NPC 2024
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An interesting story in the Southland Tribune that Sevu Reece is considering playing for Southland this season. Would seem a stupid signing if he is just going to play for the All Blacks. On the flipside, it could mean he is likely to go overseas and Ta$man is letting him go, instead of Tavatavanawai, who has also been runoured to be joining Southland. The publication also talked ablut Byron Smith's first game in Southland club rugby.
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Sevu Reece confirmed to be lining up with Southland this year https://x.com/TasmanMako/status/1798966281791795223?t=Mh9Jdp1Ibes4_RoitPwaMw&s=19
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@SouthernMann said in NPC 2024:
Sevu Reece confirmed to be lining up with Southland this year https://x.com/TasmanMako/status/1798966281791795223?t=Mh9Jdp1Ibes4_RoitPwaMw&s=19
That is hilarious. Even though it is real it feels like a wind-up.
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Six games in four years for Ta$man. Tavatavanawai was also rumoured to be going to Southland. Wonder if this cleared some money for him to stay at Ta$man now.
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@SouthernMann Could also be that someone said a Fijian winger from Ta$man is signing for Southland and everyone just assumed Tavatavanawai?
Ala Mark Telea signing for the Highlanders.
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Always interesting how few players Westlake seem to get into the North Harbour sides each year despite absolutely dominating at schoolboys level. Plenty of reasonable explanations why, it's just curious that it doesn't seem to affect other similarly successful schools around NZ.
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@SouthernMann said in NPC 2024:
Six games in four years for Ta$man. Tavatavanawai was also rumoured to be going to Southland. Wonder if this cleared some money for him to stay at Ta$man now.
you do have to wonder if this is the same thinking that got Southland into trouble in the past...are they actually going to get a return from reece? he's almost certainly going to be with the AB's, and unless the highlanders are looking at him i cant see the wider benefits of strengthening connection to the region
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@Kiwiwomble pretty sure when they play for the ABs, NZR reimburses thier NPC salary, they are more on the books for the marketing side of things than boots on the park.
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@taniwharugby said in NPC 2024:
@Kiwiwomble pretty sure when they play for the ABs, NZR reimburses thier NPC salary, they are more on the books for the marketing side of things than boots on the park.
hope so
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Potential Harbour 23:
1 Tevita Mafileo
2 Shilo Klein
3 Sione Mafileo
4 Isoa Nasilasila
5 Ben Grant
6 Cameron Suafoa
7 Wallace Sititi
8 Lotu Inisi9 Jamie Booth
10 Oscar Koller
11 Fine Inisi
12 Henry Taefu
13 Tom Barham
14 Kade Banks
15 Shaun Stevenson16 Bryn Gordon
17 Tevita Langi
18 Sam Davies
19 Cam Christie
20 Jed Melvin/Tamarau McGahan
21 Aisea Halo
22 ?
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How are Counties shaping up this year? Any idea of a XV?
I haven't heard anything yet. There is a training squad called the cavaliers but I don't know who is in it. I hear Sekope Kepu will play. Sotutu will be there if he misses out on AB's. I would imagine Roigard will be around and will aim to play a few games. Ezekiel Lindenmuth and Tevita Ofa are the only re-signings recently announced. A young guns to look out for would be Joey Taumateine. A few of the pros are back in club rugby.
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A rough guess of the top XV
Kauvaka Kaivelata
Ioane Moananu
Sekope Kepu/Suetena Asomua
Jimmy Tupou
James Thompson
Alex McRobbie
Alamanda Motuga
Samuel Slade/Sotutu
Roigard/Jon Taumateine
Riley Hohepa
Peniasi Malimali
Nick Foliaki
Tevita Ofa
Joshua Gray
Etene Nanai-SeturoA few other guys with Pro experience to fill out the bench
Ezekiel Lindenmuth, Zuriel Togiatama, Viliami Taulani, Sione Molia, Toni Pulu, Ahsee Tuala.
