NPC - news, injuries etc

[Stargazer]

There seems to be a clear trend, which I guess comes from NZR:

• a category "inside backs" instead of naming halfbacks and first five-eighths separately
• development players explicitly named

[Canes4life]

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[Stargazer]

@canes4life Look under "All Blacks"

[Canes4life]

@stargazer just deleted my comment after seeing that haha.

[Bovidae]

Is Squire fit for the NPC?

[Stargazer]

@bovidae Good question. His knee problems stopped him from playing SR; haven't read anything about where he's at.

[Kiwiwomble]

@stargazer said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

@canes4life Look under "All Blacks"

That’s threw me too

It is getting a bit ridiculous when they just name their abs completely seperate from the main squad

[Stargazer]

@kiwiwomble I guess they do that because they don't expect them to play (which may change, obviously).

[Stargazer]

@bovidae said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

Is Squire fit for the NPC?

Unfortunately, no answer in this article either.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/125846830/tasman-mako-announce-squad-for-provincial-rugby--defence

[ARHS]

Have seen news and squads for 13 teams here. Has Waikato withdrawn? Does anyone know what is going on there? Why no information regarding NPC squad?

[Bovidae]

@arhs said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

Have seen news and squads for 13 teams here. Has Waikato withdrawn? Does anyone know what is going on there? Why no information regarding NPC squad?

Same as usual.

Squad to be announced this week I think. Other provinces haven't released squads yet either.

[Kiwiwomble]

@stargazer wasn't there some speculation he might join Southland? have they named their squad

[Snollygoster]

@arhs I think I saw somewhere that BOP will announce their squad tomorrow.

[Crucial]

@arhs said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

Have seen news and squads for 13 teams here. Has Waikato withdrawn? Does anyone know what is going on there? Why no information regarding NPC squad?

No CM squad announcement yet either. Expecting it soon.

[Canes4life]

@crucial no squad for Wellington yet either.

[Stargazer]

As far as I'm aware, only 5 squads have been announced: Canterbury, North Harbour, Otago, Taranaki and Ta$man. Or did I miss one?

[Chris]

@stargazer said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

As far as I'm aware, only 5 squads have been announced: Canterbury, North Harbour, Otago, Taranaki and Ta$man. Or did I miss one?

Southland I think was announced

[Stargazer]

@chris No, not yet. Their town & women's squads have been announced, not their senior men's squad.

[Yeetyaah]

@arhs said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

Has Waikato withdrawn?

If they did they probably still wouldn't tell us.

[ARHS]

@bovidae Cheers. I meant that everyone else has released either their squads for the 'trial' matches or the real squad. Waikato does not even manage to tell people who played in the game of three halves. Little wonder the enthusiasm has waned so much for NPC in Hamilton. Used to get rip-roaring crowds over there.