NPC - news, injuries etc

[Bovidae]

@kiwiwomble Southland waiting to win the game that counts.

[Rapido]

@canes4life said in All Blacks 2021:

What would everyone like to see more - North vs South matches OR All Blacks playing provincial rugby?

An NPC with All Blacks would be so awesome. Had this cruelly ripped from us last year for some half-crowd Tri Nations.

[Canes4life]

@mikey07 yeah well done Naki, positive thing at this stage of the season is no injuries.

I wonder why Dominic Bird was pulled late.

[mikey07]

@canes4life Might have had a niggle but yeah very odd.

[Tim]

Full time at Hanmer Springs. Your Mako prevail 37-35

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[bobily2]

@stargazer said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

@bobily2 Where did you find that Wellington team line-up? I don't see it anywhere on their social media.

It was on there FB last night

[Stargazer]

@bobily2 They removed it and posted a new line-up (just before the game, it seems):

[Stargazer]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/125849324/southland-stags-coach-dale-macleod-content-despite-preseason-loss-to-otago

[Kiwiwomble]

@nepia has anyone got the squad with their NPC teams? i always think of people like aaron smith going back to Manawatu and thinking it would be great....but your probably right. the bog teams would have most, Otago doesnt have any AB's

[Mackerzzzz]

I hope they do play NPC. Just becuase Taranaki will then have a good team...

[Nepia]

@kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2021:

@nepia has anyone got the squad with their NPC teams? i always thing of people like aaron smith going back to Manawatu and thinking it would be great....but your probably right. the bog teams would have most, Otago doesnt have any AB's

We'd get BBBR and Weber, but the Cantabs and Orks would get nearly a Super squad back each.

[Mackerzzzz]

@nepia said in All Blacks 2021:

@kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2021:

@nepia has anyone got the squad with their NPC teams? i always thing of people like aaron smith going back to Manawatu and thinking it would be great....but your probably right. the bog teams would have most, Otago doesnt have any AB's

We'd get BBBR and Weber, but the Cantabs and Orks would get nearly a Super squad back each.

Let's see:

Auckland gets:
Taavao
Tuungafasi
Tuipulotu
Ioane
Ioane

Canterbury:
Taylor
Moody
Whitelock
Mounga
Ennor
Bridge

Wellington:
Aumua
Colesy
Savea
Perenara

Counties Manakau:
Laulala
Papalii
Sotutu

Ta$man:
Lomax
Blackadder
Frizzell
Havili
Jordan
Reece

Taranaki:
Barrett
Barrett
Barrett
Vaii

Waikato:
Jacobson
Tupaea
McKenzie

[Nepia]

@mackerzzzz Fucking Ta$man are the problem, chequebook Mofos.

Not as bad as I thought actually :thumbs_up_medium_skin_tone: , the Auckland NPC ruckus has helped spread their players out a bit.

[Kirwan]

@nepia said in All Blacks 2021:

@mackerzzzz Fucking Ta$man are the problem, chequebook Mofos.

Not as bad as I thought actually :thumbs_up_medium_skin_tone: , the Auckland NPC ruckus has helped spread their players out a bit.

That actually looks nicely spread out. I’d enjoy watching that.

[cgrant]

@tim said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

I am happy to see Corey Kellow here. He was among the best Crusaders U20 players during the SRA U20. Mobile, strong at the breakdown and good linking with the back. Not a midget either (1.90 m - 6ft 3 - for an openside).

[Mackerzzzz]

@nepia said in All Blacks 2021:

@mackerzzzz Fucking Ta$man are the problem, chequebook Mofos.

Not as bad as I thought actually :thumbs_up_medium_skin_tone: , the Auckland NPC ruckus has helped spread their players out a bit.

Yeah Ta$man and Canterbury the only ones with over five

[Steven Harris]

@cgrant another one missed by Auckland , ex Sacred Heart College ..?

[Nepia]

@mackerzzzz said in All Blacks 2021:

@nepia said in All Blacks 2021:

@mackerzzzz Fucking Ta$man are the problem, chequebook Mofos.

Not as bad as I thought actually :thumbs_up_medium_skin_tone: , the Auckland NPC ruckus has helped spread their players out a bit.

Yeah Ta$man and Canterbury the only ones with over five

Although, when you add them to their franchise laden squads* the imbalance returns. Let's let Canterbury, Ta$man Invitational Chequebook XV and Auckland play their own comp and the rest can have a competitive comp (hopefully I piss off a few Wellingtonian/Hurricanes fans by not including them with the big teams).

*Now you'll be off to total the franchise numbers in each team to show how I'm wrong there as well.

[Daffy Jaffy]

Note - D'Angelo Leuila playing for Waikato.
Auckland 19 (Sofai Maka, Wallace Sititi, Leni Apisai, tries; Jock McKenzie 2 con) Manawatū 7 (Jason Myers try; Stewart Cruden con).

Waikato 28 (Anton Milnes 2, Sampeni Finau, Daniel Sinkinson, tries; D'Angelo Leuila 4 con) Manawatū 14 (Taniela Filimone, Ben Werthmuller, tries; Brett Cameron 2 con).

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/300364500/work-to-do-for-manawat-after-preseason-rugby-losses-in-taup

[Mackerzzzz]

@nepia said in All Blacks 2021:

@mackerzzzz said in All Blacks 2021:

@nepia said in All Blacks 2021:

@mackerzzzz Fucking Ta$man are the problem, chequebook Mofos.

Not as bad as I thought actually :thumbs_up_medium_skin_tone: , the Auckland NPC ruckus has helped spread their players out a bit.

Yeah Ta$man and Canterbury the only ones with over five

Although, when you add them to their franchise laden squads* the imbalance returns. Let's let Canterbury, Ta$man Invitational Chequebook XV and Auckland play their own comp and the rest can have a competitive comp (hopefully I piss off a few Wellingtonian/Hurricanes fans by not including them with the big teams).

*Now you'll be off to total the franchise numbers in each team to show how I'm wrong there as well.

Ok.... it might take a while