NPC - news, injuries etc

[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:

[Bovidae]

So Michaela starts the year on crutches and Aidan ends the year on crutches. There must be something in the water.

[Higgins]

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

@antipodean will be stoked at the Wellington/Otago appointment

That appointment seems a bit strange in that Mr. Gardiner will have to undergo the 14 day isolation period before he can ref. Perhaps he has come here to get a number of first class games under his belt, something unavailable to him in Aus where it is just Club rugby at present, until getting some RC games to ref, assuming the Boks and Argies turn up.

[Bovidae]

@Higgins He would have arrived with the Wallabies and will be using this game for fitness before BC II, in which he is the ref.

[KiwiMurph]

Gardner is also the assistant ref the next day at the same stadium for Bledisloe 1 on Sunday.

[bayimports]

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

Knee surgery for Aidan Ross:

WTF.. Maybe we can call in an ex AB half way through the season?

[taniwharugby]

@bayimports not if you arent called Ta$man of Plenty!