NPC 2022

[Yeetyaah]

[Stargazer]

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[Tim]

[Yeetyaah]

Proud Bay local Jacob Norris returns home

At just 23 years of age, new Steamers signing Jacob Norris has already achieved a lot in his young career. After...

Jacob Norris has signed with BOP

[Tim]

[Yeetyaah]

@Tim Harbour popping off posting their signings, must be nice.

[Bovidae]

@Yeetyaah I have been told that Waikato deliberately keep signings/squads quiet until the official announcement. The PUs obviously have very different media/PR strategies.

[Yeetyaah]

@Bovidae no communication from the Kremlin as usual

[Stargazer]

[OleOleOle]

@Yeetyaah Waikato must have the worst social media persence/interaction with its fans of any PU in the country. Their lack of sharing anything relevent never ceases to amaze me. Its almost like they take pride in it. Old school arrogance aprings ot mind.

[Bovidae]

@OleOleOle Looking at the club team lists can give some idea of who is around. Some familiar names have reappeared in recent weeks while others are missing (injured). Hooker and midfield will be the positions that might be thin with injuries/AB commitments.

[Tim]

[Canes4life]

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[OleOleOle]

@Bovidae yeah i get that, still doesn't make up for the woeful comms from the Kremlin

[Bovidae]

@OleOleOle said in NPC 2022:

@Bovidae yeah i get that, still doesn't make up for the woeful comms from the Kremlin

I'm not excusing them. As I said that is how the WRU roll.

[Grooter]

Solomon Alaimalo has recommitted to southland , I only wish the best for the guy. If memory serves he also played a full part in last yrs stags season.

[Stargazer]

New Zealand Rugby 2022 National Referee Squad Announced

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has today announced the New Zealand Referees high performance squad for the 2022 Bunnings Warehouse provincial rugby season.

The 2022 New Zealand referee high performance squad is:

Jono Bredin (Hawke’s Bay)

Nick Briant (Bay of Plenty)

Stu Catley (Hawke’s Bay)

Maggie Cogger-Orr (Auckland)

Stu Curran (Manawatu)

Erin Doherty* (Otago)

James Doleman (Otago)

Mike Fraser (Wellington)

Natarsha Ganley (North Harbour)

Fraser Hannon (Otago)

George Haswell (Canterbury)

Jackson Henshaw (South Canterbury)

Nick Hogan (Hawke’s Bay)

Lauren Jenner (Counties Manukau)

Will Johnston* (Taranaki)

Angus Mabey (Auckland)

Georgia Mason* (Southland)

Daniel Moore (Canterbury)

Andrew Morton* (Bay of Plenty)

Tiana Ngawati (Bay of Plenty)

Ben O'Keeffe (Horowhenua Kapiti)

Brendon Pickerill (North Harbour)

Marcus Playle (Auckland)

Cam Stone (Taranaki)

Taneika Uerata (Canterbury)

Dan Waenga (Hawke’s Bay)

Cassie Watt (Southland)

Paul Williams (Taranaki)

Michael Winter (Waikato)

Larissa Woolerton (Waikato)

Ben Woolerton (Waikato)

*Denotes selection to the squad for the first time.

After five years as National Referee Manager, Bryce Lawrence is set to leave his role in July to take up a new opportunity with NZR as Head of Training and Education.

[Higgins]

Oh look at that, Mr. Bredin is top of the list. With a HB designation after his name and in the interests of neutrality he must therefore become unavailable to control games played by the Province he is affiliated to.

[Stargazer]

@Higgins said in NPC 2022:

Oh look at that, Mr. Bredin is top of the list. With a HB designation after his name and in the interests of neutrality he must therefore become unavailable to control games played by the Province he is affiliated to.

Is that true, or his that wishful thinking? Bredin no longer officiating Magpies games would be excellent after his stuff-ups in our last two games against Taranaki. He was bloody awful, although his ARs and TMO weren't much better.

[Machpants]

Obviously I'm just being it on names, but Pro refs is very white compared to Pro players!