NPC - news, injuries etc

[Bovidae]

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

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

Auckland v Ta$man
Saturday 17 October
4.35pm, Eden Park Auckland
Downer Referee: Ben O’Keeffe

Great.

This game was always likely to be refereed by one of the refs involved in the test the following day (O’Keeffe, Williams or Fraser).

[taniwharugby]

@Stargazer

Hope we win the Pickerill lottery 🤣😬

[Stargazer]

Again a citing and decision not published by NZR:

Veteran prop Ben May has been handed a two-week suspension for dangerous play during the Auckland match.

Can't remember the incident.

Captain returns to Yarrows Taranaki Bulls starting lineup

By: Glenn McLean Yarrows Taranaki Bulls captain Mitchell Brown will return to the starting XV for the first time...

[KiwiMurph]

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

Again a citing and decision not published by NZR:

Veteran prop Ben May has been handed a two-week suspension for dangerous play during the Auckland match.

Can't remember the incident.

Captain returns to Yarrows Taranaki Bulls starting lineup

By: Glenn McLean Yarrows Taranaki Bulls captain Mitchell Brown will return to the starting XV for the first time...

eye gouge/poke on Blake Gibson

[Stargazer]

Why can't NZR just publish all judiciary news. It's not that hard, geez. I heard from someone in the know, that they don't even send out media releases, so the media don't know about it either. Bloody idiots.

[Dice]

That's a pretty light sentence for an eye gouge, especially as May didn't get punished for it during the match.

[Duluth]

Veteran prop Ben May has been handed a two-week suspension for dangerous play during the Auckland match.

Clear red card incident, reviewed by the TMO and no action taken during the game

Any consequences for the officials?

[Tim]

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

Why can't NZR just publish all judiciary news. It's not that hard, geez. I heard from someone in the know, that they don't even send out media releases, so the media don't know about it either. Bloody idiots.

Agreed. That's shocking.

[cgrant]

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

That's a pretty light sentence for an eye gouge, especially as May didn't get punished for it during the match.

The TMO and the referee were focusing on Riccitelli and did not see that it was Ben May, who was standing on the latter's side, who was the culprit. Actually, Riccitelli did nothing wrong.
What was stunning is that the producer did see the incident and kept his cameras on Ben May, but it did not get the TMO's attention.

[Stargazer]

[Machpants]

@Stargazer good to see him stay in NZ. Almost don't recognise him, beard maybe?

[Bovidae]

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

Why can't NZR just publish all judiciary news. It's not that hard, geez. I heard from someone in the know, that they don't even send out media releases, so the media don't know about it either. Bloody idiots.

NZR must have heard you.

https://www.allblacks.com/news/mitre-10-cup-judicial-outcomes/

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae Better late than never, although still lazy reporting (way too short). They should just publish the full decisions like SANZAAR and World Rugby do.

[Higgins]

@Stargazer Aren't most of them just cut and pastes? Expressed remorse, previous good record, apologies to offended player etc etc

[Stargazer]

@Higgins The WR decisions often also contain some of the evidence (still photos) and other info.

[Tim]

Auckland/Wellington final. Lock it in.

[mikey07]

@Tim Waikato Auckland Final can’t see my inconsistent Wellington team get that far

[Tim]

@mikey07 Just feel that Wellington have the ability to pull out a big game. May be that they qualify as 4th and play Auckland in semis though.

[Stargazer]

@Tim I think Waikato and Canterbury will have a better chance of reaching the semis than Wellington, but it's possible. Also don't write off Ta$man just yet.

[African Monkey]

Still a close comp imo. No clear favourite in the Premiership.