Magpies - 2019 Mitre 10 Cup

[Nepia]

@kiwimatrix said in Magpies - 2019 Mitre 10 Cup:

Caleb Makene should be a decent replacement for Tuilangi,imo.

Is he also back in the Bay? Or just wishful thinking?

[kiwimatrix]

@Nepia Yeah hes signed a 2 year deal.Theres an article in Hawkes bay today which also mentions Pasquale Dunn has gone back to Auckland and obviously Falcon is unavailable with injury. Ben Smith a north harbour sevens rep and Antonio Mikaele Tu,u are both playing club rugby in the bay and trying to get a magpies spot.

[Nepia]

@kiwimatrix said in Magpies - 2019 Mitre 10 Cup:

@Nepia Yeah hes signed a 2 year deal.Theres an article in Hawkes bay today which also mentions Pasquale Dunn has gone back to Auckland and obviously Falcon is unavailable with injury. Ben Smith a north harbour sevens rep and Antonio Mikaele Tu,u are both playing club rugby in the bay and trying to get a magpies spot.

Awesome! Always good to have Bay boys come back home. Now we just have to convince the Canes to start selecting our players instead of favouring Wellingtonians.

[Stargazer]

@kiwimatrix Great news! I see that Ben Smith is a Hastings Boys 1st XV product, so also homegrown.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503460&objectid=12205531

[Nepia]

@Stargazer said in Magpies - 2019 Mitre 10 Cup:

I see that Ben Smith is a Hastings Boys 1st XV product, so also homegrown.

I wish that was another Ben Smith.

[Stargazer]

This just appeared on Twitter:

[Number 10]

Hawke's Bay AGM this evening.

Profit of $109, 934 for 2018 - 20th consecutive profit for the Union.

Cash reserves stand at $1.2 million.

Income of $4.1 million slightly down on last year's $4.2 million.

[Stargazer]

Here's the HBT article about the AGM

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503460&objectid=12207610

[Stockcar86]

Mason Emerson was grabbing a coffee from the same place as me this morning. He looked very fit and even more muscly than last year - I hope he has not lost any speed. I always thought he was smaller - maybe he looks taller with his huge mop of hair

[Stargazer]

Change of jersey sponsor. O'Neill instead of Paladin, meaning a new jersey this year. Please, real black and white hoops!

We are delighted to announce a new partnership with O’Neills Sportswear Australasia! - Founded 1918 in Ireland, O'Neills are steeped in history being the largest sports manufacturing company in Ireland. They are the predominant supplier to gaelic football and many super league and rugby clubs throughout the UK.

In Australasia you will see them on the Brumbies Rugby apparel in Super Rugby and the Magpies are looking forward to debuting the new O’Neills playing kit in the 2019 Mitre 10 Cup. 

Keep your eyes peeled for the new Magpies Jersey and apparel range coming soon! 

#ChoiceOfhampions

https://www.facebook.com/hbmagpies/photos/a.140806072626809/2748849855155738/

[Nepia]

@Stargazer said in Magpies - 2019 Mitre 10 Cup:

Change of jersey sponsor. O'Neill instead of Paladin, meaning a new jersey this year. Please, real black and white hoops!

https://www.facebook.com/hbmagpies/photos/a.140806072626809/2748849855155738

Hopefully better supporters gear, I rushed out and bought a jersey, t shirt and hoodie when they first signed with Palladin, well I got my sister to grab them for me and send them over, and I've barely worn any of them because they're kind of ugly.

[Stargazer]

This is the announcement by O'Neills:

We are delighted to announce a four year partnership with Hawkes Bay Magpies - one of the most recognisable rugby brands in New Zealand with a fiercely loyal fanbase. 

O'Neills are bringing state of the art playing kit for Hawkes Bay rugby and supporters gear that fans want to wear.
The Magpies will debut the new O’Neills playing kit in the 2019 Mitre 10 Cup. We are all Magpies Now!

#oneills #oneills100years #thechoiceofchampions #rugby #rugbynz #newzealand #mitre10cup #magpies #hbmagpies #weareallmagpiesnow

So a four-year partnership.

[Stargazer]

Didn't know where else to post this.

https://twitter.com/MikeComan/status/1108109421362720768

[Tim]

FYI, Sam Ulufonua is playing club rugby in Auckland for Ponsonby this week.

[Number 10]

@Tim Good spot, Tim.

He is not in Havelock North's squad list for 2019 and I wondered where he had gone.

[Tim]

@Number-10 Sounds like he had recently been some kind of midseason replacement for Verona in Italy.

https://www.rugbymeet.com/it/news/mercato/il-verona-rugby-presenta-il-nuovo-arrivo-sam-ulufonua

[Stargazer]

@Tim Yeah, I posted that in the Exodus thread. Geez, that was a really, really short-term contract.

[Stargazer]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/111649149/how-teenager-folau-fakatava-went-from-tonga-to-super-rugby-in-three-years

[Nepia]

@Stargazer That answers the U20s question.

[Stargazer]

@Nepia It doesn't anwer the question clearly, though. What kind of visa issue? Considering he's a professional rugby player, he must at least have a work visa now (maybe the Talent (Arts, Culture, Sports) Work Visa). A visa to enter Argentina? Can't imagine they wouldn't let him in for the JWC.

I'd love to hear an explanation.