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Yarrows Taranaki Bulls Coaching Line Up Confirmed
Taranaki Rugby has announced the coaching team which will be joining Yarrows Taranaki Bulls Head Coach Neil Barnes for the 2021 NPC season. Former Scotland Sevens representative Johnny Weston and former All Black Jarrad Hoeata will be Assistant Coaches. Weston is Taranaki born and bred, having grown up on farms at Whangamomona and Toko before becoming a boarder at New Plymouth Boys' High School.Hoeata joined the Yarrows Taranaki Bulls as their Assistant Coach in 2020 and has played 82 matches for the Yarrows Taranaki Bulls. A vastly experienced player who has represented the All Blacks, Maori All Blacks, and All Blacks Sevens teams and playing professionally in the United Kingdom and France. Jarrad is also a New Zealand Under 20 selector and a forwards coach for the Chiefs Under 20 team.2021 Yarrows Taranaki Bulls Coaching Management:
Head Coach: Neil Barnes
Assistant Coach: Johnny Weston
Assistant Coach: Jarrad Hoeata
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Good to see the inclusion of a couple of players (Tapsell, Collard) who had reputations out of school, but I feared had fallen through the cracks.
Ratima had his arm in a sling when I saw him on Super Bowl day so obviously still unavailable. No Sullivan or Te Whare. Is Cobb in a WTG?
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@yeetyaah said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
Strawbridge is still kicking around with the Waiakto squad so maybe he's an assistant?
He's now the Director of Rugby. Messam was in a Waikato kit too.
Moli, K Naholo and later Sullivan were sitting in the grandstand where I was.
The games were strange as CM somehow lost to BOP in their game and Waikato should have beaten Taranaki. The ref gave no reward for a dominant Waikato scrum in the 2nd half. Strang impressed at halfback in the 3rd/4th game.
Was Josh Coffin the starting LH for Waikato? If so, he looked good - very mobile.
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@yeetyaah said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
Coffin was in 5 I think, he's a lock, got some serious size.
The lock that started against Taranaki. Yes, big unit, and much taller than his old man then.
From a Waikato perspective, I thought Collard looked better than Miln for the 1st 5s.
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@yeetyaah said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
Some actual communication from Waikato.
Josh Coffin is a mate of my cousin. His dad is Phil Coffin who played for the Hurricanes in 96-97 and played a couple of non-test AB's games.
Nephew of Houtana then? One of my childhood heroes.
