NPC - news, injuries etc

[Higgins]

@Tim Thanks - Both Lendrum and Spiers played for Counties for what seemed like an eternity but even they would have called it quits way before then.

[Crucial]

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

Hell that photo must have been taken a long time ago. Did he play alongside Bob Lendrum and John Spiers?!

Played alongside Jim Coe though.

[African Monkey]

@KiwiMurph Lost to the mighty St Peters College in 2000 ;). Think they won it the next year and then got relegated in about 2003.

[Bovidae]

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

@Higgins 2003.

That looks like Kevin Senio on left.

[Bovidae]

@Stargazer An upvote for Monkley's name being attached to this award.

[taniwharugby]

@Bovidae heard an interview with him and he reckons he gets people still stop him now, probably at least once a month telling him they reckon he shoulda been an AB!

[Stargazer]

Otago's Matthew Faddes, has suffered a fracture to the hand and will be out for 6-8 weeks.

[Stargazer]

The Heartland Championship starts this weekend.

Draw for Saturday, 26 August 2017:

http://www.heartlandchampionship.co.nz/News/31273/mitre-10-heartland-championship-2017-kicks-off

[Wurzel]

C'mon South Canterbury. Time for the boys in Green & Black to step up to the world-beating standards set by Tom Walsh, Hayden Paddon and Natalie Rooney.

[Bovidae]

I was just reading that former Waikato captain and Chiefs representative Alex Bradley will be playing for Thames Valley.

[Stargazer]

[KiwiMurph]

Akira Ioane, Nathan Harris, Vaea Fifita, Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, Ngani Laumape, Nehe Milner-Skudder, Waisake Naholo, Tawera Kerr-Barlow and David Havili have all been made available for their Mitre 10 Cup teams.

[Tim]

Auckland play two games this week, the second of which is against North Harbour at Albany. Harbour's best chance for a win over Auckland in ages.

30 Aug Auckland v Waikato Eden Park, Auckland 7:35 PM 0-0
31 Aug Bay of Plenty v Wellington Rotorua International Stadium 7:35 PM 0-0
01 Sep Hawke’s Bay v Canterbury McLean Park, Napier 7:35 PM 0-0
02 Sep Otago v Manawatu Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin 2:35 PM 0-0
02 Sep Southland v Northland Rugby Park, Invercargill 5:05 PM 0-0
02 Sep Taranaki v Counties Manukau Yarrow Stadium, Taranaki 7:35 PM 0-0
03 Sep Waikato v Ta$man FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton 2:35 PM 0-0
03 Sep North Harbour v Auckland QBE Stadium, North Harbour 4:35 PM 0-0

[Stargazer]

@KiwiMurph I guess they didn't want to risk Dagg. But damn, the Magpies could use him!

[Higgins]

@Stargazer Are you thinking of making yourself available for selection? I am seriously considering it, if only to ensure we are competitive at the aftermatch function.

[Stockcar86]

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

@KiwiMurph I guess they didn't want to risk Dagg. But damn, the Magpies could use him!

If we were going to get him, I would prefer it for a game we had a realistic chance of getting within 50 points of the opposition, not Canterbury...

[Stargazer]

2017 Farah Palmer Cup (women's NPC)

The competition starts today and some of the World Cup winning Black Ferns will already take the field!

Premiership	Championship
Auckland	Bay of Plenty
Canterbury	Hawke’s Bay
Counties Manukau	North Harbour
Manawatu	Otago
Waikato	Ta$man
Wellington

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ROUND 1 – Cross-over round (as far as I know, none of the games are televised)

Sat 02 Sep - 12:00pm - Rugby Park, Whakatane
Bay of Plenty v Auckland

Sat 02 Sep - 12:00pm - Porirua Park
Wellington v Hawkes Bay

Sat 02 Sep - 12:05pm - Lansdowne Park, Blenheim
Ta$man v Waikato

Sat 02 Sep - 2:30pm – Ecolight Stadium, Pukekohe
Counties Manukau v North Harbour

Sun 03 Sep - 12:30pm - Linfield Park, Christchurch
Canterbury v Otago

[Stargazer]

2017 Mitre 10 Heartland Championship

ROUND 2

[Tim]

Rugby Pass are doing a weekly podcast with Scott Stevenson and Mils Muliaina.

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/wrong-auckland-rugby

[taniwharugby]

Think Piri needs to give a wee bit more back

Seriously though, great he is back playing in NZ enjoying his rugby