Otago 2020

[gt12]

@NateHill74

OTD:

Lock and sometimes loose forward Jesse Parete is also thought to be heading for Japan.

Aug 17, 2020

Highlanders still have about 10 spots to fill

A couple of the best for the Highlanders this season remain unsigned for next year as other players look to move on. The Highlanders’ season came...

[Yeetyaah]

Count yourself lucky, Parete is garbage.

[NateHill74]

fair enough. That's pretty interesting

[macmanus]

(https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/rugby/otago/game-be-replaced-opposed-training)

[NateHill74]

@macmanus surely, they announce those team lists for the match

[shark]

I'd have picked around 1.92/1.93 so that Taranaki listing seems about right to me. Reuben Thorne was 1.92 I think. It's about the absolute minimum to be able to fill in at lock. I'm looking at you, James Blackwell.

[mikey07]

@NateHill74 Yeah his Wellington contract expired at the end of last ITM Cup and Otago offered him a contract and Wellington hasn’t

[Kiwiwomble]

@mikey07 who are we talking about now?

[mikey07]

@Kiwiwomble Thomas Umaga-Jensen

[Kiwiwomble]

@mikey07 ok cool, thought we'd moved on to Parete

[mikey07]

@Kiwiwomble sorry I was just replying to something I had been tagged in a few days ago.

[NateHill74]

now we're having to mention who we're talking about just because we're talking about different players haha

[Kiwiwomble]

@NateHill74 "quote" rather than "reply" is always a safe bet

[macmanus]

Flynn Thomas isnt at the Southland wider training squad.

[NateHill74]

@macmanus maybe he's injured cause he hasn't been playing for Kaikorai

[macmanus]

Aug 24, 2020

Otago looks to Tucker for height

Otago has brought in lock Will Tucker from Canterbury as it looks to cover a lack of tall timber in the province. Tucker, who joined the...

[NateHill74]

Otago has named 10 newcomers to its Mitre 10 Cup squad.
The team, coached by Tom Donnelly, was announced this morning following yesterday's trial at Waikouaiti.

Seven of those newcomers come in the forwards - Henry Bell, Grayson Knapp, Jack Regan, Charles Elton, Samuel Fischli, Christian Leo-Willie and Sean Withy.

Levi Emery, Giovanni Leituala and Freedom Vahaakolo are also new to the team in the backs.

Another trio of Nasi Manu, Jamie Mackintosh and Will Tucker all join Otago, having previously played for other provinces.

Sam Gilbert, James Lentjes, Saula Ma'u and Thomas Umaga-Jensen were all unavailable due to injury.

The side's first competition game is on Saturday September 12.

Otago Mitre 10 Cup squad

Props: Jonah Aoina, George Bower, Josh Hohneck, Jamie Mackintosh, Hisa Sasagi
Hookers: Henry Bell, Liam Coltman, Ricky Jackson
Locks: Josh Dickson, Josh Hill, Grayson Knapp, Jack Regan, Will Tucker
Loose forwards: Charles Elton, Samuel Fischli, Christian Leo-Willie, Nasi Manu, Slade McDowall, Sione Misiloi, Dylan Nel, Sean Withy
Halfbacks: James Arscott, Kayne Hammington
First five-eighths: Harrison Boyle, Levi Emery, Josh Ioane, Vilimoni Koroi
Midfielders: Giovanni Leituala, Aleki Morris-Lome, Josh Timu, Patelesio Tomkinson, Matt Whaanga
Outside backs: Michael Collins, Taylor Haugh, Jona Nareki, Mitchell Scott, Freedom Vahaakolo

[Duluth]

@NateHill74 said in Otago Mitre 10 Cup 2020:

Freedom Vahaakolo

He should go well in the NPC, a busy outside back. The right decision to leave as there were too many players in front of him

[Kiwiwomble]

...disappointed to see collins named as an outside back

whopper signed up? never really reached his full potential, maybe some age will have done the job

name a captain? (edit) just watched it and Collins to be captain

[Bovidae]

Strange to name only 2 halfbacks in a squad. Is Koroi or someone else cover?