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NZ Rugby and Waikato Rugby statement on Sevu Reece Monday, 15 October, 2018 New Zealand Rugby and Waikato Rugby have concluded a misconduct hearing with Waikato player Sevu Reece following his discharge without conviction for a domestic assault earlier this year. New Zealand Rugby Head of Professional Rugby Chris Lendrum said while the misconduct process was a confidential employment process, in the interests of transparency, Reece and NZR had agreed to some details being released. "Sevu has accepted responsibility for the situation, is remorseful and is undertaking a suite of counselling and help programmes. He was suspended for one match, a sanction he served when he was not part of Waikato’s Ranfurly Shield match against Otago on Saturday. "We continue to encourage Sevu as he seeks to make improvements in his life. Sevu has also asked to be taken out of consideration for the Duane Monkley Medal, awarded to the best Mitre 10 Cup player of the year," Lendrum said. Any future employment with rugby in New Zealand would be dependent on him completing the help programmes, Lendrum said. As part of the misconduct process, all parties have agreed that no further comment on this matter will be made.
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Tanerau Latimer & Mike Delaney have both announced retirement from rugby at last nights BOP awards. 
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@taniwharugby said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc: Tanerau Latimer & Mike Delaney have both announced retirement from rugby at last nights BOP awards. I'll miss you Lats, you were my boy  
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@mariner4life reckon BOP missed Delaney on the park this season! 
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@taniwharugby said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc: @mariner4life reckon BOP missed Delaney on the park this season! yea, we missed a lot. Delaney would have helped, but not to the extent that pushes us up the ladder. We were fucking ordinary. 
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@mariner4life dunno, what I'd of given for a 10 of his quality last season, I reckon he'd of made all the difference to our erratic team...this year we are a different kind of erratic. 
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Referee appointments for the Mitre 10 Cup Championship/Premiership semi finals Waikato v Northland >Paul Williams. 
 Ta$man v Canterbury>Mike Fraser
 Otago v Hawkes Bay>Ben O’Keeffe
 Auckland v Wellington>Brendon Pickerill Sorry about that..!
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@steven-harris Fuk me worst Ref in NZ gets a SF gig 
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@steven-harris God damn it. 
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@steven-harris 
 Great, we almost always lose when O'Keefe is the ref. 
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only $4.40 in a multi if you take all 4 favorites in M10 Cup $55.10 if all visiting teams win...about $5.60 if you swap out either Ta$man/Auckland for Canterbury/Wellington 
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2019 crossover games @Chris-B It's a conspiracy I tell you!! The four rounds of picks took place as follows (home team listed first): - The first round of picks are selected by Premiership teams in reverse order of seeding. These games will be played as home games for the Championship teams;
 Otago v Waikato 
 Southland v Counties Manukau
 Manawatu v North Harbour
 Bay of Plenty v Wellington
 Hawke’s Bay v Ta$man
 Northland v Canterbury
 Taranaki v Auckland- The second round of picks are selected by Championship teams in reverse order of seeding. These games will be played as home games for the Championship teams;
 Southland v North Harbour 
 Manawatu v Counties Manukau
 Bay of Plenty v Waikato
 Northland v Auckland
 Hawke’s Bay v Wellington
 Otago v Canterbury
 Taranaki v Ta$man- The third round of picks are selected by Premiership teams in order of seeding. These games will be played as home games for the Premiership teams;
 Auckland v Southland 
 Canterbury v Manawatu
 Ta$man v Northland
 Wellington v Otago
 North Harbour v Bay of Plenty
 Counties Manukau v Hawke’s Bay
 Waikato v Taranaki- The fourth round of picks are selected by Championship Teams in order of seeding. These games will be played as home games for the Premiership Teams;
 Counties Manukau v Taranaki 
 North Harbour v Otago
 Waikato v Hawke’s Bay
 Wellington v Northland
 Auckland v Bay of Plenty
 Ta$man v Manawatu
 Canterbury v SouthlandNew Zealand Rugby will now begin work on the draw for 2019. 









