NPC - news, injuries etc

[Crucial]

@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

[Stargazer]

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.

Selby-Rickit signs with Stags for next two seasons

As the Southland Stags prepare for their final match of the 2018 Mitre 10 Cup against Manawatu on Sunday, the first...

[African Monkey]

@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.

Selby-Rickit signs with Stags for next two seasons

As the Southland Stags prepare for their final match of the 2018 Mitre 10 Cup against Manawatu on Sunday, the first...

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.

[Steven Harris]

@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,
When your lucks not in,I guess it sums up their year..

[Number 10]

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, Auckland

Mitre 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

[Stargazer]

Farah Palmer Cup Premiership - results semi-finals

Canterbury v Manawatu Cyclones : 31 - 12
Waikato v Counties Manukau Heat : 14 - 24

Relegation match:
Bay of Plenty v Auckland : 25 - 22

Auckland 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 - 10

Farah Palmer Cup Premiership final
Canterbury v Counties Manukau, Saturday 20 October, kick off at 12.05pm at Rugby Park, Christchurch

Farah Palmer Cup Championship final (kick off TBC)
Wellington v Otago, Saturday 20 October at Porirua Park, Wellington

Mitre 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 October

Mitre 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

[Tim]

TAB Odds:

1 Canterbury 3.50
2 Wellington 4.75
4 Ta$man 3.20
6 Auckland 2.90

[Stargazer]

Geeeezusssss

Stuff

[taniwharugby]

@stargazer

"The walnut had been cracked through the cracker"

Nooooooooooooooooo

[Tim]

Following the naming of the AB squad Ta$man have become favourites at the TAB.

1 Canterbury 3.25
2 Wellington 4.50
4 Ta$man 3.00
6 Auckland 3.25

[Canes4life]

@tim there you go

[sparky]

@stargazer That's commitment. Doing a Buck as it's called in the trade.

[Tim]

We better fucking get Papali'i and Tuipulotu.

[African Monkey]

@tim I hope like hell we get Papali'i, otherwise it's all on Adrian Choat with massive shoes to fill. Tuipulotu lets be honest we're not getting him.

[KiwiMurph]

I suspect we won't be getting Papali'i as Coles and Moody are being picked because they badly need gametime.

[Duluth]

@kiwimurph said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:

I suspect we won't be getting Papali'i as Coles and Moody are being picked because they badly need gametime.

I would argue Tuipulotu needs more mins

I'm guessing we get him but not Dalton

[Stargazer]

@tim I hope we get to keep Evans for the Bay. Oh, and Brodie being released, of course!

[Canes4life]

@kiwimurph I hope you have both, I don't want any excuses when we come up the Island and give you a right old dusting.

[Tim]

Fox: "Papali'i took a bit of a rib nock in the Harbour game, and we won't risk him."

Bugger.

[Tim]

Robbie Abel left the Brumbies earlier this year.

Chris Dutton  /  Jul 15, 2018  /  Brumbies

'We won't recruit rockstars': Dan McKellar keen to develop Brumbies

The Brumbies have already turned their attention to building a squad for the future.