NPC - news, injuries etc

[taniwharugby]

@Snowy or at least to then do a droppie before the players get to you!

[Kiwiwomble]

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

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

@Snowy or just one point

Surely you get extra points to manage that?

yeah, that occurred to me after i wrote that, you might be right, if the conversion is only going to draw it..do you aim for the post/crossbar and aim for the win...commentators would go nuts

[Machpants]

We could have an entire mini game, with human pyramids to stop the ball going over, points for style, etc.

[Snowy]

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

yeah, that occurred to me after i wrote that, you might be right, if the conversion is only going to draw it..do you aim for the post/crossbar and aim for the win...commentators would go nuts

That would be gold.

"So if he can hit the post and catch it here for the 3 points they get the shield"

[taniwharugby]

@Machpants that you Andrew Forrest?

[Bovidae]

So Leo is at the Raiders.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/122934320/mitre-10-cup-rising-stars-tyrone-thompson-on-his-50m-try-and-nrl-hopeful-twin-brother

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae Yep, he played for the Raiders U20 squad that won the 2020 Canberra Regional Rugby League Cup, last week. Although he didn't play in the Final, he played most games (so maybe injured?).

The article also confirms what I've said for more than a year: that he changed to league because he was being overlooked in rugby. And that's a real loss.

[ARHS]

Good choice of club. They look after Kiwis and other overseas players well there

[Stargazer]

Not sure whether this has been posted already, but Teihorangi Walden has now officially been ruled out of the remainder of the Mitre 10 Cup (ruptured achilles tendon).

https://www.trfu.co.nz/newsarticle/95957

[Bovidae]

WEEK 5: Mitre 10 Cup Downer Match Appointments:

Manawatu v Canterbury
Friday 9 October
7.05pm, Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North
Downer Referee: Nick Briant
Assistants: Stu Curran & Matt McEwen

Taranaki v Auckland
Saturday 10 October
2.05pm, TET Stadium & Events, Inglewood
Downer Referee: James Doleman
Assistants: Trent Mischefski & Alistair Kalin

North Harbour v Hawke’s Bay
Saturday 10 October
2.05pm, North Harbour Stadium
Downer Referee: Angus Mabey
Assistants: Kyle Lagerwall & Scott McKenzie

Wellington v Otago
Saturday 10 October
4.35pm, Sky Stadium Wellington
Downer Referee: Angus Gardner (AUS)
Assistants: Mike Fraser & Jack Sargentina

Waikato v Counties Manukau
Saturday 10 October
7.05pm, FMG Stadium Waikato
Downer Referee: Brendon Pickerill
Assistants: Michael Winter & Grant Stuart

Ta$man v Bay of Plenty
Sunday 11 October
1.15pm, Trafalgar Park, Nelson
Downer Referee: Cam Stone
Assistants: Steff James & Tom Holohan

Northland v Southland
Sunday 11 October
1.15pm, Semenoff Stadium, Whangarei
Downer Referee: Richard Kelly
Assistants: Boris Jurlina & Stephen Ball

[KiwiMurph]

@antipodean will be stoked at the Wellington/Otago appointment

[Tim]

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=12370886

Clearly Ta$man were rattled by the mighty power of the mighty, mighty Harbour.

[Yeetyaah]

Waikato get Prickerill, nice.

[Nepia]

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

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=12370886

Clearly Ta$man were rattled by the mighty power of the mighty, mighty Harbour.

Does the Invitational XV have no shame, buying up former All Blacks mid competition?

[ARHS]

Gotta feel sorry for Moni Ngakuru, shifting there for NPC

[Bovidae]

Ross and Ainley at lock for the season.

[ARHS]

@Bovidae so they can rest cirikidaveta and shalfoon?

[Bovidae]

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

@Bovidae so they can rest cirikidaveta and shalfoon?

I forgot Shalfoon was there too. It does seem to be a strange move to bring in a 35 yr old lock who spends most of his time on the wing.

[Chris B.]

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

@Bovidae so they can rest cirikidaveta and shalfoon?

Shalfoon is also injured, as are Parkinson, Strange and Max Hicks. We also don't have Frizell, whom we've often used at lock - so with five locking options out, we've signed a replacement.

While you guys wet your pants in fear, I think I'll wait and see how Isaac goes. A 35 year old who's spent 10 years playing in Japan....

[Donsteppa]

Knee surgery for Aidan Ross: