NPC 2023
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@Kiwiwomble said in NPC 2023:
im cool with that if theyre coming to play club rugby and earn an NPC spot rather than coming straight in, best case they help raise the overall level of the club comp
They’ll play club rugby first but the article makes it clear that they are also there with the plan that they’ll play for Southland.
I imagine they all get named.
I like this idea of ‘rugby exchange’ though.
Even at my university here, we usually have two boys going to NZ to play footy each year. I guess there must be plenty of JP players coming (more women too soon I bet).
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last i heard of John he was still knocking around dunners so a little surprised, top bloke, he coached one of my school teams whilst playing for Otago and working full time
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@Stargazer I had noticed that Jack Parker was back playing club rugby in Taranaki. Another of the NPBHS players who ended up in the Canterbury system but obviously didn't get his opportunity. IIRC he was loaned to Buller last year.
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John Afoa back for the NPC. It will probably be Auckland but would be cool if he turned out for Counties where he grew up.
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@African-Monkey It also has a meaning on the internet. As in "gooning".
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With Sanzar considering this,
Super Rugby to run from May to September, and the Rugby championship being played in October/November to an unprecedented autumn spot that aligns better with the northern hemisphere
or shifting the Rugby Championship from a winter/spring slot to the southern autumn, in which the four-team tournament would likely start in March..Under a proposal discussed at the SANZAAR table, Super Rugby would continue through the July Test window, with Test players absent. Sources say the three Tests could even be played as midweek fixtures, like State of Origin, and involve bye or split rounds to minimise the impact on Super Rugby, without halting the competition.
Where would that leave NPC.