NPC - news, injuries etc
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A few summarizing comments about that Mako$ team.
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I wonder who the captain is? I'd be inclined to think Alex Ainley - but, at his age, he won't be on the field for every minute of every game - maybe Taufua or Samu?
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It's a smaller squad than last year - significant losses from last year (from memory) - Jesse MacDonald, Ross Geldenhuys, Shane Christie, Tevita Koloamatangi, Marty Banks, Kieran Fonotia, Caleb Makene - plus a couple who barely featured. Banks (especially) and Christie are serious losses.
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Significant gains - Ti'i Paulo, Jordan Taufua, Will Jordan - plus some rookies I know little or nothing about - Coxon and Aumua. Paulo, Taufua and Jordan should be upgrades on MacDonald, Koloamatangi and Hunt (as a fullback).
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The starting XV looks pretty strong, but if injuries bite in crucial positions we could be badly exposed - cover looks particularly thin at tighthead prop and first five. With a squad of only 28 it's hard to know who else is around to be called up.
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We don't really have a specialist openside - I presume Samu will start there with Blackadder as cover.
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Joass makes the team, but neither of the other Ta$man NZ sevens players - Knewstubb or Ng Shiu - are in there - but, maybe they have signed elsewhere?
@Chris-B. said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
A few summarizing comments about that Mako$ team.
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I wonder who the captain is? I'd be inclined to think Alex Ainley - but, at his age, he won't be on the field for every minute of every game - maybe Taufua or Samu?
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It's a smaller squad than last year - significant losses from last year (from memory) - Jesse MacDonald, Ross Geldenhuys, Shane Christie, Tevita Koloamatangi, Marty Banks, Kieran Fonotia, Caleb Makene - plus a couple who barely featured. Banks (especially) and Christie are serious losses.
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Significant gains - Ti'i Paulo, Jordan Taufua, Will Jordan - plus some rookies I know little or nothing about - Coxon and Aumua. Paulo, Taufua and Jordan should be upgrades on MacDonald, Koloamatangi and Hunt (as a fullback).
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The starting XV looks pretty strong, but if injuries bite in crucial positions we could be badly exposed - cover looks particularly thin at tighthead prop and first five. With a squad of only 28 it's hard to know who else is around to be called up.
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We don't really have a specialist openside - I presume Samu will start there with Blackadder as cover.
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Joass makes the team, but neither of the other Ta$man NZ sevens players - Knewstubb or Ng Shiu - are in there - but, maybe they have signed elsewhere?
A few selection coups for Ta$man.
Will Jordan obviously.
Plus Ryan Coxon, the U20s THP. From Cambridge.
I hadn't worked out who was preferred starting THP in this years U20s out of him and the hyphenated magpie. Before he got injured out of the tournament.Think he had good press.
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Someone posted a short video of the Auckland game from the weekend
A haka & some shitty pre season defence. Whoever made the video is a fan of goal kicks more than tries..
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@Chris-B. said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
A few summarizing comments about that Mako$ team.
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I wonder who the captain is? I'd be inclined to think Alex Ainley - but, at his age, he won't be on the field for every minute of every game - maybe Taufua or Samu?
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It's a smaller squad than last year - significant losses from last year (from memory) - Jesse MacDonald, Ross Geldenhuys, Shane Christie, Tevita Koloamatangi, Marty Banks, Kieran Fonotia, Caleb Makene - plus a couple who barely featured. Banks (especially) and Christie are serious losses.
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Significant gains - Ti'i Paulo, Jordan Taufua, Will Jordan - plus some rookies I know little or nothing about - Coxon and Aumua. Paulo, Taufua and Jordan should be upgrades on MacDonald, Koloamatangi and Hunt (as a fullback).
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The starting XV looks pretty strong, but if injuries bite in crucial positions we could be badly exposed - cover looks particularly thin at tighthead prop and first five. With a squad of only 28 it's hard to know who else is around to be called up.
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We don't really have a specialist openside - I presume Samu will start there with Blackadder as cover.
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Joass makes the team, but neither of the other Ta$man NZ sevens players - Knewstubb or Ng Shiu - are in there - but, maybe they have signed elsewhere?
A few selection coups for Ta$man.
Will Jordan obviously.
Plus Ryan Coxon, the U20s THP. From Cambridge.
