NPC - news, injuries etc
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Ere Enari is back:
Halfback Ere Enari has recovered from his second broken leg in the space of two years, and will play his first Mitre 10 Cup game in more than a year.
Enari, who is contracted to the Crusaders next year, played 50 minutes for Canterbury B against a Wellington development side last week, and has been named on the bench.
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@bovidae Hansen doesn't want his house besieged by irate Counties and Wellington fans!
Will be interesting to see who gets released for the play-off games.
In my view, no-one should - unless they've played some threshold number of games. I don't think Hansen should get to influence who wins the title.
If ABs need some gametime they should organize some sort of game of three halves fixtures.
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@bovidae just what Southland needed too!
HAve any others aside form those 3 been released?
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@chris-b It was purely coincidence that both players I listed are from the Naki, as they are two that haven't played in a while. Coltman would be another. If Wellington can't beat Taranaki they don't deserve to make the SFs. I'm not suggesting any ABs are involved beyond this week.
Waikato could find a place for DMac at fullback though.
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@taniwharugby I don't think so. @Stargazer is up with the official press releases.
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@bovidae Haven't seen the release of other players than those 3 Turbos. Obviously, there's the return of Moody and Nepo Laulala from injury.
I'd expect a few more, but they seem to drip-feed the info. I'll have another look at the media releases to see if there are any updates.
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@chris-b said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@bovidae Hansen doesn't want his house besieged by irate Counties and Wellington fans!
Will be interesting to see who gets released for the play-off games.
In my view, no-one should - unless they've played some threshold number of games. I don't think Hansen should get to influence who wins the title.
If ABs need some gametime they should organize some sort of game of three halves fixtures.
Yeah. It has been a bugbear of mine in the past when a team is suddenly bolstered in the finals by players who are playing two levels down. The NPC is a comp for learning and developing now. Very happy for players to slide back down to this level for a season or two and teach the youngsters but it is detrimental to the integrity of the comp if flooded with ABs for a game or two
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Good news for Southland fans: lock Manaaki Selby-Rickit has re-signed with the Stags for 2 more years.
One of the best players, if not the best, in that Southland squad.
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@stargazer said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
Good news for Southland fans: lock Manaaki Selby-Rickit has re-signed with the Stags for 2 more years.
One of the best players, if not the best, in that Southland squad.
Good news for them. They were good today against a very good Manawatu team on paper and could easily have won if Lambourn didn't drop the ball and if their exit strategies were a bit better from kickoffs. I'm confident that the Stags will get back on track next year they've still been very competitive in a lot of games this year and will continue to get stronger.
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@african-monkey the Stags were bloody unlucky today,I actually thought they were the better team for long periods,could not catch a break,the horrible bounce Tony Lamborn got summed their game up..it bounces away from both a Manawatu player and the onrushing Southland player only for Lamborn who was the next player to get a cruel bounce,
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Mitre 10 Cup Semi-finals:
Mitre 10 Cup Premiership semifinals
Ta$man v Canterbury, Friday 19 October, kick off 7.35pm at Trafalgar Park, Nelson
Auckland v Wellington, Saturday 20 October, kick off 5.05pm at Eden Park, AucklandMitre 10 Cup Championship semifinals
Waikato v Northland, Saturday 20 October, kick off 2.35pm at FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
Otago v Hawke’s Bay, Saturday 20 October, kick off 7.35pm at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin -
Farah Palmer Cup Premiership - results semi-finals
Canterbury v Manawatu Cyclones : 31 - 12
Waikato v Counties Manukau Heat : 14 - 24Relegation match:
Bay of Plenty v Auckland : 25 - 22Auckland Storm relegated to the Championship
Farah Palmer Cup Championship - results semi-finals
Wellington Pride v Harbour Hibiscus : 33 - 7
Otago Spirit v Hawke's Bay Tui : 34 - 10Farah Palmer Cup Premiership final
Canterbury v Counties Manukau, Saturday 20 October, kick off at 12.05pm at Rugby Park, ChristchurchFarah Palmer Cup Championship final (kick off TBC)
Wellington v Otago, Saturday 20 October at Porirua Park, WellingtonMitre 10 Heartland Championship - Meads Cup semifinals (venue and kick offs TBC)
Wanganui v Thames Valley, Saturday 20 October
South Canterbury v King Country, Saturday 20 OctoberMitre 10 Heartland Championship - Lochore Cup semifinals (venue and kick offs TBC)
Horowhenua Kapiti v Mid Canterbury, Saturday 20 October
Wairarapa Bush v North Otago, Saturday 20 October -
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