A full strength NPC?
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@Canes4life Coles starts every time.
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@Hooroo said in Super Rugby 2020:
Can someone whip through the starting line-ups of Mitre 10 Cup teams if the AB's are available to play (That aren't on sabbatical etc)
I have no idea who plays for who now?
This is the most recent list of ABs and their provinces. + Frizell ( Ta$man).
https://www.allblacks.com/news/all-blacks-squad-named-for-rugby-world-cup-2019 -
@Hooroo A Waikato team could look like this:
1 Ayden Johnstone
2 Samisoni Taukei’aho
3 Josh Iosefa-Scott
4 Samipeni Finau (Tucker being unavailable)
5 Laghlan McWhannell
6 Luke Jacobson
7 Mitch Jacobson
8 Simon Parker
9 Xavier Roe
10 Fletcher Smith
11 Solomon Alaimalo
12 Anton Lienert-Brown
13 Quinn Tupaea
14 Sevu Reece
15 Damian McKenzie16 Anton Milne/Sam Cooper
17 Ollie Norris
18 Rob Cobb/George Dyer
19 James Thompson/Hamilton Burr
20 Jahrome Brown
21 Raniera Takarangi/Carlos Price
22 Rivez Reihana
23 Bailyn Sullivan -
Possible Auckland team:
1 Alex Hodgman
2 Leni Apisai?
3 Angus Ta'avao
4 Patrick Tuipulotu
5 Jack Whetton
6 Akira Ioane
7 Blake Gibson
8 Hoskins Sotutu
9 Jonathan Ruru
10 Harry Plummer
11 Salesi Rayasi
12 TJ Faiane
13 Rieko Ioane
14 Caleb Clarke
15 Jordan Trainor16 Michael Lea
17 Ezekiel Lindenmuth/Jared Adams
18 Ofa Tu'ungafasi
19 Scott Scrafton
20 Adrian Choat/Waimana Riedlinger-Kapa
21 Danny Tusitala/Taufa Funaki
22 Zarn Sullivan
23 Tanielu Telea/Tumua ManuPretty decent team overall. Halfback is a major weakness though.
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I suppose it will give other teams some hope of breaking the forthcoming Ta$man dynasty!
Atu Moli
Andrew Makalio
Tyrel Lomax
Quinten Strange
PariPari Parkinson
Shannon Frizell
Sione Havili
Ethan Blackadder
Finlay Christie
Mitch Hunt
Leicester Faingaanuku
Alex Nankivell
Fetuli Paea
Will Jordan
David HaviliRyan Coxon
Sam Moli
Isaac Salmon
Te Ahiwaru Cirikadaveta
Jacob Norris
Jack Grooby
Tim O'Malley
Tima Faingaanuku -
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I've been waiting for @Stargazer to post our team!
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Taking a stab at Canterbury’s 23:
- Joe Moody
- Codie Taylor
- Oli Jager
- Mitchell Dunshea
- Luke Romano
- Cullen Grace
- Tom Christie
- Whetu Douglas
- Mitchell Drummond
- Richie Mo’unga
- George Bridge
- Dallas McLeod
- Braydon Ennor
- Ngane Punivai
- Josh McKay
- Seb Siataga
- Daniel Leinert-Brown
- Fletcher Newell
- Sam Darry
- Reed Prinsep
- Ere Enari
- Brett Cameron
- Inga Finau
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@Stargazer said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Nepia Eh, you don't know the names of our players?
We only have 2 ABs, so not much changing from last year.
I do, but you're usually on top of this stuff ... you know, Bucky might have returned from Japan, Hika returned from 3rd division Romanian rugby etc.
@Chris-B You're going to have to rely on homegrown players to replace those players - Covid is like an NPC salary cap on you guys. :face_with_stuck-out_tongue_winking_eye:
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@Nepia said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Chris-B You're going to have to rely on homegrown players to replace those players - Covid is like an NPC salary cap on you guys. :face_with_stuck-out_tongue_winking_eye:
How good will it be if, when the figures come out later this year, Ta$man were the champions AND spent less than Hawkes Bay doing it!
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Possible Magpies line-up for 2020.
Assumptions: Retallick and Weber available; Dixon staying for another season; May and O'Connor (based on him having an out-clause and being injured for most of the early SR season) retiring; the rumour about Taumalolo signing being correct.
