NPC - news, injuries etc
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This weekend, the World Tens Series kicks off (Bermuda). I'm surprised to read that Chris Eves has been named in the Asia Pacific Dragons squad and will be available to them from round 2, which is played on the weekend of Sat 31 October. Released before the Mitre 10 Cup is over ... I know they have no hope of reaching the semis, but players leaving early certainly won't help them.
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WEEK 7: Mitre 10 Cup Downer Match Appointments:
Otago v Northland
Friday 23 October
7.05pm, Forsyth Barr Stadium
Downer Referee: Mike Fraser
Assistants: Jono Bredin & Oliver HadfieldBay of Plenty v Canterbury
Saturday 24 October
2.05pm, Tauranga Domain
Downer Referee: Cam Stone
Assistants: Sam Fellows & Cam RussellHawke’s Bay v Manawatu (Ranfurly Shield)
Saturday 24 October
4.35pm, McLean Park Napier
Downer Referee: Nick Briant
Assistants: Hugh Reed & Stu CatleyNorth Harbour v Auckland
Saturday 24 October
7.05pm, North Harbour Stadium
Downer Referee: Richard Kelly
Assistants: Kyle Lagerwall & Scott McKenzieTa$man v Southland
Sunday 25 October
2.05pm, Trafalgar Park Nelson
Downer Referee: James Doleman
Assistants: Tom Holohan & Aidan BarnettCounties Manukau v Wellington
Sunday 25 October
2.05pm, Navigation Homes Stadium Pukekohe
Downer Referee: Dan Waenga
Assistants: Brandon Roberts & Robert ShoreWaikato v Taranaki
Sunday 18 October
4.35pm, FMG Stadium Waikato
Downer Referee: Angus Mabey
Assistants: Michael Winter & Grant Stuart -
He has been on the IRB World Series 7s Circuit for the last couple of years. Refs out of Taranaki.
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@Higgins said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
He has been on the IRB World Series 7s Circuit for the last couple of years. Refs out of Taranaki.
@Chris said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@Higgins said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
He has been on the IRB World Series 7s Circuit for the last couple of years. Refs out of Taranaki.
Is that where he has been on the 7s circuit he was doing some mitre10 cup awhile ago.
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@Yeetyaah said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
Waikato avoid Stone and Pickerill. Good stuff.
And we get Stone again FFS
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@Chris Fair enough too. The shit teams (especially Canterbury) get given substandard refs
@African-Monkey said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@Chris Fair enough too. The shit teams (especially Canterbury) get given substandard refs
Haha seems to be the way
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@Bovidae said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
Downer Referee: James Doleman
Are they trying to depress people?!!
@Chris-B said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
Are they trying to depress people?!!
At risk of looking like a @mariner4life post with this:
Most refs are downers if truth be told, but a necessary evil.
Doleman is a bit unfortunate too - how long out of work?
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Comments from Boshier.
“I tell you what, it’s been a long year, stringing 80s [minutes] every week is definitely taking its toll,” he said. “Working on putting a bit of size on isn’t really a focus at the moment, it’s just trying to get through. “It sort of takes me three or four days to recover after every game now. And even though we had that break off over Covid, we’re still training hard and it felt like a second pre-season. So it’s actually been a bloody long year physically and mentally." -
Not too smart of Boshier to publicly say that he disagrees with the AB selectors re his playing weight.
@akan004 Players know the weight their body best operates at and Boshier may be quite happy playing the way he does now . To put on more weight to meet the selectors desires could turn him into another plodder and change his current effectiveness . Witness Vaea Fifita who they managed to turn into a plodder, far removed from the wide ranging free running guy we saw when he first bust onto the scene six or seven years back..
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@akan004 Players know the weight their body best operates at and Boshier may be quite happy playing the way he does now . To put on more weight to meet the selectors desires could turn him into another plodder and change his current effectiveness . Witness Vaea Fifita who they managed to turn into a plodder, far removed from the wide ranging free running guy we saw when he first bust onto the scene six or seven years back..
@Higgins I agree although I do also see where the selectors are coming from, he needs to be more physical imo. What I am saying is whatever he thinks of his ideal playing weight it's best to keep it to himself. It's never a good idea to disagree with your employers publicly.
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@Higgins I agree although I do also see where the selectors are coming from, he needs to be more physical imo. What I am saying is whatever he thinks of his ideal playing weight it's best to keep it to himself. It's never a good idea to disagree with your employers publicly.
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'being physically and mentally spent' from the season is also a reason not to pick him for 4 tests in 5 weeks!
@Machpants I expect they (the selectors) have access to all the data about players, or can get certain players tracked in M10 to see how they are tracking post Super?
So maybe they had seen a drop off or that his body was struggling to keep up (working harder each week)
Tom Robinson is another who many thought the selectors had a close eye on, and maybe they are just wanting him to get through a full season without injury, before introducing him to the highest level?
Or are we giving the coaches too much credit :face_with_tears_of_joy:
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@Higgins I agree although I do also see where the selectors are coming from, he needs to be more physical imo. What I am saying is whatever he thinks of his ideal playing weight it's best to keep it to himself. It's never a good idea to disagree with your employers publicly.
@akan004 was he disagreeing? I thought Boshier was meaning he was not able to work on adding weight at this point in time, given the time of season, recovery sessions etc.
