Northland Rugby 2022
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@taniwharugby sorry my bad , not Corey Anderson ,Corey Abraham is from Hikurangi 🤦🏻
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@Steven-Harris haha
The loosie Jarvaiyas Mangu from Hika stood out in the game I watched v Kamo.
Bayden Hay was a handy player, had some stints on the bench for Kamo a's this year, but not alot of chances behind Mason Hohaia who played 80 most weeks in the games i saw, although looked like Hay had put on a bit of weight last summer, but am sure that could be easily fixed if he wants to cos he looked in good nick last season.
Xavier Kaipo is a promising one, first few games for OBM this year were mainly on the bench for the a's after starting in the b's but by end of season was starting (in part due to injury) but OBM finished strongly, but shows some promise....bloody strong young fella when he was at my gym last year!
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Game of 3 halves teams for our 2 halves
Second one won't be far off our 1st 15 (maybe 2 or 3 changes)
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@taniwharugby No Rory Woods? I watched him closely first year out o school when he was at my Wellington Football Club. Certainly has a lot of promise but being committed to Napier for the last eight months or so not privy to the manoeuvrings and reasons behind his move to Northland. I guess he may have family up that way or perhaps an overambitious manager/agent trying to push him too far too fast.
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@Higgins he is in the U19 squad named above
https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/5102/northland-rugby-2022/131?_=1659482210869
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T taniwharugby referenced this topic on
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@taniwharugby Ahh that's good then. Haven't clapped eyes on him for the best part of ten months or so but back then he still had a fair bit of filling out to do to grow into his body, something which only age and maturity will do.
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@Higgins think @Steven-Harris has seen a bit more of him than I have, but he is one of those players that does seem to have that something extra about him.
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@taniwharugby I am genuinely excited about his prospects so will be keeping an eye on him to see how he turns out. At the Axemen he was not rushed, mainly being used in the Under 21s and runs for the second team despite being more than good enough to hold his own in the top side.
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@Higgins he started at 6 for Waipu in the Prem final this year, unsure if that is his preferred spot.
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@taniwharugby He was used as a lock for the Welligton Under 19 Reps last season but he played mostly as a blindside/No 8 in the times I saw him at the Axemen
You might catch a glimpse of Mr. Woods here in the number 19 jersey in the Central Region Under 19 Final against Manawatu last year. Others to move on upward in the Wellington lineup that day were No 8 Peter Lakai and Riley Higgins in the number 12 and Sione Halalilo in number 7 all who are in the Lions NPC side this year. Whilst the Wgtn halfback is Logan Love who is probably being fluffed by the likes of Darren Larsen et al
I do like the look of he scoreboard showing hanging on the green fence on the far side of the field!!!!!!!
EDIT @taniwharugby Woods comes on at about the 1:00:45 mark when Wellington score a try if that is any help
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@taniwharugby boys took a heavy loss unfortunetly to CM 10-41
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@Steven-Harris yeah I heard, too many unforced errors, that said, our age group sides always struggle against Auckland and Counties teams in particular.
You hear how the dev side got on?
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There's a sense of sadness' Northland rugby head coach calls time
Northland Rugby Union to advertise for a head coach from next year on
Northland Rugby has started discussions on recruiting a head coach after the Bunnings Warehouse NPC ends following incumbent George Konia's decision not to review his contract beyond this season. He's returning home to Hawke's Bay after three seasons in charge of the Northland Taniwha, but his immediate focus is to make sure the team continues with the good form shown so far with two wins and a loss. Konia hails from Waipawa, a small town in Hawke's Bay where his parents still live, while his in-laws are in Wairoa. He played 53 games for the Magpies and another 58 for Manawatu while studying at Palmerston North Teachers' College in the late 1980s. Konia also played five games for Northland in 1997. "My family has made a decision to return to Hawke's Bay. Another reason is to give Northland the best possible chance to be able to find another candidate to be head coach. "At this stage, we don't have a plan but the biggest focus for me is to make sure I finish this season to my utmost ability, be professional but also am on the lookout for a job back in Hawke's Bay. I am open to all options at the moment. -
@Duluth TBH, can't say that i will be sad to see him go, been alot of selections, lack of actual game plan and...hang on, this sounds familiar.
TBH, by all accounts alot of the issues that apparently stem from him seem very similar to those attributed to Foster.
Seems a nice guy in my couple of interactions with him, he is also apparently well liked by players but his actual coaching and management not that great.
Hopefully he finds his place if he carries on coaching.
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Being played in Auckland tomorrow.
