NPC 2022
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@Machpants said in NPC 2022:
Surprised that Tuipulotu isn't in that list
Maybe he is not actually found as needed to be released, he's just a stop gap?
What?
Maybe he is not actually
foundseen as needed to be released, as he's just a stop gap replacement? As in, he's not officially in the squad, so just goes home where he belongs.Or he's injured
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@Machpants said in NPC 2022:
As in, he's not officially in the squad, so just goes home where he belongs.
Tuipulotu is in the RC squad
Dickson is not in the squad but was added as extra cover. Dickson is listed as one of the players released
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@Kiwiwomble Roger finally gets to play for Auckland , just a shame he misses Rugby Park Invercargill by a week! would have been a great atmosphere for him
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@Kiwiwomble said in NPC 2022:
@Machpants said in NPC 2022:
I guess we will see if this Sotutu fella can play.
Who?
I’ve heard a little about him but not seen him play in a long time.
no such person, just a urban legend
Fijian Jesus?
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@KiwiMurph said in NPC 2022:
@FakatavaAllBlack said in NPC 2022:
Fakatava will be itching to play some rugby! Poor Manawatu they just can't catch a break
They at least get Hawke's Bay on a storm week as they play tomorrow night too.
Have you seen tomorrow night's team? The Poo are definitely getting more of the A side plus Tiatia.
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Even the Hawke's Bay fans should have some sympathy for Manawatū.
Auckland, though, have unlimited spending power, 46 players in their NPC squad and a huge academy. Hawke's Bay have 44 fully-contracted Magpies.
Manawatū coach Peter Russell could afford only 28 this season on his ultra-tight budget, down from 31 last year, and one of them is All Black Aaron Smith. In 2019 there were 35 on the books.
Other points from the article is that Tyler Laubscher has a chronic groin problem, and John Plumtree is now helping Russell and co. Oh, and Fletcher Building are a bunch of piston wristed gibbons.
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Frontline loosehead Harrison Allan copped a crazy three-week suspension after one of those accidental head collisions in the opening seconds of the first match against Canterbury.
While he wasn't cited at the game, some eagle-eyed NZ Rugby citing official zapped him.That's new to me. Why can't NZR just publish these judicial decisions?
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Even the Hawke's Bay fans should have some sympathy for Manawatū.
Nope. The Bay money men have managed the books successfully for a longtime now and clearly manage the player budget well (I'm pretty sure Tiatia is paid in donated pies).
Although we could do them a solid and lend them Tiatia for the season.
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Loving the fact that apart from the Poo there are no easy games in the NPC this year. Makes watching every game exciting and you just can't take any team for granted.
