NPC 2023
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@KiwiMurph As a Moana fan and member, I'd be pissed with that.
I can understand Tavatavanawai and Aumua moving on as annoying as it is for us, but to actually develop one of our own from the Islands and then get him poached by a team that certainly doesn't need him, that's just shit, seriously. Defeats the whole purpose of us existing.
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@African-Monkey I kind of agree with you, but at the end of the season there was talk about MP players not wanting to re-sign. There are more sides to a story. That rumour might be true and Miracle might be one of those players.
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@Stargazer That seems unlikely given it was Moana that gave him the opportunity and he got a heap of game time.
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@Chris as much as you want to see him stay at MP , I have a suspicion the Saders don’t muck around when it comes to snapping up talent .
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@KiwiMurph Agree with this and yes @Stargazer I see what you're saying, but considering he said how proud he and his family were when he joined up with us, especially when they got to see him play live in Apia, I'm gonna say that he was not one of those players.
It was also pointed out that those players were not gonna re sign if Mauger stayed in charge. He has gone now.
Crusaders fans will disagree and say it's fair game and blah blah blah, but they don't need to be taking players from Moana Pasifika. It's a bit low and I really do hope that it doesn't happen.
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@African-Monkey I hope it doesn't happen either, but again, it's his choice. If he has an offer from MP and an offer from the Crusaders, then it's his decision and his only.
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@Stargazer Well yeah I get that, but the Crusaders do not need to be taking talent from MP. They have plenty of talent at their disposal and coming through. They can leave this option alone surely.
But don't worry, once sigings like this are allowed to happen, we'll get the same shit from the same people wondering what the point of MP existing is and why they aren't improving. Well here's part of the answer why.
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PRESEASON GAMES
Friday 21 July 2023 - 4.30pm - Lansdowne Park, Blenheim
Ta$man v ManawatūSaturday 22 July 2023 - Te Awamutu
Chiefs Centurion Cup
11.00am: Waikato v Counties Manukau
12.00pm: Taranaki v Bay of Plenty
1.00pm: Loser game 1 v loser game 2
2.00pm: Winner game 1 v winner game 2Saturday 22 July 2023 - 2.00pm - Te Anau Rugby Club
Southland v North OtagoSunday 23 July - Owen Delany Park(?), Taupo
Hawke's Bay v Auckland
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Northland sign Brazilian Wilton Rebolo - Americas Rugby News
In a historic move, Northland have signed Wilton Rebolo. The Brazilian will be the first ever from his country to play in New Zealand’s National Provincial Championship (NPC). Rebolo joins during the Super Rugby offseason; he played Super Rugby Pacific 2023 for the Western Force. Rebolo will return...
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Anton Lienert-Brown, Luke Jacobson, Samipeni Finau (Waikato), Josh Lord (Taranaki) and Cam Roigard (Counties Manukau) will all feature in the Chiefs Country Centurion Cup competition – a four-team event which also involves Bay of Plenty.
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Miracle Fai'ilagi Potentially a replacement for Havilli at the Crusaders.
Fai'ilagi to the Crusaders would be a crock of shit, and would be a classic example of a player getting terrible advice.
He would get about two games a year down there... stay at MP or go overseas. I strongly doubt it will be the case, I mean Ta$man have been known to independently chuck the cash about, but if he does go to the Saders, you might as well fold up MP right now. They'll never ever be competitive.
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Auckland will take on Waikato in Round 7 of the Bunnings Warehouse NPC at 2:05pm at Pakuranga United Rugby Club.
5 mins down the road from my house - cool.
Auckland Rugby to take Bunnings Warehouse NPC out to the fans with Backyard Blitz event
Pakuranga United Rugby Club to host Round 7 of the Bunnings Warehouse NPC Auckland versus Waikato at 2:05pm on Saturday ...
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@Stargazer Strong looking squad. @Chris-B What is the top 23 going to look like?
"Controversial"!!! - When the players tell Fozzie to fuck his World Cup, they've got something to deal with in Wellington before they're getting on any Air France planes.
Actually, big point of interest is whether Fozzie picks Blackadder, Havili and Fainga'anuku. We'll be quite a bit stronger if he doesn't.
We'll need a lot of luck if he does.
