NPC - news, injuries etc

[Bovidae]

Canterbury was Waisake's second choice after Taranaki. No one else was interested.

[Kiwiwomble]

@bovidae really? where did you get that from? wonder if he was asking too much?

[Canes4life]

Looking at the Cantab squad it's interesting not to see Owen Franks in the squad. I believe he's back in New Zealand so maybe he will suit up for Wellington or another province in the Canes catchment...

[Bovidae]

@kiwiwomble said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

@bovidae really? where did you get that from? wonder if he was asking too much?

Stuff article with quotes.

[mikey07]

@canes4life said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

Looking at the Cantab squad it's interesting not to see Owen Franks in the squad. I believe he's back in New Zealand so maybe he will suit up for Wellington or another province in the Canes catchment...

@Stargazer at HBs ae bud like his brother

[mikey07]

@canes4life Is Armstrong available for the Wellington this year or has he already gone as that might give an insight to where is going to end up, though surprisingly he hasn’t played club rugby in Wellington.

[Stargazer]

@mikey07 Our TH spots are taken. He may get Sona Taumalolo's spot as third choice LH.

[Stargazer]

@mikey07 He hasn't played club rugby in Hawke's Bay or Manawatu either.

[Kiwiwomble]

@bovidae said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

@kiwiwomble said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

@bovidae really? where did you get that from? wonder if he was asking too much?

Stuff article with quotes.

cheers, he's pretty blunt about it

Naholo admitted he approached Taranaki, who he played 35 games for between 2011 and 2019, before signing with Canterbury.

“It came around real quick [the deal]. I didn’t get much interest from anywhere else,” he said.

“I obviously asked there first. I’m from up there. I was keen to go back there, but they’ve got a good crew up there already.

must have been his pay as much as anything, Canterbury dont need to take a gamble, they must think they can get his knee right

[African Monkey]

@kiwiwomble Well they do need all the help they can get after their pathetic campaign last year, which includes an over the hill Naholo.

[Canes4life]

@mikey07 Armstrong plays on the opposite side of the scrum to Franks so not sure him leaving will necessarily mean Franks has signed.

[Tim]

@canes4life said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

Looking at the Cantab squad it's interesting not to see Owen Franks in the squad. I believe he's back in New Zealand so maybe he will suit up for Wellington or another province in the Canes catchment...

Maybe Ta$man has opened the chequebook again?

[mikey07]

@canes4life Sorry should’ve used a comma I’m atrocious for punctuation I was generally interested if Armstrong was going to play a part in the NPC before he leaves, then I ranted on about Franks.

[mikey07]

@tim It all makes sense now….

[Chris]

@african-monkey said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

@kiwiwomble Well they do need all the help they can get after their pathetic campaign last year, which includes an over the hill Naholo.

WE beat Auckland though, that's all that counts for 2020.

[Chris]

@canes4life said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

Strong Cantab squad. Anyone keen to name their top 23 minus All Blacks..

McAlister
Williams
Jager
Darry
Romano
Harmon
Prinsep
Grace
Drummond
Burke
McLeod
Punivai. I/ Ennor
Mataele
Fihaki
McKay

Bench
Stewart
Lienert-Brown
Newell
Gallagher
Stowers
Donaldson
Debreczeni
Punivai N. Depending on how Naholo shapes up

[Canes4life]

@chris Dunshea before Romano?

[Chris]

@canes4life said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

@chris Dunshea before Romano?

Dunshea out for the NPC neck injury him and Christie named but not likely to play.

[taniwharugby]

@chris Jack Debreczeni?

[Chris]

@taniwharugby said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

@chris Jack Debreczeni?

Yes he's been playing for West Melton in the Ellesmere country Comp.