NPC 2024

[Bovidae]

Taranaki is quick to release contracted player lists.

Franklin has also verbally agreed to return.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350185745/taranaki-rugby-confirm-23-players-contracted-so-far

[taniwharugby]

@Bovidae Northland have started trickling out announcements this week, re-signings so far, expect a couple of new signings to be announced in due course.

[Duluth]

The link to club rugby is almost non existent

[Bovidae]

@taniwharugby Yeah, some PU's are more proactive in engaging with their fanbase and publicly releasing this information.

[Number 10]

NPC draw will be released on March 6. FPC draw will be announced March 5.

[Bovidae]

Hopefully they do away with the midweek game, but they'll probably condense the season even more!

[Kiwiwomble]

@Duluth said in NPC 2024:

The link to club rugby is almost non existent

bit sad really

[Bovidae]

The schedule has been released.

Bunnings Warehouse NPC

Bunnings Warehouse NPC Fixtures & Results

[Dan54]

This appears to be bloody good news for the future of NPC.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350202792/npc-sees-opportunity-tribalism-amid-super-rugby-uncertainty

[Bovidae]

I haven't read the Rugby Almanack in years but there was an article about the five Promising Players of the Year that they named in the 2024 edition.

The players were:
Austin Anderson
Tahlor Cahill
Blair Murray
Josh Taula
Rohan Wingham

[taniwharugby]

[Bovidae]

Auckland have their first RS challenge since 2015 (subject to earlier results).

[Kiwiwomble]

not sure things are looking good for Otago getting a challenge, think might needs an upset

[Kiwiwomble]

just realised i hadn't seen @Stargazer for a while, last post was early december, just gave up?

[Frank]

@Kiwiwomble said in NPC 2024:

just realised i hadn't seen @Stargazer for a while, last post was early december, just gave up?

I was wondering the same thing.

[george33]

Corey Evans has signed for Northland obviously heading home think that was rumoured early on

[Tim]

From Mangawhai originally.

[Bovidae]

@Tim

@Steven-Harris did mention that Parker may be going back home at some stage. Oh well, a good opportunity for even younger Waikato no.8s like Malachi Wrampling and Te Rama Reuben to play more.

[Mr Fish]

Parker is the kind of guy the Highlanders would pick up in the past and have him instantly starting, then he'd been an All Black within a year.

Hopefully he sticks with the Chiefs, they've shown a lot of faith in him through multiple years of injuries.

[taniwharugby]

@Tim yeah I know Northland have been doing a bit of work with players like him and Evans as well as others from the region (playing elsewhere) to try and entice them back.

I think our HP facilities are starting to pay dividends.

Was chatting to a young fella I used to help coach who is in the HP set up (was in Blues U19s last year too) and he said they are training 4 times a week, so be interesting to see how he goes this year as it will be his 1st year of Senior rugby.