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[Bovidae]

Wiki says Northland owned them in 1997.

[Gunner]

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

The Vikings return on SS1 tonight.

Oh what a game that was, a thing of stunning beauty!

[taniwharugby]

@Bovidae you should ask @Nepia he may remember.

[Bovidae]

@taniwharugby Randle was so traumatised he moved to Waikato.

[Duluth]

That game was on last week, I skimmed through it

Northland smashed everyone that year and averaged something like 40 points a game. Most of what I had remembered was the backs causing problems. I'd forgotten how tough that pack was.

[taniwharugby]

@Duluth pretty sure that was the season Holwell set the NPC season points record?

What is awesome, is you look at both those teams who were 2nd Div sides and the quality of players back then!

[Nepia]

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

@Bovidae you should ask @Nepia he may remember.

The final that had a result before the game was even played. Yes, I remember that one.

Wasn't pleasant watching that.

[taniwharugby]

@Nepia I enjoyed it!

I think the result was a foregone conclusion regardless of the NZR decison, margin may have been a bit slimmer.

[Duluth]

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

I think the result was a foregone conclusion regardless of the NZR decison, margin may have been a bit slimmer.

Yeah the regular season match was a thrashing too. They lost by 30 instead of by 50

[Nepia]

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

@Nepia I enjoyed it!

I think the result was a foregone conclusion regardless of the NZR decison, margin may have been a bit slimmer.

Yeah, Northland were on fire that year so I don't think the Vikings could have turned it around. But I knew a few of those players and they definitely had no wind in their sails after that decision.

[Bovidae]

@Nepia The Vikings did beat Nelson Bays 90-21 so the season wasn't entirely a lost cause.

[Nepia]

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

@Nepia The Vikings did beat Nelson Bays 90-21 so the season wasn't entirely a lost cause.

And Hawkes Bay beat Manawatu that year too so that was also good.

[DrivingMaul]

We are starting our buildup to the Mitre 10 Cup on New Zealand Sport Radio.

The aim is to interview a coach from all the provinces before the start of the tournament

First up is Southland with head coach Dale MacLeod going live at 6pm this evening. Tomorrow it's the turn of Ta$man with skills coach Gray Cornelius

NPC - New Zealand Sport Radio | Facebook

[shark]

@Stargazer Pretty much what I recollected.

[Bovidae]

Does anyone know what preseason games are being played this weekend?

@Stargazer mentioned Auckland vs Hawkes, but what other games?

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae I'll post an updated list. Just checking a few things.

[Stargazer]

I couldn't find preseason games for Northland, North Harbour, Taranaki and Waikato; maybe they play each other (first 2 and last 2)?

All preseason games to be played without spectators.

Fri 4 Sep 2020 - 2pm? - Whakatane Rugby Park
Bay of Plenty v Counties Manukau (game of three 40-minute halves)
LIVESTREAM on BOP Facebook page

Fri 4 Sep 2020 - 1.30pm - Hanmer Springs
Canterbury v Ta$man
Delayed stream on Canterbury Facebook page (7.05pm)

Sat 5 September - ?pm - Rotorua (venue & k/o time ?)
Hawke's Bay v Auckland

Sat 5 Sep 2020 - 1.05pm - Levin Domain
Manawatū Turbos v Wellington Lions

Sat 5 Sep 2020 - ?pm - Rugby Park, Invercargill
Southland v Otago

[Stargazer]

Ta$man squad to play Canterbury in Hanmer Springs below. Surprised to see Isi Tu'ungafasi in that squad; didn't someone on the Fern say he'd play for Canterbury?

[Bovidae]

Waikato and Taranaki do traditionally play each other in a preseason game so that could be happening this Sat in Oto, or somewhere halfway.

[Chris B.]

@Stargazer Isi Tuúngafasi is a good acquisition.

With none of Wyatt Crockett, Tim Perry, Atu Moli or Kane Hames available this year, we were a bit light at loosehead prop!

Maybe we swapped him for Knewstubb!

Also good to see Segner featuring.