NPC - news, injuries etc

[Tim]

@Chris-B Name your Ta$man team!

[chchfanatic]

@tim no he was named as the number 1 prop surprisingly. Samu Tawke (sumner) and Troy Hallet (LU) next off the rank

[Tim]

@chchfanatic Cheers. How do you rate the other two?

[Tim]

Looking forward to Aumua taking on Makalio in the Wellington/ Ta$man game this year.

[chchfanatic]

@tim samu big lump of a lad. Fijian boy. Sumner scrum dominated most scrums this year. Hallet a lot smaller but bloody solid. Does his core roles very well

[African Monkey]

@chchfanatic No Harrison Allan?

[chchfanatic]

@african-monkey he’s in the squad but behind lienert brown and hodgman

[chchfanatic]

@chchfanatic will be interesting to see the team vs the all blacks this week. I’d say they’d be no crusaders. They’d still be drunk I suspect.

[African Monkey]

@chchfanatic Still looks a strong team (not unbeatable but should still win it) with the spotlight on Brett Cameron and a new midfield altogether. Oli Jager still injured as well I take it?

[chchfanatic]

@african-monkey yeah I saw him in a sling 6-8 weeks ago. Shoulder recon I think

[Chris]

@chchfanatic When is the Canterbury Squad officially released ?

[Chris B.]

@tim Hansen is fucking us over by stealing all our players, but something like:

Crockett
Makalio
Salmon
Ainley
Strange
Brown
Blackadder
Fredericks
Guyton
Hunt
Havili
Aumua
Faingaanuku
Alaimalo
Jordan

[Tim]

@chris-b Aumua and Guyton aside, that's a very solid team.

Finlay Christie is still around?

[Stargazer]

@chris-b Surely that should be Havili at 12, not 11? (not sure how to read your list without numbers)

[shark]

I assumed it went 9 10 12 13 11 14 15

[cgrant]

It's a pretty solid lineup. Better than Canterbury's ?

[shark]

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

It's a pretty solid lineup. Better than Canterbury's ?

Canterbury can turn out a backline Inc Drummond, Ennor, Bridge and McKay which is some exciting talent. Par?

[Cyclops]

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

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

It's a pretty solid lineup. Better than Canterbury's ?

Canterbury can turn out a backline Inc Drummond, Ennor, Bridge and McKay which is some exciting talent. Par?

I'd probably take their backs and our forwards. Ta$man might have the best back line in the competition. Taranaki might be better? The Canterbury forward pack wouldn't look out of place starting in super rugby.

[Stargazer]

The Canterbury squad has now been officially announced:

Name (Club)

Sam Beard* (Burnside)
George Bridge (HSOB)
Phil Burleigh* (New Brighton)
Brett Cameron (Lincoln University)
Tom Christie* (Christchurch)
Hamish Dalzell (Lincoln University)
Whetu Douglas* (University)
Mitchell Drummond (HSOB)
Mitchell Dunshea (Lincoln University)
Ereatara Enari (Lincoln University)
Braydon Ennor (University)
Sef Fa'agase* (Darfield)
Billy Harmon (New Brighton)
Alex Hodgman (Linwood)
Oliver Jager (New Brighton)
Chris King* (Christchurch)
Daniel Lienert-Brown (HSOB)
Caleb Makene (Lincoln University)
Josh McKay (Lincoln University)
Greg Pleasants-Tate* (Prebbleton)
Reed Prinsep (HSOB)
Ngane Punivai* (Lincoln University)
Luke Romano (Hurunui)
Tom Sanders (Lincoln University)
Siate Tokolahi (Sydenham)
Nathan Vella (New Brighton)

*denotes new player in 2018

Canterbury All Blacks:

Owen Franks (Linwood)
Ryan Crotty (New Brighton)
Joe Moody (Lincoln)
Richie Mo'unga (Linwood)
Codie Taylor (Sydenham)
Luke Whitelock (University)
Sam Whitelock (Lincoln University)

http://www.canterburyrugby.co.nz/newsarticle/66199

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I somehow expected Hugh Renton to be named in the squad, after being named in the Crusaders squad for the French Baabaas game. All indications are that he won't return to the Magpies. Signed somewhere else, or injured again? Or giving his studies priority?

[KiwiMurph]

@stargazer No Rob Thompson? He doing a stint in Japan?