NZ Rugby Awards 2019
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@Machpants I'm surprised David Havili didn't even get a nomination. Probably the most (consistently) high performing back this year.
And, nerd that I am, I hate it that they spell players' name incorrectly, especially on something that is meant to be an official announcement.
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@Chris-B said in NZ Rugby Awards 2019:
@Stargazer No Ta$man player even got a nomination. Havili and Ethan Blackadder both would have been very deserving.
Crikey! Next thing you know you won't get a shield challenge next year!
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@Hooroo said in NZ Rugby Awards 2019:
@Chris-B said in NZ Rugby Awards 2019:
@Stargazer No Ta$man player even got a nomination. Havili and Ethan Blackadder both would have been very deserving.
Crikey! Next thing you know you won't get a shield challenge next year!
That's already a near certainty!
Champions and undefeated, but no-one gets nominated!
At least Tone Ng Shui won for the Sevens
(We're the Champions at that as well!).
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@Chris-B said in NZ Rugby Awards 2019:
@Hooroo said in NZ Rugby Awards 2019:
@Chris-B said in NZ Rugby Awards 2019:
@Stargazer No Ta$man player even got a nomination. Havili and Ethan Blackadder both would have been very deserving.
At least Tone Ng Shui won for the Sevens
Good Napier boy!
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@Stargazer Not any more!
Since you're a bit of a fan of David - here's a nice story for you. Although he's credited to Nelson College as an AB, he originally went to Motueka High School (his family is from Motueka).
My cousin's daughter plays rugby for MHS and this year David was the Guest of Honour at their rugby prize giving. Apparently he gave one of his AB jerseys to Motueka HS - which is pretty cool given he's presumably only got five of them.
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@Stargazer said in NZ Rugby Awards 2019:
@Chris-B said in NZ Rugby Awards 2019:
At least Tone Ng Shui won for the Sevens
Good Napier boy!
I thought his claim to fame was that he was the first ever NZ rugby rep from Botany Downs College.
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Obviously no one really gives a toss, but ardie had the first of what should be three awards
2019 New Zealand Rugby Awards
Fans' try of the year
TJ Perenara (All Blacks) v Namibia at the Rugby World Cup
New Zealand Rugby referee of the year
Paul Williams (Taranaki)
Charles Monro Rugby volunteer of the year
Ian Spraggon (Bay of Plenty)
NZRPA Kirk award
Josh Blackie, Seilala Mapusua, Hale T-Pole
Steinlager Salver for an outstanding contribution to New Zealand Rugby
Steve Tew
New Zealand Rugby Age Grade player of the year
Fletcher Newell (Canterbury)โ
Mitre 10 Heartland Championship player of the year
Josh Clark (North Otago)
Duane Monkley Medal
Chase Tiatia (Bay of Plenty)
Fiaoโo Faamausili Medal
Chelsea Bremner (Canterbury)
National coach of the year
Scott Robertson (Crusaders)
New Zealand coach of the year
Cory Sweeney and Allan Bunting (Black Ferns sevens)
Super Rugby player of the year
Ardie Savea (Hurricanes)
Tom French Memorial Mฤori player of the year
Sarah Hirini (Ngฤti Kahungunu) -
@Machpants said in NZ Rugby Awards 2019:
Obviously no one really gives a toss, but ardie had the first of what should be three awards
2019 New Zealand Rugby Awards
Fans' try of the year
TJ Perenara (All Blacks) v Namibia at the Rugby World Cup
New Zealand Rugby referee of the year
Paul Williams (Taranaki)
Charles Monro Rugby volunteer of the year
Ian Spraggon (Bay of Plenty)
NZRPA Kirk award
Josh Blackie, Seilala Mapusua, Hale T-Pole
Steinlager Salver for an outstanding contribution to New Zealand Rugby
Steve Tew
New Zealand Rugby Age Grade player of the year
Fletcher Newell (Canterbury)โ
Mitre 10 Heartland Championship player of the year
Josh Clark (North Otago)
Duane Monkley Medal
Chase Tiatia (Bay of Plenty)
Fiaoโo Faamausili Medal
Chelsea Bremner (Canterbury)
National coach of the year
Scott Robertson (Crusaders)
New Zealand coach of the year
Cory Sweeney and Allan Bunting (Black Ferns sevens)
Super Rugby player of the year
Ardie Savea (Hurricanes)
Tom French Memorial Mฤori player of the year
Sarah Hirini (Ngฤti Kahungunu)Yup indeed, ardie is the man
Richard Crawshaw Memorial All Blacks sevens player of the year
Tone Ng Shiu ( Ta$man)
Black Ferns sevens player of the year
Tyla Nathan-Wong (Auckland)
Black Ferns player of the year
Charmaine McMenamin (Auckland)
All Blacks player of the year
Ardie Savea (Hurricanes)
National team of the year
Crusaders
New Zealand team of the year
Black Ferns sevens
Kelvin R Tremain player of the year
Ardie Savea -
@Machpants More or less all awards have gone to the nominees that I expected to win, although I hoped Ash Dixon would win the Tom French Memorial Mฤori player of the year award. Ardie's three awards no surprise; he fully deserves them!
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@Stargazer Did you watch the awards? What sort of blurb did they give for the Crusaders winning National team of the year?
Crusaders lost twice and drew twice, so while a good effort, not exactly a vintage Crusaders season.
I hope it wasn't that they three-peated, because that's not "this year".
Meanwhile both the Mako and the Canterbury women were unbeaten (Mako the first team to be unbeaten in 12 years). And the Mako won a title that has been basically an Auckland/Canterbury hegemony for 30 years!
Shit judging IMO.
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@Chris-B said in NZ Rugby Awards 2019:
@Stargazer Did you watch the awards? What sort of blurb did they give for the Crusaders winning National team of the year?
Crusaders lost twice and drew twice, so while a good effort, not exactly a vintage Crusaders season.
I hope it wasn't that they three-peated, because that's not "this year".
Meanwhile both the Mako and the Canterbury women were unbeaten (Mako the first team to be unbeaten in 12 years). And the Mako won a title that has been basically an Auckland/Canterbury hegemony for 30 years!
Shit judging IMO.
Mako lost points for not winning a shield challenge
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@mariner4life said in NZ Rugby Awards 2019:
@Chris-B said in NZ Rugby Awards 2019:
@Stargazer Did you watch the awards? What sort of blurb did they give for the Crusaders winning National team of the year?
Crusaders lost twice and drew twice, so while a good effort, not exactly a vintage Crusaders season.
I hope it wasn't that they three-peated, because that's not "this year".
Meanwhile both the Mako and the Canterbury women were unbeaten (Mako the first team to be unbeaten in 12 years). And the Mako won a title that has been basically an Auckland/Canterbury hegemony for 30 years!
Shit judging IMO.
Mako lost points for not winning a shield challenge
That can't be right, because neither the Crusaders nor the Canterbury Women won one either!