NPC - news, injuries etc

[Bovidae]

WEEK 3: Mitre 10 Cup Downer Match Appointments:

Wellington v Bay of Plenty
Friday 25 September
7.05pm, Sky Stadium, Wellington
Downer Referee: Brendon Pickerill

Ta$man v Waikato
Saturday 26 September
2.05pm, Trafalgar Park, Nelson
Downer Referee: Richard Kelly

Southland v North Harbour
Saturday 26 September
4.35pm, Rugby Park, Invercargill
Downer Referee: James Munro

Hawke’s Bay v Canterbury
Saturday 26 September
7.05pm, McLean Park, Napier
Downer Referee: Cam Stone

Auckland v Manawatu
Sunday 27 September
2.05pm, Eden Park, Auckland
Downer Referee: Dan Waenga

Taranaki v Otago (Ranfurly Shield)
Sunday 27 September
2.05pm, TET Stadium & Events Centre, Inglewood
Downer Referee: Angus Mabey

Counties Manukau v Northland
Sunday 27 September
4.35pm, Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe
Downer Referee: Ben O’Keeffe

[Crucial]

@Bovidae those refs are a big downer

Although in Pickerell's case it should read Downie

[Stargazer]

:face_with_tears_of_joy:

https://twitter.com/Kiwirugbyfan/status/1308155304203280390

[Bovidae]

A little bit about the rescheduling of M10 Cup games in this article. A NPC curtain raiser in Wellington was suggested. Flights and accommodation will be the main problem.

NZ Rugby is still finalising a reshuffle of cup fixtures and re-booking hotels for those two weekends.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/122846664/bledisloe-cup-curtainraiser-idea-shelved-as-wellington-rugby-eyes-a-return-to-the-suburbs

[mikedogz]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/122808042/npc-where-are-they-now-bay-of-plenty-legend-wayne-ormond-back-on-the-farm-in-tihoi-where-it-all-began?fbclid=IwAR2aShgST52M9emNMMQtbvhqth3SVVEUgeipBGzQgcnjW8SKC9JKb4f0coc

[bayimports]

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

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/122808042/npc-where-are-they-now-bay-of-plenty-legend-wayne-ormond-back-on-the-farm-in-tihoi-where-it-all-began?fbclid=IwAR2aShgST52M9emNMMQtbvhqth3SVVEUgeipBGzQgcnjW8SKC9JKb4f0coc

thanks for sharing @mikedogz , absolute legend in the BoP!

[Bovidae]

I wasn't aware of his RL contract.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/122858986/mitre-10-cup-rising-stars-jacob-ratumaitavukikneepkens-laps-up-ranfurly-shield-win

[Bovidae]

The revised schedule.

Mitre 10 Cup

Saturday, 10 October: 2.05pm: North Harbour v Hawke’s Bay (from Sunday 2.05pm)

Sunday, 11 October: 1.15pm: Ta$man v Bay of Plenty (from 2.05pm); 1.15pm: Northland v Southland (from 4.35pm)

Saturday, October 17: 2.05pm: Wellington v North Harbour (from Sunday 4.35pm)

Sunday, October 18: 1.15pm: Canterbury v Waikato (from 2.05pm); 1.15pm: Otago v Counties (from 2.05pm)

[Bones]

The real highlight here is Marshall's attempt at... the Taranaki winger's name...

[Machpants]

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

The real highlight here is Marshall's attempt at... the Taranaki winger's name...

"The winger formerly just surnamed Kneepkens"

[antipodean]

@Bones Ratu mitivik... viku kneepkens

[Kiwiwomble]

Fletcher Smtih sparking and then keeping the Waikato try alive....really wish we'd kept him

[taniwharugby]

@Kiwiwomble from what I heard, he was poised to sign up here (Dale McLeod instrumental in getting him to that point) and then Northland cut McLeod loose, he chose Waikato and Alaimalo went to Ta$man due to Northland not re-signing McLeod too...as rumour has it anyway

[Kiwiwomble]

i guess he really wants to play 10 and we were playing him at 15 with Ioane at 10

[taniwharugby]

@Kiwiwomble by all accounts, thats why Alaimalo left Ta$man, wanted to play 15, they had Jordan

[Kiwiwomble]

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

@Kiwiwomble by all accounts, thats why Alaimalo left Ta$man, wanted to play 15, they had Jordan

and Havili...hell, Hunt has been pretty good at 15 for the Landers

[Bovidae]

WEEK 4: Mitre 10 Cup Downer Match Appointments:

Bay of Plenty v Auckland
Friday 2 October
7.05pm, Rotorua International Stadium
Downer Referee: Ben O’Keeffe
Assistants: Nick Briant & Sam Fellows

Counties Manukau v Manawatu
Saturday 3 October
2.05pm, Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe
Downer Referee: Mike Fraser
Assistants: Brandon Roberts & Robert Shore

Northland v Taranaki
Saturday 3 October
4.35pm, Semenoff Stadium Whangarei
Downer Referee: Angus Mabey
Assistants: Boris Jurlina & Jaco Cronje

Canterbury v Wellington
Saturday 3 October
7.05pm, Orangetheory Stadium Christchurch
Downer Referee: Paul Williams
Assistants: TBC

North Harbour v Ta$man
Sunday 4 October
2.05pm, North Harbour Stadium
Downer Referee: Nick Briant
Assistants: Kyle Lagerwall & Scott McKenzie

Southland v Waikato
Sunday 4 October
2.05pm, Rugby Park Invercargill
Downer Referee: Jono Bredin
Assistants: TBC

Otago v Hawke’s Bay (RS)
Sunday 4 October
4.35pm, Forsyth Barr Stadium Dunedin
Downer Referee: Cam Stone
Assistants: TBC

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae Shit, again Cam Stone. Another whistle-fest to spoil the Ranfurly Shield match.

[Stargazer]

Looking at his instagram posts from the last week, Penikolo Latu is training with Southland.

[shark]

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

@Duluth I know I keep banging on about this but we would have had 3 or 4 AB tests by now in normal times? I haven't missed them this year. I will miss the Ab's leaving the NPC though and it turning back into the dross we have experienced for the past couple of decades

Completely and utterly agree. We'll both be branded as broken records, but who cares.