Auckland Rugby 2022

African Monkey

From what I've been told, Felix Kalapu has signed for the Force for next year.

TheMojoman

@Tim said in Auckland Rugby 2022:

Wallace Sititi played for Harbour Bs today.

Was wondering where he got to. All the other starters from the U20’s have had a couple of games this far. Sititi seems a Rodney So’oailo type loosie.

Tim

https://www.aucklandrugby.co.nz/newsarticle/118794?newsfeedId=1360311&newsfeedPageNum=1

Tim

Faletoi Peni (Manukau Rovers) is the Auckland club player of the year.

https://www.aucklandrugby.co.nz/newsarticle/119344?newsCarouselId=1360310

Tim

Tim

https://www.aucklandrugby.co.nz/newsarticle/119513?newsfeedId=1360311

The Auckland Under 18 program is as follows:

Monday 5 September

Auckland 1A V Auckland Divisional 18s @East Tamaki Rugby Club, 630pm.
North Harbour U18s V Auckland Gulls U18s @East Coast Bays Rugby Club. 630pm.

Saturday 10 September

Auckland 1A V North Harbour u18s, Venue and time TBC
Auckland Divisional 18s V Northland @Wellsford Rugby Club, 2pm.
Auckland Gulls V Harlequins U18s, AWAY.

Saturday 17 September

Auckland 1A V Auckland Gulls U18s @Orakei Domain, 12pm.
Auckland Divisional 18s V Counties U18s @Orakei Domain, 12pm.

Saturday 24 September

Auckland 1A V Counties, AWAY, venue TBC
Auckland Divisional 18s V North Harbour, AWAY, venue TBC.

Tim

Would be great if we could get Tuipulotu this week. Assume Sullivan is still out. Maybe put out a team like:

1 Hodgman
2 Vikena
3 Ta'avao
4 Dalzell
5 Tuipulotu
6 Gibson
7 Choat
8 Ekuasi
9 Funaki
10 Plummer
11 Rayasi
12 Evans
13 Heem
14 Lam
15 Trainor

16 Apisai
17 Lay
18 Ahio
19 Beehre
20 Peita
21 Wye
22 McKenzie
23 Maka

Duluth

@Tim said in Auckland Rugby 2022:

Tuipulotu

Has there been an update on his injury?

There wasn't even a mention of how severe it was. Just described as a neck injury during training in SA

Tim

@Duluth Haven't seen anything so far, which is annoying.

Tim

@Duluth Given that he hasn't played since 9 July, you'd have to be concerned with how serious the injury is.

Tim

As the NPC team heads into the semi-final against Wellington on Friday night. We have an injury update on several players:

• Angus Ta’avao left the field on Friday night with a spinal injury. Gus is doing well but will not be considered for selection this week.
• Salesi Rayasi suffered a high ankle sprain against Taranaki and will not be available for the remainder of the season.
• Adrian Choat received PCL ligament damage in the knee against Taranaki and will not be available for the remainder of the season.
• Zarn Sullivan is still recovering from a left scapula fracture and will not be available for the remainder of the season.

Team announcement for the semi final on Wednesday

taniwharugby

@Tim shit a spinal injury...doesn't sound great.

That was indirectly from that player putting a foot out to stop the try wasn't it?

Crucial

@taniwharugby said in Auckland Rugby 2022:

@Tim shit a spinal injury...doesn't sound great.

That was indirectly from that player putting a foot out to stop the try wasn't it?

Slid in with the feet and collided with Angus bending him backwards.

So glad to see that carded. Player proved (by looking really baffled about the card) just how some don't even understand that you can't slide in with the feet to stop a try yet it goes unpunished most of the time.

Crucial

@Tim said in Auckland Rugby 2022:

As the NPC team heads into the semi-final against Wellington on Friday night. We have an injury update on several players:

• Angus Ta’avao left the field on Friday night with a spinal injury. Gus is doing well but will not be considered for selection this week.
• Salesi Rayasi suffered a high ankle sprain against Taranaki and will not be available for the remainder of the season.
• Adrian Choat received PCL ligament damage in the knee against Taranaki and will not be available for the remainder of the season.
• Zarn Sullivan is still recovering from a left scapula fracture and will not be available for the remainder of the season.

Team announcement for the semi final on Wednesday

So maybe Sullivan was in contention for the AB XV?

KiwiMurph

@Crucial said in Auckland Rugby 2022:

@Tim said in Auckland Rugby 2022:

As the NPC team heads into the semi-final against Wellington on Friday night. We have an injury update on several players:

• Angus Ta’avao left the field on Friday night with a spinal injury. Gus is doing well but will not be considered for selection this week.
• Salesi Rayasi suffered a high ankle sprain against Taranaki and will not be available for the remainder of the season.
• Adrian Choat received PCL ligament damage in the knee against Taranaki and will not be available for the remainder of the season.
• Zarn Sullivan is still recovering from a left scapula fracture and will not be available for the remainder of the season.

Team announcement for the semi final on Wednesday

So maybe Sullivan was in contention for the AB XV?

You'd have to think he'll be on their radar after his performance in Maori - Ireland Game 1.

george33

@KiwiMurph zarn gone for season as is choat and rayasi

KiwiMurph

@george33 said in Auckland Rugby 2022:

@KiwiMurph zarn gone for season as is choat and rayasi

Yep - i'm saying if not for injury Zarn would be in the mix.

george33

@KiwiMurph definitely he would b mayb even rayasi

Tim

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/the-sauce-with-liam-napier-another-all-blacks-exodus-the-growing-queue-of-players-leaving-new-zealand-after-the-world-cup/ACSC5MBJBI5RWC6AIFVNED5OF4/

Auckland's 54-19 semifinal defeat to Wellington could be the final act of Alama Ieremia's coaching tenure with the province.

As is customary every year Auckland are set to review their campaign in the coming weeks but with Ieremia's five-year contract concluding, New Zealand's largest province are expected to move in a different direction.

In his first season at the helm Ieremia guided Auckland to their first provincial title in 11 years.

In the campaigns that followed Auckland lost the 2019 semifinal; the 2020 final and failed to reach the post-season last year when player-led feedback forced assistant coach Filo Tiatia to resign and leading players, including Blues No 8 Hoskins Sotutu and prop Ofa Tuungafasi, to leave. Auckland finished this season with a 6-5 record. Ieremia wasn't helped by losing assistant coach Daniel Bowden to Japanese club Toshiba in August, with the inexperienced Jono Hickey thrust in to lead the injury-disrupted backline.

Former All Blacks midfielder Ieremia has held previous coaching roles with Wellington, the Hurricanes, Samoa and Suntory.

Duluth

Alama's win percentage by year

2018 - 91.7%
2019 - 45.5%
2020 - 66.7%
2021 - 50% (only 2 matches)
2022 - 58.3%

Since winning in 2018 it's been 56.8%

2020 was a good year in terms of results and they hosted the final. However Ieremia should've ended his time with Auckland after that season. The conflict with the players became public early in 2021 but it started in 2020

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