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taniwharugby

so games will have 'bubbles' of people in attendance.

Northland with 6 bubbles x 100, reckon that will be the lowest attendance I can remember, I do recall a game with sideways rain on a Thursday night where we wouldnt have had much more, maybe 1,000-1,500, was in the early years of Ta$man where we won 9-3, be smallest crowd I have seen previously.

Bovidae

An interesting fact:

After the first season of the competition split in 2011, there have been eight different Championship winners in eight years.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/300088083/mitre-10-cup-championship-preview-who-can-earn-promotion-rights-in-2020

Duluth

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

An interesting fact:

After the first season of the competition split in 2011, there have been eight different Championship winners in eight years.

Yeah there's very little between the top of div2 and bottom of div1.

It's really easy to drop from div1 and teams that have dropped generally don't bounce straight back up

Despite 8 different winners I believe Northland, Southland & Otago have never been up

Bovidae

@Duluth I think Waikato is the only province to gain promotion the season after being relegated. Wellington and Taranaki failed to do that. It took Wellington 2 seasons and Taranaki didn't even make the SFs in their first season in the Championship last year.

Duluth

@Bovidae

That really cost Wellington too

In 2017 I think they were clearly the best of the 14 teams but they were stuck in the lower div so couldn't get a real title

taniwharugby

@Duluth at least we are consistent

Konia may be in his first season as head coach, he has been involved with Northland for the past 2 seasons and a stint previously as well as Assistant Coach

antipodean

Does anyone know if Kayo/ Foxtel are streaming Mitre 10?

Nepia

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

Does anyone know if Kayo/ Foxtel are streaming Mitre 10?

They are under the usual contract - so they’ll miss the odd game here and there for no good reason.

KiwiMurph

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

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

Does anyone know if Kayo/ Foxtel are streaming Mitre 10?

They are under the usual contract - so they’ll miss the odd game here and there for no good reason.

there is also the factor of 2 x M10 cup games being played at the same time this season (2.15pm sunday melb/syd time).

Nepia

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

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

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

Does anyone know if Kayo/ Foxtel are streaming Mitre 10?

They are under the usual contract - so they’ll miss the odd game here and there for no good reason.

there is also the factor of 2 x M10 cup games being played at the same time this season (2.15pm sunday melb/syd time).

Eek, although that shouldn't matter with Kayo.

antipodean

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

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

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

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

Does anyone know if Kayo/ Foxtel are streaming Mitre 10?

They are under the usual contract - so they’ll miss the odd game here and there for no good reason.

there is also the factor of 2 x M10 cup games being played at the same time this season (2.15pm sunday melb/syd time).

Eek, although that shouldn't matter with Kayo.

Agreed - they shouldn't be constrained as it's a streaming service.

Nepia

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

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

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

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

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

Does anyone know if Kayo/ Foxtel are streaming Mitre 10?

They are under the usual contract - so they’ll miss the odd game here and there for no good reason.

there is also the factor of 2 x M10 cup games being played at the same time this season (2.15pm sunday melb/syd time).

Eek, although that shouldn't matter with Kayo.

Agreed - they shouldn't be constrained as it's a streaming service.

So I just checked Kayo - no upcoming NPC to show us, but the Fox guide has all the games, including the 2 on Sunday! :raised_fist_medium_skin_tone:

Duluth

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

including the 2 on Sunday!

There’s 3 games on Sunday

2 matches are at the same time

antipodean

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

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

including the 2 on Sunday!

There’s 3 games on Sunday

2 matches are at the same time

Benefit of Kayo (if they're showing them) is I can watch them side by side.

Nepia

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

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

including the 2 on Sunday!

There’s 3 games on Sunday

I was meaning the two at the same as discussed above.

The other Sunday game is the Magpies, you'd know about it if they weren't playing that one.

Bovidae

WEEK 1: Mitre 10 Cup Downer Match Appointments:

North Harbour v Canterbury
Friday 11 September
7.05pm, North Harbour Stadium
Downer Referee: Paul Williams

Waikato v Wellington
Saturday 12 September
2.05pm, FMG Stadium Waikato
Downer Referee: Dan Waenga

Otago v Auckland
Saturday 12 September
4.35pm, Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Downer Referee: Nick Briant

Counties Manukau v Ta$man
Saturday 12 September
7.05pm, Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe
Downer Referee: Richard Kelly

Northland v Manawatu
Sunday 13 September
2.05pm, Semenoff Stadium, Whangarei
Downer Referee: Brendon Pickerill

Taranaki v Bay of Plenty
Sunday 13 September
2.05pm, TET Stadium & Events Centre, Inglewood
Downer Referee: Mike Fraser

Southland v Hawke’s Bay
Sunday 13 September
4.35pm, Rugby Park Invercargill
Downer Referee: James Doleman

DrivingMaul

We'll be getting to the below games this weekend bring you reports on our Facebook Stories and post match interview on our Facebook Page:

Fri:

16:45 North Harbour v Bay of Plenty (Farah Palmer Cup)
19:05 North Harbour v Canterbury (Mitre 10 Cup)

Sat:

11:35 Waikato v Taranaki (Farah Palmer Cup)
14:05 Waikato v Wellington (Mitre 10 Cup)
19:05 Counties Manukau v Ta$man (Mitre 10 Cup)

Sun:

11:35 Northland v Auckland (Farah Palmer Cup)
14:05 Northland v Manawatu (Mitre 10 Cup)

https://www.facebook.com/nzsportradio/

taniwharugby

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

Northland v Manawatu
Downer Referee: Brendon Pickerill

Put the house on Manawatu! FFS

nzzp

@taniwharugby I was there a few years ago when Northland put about 50 up against them in a fantastic afternoon game.

Great times,I really enjoy Okara as a rugby venue

taniwharugby

@nzzp unlikely with Pickerill on the whistle...I prefer to remember the game in 2010 though

The Silver Fern

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