probably use development players then.

[Tim]

@Stargazer More U20 Wellington players to hype for the Hurricanes squad.

[Canes4life]

@Stargazer said in NPC 2022:

Wellington have only named a squad of 32 players, and have since added one other player. I wouldn't be surprised if they add a few more.

Bradley Chrichton and Siale Lauaki might feature at some point. The former was one of the best props in Wellington Club rugby this year and was apart of the winning Jubilee Cup team. Still very young though so they may bide their time with him and Lauaki.

No one else really stands out on the club scene that would make the jump up to the Lions atm, unless they sign players from out of region. We could really have done with the experience of Owen Franks.

[Kiwiwomble]

thats getting closer to full strength, good to see freedom back