NPC 2023

[Steven Harris]

@mikedogz thats some back 3

[booboo]

@Stargazer said in NPC 2023:

Some unions have announced new (re-)signings; just posting the signing of a few youngsters here:

taranakirugbynz Welcome, Fiti Sa

2.03cm
122kg

Christ's College
New Zealand U19s 2022
Crusaders U20s 2022
Chiefs NDC 2023

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southlandstags "I’m very excited and grateful to have an opportunity to be a part of the Stags, a team I’ve grown up watching my whole life and that I’ve dreamed to play for."

Jack is back! Read more here https://www.sporty.co.nz/southlandrugby/News-1/News-1

#StagsProud #BunningsNPC #BringTheRoar #AntlersUp #SouthlandProud #TheFuture #SharpenTheAntlers

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Couple of things.

1. 2.03m/122kg is good!
2. Kent Lambert was before my time

[Kiwiwomble]

[Stargazer]

The draw for the 2023 NPC will be released tomorrow.

[Bovidae]

I see that Waikato released their home game schedule yesterday. The article also has the away games.

https://www.mooloo.co.nz/newsarticle/126261?newsfeedId=679962

[Canes4life]

Defending champs and Ranfurly Shield holders Wellington have released their draw. Man it feels good to write that.

The Southland Stags to get the first challenge.

https://www.wellingtonlions.co.nz/news/news-single/wellington-lions-bunnings-warehouse-npc-draw-announced

[Bovidae]

The full draw. The Women's WC means that some teams don't have any early home games.

https://www.provincial.rugby/bunnings-npc/fixtures/

[Kiwiwomble]

really does show how hard it is to make money with only 5 home games a season

[Higgins]

@Kiwiwomble Not exactly true if you have a team good enough to give you home ground advantage in the quarters, semis and the final.

[Kiwiwomble]

@Higgins ....so my point stands then

i mean compared to teams in europe might have 15-16 home games before playoffs, football could have 20-30 home games depending on cup competitions

[JK]

Harbour bringing a couple of (big) games back to the mighty Onewa Domain!

[Kiwiwomble]

@JK damn maroon on black is hard to read

whats "storm week"?

[Stargazer]

@Kiwiwomble That term has been used for years now for the week in which teams play a mid-week game (so 3 games in about 8-10 days).

[Kiwiwomble]

@Stargazer ha! learn something new every day, hadn't noticed it before

[Stargazer]

[Kiwiwomble]

@Stargazer underrated (in dunedin anyway)

[KiwiPie]

[Higgins]

@KiwiPie Is the inclusion of dates for the Quarters, Semis and Final wishful pie in the sky thinking by the designer of the sheet or are your mob in with a serious chance of playing on any of those last three dates?

[Stargazer]

@Higgins I think it's normal to include those dates. They're part of the draw. After all, the names of the teams are not included in those games.

[KiwiPie]

@Higgins well last season we played on 2 of those dates so we're keeping the dates free just in case