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[Tim]

[Stargazer]

Wellington XV squad named to face NZ Under 20s

Head coach Leo Crowley has named a Wellington XV to go up against the New Zealand Under 20s in a pre-season fixture at the Hutt Recreation Ground on Wednesday 30 June.

Unavailable for Selection
Callum Harkin – Old Boys University
Herman Seumanufagai – Oriental Rongotai
Mateaki Kafatolu – Petone
Morgan Poi – Old Boys University
Pekahou Cowan – Petone
Reuben Va’a – Oriental Rongotai
Tomasi Alosio – Hutt Old Boys Marist

[Tim]

@stargazer Interesting. Plummer was in the Auckland system. I wonder if Plumtree is staying up in Auckland?

[Bovidae]

Some Hurricanes U20 players in that Wellington squad too.

[Kiwiwomble]

@stargazer any mention on where Conner Garden-Bachop is going to play NPC? he should be 10 weeks into the 12 week recovery so thought he might start popping up on NPC pre season lists somewhere, or have it missed it and he's still with Wellington?

[Stargazer]

@kiwiwomble They haven't named a single SR player in that squad. This has the look of a wider training squad, nothing more.

[Canes4life]

@stargazer yeah that list is purely development players and club players.

[Dice]

@tim Are you thinking of Ben Plummer? He's also a lock and Harry Plummer's brother.

[Tim]

@dice Ah, that's the one! Plummer and lock was too much for me.

[Stargazer]

[mikey07]

@tim but your are right there’s no Taine Plumtree but saying that this squad has no SR players.

[Canes4life]

@mikey07 there is no Caleb Delany either and he was a wider Hurricanes squad member.

[mikey07]

@canes4life maybe they’re having their “rest period”

[Higgins]

@mikey07 Training sessions and the odd club game here and there must be pretty arduous if they are in need of a rest period.

[Canes4life]

@higgins I'd say it will be written into their contract with the Canes.

[Stargazer]

@canes4life said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

@higgins I'd say it will be written into their contract with the Canes Collective Agreement with NZR.

[Higgins]

@stargazer said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

@canes4life said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

@higgins I'd say it will be written into their contract with the Canes Collective Agreement with NZR.

I say bollocks to the need to have a rest. T. Plumtree has had 1 game for the Blues and C. Delaney 0 games for the Hurricanes. To me that is not being overworked in the slightest degree.

[SouthernMann]

@higgins do you get annual leave in your job?

These guys pretty much can't take their leave between November and now.

They are employed and I'd say, as mentioned above it is written into their collective agreements that they get time off between the two seasons, when applicable.

Like those of us who sit in offices, work on building sites and do what ever else, these guys earn time off during the year.

[Stargazer]

Another preseason game:

Canterbury v Otago
Thursday, 29 July 2021
Timaru

[Canes4life]

@higgins I’m not arguing whether or not they need a rest, I’m just saying it’s probably written into their contract. However O’Reilly has trained with the Canes for most of the year and he’s been selected so who knows.