NPC - news, injuries etc

[Bovidae]

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

Mudzekenyedzi is Zimbabwean born and schooled in Wellington. I believe he has spent time playing in Japan. He played for the competition winning Hautapu side in the midfield and went well. don;t ask me how to pronounce his surname though.

So he is the guy in the front row between Reihana and Lansdown.

[OleOleOle]

@Bovidae that's him

[Yeetyaah]

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[Bovidae]

I saw this match report of the Taranaki-Waikato preseason game on the TRFU website.

Taranaki fall short of Waikato in final pre-season match

PRE-SEASON: Taranaki s third and final pre-season rugby representative fixture ended as a 24-21 loss to Waikato at the ...

This was surprising to read.

Naholo could have, or probably should have, got a second. Intercepting on Taranaki’s own 22, Naholo had a clear run in front of him, but he was chased down by talented first five-eighth Fletcher Smith.

[Yeetyaah]

@Bovidae Naholo really has lost it eh. Maybe chuck him at 8

[Bovidae]

Taranaki are the TAB favourites to win the Championship.

Brief review of the teams:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/114604983/mitre-10-cup-championship-can-anyone-challenge-taranaki-otago-for-promotion/

[Stargazer]

Meh, we'll see, we'll see. I don't mind being underdogs, though.

[Daffy Jaffy]

The drip feeding of M10 squads this season, apparently dictated by NZR has been a bit ridiculous. I kind of expected that Auckland and North Harbour would be naming match day 23's today. However Harbour haven't even named their seasons squad yet 2 days out from their first game. Unless I missed it somewhere?

[Bovidae]

@Daffy-Jaffy I'm sure NH already has.

[Stargazer]

@Daffy-Jaffy North Harbour released its 2019 squad on 25 July: https://www.facebook.com/harbourrugby/photos/a.113958202030888/2334510179975668/?type=3&theater

Their website isn't up-to-date though.

Matchday 23s have to be publicly announced 24 hours before kick-off, so there's still plenty of time. Opposition teams have to be notified of the squad lists sooner, I think, but this doesn't have to be public.

Edited to add a link to the Harbour squad on NZR's website: https://www.allblacks.com/News/34440/dawning-of-a-new-era-for-north-harbour

[Daffy Jaffy]

@Stargazer cool thanks, i couldn't even find it googling.
Edit - funny now that I read it I remember commenting something on here about the Inisi brothers when it was named. Good old Alzheimer's is kicking in already!

[Bovidae]

Does anyone know many provincial centurions will be playing in the M10 Cup this season?

The reason I ask is that I note Dwayne Sweeney has played 93 games for Waikato so will bring up the milestone this season. Without doing a comprehensive search Ash Dixon and Alex Ainley will also be near or have already done so (based on the often inaccurate Wiki data).

Players with 100 games for their province used to be common before the lucrative overseas contracts and the fact that current ABs don't play for their province anymore.

[Duluth]

@Bovidae

James Parsons has 103 for Harbour

[Bovidae]

@Duluth I knew there would be others but I hadn't looked at every squad. Respect for those that play 100 provincial games.

[taniwharugby]

I think Ranger will fall short this season due to his injury, pretty sure he is in the 90s

[Duluth]

@Bovidae

Yeah there aren't many. Nick Crosswell is another that is close, he's on 93

[Daffy Jaffy]

Northland named for Southland game,
1 Isileli Tu'ungafasi - Mid Northern

2 Jordan Olsen -Mid Northern - Captain

3 Corey Te Whata-Colley -Western Sharks - Debut

4 Temo Mayanavanua - Waipu

5 Josh Goodhue - Kamo

6 Sam McNamara - Waipu

7 Matt Matich - Western Sharks

8 Aorangi Stokes - OBM

9 Sam Nock - Kerikeri

10 Jack Debreczeni - Eastern

11 Pisi Leilua - Waipu - Debut

12 Blake Hohaia - Kamo

13 Matt Johnson - OBM - Debut

14 Jordan Hyland - Wellsford

15 Scott Gregory - Hikurangi

REPLACEMENTS

16 Paddy Jo Atkins - Wellsford

17 Ross Wright - Wellsford

18 Jack Straker - Kamo

19 Sam Caird - OBM - Debut

20 Kane Jacobson - Kamo

21 Will Grant - Hora Hora - Debut

22 Tom Smith - Kerikeri - Debut

23 Jonty Rae - OBM - Debut

Unavailable due to Injury

Tamati Tua
Tom Robinson
Rene Ranger
Dan Hawkins
Harrison Levien

[booboo]

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

Northland named for Southland game,
1 Isileli Tu'ungafasi - Mid Northern

2 Jordan Olsen -Mid Northern - Captain

3 Corey Te Whata-Colley -Western Sharks - Debut

4 Temo Mayanavanua - Waipu

5 Josh Goodhue - Kamo

6 Sam McNamara - Waipu

7 Matt Matich - Western Sharks

8 Aorangi Stokes - OBM

9 Sam Nock - Kerikeri

10 Jack Debreczeni - Eastern

11 Pisi Leilua - Waipu - Debut

12 Blake Hohaia - Kamo

13 Matt Johnson - OBM - Debut

14 Jordan Hyland - Wellsford

15 Scott Gregory - Hikurangi

REPLACEMENTS

16 Paddy Jo Atkins - Wellsford

17 Ross Wright - Wellsford

18 Jack Straker - Kamo

19 Sam Caird - OBM - Debut

20 Kane Jacobson - Kamo

21 Will Grant - Hora Hora - Debut

22 Tom Smith - Kerikeri - Debut

23 Jonty Rae - OBM - Debut

Unavailable due to Injury

Tamati Tua
Tom Robinson
Rene Ranger
Dan Hawkins
Harrison Levien

That's quite an injury roster at this level

[Tim]

Loving the NPC so far. Call me parochial, but I have little interest in watching non-NZ domestic teams.

[Steven Harris]

@Tim totally agree, the rugby has been enthralling..great to see new players come through