1 Sona Taumalolo
2 Ash Dixon
3 Pourie Rakete-Stones
4 Brodie Retallick
5 Michael Allardice*
6 Devan Flanders
7 Gareth Evans
8 Marino Mikaele-Tu'u
9 Brad Weber
10 Lincoln McClutchie
11 Sam McNicol
12 Danny Toala
13 Jonah Lowe
14 Caleb Makene
15 Tiaan Falcon16 Kianu Kereru-Symes
17 Jason Long
18 Joel Hintz
19 Isaia Walker-Leawere
20 Josh Kaifa
21 Folau Fakatava
22 Neria Fomai
23 Mason Emerson*I rate IWL higher than Allardice, but I'd start Allardice because he and Retallick are an experienced combo.
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@Chris-B said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Nepia said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Chris-B You're going to have to rely on homegrown players to replace those players - Covid is like an NPC salary cap on you guys. :face_with_stuck-out_tongue_winking_eye:
How good will it be if, when the figures come out later this year, Ta$man were the champions AND spent less than Hawkes Bay doing it!
I'm sure you could spend less than us when the players are on minimum NPC contracts but fat Crusaders ones.
@Bovidae You're a bad bad bad bad man, luckily we have two awesome 9s at the moment, hell, I'd even take Ruru off the Blues/Akl, to keep their fans happy, over Eaton.
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@Stargazer said in Super Rugby 2020:
Possible Magpies line-up for 2020.
Assumptions: Retallick and Weber available; Dixon staying for another season; May and O'Connor (based on him having an out-clause and being injured for most of the early SR season) retiring; the rumour about Taumalolo signing being correct.
1 Sona Taumalolo
2 Ash Dixon
3 Pourie Rakete-Stones
4 Brodie Retallick
5 Michael Allardice*
6 Devan Flanders
7 Gareth Evans
8 Marino Mikaele-Tu'u
9 Brad Weber
10 Lincoln McClutchie
11 Sam McNicol
12 Danny Toala
13 Jonah Lowe
14 Caleb Makene
15 Tiaan Falcon16 Kianu Kereru-Symes
17 Jason Long
18 Joel Hintz
19 Isaia Walker-Leawere
20 Josh Kaifa
21 Folau Fakatava
22 Neria Fomai
23 Mason Emerson*I rate IWL higher than Allardice, but I'd start Allardice because he and Retallick are an experienced combo.
Can't we find someone to replace Hintz? Buckman wont be back from overseas?
Good loosie trio, even if there are three number 8s!
I think Allardice is a better lock than IWL currently so think you've made the correct decision and IWL's impact for the bench will be awesome.
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@Nepia Hmmm, a prop better than Hintz? Josiah Tavita-Metcalfe and Patrick Teddy are obviously in our academy, but I'm not sure they're ready. I was hoping for them to have a good club rugby season this year, so they could compete with Hintz for a spot, but now that the club season will be shorter, I'm not so sure. I seriously hope that they didn't sign Namatahi Waa for 2020, because he just isn't good enough.
I'm not sure Bucky will make himself available and is still good enough to justify blocking the pathway of one of the younger players. Maybe instead of Fomai on the bench?
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@Stargazer said in A full strength NPC?:
@Nepia Hmmm, a prop better than Hintz? Josiah Tavita-Metcalfe and Patrick Teddy are obviously in our academy, but I'm not sure they're ready. I was hoping for them to have a good club rugby season this year, so they could compete with Hintz for a spot, but now that the club season will be shorter, I'm not so sure. I seriously hope that they didn't sign Namatahi Waa for 2020, because he just isn't good enough.
I'm not sure Bucky will make himself available and is still good enough to justify blocking the pathway of one of the younger players. Maybe instead of Fomai on the bench?
I was working on the presumption that we're assembling the best team that would land back due to Corona, so if Bucky's back he's in the team and starts, pushing Jonah to the wing.
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Canterbury team would look like this
- Joe Moody
2 Codie Taylor
3 Michael Alaalatoa
4 Michael Dunshea
5 Sam Whitelock
6 Cullen Grace
7 Tom Christie
8 Whetu Douglas
9 Mitchell Drummond
10 Richie Mo'unga
11 George Bridge
12 Dallas McLeod
13 Braydon Ennor
14 Ngane Punivai
15 Josh McKay
16 Daniel Leinart- Brown
17 Brodie McAlister
18 Ollie Jager
19. Luke Romano
20 Tom Sanders
21 Ere Enari
22 Brett Cameron
23 Inga Finauplus in the squad
Siate Tokolahi
Isi Tunngafasi
Harry Allen
Billy Harmon
Reed Prinseep
Fergus Burke
Sam Gilbert - Joe Moody
