Super Rugby Women's Competition
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cant help but think it would have been god to have the brand of the South Island team sorted for the announcements...make a bit show of it all rather than drip feeding things
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@bovidae said in Super Rugby Women's Competition:
Allan Bunting also dropped a hint that one of his assistant coaches is a women. I am picking that is La Toya Mason, who was involved with the Chiefs women's team for the Blues game. She is a NZ-born ex-England player who is now based in Taranaki.
Most will have women within the coaching/management team. The RPA have done a lot of work around environment needs etc for women in the game right down to understanding things like hormonal ups and downs so that coaches can understand why some players may be having a bad day at training.
That works much better with a trusted woman in the management.
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Canterbury coach Blair Baxter was announced as the inaugural Matatū coach last week and on Tuesday the appointments of two assistant coaches and the signings of five players, including Black Ferns halfback Kendra Cocksedge, were confirmed.
Whitney Hansen and Tony Christie will join Baxter’s staff while Pip Love, Steph Te Ohaere-Fox, Grace Brooker and Te Rauoriwa Gapper will join the playing ranks.Matatū also confirmed that Bayleys Canterbury will be the team’s principal sponsorship partner, with their logo to appear on the front of the playing jerseys, and that the University of Canterbury will be another partner, with their logo appearing elsewhere on the kit.
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NZR's media release: https://www.superrugby.co.nz/news/south-island-womens-team-named-for-super-rugby-aupiki/
It confirms the signing of Canterbury players Kendra Cocksedge, Pip Love, Steph Te Ohaere-Fox, Grace Brooker and Te Rauoriwa Gapper and the appointment of two assistant coaches, Whitney Hansen and Tony Christie.
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i'm in, all the social followed
i hope it wont just be the crusaders with a different name, i know largely it will be, would love to seem at least a nod to the regions, colours on the sleeve cuffs or something
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@kiwiwomble The colour is teal, not red and black.
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@stargazer i get that, i was meaning announcing a whole lot of canterbury players makes it looks like the "crusaders", and i get they have the best players largely so was just wondering if they might find other ways to tip the hat to the rest of the south island
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@kiwiwomble I'm sure there will be Otago players in the squad; probably some from Ta$man, and who knows, there may be a Southland player as well. Maybe Alena Saili?
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@stargazer wasn't meaning to get too far into the details, really was just meant as a brainstorm on what they could do with the "brand" to grow a bit of connectivity
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@stargazer said in Super Rugby Women's Competition:
@kiwiwomble I'm sure there will be Otago players in the squad; probably some from Ta$man, and who knows, there may be a Southland player as well. Maybe Alena Saili?
Good call and yes, there will be some non-Cantab players. I do agree with the comment that it would have been good to announce at least one though. The perception that I have heard from non-Cantab areas is that they will be paid lip service at best.
Most likely though is that no one has signed a contract yet and I do wonder in part if the logistics of living elsewhere in the SI and playing for this team throw up a few hurdles and decisions. eg do you move a place of study to be able to give your best. Those things need a bit of working through before committing.
edit: eg Maia Joseph is only just finishing her first year studying at Otago Uni doing Health Science stuff that isn't available further north. Is she expected to take time out and live in Chch for six weeks? If she can, that's fine but there will be a bit of logistics to work out before signing.
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@crucial It may be difficult to combine with some jobs as not all employers may be that flexible, but players who are studying at Otago Uni in Dunedin should be able to arrange something as Otago Uni also has a campus in Christchurch. Maybe via distance learning (streaming lectures).
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@stargazer said in Super Rugby Women's Competition:
@crucial It may be difficult to combine with some jobs as not all employers may be that flexible, but players who are studying at Otago Uni in Dunedin should be able to arrange something as Otago Uni also has a campus in Christchurch. Maybe via distance learning (streaming lectures).
Didn't know that, thanks.
Thing is though, the women's game draws from quite a young group at the moment and many will be studying etc, others have kids and/or partners that are the main income source for the family.
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anyone know how its supposed to be pronounced?
Mata - Tu? Ma - Ta - Tu? Ma - Tatu?
would be good to get it right before it get stuck in the old brain the wrong way
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@kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby Women's Competition:
anyone know how its supposed to be pronounced?
Mata - Tu? Ma - Ta - Tu? Ma - Tatu?
would be good to get it right before it get stuck in the old brain the wrong way
Guessing your examples I would say Ma-ta-tū in that those are the syllables.
The u is longer. Not U'U but Uu. Easier to think of not being abrupt with the Tu just a tiny bit longer .
