Steamers 2019
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Bop 43...Harbour 12 in preseason.
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Okay, A few teasers on the BOPRU instagram site :-
Joe Webber seems to be back. I thought he had signed with Ta$man.
Kurt Eklund . A hooker from Auckland is here.
Pryer Collier. A back who previously has played for Auckland but now playing for The Mount is signed.@Snollygoster Great to hear Webbers back, Do we know if Tom franklin has signed?
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@Snollygoster Great to hear Webbers back, Do we know if Tom franklin has signed?
@bop78 Sorry, No, I haven't heard officially but I have noticed his name mentioned recently on social media as being a BOP player.
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@Snollygoster said in Steamers 2019:
Kurt Eklund . A hooker from Auckland is here.
He's a good player. I thought he should have been in the Blues 2018 squad. He looked ready to break through to the next level.
He hasn't played much rugby recently. He had a serious injury playing for the Blues Dev side at the start of 2018 that kept him out for a year.
He's had a few club games in 2019 (playing in the BOP region) plus a match for the Blues Dev side last month@Duluth Thanks for that. It will be interesting to see how much game time he gets behind Harris (All Black) and Polwart (Super rugby player). Good to see there is some depth in that position.
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Steamers 2019
Forwards:-
Harris, Polwart, Ekland, Geldenhys, Eves, Mafileo, McHugh, Ross, Thwaites, Sakalia, Wardlaw, Ainley, Carroll, Blake, Cane, Karpik, Franklin, Mua, Matenga,Backs:-
Judd, Campbell, MacDonald, Holinshead, Lalomilo, Weber, Pryor, Forbes, Garland, Fuatai, Trask, Narawa.Just kidding !!...Its not the official team but a rough guess with several assumptions. I'm assuming The Rugby World Cup will take Le'aupepe, Ardron and Kapelli off to represent their countries. Also, I'm assuming Franklin won't be in Japan because of the Cup. Theres still room for one or two backs and Im hoping Tiatia (who isn't included in the Wellington team) may be available. Robertson is another that may be added. Obviously several on the list are just a stab in the dark.
As usual, I'm sure that those involved with the clubs will know who is in the High Performance group and who is in the running to make the team. The team for next Saturdays game should pretty much be close to the final Steamers selection so it will be interesting.
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Former professional NRL player signs with Steamers
Former Roosters NRL league player Abraham Papali'i has signed to play for the Bay of Plenty Steamers for this year’s Mitre 10 Cup.
More info in the media release.
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Steamers 2019
Forwards:-
Harris, Polwart, Ekland, Geldenhys, Eves, Mafileo, McHugh, Ross, Thwaites, Sakalia, Wardlaw, Ainley, Carroll, Blake, Cane, Karpik, Franklin, Mua, Matenga,Backs:-
Judd, Campbell, MacDonald, Holinshead, Lalomilo, Weber, Pryor, Forbes, Garland, Fuatai, Trask, Narawa.Just kidding !!...Its not the official team but a rough guess with several assumptions. I'm assuming The Rugby World Cup will take Le'aupepe, Ardron and Kapelli off to represent their countries. Also, I'm assuming Franklin won't be in Japan because of the Cup. Theres still room for one or two backs and Im hoping Tiatia (who isn't included in the Wellington team) may be available. Robertson is another that may be added. Obviously several on the list are just a stab in the dark.
As usual, I'm sure that those involved with the clubs will know who is in the High Performance group and who is in the running to make the team. The team for next Saturdays game should pretty much be close to the final Steamers selection so it will be interesting.
@Snollygoster Isn't Leaupepe (Hurricanes) a Steamer?
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@Snollygoster Isn't Leaupepe (Hurricanes) a Steamer?
@Canes4life He'll probably playing at the RWC.
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The 2019 Steamers squad has been announced:
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Media release: http://www.boprugby.co.nz/news--information/2019-mitre-10-cup-bay-of-plenty-steamers-squad-announcement/
@Stargazer 3 hookers and 2 props out of the Auckland front row supermarket.
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Team looks a lot stronger and more balanced than last year. Must have signed Vella/Eklund thinking Harris was going to be with the AB's, tough slog for the other 3 as they'll try give Harris as much time as possible.
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Anyone want to have a guess at the starting XV for Sunday? Not seen any rugby this season so I can't rank a lot of the players.
Alex Ainley could be a good acquisition for a season, we have struggled to retain locks over the years.
@KiwiPie Ross Harris Thwaites Wardlaw Carroll Blake Karpik Papalii Judd Hollinshead Fuatai Garland Webber Narawa Tiatia started last week when they beat Counties 34-0. Be surprised if they change anything. Ainley didn't play last week so not sure where he is in the pecking order.
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Didn't know where else to post this.
https://twitter.com/sumostevenson/status/1184296284288536576
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Is that the thing being run by the guy that is the driving force behind the Western Force?
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D Duluth moved this topic from BOP Mafia on
