NPC 2022

[Grooter]

@Donsteppa bay of plenty is looking to have a good tight five Eklund, Selby-Rickit Ah koui etc , just don't know a lot about their backline so we shall see what transpires😄

[African Monkey]

@FakatavaAllBlack Oh come on, they never even got promoted in the old 2 tier system haha.

[Dice]

Is Tavatavanawai back with MP next year?

There were rumors that league teams were after him. He'd look good in league. He reminds me of a Fijian version of Brian To'o.

[Bovidae]

How many pre-season games are scheduled this Friday/Saturday?

Auckland vs CM
Taranaki vs Wellington
Northland vs NH vs BOP
Otago vs Canterbury

It would be good if Waikato has another game as the likely top XV haven't even played together yet.

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae

Also:

Otago v Canterbury (Friday)
Hawke's Bay v Poverty Bay Ranfurly Shield game (Saturday)

[Bovidae]

Meanwhile, former All Blacks tighthead prop Owen Franks won't play in the national provincial championship. Instead, the 108-test veteran will focus on being fully fit for his second Hurricanes' campaign next year.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/300646942/nz-rugby-would-have-to-open-its-war-chest-to-lure-back-all-black-ngani-laumape

[Grooter]

also read yesterday in the landers article that Pari Parkinson won't be turning out for the Mako

[bayimports]

@Stargazer said in NPC 2022:

@Bovidae

Also:

Hawke's Bay v Poverty Bay Ranfurly Shield game (Saturday)

@Nepia Stan is actually broadcasting this on Saturday in Aus

[Stargazer]

@bayimports I hope @Nepia and @Magpie_in_aus have seen your post.

[Nepia]

Yeah one of my mates messaged me to say they were showing it at lunch time.

Awesome.

[Stargazer]

Ta$man line-up for their preseason game against Southland on Friday, 29 July in Christchurch.

[Bovidae]

The only 2 teams that weren't playing this Fri/Sat are in fact playing each other.

[Tim]

Now don't get too excited, but the North Harbour squad is going to be named this evening.

[NateHill74]

@Tim FInally, after that is it just Auckland's squad to go?

[Tim]

@NateHill74 I think so, unless Waikato haven't named theirs?

Auckland club final is on next weekend, so theirs should be named the following week.

[NateHill74]

@Tim Yeah, they did a couple of days ago. It has Alapati Leiua and all that named (who was playing club in Auckland interestingly)

[NateHill74]

Hawke's Bay haven't technically named theirs either, but they've singularly announced 41 players so far

[Bovidae]

@Tim Last Thu for Waikato.

Southland only named today.

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[Tim]

@Bovidae Is McWhannell going to be fit?

[OleOleOle]

@Tim He collected a head knock v Hawkes Bay a couple of weeks ago....hopefully he recovers