Auckland Rugby 2023
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If Hickey is in the squad I hope it's more as a non-player/bench player. His value at this stage of his career is more on the training paddock. I'm going to be pissed off if he's clogging up minutes at 10 again. Plummer and Zarn should be the 10s with young Byron Smith and/or Jock McKenzie in the wings.
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@Steven-Harris I agree. The two players who lost out to those Aussie journeymen ended up getting Australian Super gigs and both looked comfortable at that level. (Ekuasi and Kalepu). I will be very grumpy if Riley Williams misses out on the squad. Especially as I already suspect the Japanese HB from Eden may also be in the team. I think maybe they panicked looking for halfbacks after loosing Sam Wye to Hawkes Bay and Manu Paea to the Tongan world cup team. Thomas looks a good player but it's still wrong. NPC's job should be to develop our next group of potential pro players, not Aussies. Next thing we will see the likes of Riley in another super teams academy!
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@Steven-Harris I agree. The two players who lost out to those Aussie journeymen ended up getting Australian Super gigs and both looked comfortable at that level. (Ekuasi and Kalepu). I will be very grumpy if Riley Williams misses out on the squad. Especially as I already suspect the Japanese HB from Eden may also be in the team. I think maybe they panicked looking for halfbacks after loosing Sam Wye to Hawkes Bay and Manu Paea to the Tongan world cup team. Thomas looks a good player but it's still wrong. NPC's job should be to develop our next group of potential pro players, not Aussies. Next thing we will see the likes of Riley in another super teams academy!
@Daffy-Jaffy spot with your last coms re the halfbacks
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Photosport has a few of the profile pics
photosport.nz/gallery/230717-Auckland-NPC-Players/G0000SEGzw5al0tw/C00001CrGsILaomM
Confirmation of Kalani Thomas & Edward Annandale
Leka Tu'unagafasi another new addition
Ta'avao
James Lay
Fusitua
Renata
Ahio
L Tu'unagafasiVikena
Annandale
Tuipulotu
Dalzell
BeehreGibson
Jones
Peita
EkuasiFunaki
ThomasMcKenzie
Evans
RTS
Tele'aCobb
RayasiSullivan
Probably another ~10 names to be added? (Plummer, Choat, Ioane, Heem, Lam etc)
Also I think previous years they took profile pics of people who were not in the full squad
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@Tim Warning - Check the Edit to my last post.
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@Daffy-Jaffy yeah, looks dodgy, and no mention of it on Auckland Rugby social media.
@Tim The link is on Varsity Facebook but in the comments. I think i will remove it from here. Auckland facebook has streamed the final the last few seasons but there is no info on their page right now.
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@Tim Faletoi Peni ,best 12 in the Auckland club comp
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