NPC Player Movements.
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Otago's 25ish contracted players can be found here https://www.orfu.co.nz/HIGH-PERFORMANCE/NPC/2024-player-profiles . Which probably leaves about six spots and some decelopment deals. Do any Ta$man fans know what has happened to Luca Inch? He pulled out of the Highlanders at the start of the season this year, due to personal reasons. Can't see any trace of him in club footy. Hope he is all good.
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Couple of others. Lookkng to get some footy in Southland are Byron Smith, former Brumby Lachlan Albert and rumours of Mitch Dunshea. Thomas Umaga-Jensen is also unsigned for the provincial season.
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@Billsy111 said in NPC Player Movements.:
@Landers92 Sevu Reece to Southland?. Be great if he gets a game or two for them. But I doubt it.
@Chris-B You blokes finally run out of money?
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@Nepia Actually, I've heard the opposite.
We won the NPC (twice) on a shoe-string, but since then we've attracted more cash and are now a bit more comfortably off.
Can't testify that second part is a fact, but it's what I've heard. The first part is readily verifiable in those old State of the Union reports.
Ta$man is announcing a squad player each week day for the few weeks until the whole squad is named. A nice idea.
So far - Quinten Strange, Jack Gray, Kyran Taumoefolau, Sam Moli
plus Maloni Kunawave and Eli Odenryn in our development squad.
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@Chris-B Eli Oudenryn, no relation to former Wahs speedster Lee Oudenryn by any chance?
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@African-Monkey No idea, sorry.
He's a hooker, though - so he probably hasn't inherited all those fast twitch fibres!
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@Chris-B said in NPC Player Movements.:
@African-Monkey No idea, sorry.
He's a hooker, though - so he probably hasn't inherited all those fast twitch fibres!
Decent young hooker was in the Crusaders u/20 squad this year.
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Tevita Latu, has made the move North from Southland to Northland.
Dale McLeod a big factor in the move.
Got to see him play yesterday, looks a good player with good game sense.
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@taniwharugby said in NPC Player Movements.:
Tevita Latu, has made the move North from Southland to Northland.
Dale McLeod a big factor in the move.
Got to see him play yesterday, looks a good player with good game sense.
I wonder if Southland might look to the uncontracted Umaga-Jensen to replace Latu.
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For Harbour it'll be interesting to see if the locks Nasilasila (Drua, Fiji) and Kalapu are back (Force, loaned from Auckland to Harbour?).
There's also a rumour of an Aussie inside back coming over to play for them, but he was named in one of Schmidt's training squads.
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@Tim said in NPC Player Movements.:
There might be some clues in the Auckland contenders squad. Sanirevi and Faletagoa'i from Taranaki, Harford and Luke Donaldson from Canterbury, Koroi from Otago, and Visinia from HB. Of course there is also Segner from Ta$man.
always rated Koroi hope he gets a run
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Sevu Reece confirmed to Southland. Reason being his partner's family is from Southland.
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Ta$man is announcing a squad player each week day for the few weeks until the whole squad is named. A nice idea.
So far - Quinten Strange, Jack Gray, Kyran Taumoefolau, Sam Moli
plus Maloni Kunawave and Eli Odenryn in our development squad.
This week's announcements:
Big Levi Aumua - a big munter who can run hard and straight. Maybe we should play him at 12.
It appears he's only signed for this season.
Campbell Parata, Braden Stewart.
Plus two more for the Development squad Hugh Robinson (first five) and Cooper Roberts (outside back). Both ex Marlborough Boys College
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@Chris-B do you know what has happened to Luca Inch? Disappeared from the Highlanders and doesn't appear to be playing club
