NPC - news, injuries etc
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I say expand it by two with Wanganui and a combined team from the Greater Canterbury region.
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Also posted in the Steamers' forum:
STEAMERS INJURY UPDATE | Wish we didn’t have to post this but wanted to keep you all up to date with our #SteamTeam! Mike Delany suffered a pectoral tear during the North Harbour vs. Bay of Plenty Steamers match on Sunday 16 September. It has now been confirmed he will require surgery and will not return for the remainder of the season. Jason Robertson suffered a fractured fibular during the Bay of Plenty Steamers vs. Manawatu match on Thursday 27 September. Recovery time for this is up to six weeks. He will not return to play for the remainder of the season. Solomona Sakalia suffered a partial tear of his achilles tendon during the Bay of Plenty Steamers vs. Manawatu match on Thursday 27 September. It is unconfirmed how long his recovery will be at this stage. Mathew Garland suffered a hamstring strain during the Bay of Plenty Steamers vs. Manawatu match on Thursday 27 September. A reoccurring neck injury has sidelined Liam Polwart. He sustained the original injury during the Investec Super Rugby Season playing for the Chiefs. Lalakai Foketi has been ruled out for the season following a stress fracture in his lower leg now requiring surgery. The injury was sustained during the Investec Super Rugby season. Aidan Ross (ankle) and Seb Siataga (wrist) sustained season ending injuries during their Investec Super Rugby Season. While Tom McHugh was ruled out after sustaining a broken leg during Bay of Plenty's pre-season match against North Harbour. Wishing all the lads a speedy recovery! -
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@mikedogz said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
I just Received an email and survey about changing the name of Counties from Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union Inc to Counties Rugby Union. I was never a fan of adding Manukau to the name. Unlike other sports we don't represent the whole of the Manukau region. Manurewa, Weymouth, and Beachlands Maraetai are the only clubs I consider Manukau teams. The other Manukau clubs such as Manukau Rovers, Otahuhu, Papatoetoe, East Tamaki and Marist Eastern are all in the Auckland province.
When I grew up there it was a logical separation. There was a big gap of land between Papatoetoe and Manurewa (Wiri was just a quarry). Now it's just one big blend. Same could be said for NH though.
I'd be happy to go back to just Counties but we can't lose Manurewa, it is a strong club. -
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Canterbury hooker Greg Pleasants-Tate has had a recurrence of a neck injury he sustained during the 2016 Super Rugby campaign, which has unfortunately not settled with conservative management. He has been seen by a specialist who has recommended surgery, meaning Pleasants-Tate will be unavailable for the remainder of the 2018 Mitre 10 Cup. -
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@tim said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@stargazer Yikes. What happened?
He wore one of the Mako loose forward jerseys!
Currently broken - Squire, Taufua, Fredericks, Miller, Havili and possibly Jed Brown.
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I vaguely remember someone already mentioning this (but can't find it). Here's the article from the Ta$man Mako website.
Billy Guyton puts family ahead of footy
Another player hanging up his boots due to concussion.
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@stargazer said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
I vaguely remember someone already mentioning this (but can't find it). Here's the article from the Ta$man Mako website.
Billy Guyton puts family ahead of footy
Another player hanging up his boots due to concussion.
Good on him - you're a long time retired.
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@tim said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
Back squat: 280kg x 1 Pouri Rakete-Stones
That is what you want from your prop - 50kg more than anyone else on the list
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For whoever is interested, some Farah Palmer Cup news. Today, the final round of the round robin was played.
It was a bad day for Taranaki. Not only is their men's team - after their loss to Canterbury - on the brink of relegation, their women's team - that plays in the Championship division for the first time after years of absence from the women's competition - lost 118 - 0 to Wellington! I don't know whether this is a record in the women's competition, but it's a monster score, which illustrates some of the struggles new teams have to go through when added to a competition. Wellington - relegated from the Premiership last year - finished top of the table in the Championship, having lost only one of their six games (to Hawke's Bay). They are the favourites for promotion to the Premiership.
In the Premiership, Auckland Storm suffered another loss, and - having won only one of their six games - this means relegation. After years of utter domination, claiming title after title, this is quite a shock as the team is stacked with Black Ferns. Maybe Auckland should hire Ted for the women's team next season. Canterbury - the winners of today's game against Auckland - finished top of the table in the Premiership with 5 wins out of 6 games.
If the table on the All Blacks website is correct, these are the
Premiership Semi-Finals:
Canterbury v Manawatu
Waikato v Counties ManukauChampionship Semi-Finals:
Wellington v North Harbour
Otago v Hawke's Bay -
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