NPC - news, injuries etc
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Good to see the inclusion of a couple of players (Tapsell, Collard) who had reputations out of school, but I feared had fallen through the cracks. Ratima had his arm in a sling when I saw him on Super Bowl day so obviously still unavailable. No Sullivan or Te Whare. Is Cobb in a WTG? 
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@yeetyaah said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc: Strawbridge is still kicking around with the Waiakto squad so maybe he's an assistant? He's now the Director of Rugby. Messam was in a Waikato kit too. Moli, K Naholo and later Sullivan were sitting in the grandstand where I was. The games were strange as CM somehow lost to BOP in their game and Waikato should have beaten Taranaki. The ref gave no reward for a dominant Waikato scrum in the 2nd half. Strang impressed at halfback in the 3rd/4th game. Was Josh Coffin the starting LH for Waikato? If so, he looked good - very mobile. 
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@yeetyaah said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc: Coffin was in 5 I think, he's a lock, got some serious size. The lock that started against Taranaki. Yes, big unit, and much taller than his old man then. From a Waikato perspective, I thought Collard looked better than Miln for the 1st 5s. 
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@yeetyaah said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:  Some actual communication from Waikato. Josh Coffin is a mate of my cousin. His dad is Phil Coffin who played for the Hurricanes in 96-97 and played a couple of non-test AB's games. Nephew of Houtana then? One of my childhood heroes. 





