NPC 2024

[Daffy Jaffy]

Two Ponsonby boys, Tuipulotu and Peni with Southland for preseason v Otago. I might have to be a secret Stags supporter this NPC - Although I would prefer them to play in our Club Gallaher Shield Final this weekend!

[Daffy Jaffy]

Another Ponsonby boy, Sam Wye is with that team that plays in Black and White -

[Bovidae]

Curtis Palmer loaned from Otago?

[NateHill74]

Nah just like a lot of other players, plays rugby in Dunedin, Southland has an academy in Dunedin for Southland players and he plays provincial down there. He's in their development squad and having a run this week

[yeahyeah]

@NateHill74 is there any where else in NZ where a PU runs an academy in another province and uses their club system as a feeder to their npc team?. Seems ridiculous that Otago allows that

[Canes4life]

Anyone know if this game is being televised?

[Chris B.]

Mako team vs Manawatu preseason.

Dave Havili is on the bench - Will Jordan is not.

[Landers92]

@Chris-B No Will Jordan? Thought all the chat was he’s on track to get minutes asap…… are we going to have him play 1, maybe even half NPC pre season game before AB’s selection? Yikes

[Canes4life]

@Landers92 said in NPC 2024:

@Chris-B No Will Jordan? Thought all the chat was he’s on track to get minutes asap…… are we going to have him play 1, maybe even half NPC pre season game before AB’s selection? Yikes

Interesting that this game is being played in Welly. Weird that they haven't made it more of an event with the game between Welly and Taranaki also taking place in Wellington. Could have done a pre season double header.

[Chris B.]

@Landers92 I thought he was supposed to be ready, as well.

Hopefully, he might play a few proper NPC games before he plays for the ABs even if he's named in the Rugby Championship squad.

[Number 10]

@Canes4life said in NPC 2024:

Anyone know if this game is being televised?

Sky TV is not screening the match. It will be streamed on HBRU Facebook page

[Bovidae]

Wellington 35 - 50 Taranaki
Manawatū - 21 - 50 Ta$man

[NateHill74]

@yeahyeah Not that I know of, just because of being in Dunedin and seeing it all and talking to people is how I know about that. Sucks for Otago, have all these great players playing club here then we find out they just go down and play for Southland. Josh Augustine a big one this season who is a tidy winger which we may need this year or next

[bayimports]

[Bovidae]

I see that MSR, Vasaqa and Judd are unavailable for the season due to injury.

And no Wharenui Hawera. Could he be in the Waikato squad now?

[Landers92]

@Bovidae big losses for BOP. Do you know what their injuries are?

[Bovidae]

@Landers92 No, just relaying what it says on their squad list.

[Trig]

I had thought I had seen Leroy Carter was meant to be with BOP again this year but he is not in the squad announcement. Wonder what he'll end up doing doing once he returns from the Olympics considering there has been some fern rumours about him being Chiefs 2025.

[Bovidae]

A lot of the younger NZ sevens players end up playing in the NPC. Fineanganofo did too for BOP last year. I expect Cook-Savage will be in the Waikato squad.

[SouthernMann]

@NateHill74 said in NPC 2024:

@yeahyeah Not that I know of, just because of being in Dunedin and seeing it all and talking to people is how I know about that. Sucks for Otago, have all these great players playing club here then we find out they just go down and play for Southland. Josh Augustine a big one this season who is a tidy winger which we may need this year or next

I have no issue with it. Apart from Augustine, only the out and out Southland lads would be a shot at making Otago. I'd see a time in the future when the two premier club comps could be combined. Players nominate at the start of the year who they'd like to play for.