Auckland Rugby 2023

[Tim]

Auckland Rugby thanks Alama Ieremia for his service to the Blue and White Hoops and announces Craig McGrath as NPC Head Coach

Alama Ieremia closes his chapter with Auckland NPC team. Holding a tenure of five seasons leading the Blue and...

[nzzp]

@Tim started brilliantly, downhill from there.
We'll always have 2018

[Duluth]

No mention of the other assistants in the article or video

I wonder if Bates and J Hickey are still involved

[Tim]

A couple of veterans turning out for Papatoetoe this weekend: Onosai Tololima-Auva'a, and Orene Ai'i.

[Tim]

Xavier Cowley-Tuioti is playing for Waitemata. Switching provinces?

[African Monkey]

@Tim As well as Auvasa Faleali'i and Fa'atiga Lemalu.

[Bovidae]

I wonder when Ta'avao makes an appearance? He is back in the gym minus the neck brace.

[george33]

@Bovidae he hopes to play for chiefs and then Bunnings cup Auckland

[Tim]

Tima Fainga'anuku played for Ponsonby today.

[Daffy Jaffy]

@Tim He scored two tries in our last minute vanquishing of the evil empire GT. A good day.

[Tim]

Ekuasi returning to Auckland for the NPC?

[Tim]

[Tim]

Should be three good club games this weekend: Ponsonby vs. University, Manukau Rovers vs. Grammar TEC, and Suburbs vs. Waitemata.

[Daffy Jaffy]

@Tim TJ Faiane is playing 12 for Ponies tomorrow. I wonder if he is finished in Japan?

[Tim]

@Daffy-Jaffy Would be nice to see him in the NPC.

[Tim]

[Daffy Jaffy]

@Tim Evergreen Ponies Legend Joe Royal scored 4 tries in our 41-17 win over Varsity today! A hattrick by the 25th minute.

[Duluth]

@Daffy-Jaffy how did TJ go?

[Daffy Jaffy]

@Duluth Sorry I didn't see the game. I got that info off the ARU website match centre page. The team list on that page shows Alex Ropati at 12, so I'm not sure if TJ actually played. Maybe his Japanese club said no.

[Tim]