NPC 2022

[Higgins]

@FakatavaAllBlack said in NPC 2022:

wait why isn't Tony Lamborn with the Stags this year?

He got red carded in the HB Club semifinals and might have got a decent sized suspension that should count him out for at least six games.

[trooa]

@OleOleOle That was my initial thinking but bop have 7s players signed for post CF. Good pickup for any team who has injuries early.

[Kiwiwomble]

@Higgins said in NPC 2022:

@FakatavaAllBlack said in NPC 2022:

wait why isn't Tony Lamborn with the Stags this year?

He got red carded in the HB Club semifinals and might have got a decent sized suspension that should count him out for at least six games.

damn, what did he do?

[Higgins]

@Kiwiwomble He got cleaned out in a ruck situation and when the cleaner outer was trapped, and defenseless, in the same ruck let fly with a flurry of punches to the trapped players upper body. I was a bit further down the field and only saw the all in brawl that followed so am relying on what those that were right alongside the incident have told me.

[Kiwiwomble]

Otago currently 14-5 up over Canterbury after 20 mins

[Kiwiwomble]

21-5 after 30 mins

[Grooter]

@Kiwiwomble nice , I'm such a tragic that I'll watch the stream on replay later even tho I'll know the score🙂

[SouthernMann]

Has been a pretty good game of rugby so far.

[Kiwiwomble]

26-10 at half time, timu with two

[Grooter]

@Kiwiwomble awesome! If our midfield pairing can stay fit I foresee great things

[Kiwiwomble]

@FakatavaAllBlack said in NPC 2022:

@Kiwiwomble awesome! If our midfield pairing can stay fit I foresee great things

dont fucking jinx it!

[Kiwiwomble]

damn, nip out for a coffee and huge swing, 31-34 to canterbury at 80 min

[Grooter]

@Kiwiwomble classic Cantab comeback, lucky it was only preseason🙂next Saturday should be exciting, Jona Nareki looks like he hasn't lost much of a step

[Bovidae]

Did both teams make wholesale changes at HT? Often these games can be a reflection of who is on the field in each half.

[Crucial]

@Bovidae said in NPC 2022:

Did both teams make wholesale changes at HT? Often these games can be a reflection of who is on the field in each half.

The Cantab starting XV was pretty strong going by this

[Kiwiwomble]

@Bovidae said in NPC 2022:

Did both teams make wholesale changes at HT? Often these games can be a reflection of who is on the field in each half.

yeah, there were lots of subs in the second half and got very messy

[Grooter]

Willie Heinz of England fame looked good

[Canes4life]

[Canes4life]

[Bovidae]

A comment on the Manawatu FB page said the score in today's Waikato v Manawatu game was 60-14 to Waikato.

Here was the Manawatu team (from a Stuff article):

15 Drew Wild, 14 Taniela Filimone, 13 Lewis Rogers, 12 Jason Emery (co-captain), 11 Adam Boult, 10 Brett Cameron, 9 Logan Henry; 8 Brayden Iose (co-captain), 7 Slade McDowell, 6 TK Howden, 5 Micaiah Torrance-Read, 4 Ofa Tauatevalu, 3 Sean Paranihi, 2 Leif Keil-Schwenke, 1 Harrison Allan. Reserves: 16 Joe Gavigan, 17 Ben Strang, 18 Ropate Rinakama, 19 Flyn Yates, 20 Potu Leavasa, 21 Johnny Galloway, 22 Luke Campbell, 23 Sam Clarke, 24 Kegan Christian-Goss, 25 Tima Fainga’anuku.

No Waikato team released, of course.