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[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

[taniwharugby]

Ofa Tu'ungafasi has signed for Northland, 2021/2022 NPC seasons.

[Dice]

@taniwharugby said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

Ofa Tu'ungafasi has signed for Northland, 2021/2022 NPC seasons.

North Auckland...

[Dice]

I think Blake Gibson spent some of his childhood in Kamo. I wonder if he'll consider going to Northland too.

I remember Ian Jones mentioning that he went to school with his mum and that she was known as a good athlete up there.

[taniwharugby]

@dice no idea about Gibson, Ioane's grand parents in Kaikohe...

Gibson would be a decent catch, as he might get time (if he doesnt break) whereas Ofa is there largely in name only, but is great for the marketing, development, off field stuff if he cant ever pull the jersey on.

BUt hey, am sure we all have links/ties to somewhere if we dig enough

[Snowy]

@taniwharugby said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

BUt hey, am sure we all have links/ties to somewhere if we dig enough

Shane Howarth is Welsh is what you are saying?