Northern Region Representative Rugby 2025

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https://xplorer.rugby/counties-manukau-rfu/steelers-development

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Playing Thames Valley today.

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Is there any connection to the UK Harlequins?

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@WoodysRFC said in Northern Region Representative Rugby 2025:

Is there any connection to the UK Harlequins?

I'm not sure. The BOP equivalent are Wasps.

https://www.sporty.co.nz/nzharlequinsrugbyclub

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@Bovidae said in Northern Region Representative Rugby 2025:

@WoodysRFC said in Northern Region Representative Rugby 2025:

Is there any connection to the UK Harlequins?

I'm not sure. The BOP equivalent are Wasps.

https://www.sporty.co.nz/nzharlequinsrugbyclub

Just interesting branding, even the logo is identical, seems odd to brand your development side in such a way.

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I went to this corresponding fixture last year and it was a close game. Not the strongest Harlequins team available so maybe Thames Valley are in for a tough season compared to the highs of 2024.

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Looking at the TV team, Liam Pratt was their starting LH prop. He was named in the original Harlequins squad.

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https://xplorer.rugby/counties-manukau-rfu/under-19s?fbclid=IwY2xjawL-rvRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE0UGJPZEtLb3Awc0o0N2IyAR4Rp9PVYzpIqJ2LTAJJQ6uZ2ehw4UD5Op8IRrP4RauNYX6ql6P633S45X7gLg_aem_tm0hCKI9U-_ALEDioAn77Q

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@mikedogz said in Northern Region Representative Rugby 2025:

https://xplorer.rugby/counties-manukau-rfu/under-19s?fbclid=IwY2xjawL-rvRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE0UGJPZEtLb3Awc0o0N2IyAR4Rp9PVYzpIqJ2LTAJJQ6uZ2ehw4UD5Op8IRrP4RauNYX6ql6P633S45X7gLg_aem_tm0hCKI9U-_ALEDioAn77Q

Stoked to see one of my old 1st XV boys Takavaha Tuionetoa from the past few years make it, kid oozes talent.

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Three of the Waikato NPC squad will be involved. Wrampling returning from injury.

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Harbour lineups - some NPC experience in the Development lineup.

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Not a lot of sub union rugby happening this season so a new holder of the Peace cup after this game.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/rugbys-peace-cup-returns-rotorua-vs-maniapoto-in-regional-showdown/A6J3FQ2AQFCS3JOYQWEE5P7Y4Q/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMDTNFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFGZzlnYm14SE13TmpldlhHAR5dnsjFmXPIE5RAiGGGM97dWGKGwDEMgSX5-P8f-RxI0LGhp6uhVo-rh-rAzg_aem_hibPKSYDhvtsSM7g2Gk4vQ

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Waikato are slack as usual with no publication of their U19 squad. The team that played NH on the weekend had a lot of players I am not familiar with, and some players you would have expected to be in the team, missing.

Here are the BOP and Taranaki squads. No Mason Verster in the BOP squad. Injured or moved?

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@Bovidae said in Northern Region Representative Rugby 2025:

No Mason Verster in the BOP squad. Injured or moved?

To answer my own question, google tells me that Verster has moved to Canterbury. So the Crusaders have both 2024 NZ Schools 1st 5s.

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