NZ Domestic comps

[waiopehu oldboy]

Mighty 'nua get first shot at the Log on 12 July, with South Canterbury to follow in the unlikely event of Wellington retaining it...

NPC draw (incl Shield matches)

Bunnings Warehouse NPC

Bunnings Warehouse NPC Fixtures & Results

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Heartland Championship draw

Bunnings Warehouse Heartland Championship

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Farah Palmer Cup draw TBA, not sure why the delay but hope it's a bigger & better rather than smaller & poorer scenario - I know some of the Unions were really struggling to put out teams last year.

 

[Dan54]

I don't want to seem like a seer or anything, but believe I predicted the Nua would get first an early shield challenge whem Wellington won it last year. Nua has a pretty good relationship with Wellington.
As well pointed out by you, South Canterbury must be gutted knowing apart from a rort by the Ref , the shield will then reside in Levin!


By the way, just informed other half we will be in Levin on July 12th!!

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

John Leslie has been appointed as Taniwha coach.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Farah Palmer Cup draw is now out:

Farah Palmer Cup

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[Dan54]

John Afoa has signed with the BOP Steamers! Seems he was signed back in March, good stuff I think.

John Afoa Signs with Steamers for 2023

John Afoa wasn’t ready to hang up the boots when signing in March for the Bay Of Plenty Steamers in this years Bunnings ...

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[waiopehu oldboy]

Despite speculation he might seek an early release to return to Loig, RT-S will play NPC for Aux to finish his time in Union.

 

[Dan54]

Well as I can't get down to Levin today, I guess I will have to watch the Mighty Nua take the Shield off Wellington on Sky today!!!

C'mon the Mighty Nua!!!

 

[Dan54]

Where's Shiggins?? Obviously a disgusting one eyed refereeing perfoance resulting in a 68-7 point loss to the Nua!!!

When will justice be done??

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ beat the spread (67.5 pre-match, 69.5 part-way through) so a moral victory, surely.

Geez how old is Ryan Shelford now? Gotta be pushing 40.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Farah Palmer Cup Premieship underway:

Canterbury 58-29 Wellington - good effort from Cantabs with a heap of players away at Pac4
Hawkes Bay 32-31 Auckland - great result for the Prem newbies
Bay of Plenty 0-50 Waikato
Counties Manukau had the bye

Seven-team Prem takes an extra week to run than the six-team Championship (no Southland again this year) so that gets underway next week.

 

[Dan54]

^ beat the spread (67.5 pre-match, 69.5 part-way through) so a moral victory, surely.

Geez how old is Ryan Shelford now? Gotta be pushing 40.

Well Ryan was supposedly packing it in about 4-5 years back. You right he must be late 30s though.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

50 years since arguably the greatest upset in Shield history:

Stuff

www.stuff.co.nz

 

[Dan54]

And well who was a bit dumb. Taranaki playing Wellington on Saturday at Manaia (about 15 kms up the road, and who ignored email notices saying tickets were selling pretty well, and now can't get 1 ticket as it sold out!!! FFS it's preseason, they not meant to sell out!!! Only a msall park I know but
Anyway I still pretty happy. NPC starts next week !

 

[KiwiM]

Looks like Zarn is gonna play 10 for Auckland. Good to see.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Mako v Otago to open the NPC.

Great to see Waisake Naholo back in the blue & gold*

Minute of silence for the passing of the legendary Tane Norton.

* Edit: I seem to have jinxed the poor bugger, limping off 15 min in

 

[Dan54]

Geez watching Hawkes Bay/North Harbour live staright after test, it's being played at about 120mph, a bloody ripper of a game!

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Quinn Tupaea returning to action with Mooloos today. Also Angus Ta'avao for Aux in the early game in which they came back from a big deficit, Zarn S nailing a sideline conversion to make Golden Point unnecessary.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

LOL someone mustn't have paid their Southland Rugby Union sponsorship/ advertising bill 'cos there's plywood where a coupla sideline hoardings would otherwise be. Either that or the groundstaff have some explaining to do wrt a dinged-up tractor...

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Quinn Tupaea returning to action with Mooloos today. Also Angus Ta'avao for Aux in the early game in which they came back from a big deficit, Zarn S nailing a sideline conversion to make Golden Point unnecessary.

& has failed an HIA so potentially a very short comeback

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

NPC week 1 wrap

Bunnings NPC: Round 1 Review

Bunnings NPC big guns emerged intact after the first round of action at the weekend but without some close calls.

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