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  • TimT Away
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    Along with Henry, Auckland have secured the services of Tai Lavea to assist with player development.

    Auckland will add another coach to the lineup soon, to focus focused on forwards and contact.

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/100929123/sir-graham-henry-joins-new-look-auckland-rugby-coaching-line-up

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      Reading between the lines it looks like Ieremia will handle the backs, Henry defence, to-be-named forwards, and Lavea player development and recruitment?

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      • WurzelW Wurzel

        Tai Lavea's coaching credentials have been massively inflated due to his school having a considerably bigger cheque book than the rest of the teams in 1A.

        You could argue Auckland's playing resources make it a comparable advantage at NPC level. But I do wonder if Tai is the coach his CV suggests.

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        @wurzel his brother Tasesa Lavea coaches Kings too I think.

        Tai's credentials may not be tested but id rather him get a crack than that nobody Australian they had in the coaching team last year.

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          The rates in Waiheke must have gone up!

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          • BovidaeB Bovidae

            The rates in Waiheke must have gone up!

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

            The rates in Waiheke must have gone up!

            They have. Our small slice on uninhabitable bush doubled in value the other month so would hate to think what Ted's property jumped to with all the services we would have running to it.

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              #811

              This has me a bit more optimistic about the Mitre 10 Cup season.

              I actually like the Tai Lavea signing, especially the role he has. It's easy to discredit his coaching credentials because he gets some good talent to work with, but he was getting good results before he was at St Kents.

              I feel like he does a good job coaching the kids up. I'm generally impressed with how structured and disciplined St Kents are most years, and how they generally breed some pretty smart rugby players. They're very Canterbury-like, from the playing style to the poaching 😄, except most of the team are a bunch of brown kids.

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              • DiceD Dice

                This has me a bit more optimistic about the Mitre 10 Cup season.

                I actually like the Tai Lavea signing, especially the role he has. It's easy to discredit his coaching credentials because he gets some good talent to work with, but he was getting good results before he was at St Kents.

                I feel like he does a good job coaching the kids up. I'm generally impressed with how structured and disciplined St Kents are most years, and how they generally breed some pretty smart rugby players. They're very Canterbury-like, from the playing style to the poaching 😄, except most of the team are a bunch of brown kids.

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                @dice they’ve just poached isiah punivai from Christ’s college too.

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                  @dice they’ve just poached isiah punivai from Christ’s college too.

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                  @chchfanatic Auckland or St Kents?

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                    @chchfanatic Auckland or St Kents?

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                    @tim st Kent’s. I believe he had a falling out with Christ’s. St Kent’s obviously heard about it through nz schools. He will be at Lincoln University with his brother next year. I’d say he’s already signed up by Canterbury.

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                      @tim st Kent’s. I believe he had a falling out with Christ’s. St Kent’s obviously heard about it through nz schools. He will be at Lincoln University with his brother next year. I’d say he’s already signed up by Canterbury.

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                      @chchfanatic Any more info on "4 players leaving Lincoln uni to try and make it outside of Canterbury"?

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                      • TimT Tim

                        @chchfanatic Any more info on "4 players leaving Lincoln uni to try and make it outside of Canterbury"?

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                        @tim Anty Burnett , Hugo nankivell to Ta$man. Finn hart strawbridge to Otago. Jonno Osbourne to Manawatu. Don’t know if they have contracts but are all playing club footy. Lincoln has lost a lot of players this year. Will be a rebuilding year for sure. They will be very young.

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                          @tim Anty Burnett , Hugo nankivell to Ta$man. Finn hart strawbridge to Otago. Jonno Osbourne to Manawatu. Don’t know if they have contracts but are all playing club footy. Lincoln has lost a lot of players this year. Will be a rebuilding year for sure. They will be very young.

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                          @chchfanatic Thanks dude.

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                          • WurzelW Wurzel

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

                            The rates in Waiheke must have gone up!

                            They have. Our small slice on uninhabitable bush doubled in value the other month so would hate to think what Ted's property jumped to with all the services we would have running to it.

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

                            would hate to think what Ted's property jumped to with all the services we would have running to it.

                            Small point of order - you don't get services for rates. I pay the same "super city" rates as everybody else but I pay for my rubbish collection, have my own water tanks (no town supply), nor sewage system. We get nada from council and most of our roads are unsealed to boot. See what you started there? One innocent comment gone all wrong.

                            All that aside it is a promising sign that Ted is with Auckland. It would be good if he had a say at the Blues as well.

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

                              would hate to think what Ted's property jumped to with all the services we would have running to it.

                              Small point of order - you don't get services for rates. I pay the same "super city" rates as everybody else but I pay for my rubbish collection, have my own water tanks (no town supply), nor sewage system. We get nada from council and most of our roads are unsealed to boot. See what you started there? One innocent comment gone all wrong.

                              All that aside it is a promising sign that Ted is with Auckland. It would be good if he had a say at the Blues as well.

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

                              We get nada from council and most of our roads are unsealed to boot.

                              What?

                              You've got an amazing new $154 million computer system that (the Herald reliably informs me) allows you to book a hall or license a dog from anywhere in the Supercity. And it allows you to pay your rates from anywhere in the Supercity as well, though I would have thought online banking would already have done that.

                              Nonetheless, it doubtless improves the speed and efficiency with which you can pay those rates and who, after all, wouldn't want that! 🙂

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

                                We get nada from council and most of our roads are unsealed to boot.

                                What?

                                You've got an amazing new $154 million computer system that (the Herald reliably informs me) allows you to book a hall or license a dog from anywhere in the Supercity. And it allows you to pay your rates from anywhere in the Supercity as well, though I would have thought online banking would already have done that.

                                Nonetheless, it doubtless improves the speed and efficiency with which you can pay those rates and who, after all, wouldn't want that! 🙂

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                                @chris-b The problem is - I don't really live in the super city and I don't want to. Should (for some obscure reason) I desire to visit, it will take me over an hour with no traffic. 3 hours on a bad day. I have little use for halls and I bet there are none in my area so that I could utilise his fabulous new system. It is good news about dog licencing, I am going to get one so that I can throw it's fully licenced shit at councilors.

                                This thread diversion is fantastic. A new high I think.

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                                  Gareth Evans has re-signed with Hawke's Bay.

                                  Also certain to return are Jonah Lowe, Brad Weber, Sam McNicol, Michael Allardice and Ben May. They're close to re-signing Ash Dixon as well.

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                                    Josh Syms is the new Magpies assistant (forwards) coach.

                                    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503460&objectid=11989213

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                                      Bovidae
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                                      Orange is the new black...

                                      https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/101221433/twenty-years-on-from-the-central-vikings-experiment

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                                      • BovidaeB Bovidae

                                        Orange is the new black...

                                        https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/101221433/twenty-years-on-from-the-central-vikings-experiment

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                                        @bovidae when there are Vikings articles you simply must tag @Nepia

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                                        • taniwharugbyT taniwharugby

                                          @bovidae when there are Vikings articles you simply must tag @Nepia

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                                          @taniwharugby

                                          I was going to but didn't want to leave any Magpie supporter out.

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