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[Stargazer]

Farah Palmer Cup Premiership - results semi-finals

Canterbury v Manawatu Cyclones : 31 - 12
Waikato v Counties Manukau Heat : 14 - 24

Relegation match:
Bay of Plenty v Auckland : 25 - 22

Auckland Storm relegated to the Championship

Farah Palmer Cup Championship - results semi-finals

Wellington Pride v Harbour Hibiscus : 33 - 7
Otago Spirit v Hawke's Bay Tui : 34 - 10

Farah Palmer Cup Premiership final
Canterbury v Counties Manukau, Saturday 20 October, kick off at 12.05pm at Rugby Park, Christchurch

Farah Palmer Cup Championship final (kick off TBC)
Wellington v Otago, Saturday 20 October at Porirua Park, Wellington

Mitre 10 Heartland Championship - Meads Cup semifinals (venue and kick offs TBC)
Wanganui v Thames Valley, Saturday 20 October
South Canterbury v King Country, Saturday 20 October

Mitre 10 Heartland Championship - Lochore Cup semifinals (venue and kick offs TBC)
Horowhenua Kapiti v Mid Canterbury, Saturday 20 October
Wairarapa Bush v North Otago, Saturday 20 October

[Tim]

TAB Odds:

1 Canterbury 3.50
2 Wellington 4.75
4 Ta$man 3.20
6 Auckland 2.90

[Stargazer]

Geeeezusssss

Stuff

[taniwharugby]

@stargazer

"The walnut had been cracked through the cracker"

Nooooooooooooooooo

[Tim]

Following the naming of the AB squad Ta$man have become favourites at the TAB.

1 Canterbury 3.25
2 Wellington 4.50
4 Ta$man 3.00
6 Auckland 3.25

[Canes4life]

@tim there you go

[sparky]

@stargazer That's commitment. Doing a Buck as it's called in the trade.

[Tim]

We better fucking get Papali'i and Tuipulotu.

[African Monkey]

@tim I hope like hell we get Papali'i, otherwise it's all on Adrian Choat with massive shoes to fill. Tuipulotu lets be honest we're not getting him.

[KiwiMurph]

I suspect we won't be getting Papali'i as Coles and Moody are being picked because they badly need gametime.

[Duluth]

@kiwimurph said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:

I suspect we won't be getting Papali'i as Coles and Moody are being picked because they badly need gametime.

I would argue Tuipulotu needs more mins

I'm guessing we get him but not Dalton

[Stargazer]

@tim I hope we get to keep Evans for the Bay. Oh, and Brodie being released, of course!

[Canes4life]

@kiwimurph I hope you have both, I don't want any excuses when we come up the Island and give you a right old dusting.

[Tim]

Fox: "Papali'i took a bit of a rib nock in the Harbour game, and we won't risk him."

Bugger.

[Tim]

Robbie Abel left the Brumbies earlier this year.

Chris Dutton  /  Jul 15, 2018  /  Brumbies

'We won't recruit rockstars': Dan McKellar keen to develop Brumbies

The Brumbies have already turned their attention to building a squad for the future.

[Canes4life]

@tim Woohooo.

[Chris B.]

@tim Joe Moody will be playing for Canterbury. Who was the other guy Fox said will be available from the 32?

Everyone from the "Nineteen" is available for their M10 Cup teams until their team is knocked out.

[KiwiMurph]

@chris-b Coles for Wellington isn't it.

[Chris B.]

@kiwimurph That makes sense! I was too busy cursing Joe Moody to register it.

[KiwiMurph]

@chris-b I hear you. When Aumua goes off for Wellington Coles will come on. Eek!