NPC - news, injuries etc

[Steven Harris]

Hearing the NZRFU are wanting to save around 750k per season by scrapping the current Mitre 10 Cup structure..one of the protagonists behind this is Brent Impey , he has threatened the unions saying they will each be sent an invoice for $50k.

The unions have spoke out about possible who a possible change would effect interest and engagement , under the current format regardless of how you feel about the championship and premiership division, there’s is still an interest right up until the last week before semi finals ..
Imagine a 14 team comp ..6 -8 teams will will be out of contention halfway through the comp ..interest from a spectator point of view not to mention from a TV piece will fall away dramatically .

Top office is totally out of touch with the grassroots side of the game nothing new really in the grand scheme of things .
They don’t even have a person who oversees womens rugby , but they shout from the rooftop regarding the growth of womens game .

[Stargazer]

[Kiwiwomble]

@stargazer surely a conflict of interest for the medal!

[Stargazer]

@kiwiwomble Will be re-named!

[Kiwiwomble]

@stargazer unless he wins...then they can just add " 's "

[Stargazer]

[Bovidae]

Is NZR working through the list of NZ hardware companies?

[Stargazer]

@bovidae It's clear, the next sponsor will be Placemakers or Carters.

[Stargazer]

[Yeetyaah]

From the Mitre 10 Cup Facebook page. Thought it was April Fools tbh.

[Stargazer]

These are at the bottom of the new-look website:

[Kiwiwomble]

the NPC is back, the old NPC shield too which is unexpected but cool

should probably update the Facebook page name though

[Stargazer]

@kiwiwomble On Twitter, they've changed their name, but not yet the twitter handle (so exactly the opposite):

[Bovidae]

I'm happy if they return to using NPC but our provincial competition being sponsored by an Aussie company doesn't seem right. I acknowledge that their money is as good as anyone else's.

[taniwharugby]

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

From the Mitre 10 Cup Facebook page. Thought it was April Fools tbh.

yeah I did too, particularly as it was the Mitre 10 Cup page promoting it....

[Stargazer]

And now on twitter:

and:

[Yeetyaah]

I only have one question. Do we get a free snag at every game?

[Kiwiwomble]

@yeetyaah they should definitely do that, have fundraising snags at games

[Stargazer]

Mitre 10 Cup becomes Bunnings NPC

Media release: https://www.provincial.rugby/provincial-rugbynewsyear/bunnings-warehouse-kicking-off-a-new-era-for-provincial-rugby/

New Zealand Rugby and Bunnings Warehouse are excited to announce the signing of a game-changing three-year deal to sponsor domestic competitions and support community rugby across the country.

Bunnings Warehouse will be the primary partner and naming rights sponsor of the Bunnings Warehouse National Provincial Championship (NPC), Farah Palmer Cup (FPC) presented by Bunnings Warehouse, Bunnings Warehouse Heartland Championship and Super Rugby Aotearoa Under 20s presented by Bunnings Warehouse.

Website and social media:

Website address (home page): https://www.provincial.rugby/
Bunnings NPC webpage: https://www.provincial.rugby/provincial-rugbynewsyear/
Farah Palmer cup webpage: https://www.provincial.rugby/farah-palmer-cup/ (hasn't changed)
Heartland Championship webpage: https://www.provincial.rugby/heartland-championship/ (hasn't changed)
Super Rugby U20 webpage: https://www.provincial.rugby/bunnings-warehouse-super-rugby-aotearoa-under-20s/ (new)

Bunnings NPC:
twitter: https://twitter.com/BunningsNPC
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BunningsNPC
instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bunningsnpc/

[Nepia]

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

I only have one question. Do we get a free snag at every game?

Wait, what Bunnings do you have that has free snags?