BOP v Northland

[Bovidae]

Gibson is another coach in love with a 6:2 split on the bench.

[bobily2]

What are people's thoughts on Cashmore? He's looked reasonably good for his age in the very little I've seen of him.

[Donsteppa]

On his current trajectory, Daryl Gibson should be coaching Heartland rugby next year.

[Chris B.]

@bobily2 Is he a son of Adrian - or relative?

[bobily2]

@chris-b said in BOP v Northland:

@bobily2 Is he a son of Adrian - or relative?

Not sure - I've always assumed he's Adrian's son, but I haven't seen anything to confirm it

[Bovidae]

@bobily2 said in BOP v Northland:

What are people's thoughts on Cashmore? He's looked reasonably good for his age in the very little I've seen of him.

I thought he looked good for the Chiefs U20s and was much improved from when I watched him at 1st XV level for TBC. One for the future.

@Chris-B He is the nephew of Adrian.

[kev]

All we need to do is plug corner.

[bayimports]

@bovidae said in BOP v Northland:

@bobily2 said in BOP v Northland:

What are people's thoughts on Cashmore? He's looked reasonably good for his age in the very little I've seen of him.

I thought he looked good for the Chiefs U20s and was much improved from when I watched him at 1st XV level for TBC. One for the future.

@Chris-B He is the nephew of Adrian.

I believe Blair's son

[Donsteppa]

A very nicely worked try. Good of the two Northland forwards to be aggressive at counter rucking instead of defending the fringes

[Donsteppa]

Nice try saving tackle too!

[bayimports]

nice to get a win, but jeez a couple of different bounces and this goes the other way

[taniwharugby]

@bayimports said in BOP v Northland:

but jeez a couple of different bounces

and you score 20 more...we are so ill prepared and unfit.

[bayimports]

@taniwharugby said in BOP v Northland:

@bayimports said in BOP v Northland:

but jeez a couple of different bounces

and you score 20 more...we are so ill prepared and unfit.

From our side, I just hope that doesn't secure Gibson more time lol

[Bovidae]

Despite this NPC being anything but fair, with this result we end up having 2 QFs this weekend to decide who progresses to the SFs.

[taniwharugby]

@bayimports won't change anything for us, despite our coaches bumbling thier way through the past few seasons, think they are locked in until the year 2099...Southland deserve the semi spot, they look much better drilled without the quality in the squad like Northland had.

[Steven Harris]

I think we should just default this last game against Hawkes Bay , we have ton of injuries and I am not sure how we are going to extra players out of Northland .
I’m sure Hawkes Bay will use it as an opportunity to roll their Dev squad .
Hoping Josh Goodhue is ok did not look good ..

[taniwharugby]

@steven-harris said in BOP v Northland:

Hoping Josh Goodhue is ok did not look good ..

That is a massive concern for him, given his history, this could be the final knock for him!

[Duluth]

From newshub

Goodhue was released from hospital in the early hours of Thursday morning but is still experiencing ongoing headaches and a sore neck. He'll be taken for further scans on Thursday afternoon.

[taniwharugby]

@duluth hopefully it is more due to a (minor) neck issue than another head knock!

Poor buggar, anytime he really starts getting going and putting out consistent high quality performances, he gets injured.

[KiwiPie]

I find it really hard to judge Gibson as BOP coach so far - given how many changes there have been in the squad of 23 and the other mitigating factors. After all, beat Canterbury with a bonus point and Ta$man beat Wellington and Otago beat Waikato and it looks like we get a home semi-final*

• that may be a bad interpretation of the very strange looking ladder.