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[Chris]

@chchfanatic Any interesting new faces in The Canterbury squad you think will be named.

[chchfanatic]

I’d say it will be pretty stock standard. Maybe Brodie McAllister , Harrison Allen , Hamish Dalziel , Tom Christie , Hugh Renton , ngane punivai might push their way in. Would love to see Sam Gilbert in there after under 19s. He has been killing div 1 this year

[SammyC]

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

I’d say it will be pretty stock standard. Maybe Brodie McAllister , Harrison Allen , Hamish Dalziel , Tom Christie , Hugh Renton , ngane punivai might push their way in. Would love to see Sam Gilbert in there after under 19s. He has been killing div 1 this year

Ray Nu'u is a guy I have very high hopes for, apparently he didnt make the squad because they don't want any more inexperienced midfielders.

So Dale McLeod has signed him for Southland.

A big loss, he's had an amazing season.

[chchfanatic]

@sammyc I’d say they sent him down there to get some experience. Still only 19 so got plenty of time. Great player

[Chris]

@chchfanatic You know this Winger apparently moved back from League Josh Aileone - University, Maddocks has him in the wider training group

[Rapido]

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

Some news on the Ta$man squad - bolded are some items of interest, italics of particular interest....

A Ta$man Mako High-Performance rugby squad has been chosen to prepare for Mitre 10 Cup pre-season matches against Manawatu and Wellington.

The Manawatu game is scheduled for 11.30am on Friday, August 3, in Porirua, while the Wellington game will be played at the Renwick Domain on Thursday August 9, kick off 2pm.

The HP squad is:

Forwards - Ryan Coxon (Wanderers), Sosefo Vaka (Nelson), Kershawl Sykes-Markin (Nelson), Ray Niuia (Waitohi), Jesse MacDonald (Central), Sam Moli (Marist), Blair Prinsep (Stoke), Isaac Salmon (Nelson), Quinn Harrison-Jones (Renwick), Te Ahiwaru Cirikidaveta (Stoke), Caleb Havili (Marist), Michael Curry (Moutere), Julius Tagafau (Marist), Braden Stewart (Central), Jacob Norris (Marist), Jed Brown, Vernon Fredericks (Moutere).

Backs - Ben Finau (Moutere), Jack Grooby (Waimea Old Boys), Nemia Kenatale (East Coast), Tim O'Malley (Waitohi), William Havili (Nelson), Leicester Faingaanuku (Nelson), James Hawkey (Marist), Nick Foxley (Nelson), Levi Aumua (Renwick), Tima Faingaanuku (Nelson), Tomas Aoake (Stoke), Jamie Spowart (Marist), Fetuli Paea (Waitohi).

Unavailable due to injury were Rupena Parkinson and Anty Burnett.

The 2018 Ta$man Mako Mitre 10 Cup squad will be officially announced on August 10.

Jamie Spowart looked handy in the JWC.

Ta$man creating a tradition of producing good and verstalie fullbacks cum wingers or midfielders.

Malneek
Havili
T Marshall
Lowe
Spowart

Only Malneek of those wasn't particulary versatile.

[Chris B.]

@rapido Robbie played a fair bit at first five - including occasionally for the Mako. James Marshall similarly - though more fullback once he left Ta$man.

Will Jordan looks like he could play wing pretty comfortably - if he ever gets back to playing.

[shark]

A good majority of last years' Canterbury squad are still available. I don't follow club rugby overly closely these days so I'm not sure who the next cabs off the rank are at hooker if we're missing all of Taylor, Funnell and Vella, plus in the loosies with Todd, Brown and Sanders all unavailable. Is Bird off now? Good depth available at prop and throughout the backs though, wiht the possible exclusion of midfield. A possible XV:

15 Bridge
14 Keresoma
11 Makene
13 Ennor
12 Burleigh
10 Mo'unga
9 Drummond

8 Whitelock
7 Harmon
6 Prinsep
5 Dalziel
4 Dunshea
3 Tokolahi
2 ???
1 DLB

Res

16 ???
17 Jager
18 Hodgman
19 Tucker
20 ???
21 Enari / Stratton
22 Cameron
23 McKay / Maitland

[Tim]

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

Funnell and Vella

What's up with those two?

Who'll replace Mo'unga if he's with the ABs?

[Chris]

@shark Tokohali out for the Season,Stratton is with Waikato for this season,Probably not going to see Mo'unga and Whitelock. But may have Luke Romano back And Whetu Douglas has signed for Canterbury as well as the Crusaders

[chchfanatic]

@chris average. Issac Leota is a great player from university. Son of joe

[Wally]

@chris-b

I think Will Jordan started for Christchurch last weekend.

[Wally]

@shark

Brodie McAllister next ranked hooker. Played for Crusaders B against Western Force.

[chchfanatic]

@chris-b Will Jordan played for chch in the semi final last week. Played pretty good from what I saw. Scored a great chip and chase try

[Chris]

@chchfanatic Not in the mix ? wasn't included in the wider training group or a chance we could do with another decent outside back

[chchfanatic]

@shark Saw tucker in a hand splint last weekend and I’m pretty sure Oli Jager has had a shoulder reconstruction

[Chris]

@wally Yep Rate Brodie McAlister he went well I thought in the Force game

[chchfanatic]

@wally Tom crozier from sumner is the back up

[Stargazer]

@shark Hugh Renton is also an option for the no. 6, 7 or 20 jersey.

@Tim Funnell suffered a season-ending injury earlier this year; Vella was picked up by the Hurricanes as 3rd hooker.

[shark]

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

@shark Tokohali out for the Season,Stratton is with Waikato for this season,Probably not going to see Mo'unga and Whitelock. But may have Luke Romano back And Whetu Douglas has signed for Canterbury as well as the Crusaders

Good point re Mo'unga, had forgotten he'd be in the AB mix. Cameron and McKay can share the 10 duties. I expect Whitelock to be available though, and Douglas is a good option at 8 - with LW maybe switching to 6 - which I'd forgotten about. Stratton is news to me, but not surprising. Romano may be available but could easily be with the ABs.