NPC 2022
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i might be missing something, very early in the year for any NPC teams to have a squad together isn't it?
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@kiwiwomble they are dev sides.
I know the Northland Dev side, or 'Futures' side has been putting in the work at the new High Performance Centre we have since December.
A handful in that game got time in the NPC for Northland last year too, but this will hopefully keep them on track as too many of our lads turned up for NPC out of shape, despite playing club footy.
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@taniwharugby Are those development sides the same as academy teams? I'm asking because in the Hurricanes region it's the academy teams that are playing each other, this time of the year.
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@stargazer I think they are academy sides but will form majority of the b or dev side later in the year.
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@stargazer it’s a mixture of Academy players and High Performance players with a handful that have NPC experience to guide many of the younger guys ..it’s only the 2nd year that this particular futures programme has been running and its already starting to pay dividends with several players being looked at for Blues Under 20 which been totally unheard of for Northland rugby .
In the past the best under 20s from Northland ended up in Auckland secondary schools and made the Blues under 20 and were lost forever ..I could write a list ,but I will keep it short , so hopefully along with programs like this and their high performance centre in Whangarei ,not to mention a much stronger relationship with the Blues , finally Northland are trending in the right direction , plan is to be as successful as a Hawkes Bay or a Ta$man whom I personally see as good benchmarks.
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@higgins said in NPC - news, injuries etc:
@bobily2 said in NPC - news, injuries etc:
Denny Solomona has signed with North Harbour
Is that the guy I saw playing for Sale a couple of months ago or another Denny Solomona？
That's the one
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North Harbour Rugby Union
The North Harbour Rugby Union was formed in 1985 and during this time has developed a reputation for playing colourful and entertaining rugby through all grades
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@fakatavafuture said in NPC - news, injuries etc:
@antipodean played test level in two different sports, he's also done the brad thorn thing of also representing two different nations in the respective codes
LOL “duel”
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@tim said in NPC - news, injuries etc:
Not that he'll play for Southland any time soon, but it's great if players stay loyal to their home province (or province where their career started), no matter whether they're a team at the top or at the bottom.
