NPC - news, injuries etc

[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?

[Canes4life]

@chris are they highly rated in Canterbury? or are you saying I hope so because you no longer want them in Chch?

[Chris]

@canes4life said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:

@chris are they highly rated in Canterbury? or are you saying I hope so because you no longer want them in Chch?

Quite happy to see them go there is enough depth at LH prop and Allan has been injured a lot
Cameron is ok but Burke has more to offer and I would like to see him given an extended run for Canterbury at First Five and maybe Ollie Lewis although he’s Is only 19 he has more ability .
I believe the Crusaders will not resign Cameron so maybe Lewis gets some game time for Canterbury for the future.

[Canes4life]

@chris I haven’t seen too much of Cameron to make a judgement, I’d assume he would be better than JGB up here though wouldn’t he?

[bobily2]

@canes4life said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:

@chris I haven’t seen too much of Cameron to make a judgement, I’d assume he would be better than JGB up here though wouldn’t he?

So I'm likely being quite harsh here... but from what I've seen JGB sometimes plays well. So I'd prefer him.

(To be fair to him, Brett Cameron did have a good Mitre 10 Cup a couple seasons back).