NPC Final: Wellington vs Bay of Plenty

[Canes4life]

@ARHS said in NPC Final: Wellington vs Bay of Plenty:

@Canes4life said in NPC Final: Wellington vs Bay of Plenty:

@bayimports said in NPC Final: Wellington vs Bay of Plenty:

Would be good for them to state how many mins played for each player when showcasing these match-ups. I think Broughton has played quite a few more games than Shields this year, likewise with Higgins who I'd say has taken the field a fair few more times more than Halaholo but could be wrong.

Willis has played every game despite Reon Paul playing better. Only came right last couple of matches. Higgins has not played all matches.

That makes his stats even more impressive then.

[Canes4life]

@barky1 it was mentioned 3.05pm kick-off on the Breakdown on Sunday.

[Bovidae]

A BOP win will give the Chiefs region the full set of provincial trophies:
Ranfurly Shield
Meads Cup
Lochore Cup
FPC

[barky1]

@Canes4life
Must be going senile

[Canes4life]

@barky1 said in NPC Final: Wellington vs Bay of Plenty:

@Canes4life
Must be going senile

To be fair, it is a weird time and I can't recall a game starting at 3.05pm before. 2 or 2.30pm is what we are used to for afternoon footy so I bet it will be confusing for a lot of people. Let's hope the rain stays away.

[Bovidae]

Sky are wanting the NPC final to lead into the AB-Japan test coverage.

[Canes4life]

Wellington team for the final. Not sure who the reserve hooker is.

[foobaNZ]

Is it Hika Elliot I wonder?

[Canes4life]

@foobaNZ said in NPC Final: Wellington vs Bay of Plenty:

Is it Hika Elliot I wonder?

Wouldn't be the worst SOS in the world.

[Duluth]

[DurryMexted]

@foobaNZ wow unreal if it is. Saw he was named in Heartland XV so must be keeping fit somewhere

[Canes4life]

Confirmed, it is Hikawera Elliot.

[Canes4life]

[Machpants]

@Canes4life said in NPC Final: Wellington vs Bay of Plenty:

Confirmed, it is Hikawera Elliot.

Lions debut at 38?

[Steven Harris]

@Canes4life Very surprised the Lions did’nt look at Wairarapa Bush hooker Bruce Kauika Peterson who has been a stand out in heartland rugby this year
also lets not forget hes played 2 season with Northland and has a handful of games for Wellington
Its a great storyline for Hika Elliot but i personally think it would have been an even better storyline for a heartland team thats part of the Canes franchise.

[Bovidae]

Was Hika playing hooker at SC? I read he sometimes played flanker. He looked in good condition when I saw him running the line for the Chiefs U18s.

[Duluth]

Or if the NPC was a rep competition they could pick the next best hooker out of Wellington club rugby

[Canes4life]

@Duluth said in NPC Final: Wellington vs Bay of Plenty:

Or if the NPC was a rep competition they could pick the next best hooker out of Wellington club rugby

Pretty sure most of them are unavilable. O'Reilly, Poasa, Aumua (with ABs), Press, Tuiloma and Gaulalofa are all injured.

[Bovidae]

It's not that simple if the club players haven't been playing for 2 months. TTT ended up on the bench for Waikato in the 2021 NPC final for the same reason.

[mariner4life]

yet another piece of evidence to show how our structure makes no sense