I hadn't worked out who was preferred starting THP in this years U20s out of him and the hyphenated magpie. Before he got injured out of the tournament.Think he had good press.
@Rapido Thanks - I know nothing about Coxon, but we need him to be good. It's been very handy having four of the better NPC props as a rotation, so we'll miss Geldenhuys. Be handy if Coxon or Hill can at least hold up the scrum competently from the subs bench.
Google has told me that Levi Aumua is a 120kg centre who comes via Queensland and Bordeaux.
http://redsrugby.com.au/NRC/nrcplayerprofile.aspx?pid=425
He'll be handy if he's like Nadolo or Jonah, but I'm not particularly hopeful!
In another answer to my questions - I see both Knewstubb and Ng Shui are down to play in the Ta$man team vs Wellington tomorrow.
Ta$man squad - effectively 27 with Squire unlikely to be available much if at all seems a fair bit leaner than most others - but, I guess they've got a few to call in if necessary.
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Northland Team to play North Harbour @ QBE Stadium, Albany.
Kick-off TODAY @ 2:30pm- Howard Sililoto
- Matt Moulds
- Namatahi Waa
- Tim Bond
- Josh Goodhue
- Murray Douglas
- Jack Ram
- Matt Matich
- Sam Nock
- Peter Breen
- Rene Ranger
- Troy Gilbert
- Tamati Tua
- Jordan Hyland
- Matty Wright
- Ross Wright
- Ropate Rinakama
- Phil Kite
- Chris Apoua
- Josh Larsen
- Kara Pryor
- Dan Pryor
- Jacob Matiu
- Michael Faleafa
- Matty Markwick
- Dan Hawkins
- Monty Lama
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Northland Team to play North Harbour @ QBE Stadium, Albany.
Kick-off TODAY @ 2:30pm- Howard Sililoto
- Matt Moulds
- Namatahi Waa
- Tim Bond
- Josh Goodhue
- Murray Douglas
- Jack Ram
- Matt Matich
- Sam Nock
- Peter Breen
- Rene Ranger
- Troy Gilbert
- Tamati Tua
- Jordan Hyland
- Matty Wright
- Ross Wright
- Ropate Rinakama
- Phil Kite
- Chris Apoua
- Josh Larsen
- Kara Pryor
- Dan Pryor
- Jacob Matiu
- Michael Faleafa
- Matty Markwick
- Dan Hawkins
- Monty Lama
@Steven-Harris you still gonna get along?
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@Steven-Harris you still gonna get along?
@taniwharugby said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@Steven-Harris you still gonna get along?,
will be there,as I am away for the first game against BOP on the 20th
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@taniwharugby said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@Steven-Harris you still gonna get along?,
will be there,as I am away for the first game against BOP on the 20th
@Steven-Harris cool, expect NH will be fizzing to get one over us.
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The Auckland Rugby website isn't exactly prompt with updates
They have just posted an article about the game from Saturday and talks about the upcoming 'game of 3 halves' that was in fact played yesterday
The only info about yesterdays game seems to be that Auckland won the half against the Coca Cola Red Sparks 19-7
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The Mitre 10 Cup website is being filled with season previews at the moment. Haven't read them yet, so don't know whether they are any good. Here are the team previews that are already available. I'll post the remaining ones (Counties, Ta$man & Hawke's Bay) later when they are available:
Premiership test for North Harbour
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Manawatu Turbos squad for the preseason game against the Magpies tomorrow:
1 Fraser Armstrong
2 Hunter Prescott
3 Sione Asi
4 Jackson Hemopo
5 Tom Parsons
6 Nick Crosswell
7 Antonio Kirikiri
8 Harrison Brewer
9 Jamie Booth
10 Jade Te Rure
11 Willy Ambaka
12 Hamish Northcott
13 Lewis Marshall
14 Ambrose Curtis
15 Te Rangatira Waitokia16 Tim Cadwallader
17 Tuki Raimona
18 Sam Tufuga
19 Liam Hallam-Eames
20 Brice Henderson
21 Brayden Iose
22 Kayne Hammington
23 Ben Wyness
24 Curtis Reid
25 Newton Tudreu
26 Patrick Tafili-Reid -
Okay, one is funny, but I'm pretty certain this is the new Mitre 10 Cup advertising campaign, so I expect them to post more videos like these (like they did with those billboards last season). Hopefully, they won't all be similar to this one:
