Nz domestic rugby 2020

[waiopehu oldboy]

Highlights:

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Looking more & more likely that Premiership & Championship divisions will be retained, main reason being that whereas the mooted North group is fairly compact, the South is a sprawl meaning the anticipated travel & accomodation savings won't be shared anywhere near evenly.

Apparently one Union has suggested that a portion of each Union's operating grant go into a pool from which NZR would pay for t&a up to a certain number of players, officials, etc & the Unions anything over & above.

Seems fair to me but as I understand it several Unions are opposed to it so it'll likely die.

Edit: this has Cantab Mafia written all over it: all for change when looking down the barrel at relegation, all for the status quo now they're not .

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

NZR Board met yesterday, we should find out today what 2021 & beyond looks like.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ no decision on M10* format but Heartland Championship will be back (Yay to that) & Farah Palmer Cup will revert to Premiership & Championship format.

*Edit: M10's sponsorship is up for renewal & I've heard that previous sponsor ITM (also a timber & hardware chain) are going all-in to get it back.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Hurld reporting that it's the Players Association holding up the change of M10 format. I'm not sure what their objection(s) would be?

 

[KiwiM]

NZ Rugby Awards nominees

See below

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby...tacey-fluhler-up-for-multiple-nz-rugby-awards

The full list of nominees are:


Sky TV Fans Try of the Year: Neria Fomai (Hawke’s Bay), Jack Jones (Christ’s College), Bethel Lutele-Malasia (Napier Boys’ High School).

New Zealand Referee of the Year: Mike Fraser (Wellington), Ben O’Keeffe (Horowhenua Kapiti), Paul Williams (Taranaki).

Charles Monro Rugby Volunteer of the Year: Jane Chamberlain (Horowhenua Kapiti), Allen Grainger (Waikato), Scott Kahle (Bay of Plenty).

Duane Monkley Medal (Mitre 10 Cup Player of the Year): Folau Fakatava (Hawke’s Bay), Salesi Rayasi (Auckland), Kaleb Trask (Bay of Plenty).

Fiao’o Faamausili Medal (Farah Palmer Cup Player of the Year): Chelsea Alley (Waikato), Kendra Cocksedge (Canterbury), Stacey Fluhler (Waikato).

Coach of the Year: Andrew Goodman and Clarke Dermody (Tasman), Mark Ozich (Hawke’s Bay), Scott Robertson (Crusaders), James Semple (Waikato Farah Palmer Cup, ), New Zealand Coach of the Year: Allan Bunting and Cory Sweeney (Black Ferns Sevens), Ian Foster (All Blacks), Clark Laidlaw (All Blacks Sevens), Glenn Moore (Black Ferns, )Clayton McMillian (Maori All Blacks).

Super Rugby Player of the Year: Jordie Barrett (Taranaki, Hurricanes), Richie Mo’unga (Canterbury, Crusader), Aaron Smith (Manawatu, Highlanders), Patrick Tuipulotu (Auckland, Blues).

Tom French Memorial Maori Player of the Year: Ash Dixon (Ngāti Tahinga, Hawke’s Bay), Stacey Fluhler (Tuhoe/Te Arawa, Waikato), Aaron Smith (Ngāti Kahungunu, Manawatu).

Richard Crawshaw Memorial All Blacks Sevens Player of the Year: Scott Curry (Bay of Plenty), Tim Mikkelson (Waikato), Ngarohi McGarvey-Black (North Harbour).

Black Ferns Sevens Player of the Year: Kelly Brazier (Bay of Plenty), Stacey Fluhler (Waikato), Tyla Nathan-Wong (Northland).

Black Ferns Player of the Year: Chelsea Alley (Waikato), Kendra Cocksedge (Canterbury), Kennedy Simon (Waikato).

All Blacks Player of the Year: Sam Cane (Bay of Plenty), Dane Coles (Wellington), Aaron Smith (Manawatu).

Adidas National Team of the Year: Crusaders, Hawke’s Bay, Canterbury (Farah Palmer Cup), Tasman.

Adidas New Zealand Team of the Year: All Blacks, All Blacks Sevens, Black Ferns, Black Ferns Sevens, Maori All Blacks.

Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year:Announced on the night

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

It's Awards Night:

Fans Try of the Year winner: Jack Jones (Christ's College)

(M10 Cup POTY) The Duane Monkley medal winner: Folau Fakatava

(Women's NPC POTY) The Fiao'o Faamausili medal winner: Kendra Cocksedge

New Zealand Referee of the Year winner: Paul Williams

Super Rugby Player of the Year: Richie Mo'unga

Richard Crawshaw Memorial All Blacks Sevens Player of the Year: Scott Curry

Black Ferns Sevens Player of the Year: Stacey Fluhler

Black Ferns Player of the Year: Chelsea Alley

All Blacks player of the year goes to captain Sam Cane

National Coach of the Year winner: Scott Robertson

New Zealand Coach of the Year winners: Allan Bunting and Cory Sweeney - Black Ferns Sevens coaches

Tom French Memorial Maori Player of the Year winner: Ash Dixon

National Team of the Year: Tasman.

New Zealand Team of the Year: Black Ferns Sevens

Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year: Sam Cane

 

[Dan54]

It's Awards Night:



All Blacks player of the year goes to captain Sam Cane



Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year: Sam Cane

Reckon this is absolutely bang on! He stood out to me especially in test rugby by so much, the nearest in tests would have been probably Whitelock!