NPC - news, injuries etc

[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!

[bayimports]

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

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

exactly my point, no normal team can do this

although if this South China Lions comes to fruition, perhaps Beijing of Plenty?

[Chris B.]

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

@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?

Why not?

You could give Wyatt Crockett or Tim Perry a ring - though Wyatt just bought a new sports shop in Richmond, so he's probably a bit busy.

Though in fairness, the ex- Ta$man prop you probably should target is Tristan Moran, whom you were fucking happy to poach back in the day, when Tew was trying to get rid of us.
#neverforgiveneverforget

[bayimports]

@Chris-B I knew there was a reason I didn't completely dislike Steve Tew

[Chris B.]

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

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

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

exactly my point, no normal team can do this

Seems like there's probably quite a few unemployed ex-ABs floating around.

Waikato picked up Messam and Counties picked up Read - and they're both quite ordinary teams.

(I can't believe how funny I am!)