Magpies 2021

[Stargazer]

@number-10 There are always more deserving players than there are prizes, but I think this year's winners are spot on.

Looking at who people voted for on FB and instagram, People's Choice award was a race between McClutchie, Parsons and Dixon.

This has really been an excellent season for McClutchie thus far, so good to see him claim most prizes!

[Stargazer]

[Stockcar86]

Since we didn't get Joe Schmidt, I'm pretty happy with that

[Nepia]

@stockcar86 said in Magpies 2021:

Since we didn't get Joe Schmidt, I'm pretty happy with that

I'm happy with that and we didn't get Joe Schmidt.

[Stockcar86]

@nepia said in Magpies 2021:

@stockcar86 said in Magpies 2021:

Since we didn't get Joe Schmidt, I'm pretty happy with that

I'm happy with that and we didn't get Joe Schmidt.

bleh, more NOBM bias

[Stargazer]

The Magpies have also lost scrum coach Francisco Deformes. He becomes the new forwards and setpiece coach of the Toronto Arrows in the MLR.

[Stargazer]

UPDATE

2021 Magpies playing/training with:

Moana Pasifika
'Apikotoa
Enari
Fomai
Funaki
McClutchie
Toala
Tuitavuki
Visinia

Highlanders
Evans, B
Evans, G
Fakatava
Mikaele-Tu'u

Hurricanes
Flanders
Parsons
Rakete-Stones
Walker-Leawere (injured for the SRP season)

WTG
Jacob Devery
Harry Godfrey?

Chiefs
Lowe
Retallick
Weber

Crusaders

WTG
Kereru-Symes
Kaifa

Rebels
Ili

Brumbies
Ollie Sapsford

Waratahs
Cridge

Top League One (Japan)
Dixon (Green Rockets Tokatsu)
Falcon (Toyota Verblitz)

Major League Rugby (USA, Canada)
Faleiva (Magpies apprentice prop) (Toronto Arrows)
Makene (Utah Warriors)
O'Connor (Rugby New York)
Robinson-Bartlett (Toronto Arrows)
Tusitala (Old Glory DC)
Waa (Austin Gilgronis)

Coaches
Mark Ozich (Western Force)
Francisco Deformes (Toronto Arrows)

[Higgins]

@stargazer

That is a lot of players that played predominantly in the Nash Cup and Maddison Trophy last season that will need to be replaced by the local clubs. Any idea where the NBHS and HBHS firsts and seconds school leavers are headed?

[Stargazer]

@higgins said in Magpies 2021:

@stargazer

That is a lot of players that played predominantly in the Nash Cup and Maddison Trophy last season that will need to be replaced by the local clubs. Any idea where the NBHS and HBHS firsts and seconds school leavers are headed?

Not yet, but keeping an eye on it. If social media is anything to go by, we've lost quite a few school leavers to other provinces, this year, but not necessarily because they have been poached by academies. I've seen some posts about one or two players going to Oz (league?), but didn't recognise them from the tiny photos.

I think we'll know more when we see the player listst from HB club rugby (if HBT is going to publish them), team lists from Hurricanes region academy games and Hurricanes development teams, and obviously, the 1st XV team lists (to see who's doing another year at school). Assuming Covid doesn't ruin things (the HB Sevens tournament in Waipuk has been cancelled).

If I find info, I'll post it in the relevant HB club, academy or school rugby thread.

[Number 10]

Add Namatahi Waa to Austin Gilgronis in MLR.

[Stargazer]

@number-10 Had missed Waa in the MLR. Have added him to the list; also Tusitala for Old Glory DC.

[Stargazer]

Injury update (2 March 2022):

Devery (Hurricanes) - concussion
Cridge (Waratahs) - ankle injury
Ili (Rebels) - is injured, but I don't know what kind of injury he has
Visinia (Moana Pasifika) - still recovering from a foot injury; has started running again
Sapsford (Brumbies) ?? - don't know whether he is injured, or just not picked

long-term:
Walker-Leawere

Edit:
Overseas: all our players in the MLR are playing, except Robinson-Bartlett, who's been out with an "upper-body injury".
Falcon playing, too, in Japan (if the games aren't cancelled due to Covid).