NPC - news, injuries etc
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Elliott Dixon gets a start at 7 on Wednesday night before he flies out on Friday. He's been cooped up in the gym and holding tackle bags for a month or so. Expecting big things!
A good performance here you would think would cement that 6 jumper in a fortnight.
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The Women's Farah Palmer Cup Final will be played at ECOlight Stadium, Pukekohe, next Sunday (2 Oct, 2.30pm).
Counties Manukau Heat defeated Wellington Pride 60 to 7 this afternoon.
In the other semi-final Auckland Storm beat Canterbury 33-3.Counties Manukau finished top of the table after the round robin, so they'll play the final at home.
I watched part of the Auckland-Canterbury semifinal and it was a very physical game. The score does not completely reflect the course of the game as Canterbury spent quite some time in the Auckland 22 (esp the last 20 minutes of the first half), but couldn't convert their possession into points. Due to sometimes poor ball handling and other errors, they couldn't get passed a strong Auckland defence. During the second half, the rain started to get more influence on the game and Auckland dealt with the conditions better. Canterbury visibly started to tire and Auckland took advantage. Auckland's much stronger pack dominated the scrum all game, although Canterbury was strong on defence particularly in the first half. It was only 10-3 to Auckland at half-time.
The other semi-final wasn't televised. IMO a big fail on the part of Sky and the NZR, who also scheduled both these games at the same time, preventing supporters in the Auckland area from going to both games (if they had wanted to).
The final will be televised.
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Not sure where else to post this:
skudz015 Hey Guys, To everyone that's been asking (and I really appreciate the support) looks like I won't be back until Super Rugby next year. Would have loved to get back out on the paddock this year but it's a bit too early and still some risk of buggering it. In the meantime will keep donning the 'HydrationTechnician' bib for the Turbo lads and I look forward to getting stuck into preseason with the Canes. I really appreciate all the messages & support , thanks a lot!! -
@Stargazer The Beaver is back! Watch out Wellington.
Waikato: Jordan Trainor, Iliesa Ratuva Tavuyara, Willis Halaholo, Sam Christie, Sevu Reece, Damian McKenzie, Pele Cowley; Whetu Douglas (c), Adam Burn, Jordan Manihera, Brian Alainu'uese, Jacob Skeen, Atu Moli, Hame Faiva, Tau Koloamatangi.
Reserves: Steven Misa, Sefo Kautai, Latu Talakai, Leva Fifita, Mitch Jacobson, Isaac Boss, Stephen Donald, Tevita Taufui. -
Shaun Stevenson moving from Waikato to North Harbour for the Mitre 10 Cup next year.
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@Stargazer Just reading that myself. Disappointing for Waikato, losing Stevenson moreso, but you can't complain if young players want to move closer to home.
An opportunity for someone to put their hand up at FB for Waikato next year via club rugby.
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More Waikato news:
Head Coach Sean Botherway has re-signed for two more years
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These Rieko Ioane stats are freakish. Particularly when you consider that his team was misfiring
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/npc/news/article.cfm?c_id=269&objectid=11730922
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@Stargazer said in 2016 Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
More Waikato news:
Head Coach Sean Botherway has re-signed for two more years
That's good news, Waikato's come a long way in the last two years. Probably would've made the semis this year if they hadn't had to defend the shield against Canterbury in a midweek game (not that that's a great excuse for losing to fuckin' Northland).
Sucks Trainor and Stevenson are leaving though.
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@Unco I thought Waikato showed improvement from last year.
If you compare the other teams in the Premiership, Waikato would have the least number Super rugby players in their starting XV so most of the team are coming from club rugby. When Tucker, Moli and Uhila were all injured there were a series of games that didn't include any Super reps in the forward pack.
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Semi-final results from the Heartland Championship:
Meads Cup:
Wanganui 58 v 26 Wairarapa Bush
South Canterbury 6 v 16 BullerNext week's final:
Wanganui v BullerLochore Cup:
Mid Canterbury 24 v 36 North Otago
King Country 48 v 26 Poverty BayNext week's final:
King Country v North Otago -
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@KiwiMurph said in 2016 Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
Auckland Rugby Awards - Mitre 10 Cup Player of the Year goes to Simon Hickey - what the actual fuck.
Quite interesting they scheduled the awards to happen prior to the finals too!
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@Stargazer said in 2016 Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@Bones Plenty of unions have already had their awards night. Not so sure what's strange about that if teams are not involved in the finals.
Ok fab.
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@KiwiMurph Did they forget about Rieko Ioane or something?
