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@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.
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@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.
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@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.
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@stargazer what else is a forum for? We discuss everything else. But sure, I'll leave it.
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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.
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Saturday 5 June 2021 - 1pm - Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru
(insta) North Otago v King CountrySaturday 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
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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).
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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 • 48gHOOKERS:
Jorian Tangaere • #1192 • 5g
Jack Westenra • * •
John Brown • #1186 • 3gLOCKS:
Patrick Allen • #1142 • 10g
Netani Seruwaqa • #1189 • 3g
Riki Waitoa • #995 • 35g
George Waddy • * •
Gabe Te Kani • * •
Kyah Hollis • #1193 • 2gLOOSE 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 • 25gHALFBACKS:
Hamuera Moana • #1182 • 14g
Sam Parkes • #1062 • 44g
Josh Dearden • #1203 • 1gFIRST 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 • 3gOUTSIDE 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 CAPUnavailable
Hoani Te Moana
Leethan Rawiri
Whakarae Henare
Storm Mahuta Moran
Adrian Collier -
Farriers Wairarapa Bush
2021 SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT
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You can't have a King Country team without a Coffin.
https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/king-country-and-thames-valley-squads-announced
King Country:
Carl Carlmichael
Samuel Green
Robert Sharp
Nicholas Barnes
Joseva Curuki
Sam Trangmar
Cruise Dunster
Sisa Vosaki
Leveson Gower
Reeve Satherley
Stephan Turner
Mosese Baravalia
Josevata Malimole
Karney Dunster
Samuel Stewart
Isaac Griffin
Bradly Jeffries
Liam Wano
Maximus Dunster
Diegio Rangi
Piahana Astle
Daniel Ross
Nathaniel Smith
Baven Brown
Kody McGovern
Alefosio Tapili
Kauri Coffin
Joshua Coffin -
Great to see players go back to their home province!
New Zealand sevens star Andrew Knewstubb to play for Horowhenua-Kāpiti
New Zealand Sevens representative Andrew Knewstubb will be named at centre in the Horowhenua-Kāpiti rugby team to play West Coast at Greymouth on Saturday.
Knewstubb, who turns 26 today, played his schoolboy rugby for Paraparaumu College and was a Horowhenua-Kāpiti age-grade representative, so he had always harboured hopes of one day playing for Horowhenua-Kāpiti.
His old brother Corey had played for Horowhenua-Kāpiti at halfback in 2008.
"I want to take this opportunity because I might never get the chance again," he said.Knewstubb would be available for only the first few Heartland games before taking up NZ seven commitments again, but said he hoped to contribute and learn as much as he could in that time.
I haven't seen a final squad list for Horo-Kap, but the training squad has a few familiar names in it:
Former Crusaders halfback named in HK squad
The 39-year-old halfback would be a valuable edition to the 2021 team.
