Waikato 2022
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@Stargazer said in Waikato 2022:
@Bovidae What is the "Divisional XV" for a team? Is that Waikato's development team? Assuming the Juniors team is the U19 team, who play in the Colts team?
I don't think Waikato has a Development team. As mentioned above, the Colts Divisional team are from players who play in the Colts grade, and won't include players in the HP programme. The Divisional XV appears to be players who aren't in the Premier grade of club rugby.
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The main award winners:
Waikato Draught Bunnings NPC Player of the Year
Winner: Daniel Sinkinson
Waitomo Group Farah Palmer Cup Player of the Year
Winner: Ashlee Gaby-Sutherland
Lone Star Rototuna People’s Star Award
Winner: Rhys Marshall
McDonald’s Waikato Community Spirit Award
Winner: James Thompson
Aaron Hopa Memorial Trophy
Recipient: Laghlan McWhannell
Manatiaki Award
Recipient: Emma-Lee Heta
Hare Puke Memorial Trophy Tainui Waka Māori Player of the Year
Recipient: Victoria Makea
Gallagher Sportsperson of the Year
Finalists: Kennedy Simon, Samisoni Taukei’aho, Renee Holmes, Stacey Fluhler
Winner: Samisoni Taukei’aho
Ian Clarke Supreme Award
Recipient: Samisoni Taukei’aho -
@Bovidae said in Waikato 2022:
The main award winners:
Waikato Draught Bunnings NPC Player of the Year
Winner: Daniel Sinkinson
Waitomo Group Farah Palmer Cup Player of the Year
Winner: Ashlee Gaby-Sutherland
Lone Star Rototuna People’s Star Award
Winner: Rhys Marshall
McDonald’s Waikato Community Spirit Award
Winner: James Thompson
Aaron Hopa Memorial Trophy
Recipient: Laghlan McWhannell
Manatiaki Award
Recipient: Emma-Lee Heta
Hare Puke Memorial Trophy Tainui Waka Māori Player of the Year
Recipient: Victoria Makea
Gallagher Sportsperson of the Year
Finalists: Kennedy Simon, Samisoni Taukei’aho, Renee Holmes, Stacey Fluhler
Winner: Samisoni Taukei’aho
Ian Clarke Supreme Award
Recipient: Samisoni Taukei’ahoHow do the Chiefs not sign Sinkinson after he was Waikato player of the year? That's a bit of a shocker.
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@Canes4life I have heard of a few fails in Chiefs contract negotiations. Does not seem to be their strong suit.
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@Canes4life said in Waikato 2022:
How do the Chiefs not sign Sinkinson after he was Waikato player of the year? That's a bit of a shocker.
It depends on what type of winger the Chiefs were looking for. Sinkinson did prove to be deceptively strong in busting through tackles in the NPC, but Malimali and Punivai have a different profile.
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It would be cool if they get a big crowd for the parade. I remember going to them in the early 1980s as a kid.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/130374933/waikato-rugby-parade-to-kickoff-centenary-celebrations
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I happened to be in the city when the parade started but didn't see it. It sounds like a good day.