NPC 2024
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So, right now - according to me:
Canterbury need a bonus point to push Otago out of the eight. (Unless you're from Canterbury, I can't see this being a good thing).
The other seven places are assured.Wellington, Ta$man and Taranaki assured of hosting home semi-finals. I think BoP currently needs a bonus point v auckland to be absolutely assured of hosting a semi. I can't find the tie-breaker if they, Hawkes Bay and Waikato were all to end up on 33 points.
@Bovidae ?
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STATS WRAP: Bunnings NPC
A rash of last-round scoring resulted in the number of points centurions reaching four at the end of regular season play in New Zealand's Bunnings National Provincial Championship at the weekend.
NH lead a lot of the stats despite their W-L record.
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Will be interesting to see whom TWM release.
TBH - even though we have a decent chance to be beneficiaries, I'd rather they didn't release anyone.
Also hope that all the AB XV players are left to play throughout the play-offs.
Seriously devalues the NPC if they remove the best players from the final(s).
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Good listen from Neil Barnes talking briefly on the Shield, NPC, Storm week and top heavy rugby in NZ.
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Razor has mentioned about 15 ABs will be released this week for the quarter finals.
Two players carrying injuries atm will return. Love will play for Wellington, Newell for Canterbury.
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This will have a bearing on the availability of players for the latter stages of the playoffs.
The All Blacks squad will depart for Japan on 17 October.
The All Blacks XV squad will depart for Ireland on 26 (non-NPC finalists) and 27 October (NPC finalists). -
This will have a bearing on the availability of players for the latter stages of the playoffs.
The All Blacks squad will depart for Japan on 17 October.
The All Blacks XV squad will depart for Ireland on 26 (non-NPC finalists) and 27 October (NPC finalists).Nice to see it won't be very disruptive. The players that have largely been available throughout the regular season will all still be available for the finals.
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Not sure if this has been posted.
JRK out of the rest of the NPC
This is almost certainly the result of the Ta$man lock Shalfoon shouldering JRK to the back of the neck and head after he landed taking a high ball in what was a moronic avoidable play. Shalfoon should have faced more punishment.
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With his form in the NPC I expected him to be named in the AB XV. That must be bitterly disappointing for the young lad.
