Heartland Championship - news

[Stargazer]

@mikey07 Yes, he's back playing for Greytown, the old club and province his dad and uncle played for. Zac also played for Greytown and Wai-Bush in 2016.

[mikey07]

@stargazer yeah I know I remember watching him on main freight rugby.

[Higgins]

I notice Tolo Fahamokioa who has had runs for both Hawkes Bay and Wellington is down amongst the unavailable list for Bush.

[mikey07]

@higgins I saw that aswell well his stocks have fallen.

[Higgins]

@mikey07 He also turned out for Waikato last season as well so perhaps going to the Bush is not such a large falling of stocks as first appears!

[mikey07]

@higgins or maybe he’s working his way around the country to have a stockpile of jerseys 😂

[Stargazer]

@higgins Fahamokioa is also playing for Greytown, like Guildford.

[Yeetyaah]

Poor form signing Guildford again. I believe people deserve second chances and can change but his behaviour hasn't.

[Stargazer]

@yeetyaah You can also look at this from another angle. He has been doing really good work for the community (mental health & suicide prevention), esp for Maori men. Playing for Wai-Bush is another way for him to give back to the community he's part of. He's still a good player and he'll be good for the team. They'll be getting more out of this, than he does.

[Yeetyaah]

@stargazer cool and I'm glad to see that. But rugby obviously isn't doing favours for his mental health. He's had chances and wasted them. No way he deserves to represent a region in rugby.

[Stargazer]

@yeetyaah I think it's wrong to discus someone's personal mental health problems on this forum, so I won't respond to that, but I think the people at Wai-Bush will be at a better position to judge whether he deserves to represent them, than we do.

[Yeetyaah]

@stargazer what else is a forum for? We discuss everything else. But sure, I'll leave it.

[Stargazer]

The Heartland Championship draw has been released.

Media release: https://www.provincial.rugby/news/action-packed-rugby-schedule-ahead-with-2021-domestic-rugby-draws-announced-today-3/

Draw: https://www.provincial.rugby/assets/Heartland-Championship-Draw-202191.pdf

There's a double header on Sat 21 August, when the Thames Valley v Mid Canterbury bame is played at FMG Stadium Waikato before the Waikato v Taranaki game.

[Stargazer]

Saturday 5 June 2021 - 1pm - Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru
(insta) North Otago v King Country

Saturday 5 June 2021 - 2pm - Whakarua Park, Ruatoria
(FB) Ngati Porou East Coast v Poverty Bay (insta)

Monday 7 June 2021 - 2pm - Memorial Park, Masterton
(FB) Wairarapa Bush v Hawke's Bay Saracens

Has anyone be able to find a livestream?

[Stargazer]

Found it:

NPEC v Poverty Bay

https://fb.watch/5WDQlZ5PCJ/

same: https://www.facebook.com/RadioNgatiPorou/videos/772009330144590

[Stargazer]

Too bad for Ngati Porou East Coast that this wasn't a competition game, because it would have ended their long losing streak. They beat Poverty Bay 28 - 19 (HT: 23 - 14). I only saw part of the game, but NMS scored at least one try.

In the other game, North Otago was too strong for King Country: 27 -19 (HT: 19 - 14).

[Stargazer]

[Stargazer]

2021 Ngati Porou East Coast squad

BUNNINGS WAREHOUSE HEARTLAND SQUAD
PROPS:
Perrin Manuel • #1081 • 36g
Jody Tuhaka • #1198 • 2g
Raniera Whakataka • #1165 • 8g (Player of Origin)
Maia Fox • * •
Myles Tawa Lardelli • * •
Hirini Delamere • #1188 • 5g
Mike Chambers • #1119 • 20g
Pera Bishop • #1087 • 48g

HOOKERS:
Jorian Tangaere • #1192 • 5g
Jack Westenra • * •
John Brown • #1186 • 3g

LOCKS:
Patrick Allen • #1142 • 10g
Netani Seruwaqa • #1189 • 3g
Riki Waitoa • #995 • 35g
George Waddy • * •
Gabe Te Kani • * •
Kyah Hollis • #1193 • 2g

LOOSE FORWARDS:
Hone Haerewa • #1106 • 42g
Will Bolingford • #1200 • 1g
Tanira Tamanui Nepia • #1202 • 1g
Trent Proffit • #1152 • 14g
Richard Green • #1113 • 12g
Teatapo Kirikiri • * •
Tuterangi Ngarimu • * •
Moana Hape Mato • #1093 • 14g
Jack Richardson • #1170 • 10g
Tanetoa Parata • #1044 • 25g

HALFBACKS:
Hamuera Moana • #1182 • 14g
Sam Parkes • #1062 • 44g
Josh Dearden • #1203 • 1g

FIRST FIVES:
Te Rangi Fraser • #1072 • 8g
Rapata Haerewa • #1194 • 3g
Te Manu Herewini • * •

MIDFIELD BACKS:
Tawhao Stewart • #1181 • 12g
Tutere Waenga • #1190 • 6g
Jayden Milner • #1122 • 27g
BJ Sidney • #1035 • 12g
Verdon Bartlett • #1005 • 76g
Jesse Rye • #1176 • 3g

OUTSIDE BACKS:
Teina Potae • #1162 • 9g
Tipene Meihana • #1179 • 3g
Mohi Bartlett • #1109 • 2g
Fabyan Kahaki • #1149 • 15g
Ahomatua Morice • #1168 • 4g
Ben Raimou • * •
Tarleq Simeon • #1195 • 2g
James Henderson • * •

#1234 = NPEC Cap Number
• * • = New CAP

Unavailable
Hoani Te Moana
Leethan Rawiri
Whakarae Henare
Storm Mahuta Moran
Adrian Collier

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