NPC - news, injuries etc

[Stargazer]

Haha, you wish ... this is the guy behind the "Legend of Marty Banks" on social media:

[Stargazer]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/124895114/rugby-southland-posts-730k-surplus-following-challenging-covid19-year

[mikey07]

@stargazer That’s awesome especially for them being in such a hole financially.

[Kiwiwomble]

@stargazer wonder how they managed that? well done

[Bovidae]

Reading the article about the Highlanders U20s the last paragraph says this:

Ozich has already returned to Hawke’s Bay to plan for the upcoming Bunnings NPC competition, with the Magpies’ first pre-season game against Waikato just three weeks away.

I assume this will be the game in Taupo.

[Crucial]

@kiwiwomble said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

@stargazer wonder how they managed that? well done

Seems to be good management during COVID disruptions and staff/management taking short term hits for the long term survival.

Could also be that their sponsors had a boom year. Aren't they held up by the Licensing Trust? Maybe it's a profit share? I imagine that booze sales were quite healthy down there during lockdown.

[Steven Harris]

Hearing there is a current Auckland NPC lock that has signed for Counties Manukau also Kieran Fonotia is playing club footy in the Manawatu so we may see him in a turbos jersey in 2021

[Nepia]

@steven-harris said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

Hearing there is a current Auckland NPC lock that has signed for Counties Manukau also Kieran Fonotia is playing club footy in the Manawatu so we may see him in a turbos jersey in 2021 and Canes jersey in 2022.

Seems like the type of old man pick up the Canes would go for.

[Stargazer]

@nepia

[Canes4life]

@nepia another one for Holland's mediocre brigade.

[Stargazer]

@nepia To replace Danny Toala, who makes a successful move to the Highlanders/... where - of course - he gets plenty of game time and scores tries. ... One can hope/dream ... as long he's not going overseas just yet.

[KiwiMurph]

@steven-harris said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

Hearing there is a current Auckland NPC lock that has signed for Counties Manukau also Kieran Fonotia is playing club footy in the Manawatu so we may see him in a turbos jersey in 2021

Addition by subtraction for Ta$man.

[mofitzy_]

Fonotia should play for the MP if it goes ahead.

[Stargazer]

@mofitzy_ I'd rather see them give that midfield spot to Sio Tomkinson. That frees up a spot in the Highlanders midfield ...

Maybe there's room for both.

[Stargazer]

[Crucial]

@stargazer said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

Can’t see it happening too often but a back row of Taulani, Papalii and Sotutu sounds pretty good to me.

[Chris]

@crucial said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

@stargazer said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

Can’t see it happening too often but a back row of Taulani, Papalii and Sotutu sounds pretty good to me.

Tanielu Teleʻa also signed for Counties

[Crucial]

@chris said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

@crucial said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

@stargazer said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

Can’t see it happening too often but a back row of Taulani, Papalii and Sotutu sounds pretty good to me.

Tanielu Teleʻa also signed for Counties

It’s ok. We already have Orbyn Leger

[Bovidae]

@crucial said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

Can’t see it happening too often but a back row of Taulani, Papalii and Sotutu sounds pretty good to me.

Slade might have to be moved to lock.

[Crucial]

@bovidae said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

@crucial said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

Can’t see it happening too often but a back row of Taulani, Papalii and Sotutu sounds pretty good to me.

Slade might have to be moved to lock.

I don’t mind if he’s on the bench. Needs to learn a little control to go with the talent