NPC 2025
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@Steven-Harris said in NPC 2025:
Hearing Northland have signed the younger brother of Brumbies utility forward Tom Hooper , Lachlan Hooper 21 years old 6’5 112 Kgs
Lachlan who played for Australia U20 in 2023 like his brother can play 6 or lock equally well is considered by many observers in Australia as an outstanding prospect and I believe the Blues and the Highlanders will be keeping a close eye on his progressWe are well known collectors of 6'5 six-locks. He will fit in well with Will Sotdart, Oli Haig, TK Howden and Quinten Holland.
Do the Hooper boys have NZ links?
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@SouthernMann Not at all Lachlan I believe turned down a big money contract with an Australian team to cut his teeth in NZ
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@Steven-Harris said in NPC 2025:
@SouthernMann Not at all Lachlan I believe turned down a big money contract with an Australian team to cut his teeth in NZ
Did Joe Brial plenty of good down in Canterbury.
There is a kid doing it in Dunedin as well. Zach Nicol who was in the midfield for Aussie Schools last year. Didn't make the Landers U20s, and seems to be injured. A curious move none the less.
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@Steven-Harris dunno what the rest of NZ rugby is like, but are very few big tall locks running about up here, and even at 'only' 6ft 5, is a good size compared to most I see running about club footy.
Plenty of loosie/lock sized players, the few lock height ones are quite lightweight...Darcy Holwell is probably close to 2m, but very lightweight, although is only 19 still.
What about Petero Ratumaitavuki?
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@taniwharugby is Darcy's mum an Amazoness?
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@Mr-Fish ha, very similar to David
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David's father was a tall and a very handy lock/loose forward for Hora Hora and Mid Northern. Perhaps the height genes have skipped a generation? -
@taniwharugby @Trig Lisati is heading to Stade Montois (Mont de Marsden ) in the French Pro D2 on a 2 year deal and that is before the NPC , Josh Renton was signed as a back up to Sam Nock
Marley Murphy likely to be carried as the 3rd halfback -
@Steven-Harris is it former Otago player Josh Renton who has signed , or Jay Renton the Southland halfback? Or both
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Canterbury halfback shake up will be interesting. Hearing there is some movement with Nic Shearer off to a different region and a swap occurring between 9s from provinces. Interesting that Riley Williams is still playing club rugby in Auckland also
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@Fredsaua12 Williams didn’t play for Waitemata today
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@Fredsaua12 What's happening with their 10 situation?
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Now this is one of these rumours where the contact is not 100% sure that the destination is corect but maybe someone down in the Bay can fish around
Miracle Fai’ilagi heading to Hawkes Bay for the Npc -
Northland have bought on board former Canterbury assistant coach Blair Baxter as an assistant to Ryan Martin ,Baxter was with Matatu last year and was with Canterbury Npc previously
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@Bovidae found the post here.
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I see he played last Sat as Hamilton OB had a bye last round. Maybe Micah Fale had a quiet word. Waikato won't be short of loose forward options, so I doubt it was anything more than getting a game. I went to watch TK Howden play for Melville in a club game a few years back but it was just a favour to the coach.
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I see he played last Sat as Hamilton OB had a bye last round. Maybe Micah Fale had a quiet word. Waikato won't be short of loose forward options, so I doubt it was anything more than getting a game. I went to watch TK Howden play for Melville in a club game a few years back but it was just a favour to the coach.
Hope that’s the case. Looks to have all the ingredients to be a top class no 8 in the next few years.
