NZ Domestic Rugby Competitions 2016

[waiopehu oldboy]

Much better pic of the Jonah Lomu Memorial Trophy that Counties Manukau & Wellington will contest for the first time tonight:

Early game is BoP v Northland in Rotorua, had a wee chuckle when Nisbo said it was being played at the "magnificent" International Stadium - or maybe it's had an upgrade during the off-season & is no longer the dump it's been for ~20 years since the sulphur started doing its thing to the steelwork?

Caught Mainfreight Rugby or some such title last night, it's pretty much Toyota Grassroots Rugby by a different name, complete with Richard Mason & Ian Jones doing almost all the Comms. Lovely interview with some guy who'd just played his 100th for Buller & was about as talkative as a Trappist monk with tonsillitis. Great stuff.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Heartland Championship, Round 3 results:

Mid Canterbury 16 (Jarred Percival, Seta Koroitsmana tries; Jarred Percival 2 con) Wairarapa Bush 26 (John Ika, Cameron Hayton, penalty try, tries; Tim Priest 2 con, pen)

Thames Valley 22 (Ben Bonner, Rupeni Vakacegu, Kent McFarlane tries; Jonnie Te Ruki-Chambers 2 con) King Country 22 (Sean Wanden, Stephan Turner, Ralulu Bovau tries; Zayn Tipping con, pen). HT: 8-6

North Otago 36 (Simon Lillicama, Josh Casey, Matthew Vocea, Shane Tucker, Ralph Darling tries; Casey 3 con) Horowhenua Kapiti 36 (Warwick Lahmert 2, Fa'afoi Ioapo 2, S Wiperi tries; W Lahmert 3 con)

Poverty Bay 18 (James Grogan, Sione Ngatu tries; Isaia Vuki con, 2 pen) Buller 30 (James Lash 3, Daniel Hytongue tries; Lash 3 con). HT: 8-14

Wanganui 32 (Malakai Volau 2, Samu Kubunavanua, Gavin Thornbury tries; Steve Crosbie 3 con, pen) South Canterbury 30 (Nik Strahan, Nick Annear, Tiaone Ratu, Conor McCormack tries; Zac Southen 3 con, pen). HT: 8-14

West Coast 36 (Troy Tauwhare 2, Nik Cumming, Trent Reti, Stanton tries; Reti 3 con) East Coast 30 (Long Fisiioi 2, Ian Wilson, Rod Rimini tries; Todd Dolan 2 con, pen). HT: 20-24

Standings:

http://www.heartlandchampionship.co.nz/Fixtures/Standings

Round 4 fixtures:

South Canty v Poverty Bay
Horowhenua-Kapiti v Mid Canty
King Country v Wanganui
East Coast v North Otago
Buller v West Coast
Wairarapa Bush v Thames Valley

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

M10 Cup weekly wrap is up:

http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/mitre-10-cup-2016-week-3-wrap-2/

Give it a click so you, too, will know what a "matador" & a "sweeper" are under the breakdown ELV's.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Check this out:

I don't think I've ever seen someone do that on a footy field before.

 

[zer0]

I don't like it. Aside from the fact that jumping into the tackle is de facto illegal (if not explicitly stated in the laws), it also raises the question of what would've happened had Fafita's foot clipped Francis's shoulder, and he ended up going head first into the ground.

Would Francis have been carded for 'taking the player out in the air', or would Fifita be told it's his own fault and penalised and/or carded for dangerous play? I would hope for the latter but would fear for the former.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Canterbury have signed Alby Mathewson as injury replacement for Mitchell Drummond:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/...thewson-joins-canterbury-for-remainder-of-npc

journeyman
ˈdʒəːnɪmən/
noun
1. a worker or sports player who is reliable but not outstanding.
"a solid journeyman professional"
2. historical
a trained worker who is employed by someone else.
"a journeyman carpenter"
3. Alby Mathewson

 

[2bluesfan]

Is there anything more aesthetically pleasing than a prop in full flight? How *ahem* good was that run by Reggie Goodes in the Wellington v BOP match? That'll be straight into his highlight tape. Of course, I might be influenced by having partaken of a few bottles of Moa Methode Pilsner.

 

[2bluesfan]

Sam Lousi seems to have improved considerably since arriving in Wellington's system.

 

[Highlander35]

Something seems wrong with Blake being called Hugh. Shug 4 life.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Waikato's cult hero prop gone for the season with a broken arm:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/...of-season-after-breaking-arm-against-auckland

 

[galumay]

Sam Lousi seems to have improved considerably since arriving in Wellington's system.

Yes, I thought the same thing watching him last night.

 

[Dan54]

Well the Turbos knocked over the Lambs eh?? Was a bloody good game I thought, and a good ad for showing that a team that just gets stuck in can knock over a pretty warm favourite! Turbos just decided they were going to knock over anything in a red jersey ,and did it bloody well.
There will be a few pissed students in the Fat Lady's Arms tonight!!

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Heartland Championship, Week 4 results:

South Canterbury 52 (Junior Faavae 3, Cameron Bayley, Raitube Vasurakuta, Maxx Morris, Will Joines tries; Zac Southen 3 con; Willie Wright 2 con) Poverty Bay 28 (Dan McIntyre, Ratu Daurua 2, Murray Hewson tries; Isaia Vuki 2 con). HT: 28-6

Wanganui 22 (Te Rangatira Waitokia, Lindsay Horrocks, Ranato Tikoilosomone tries; Steve Crosbie con, Dan Whale pen) King Country 10 (James Hemara try; Zayn Tipping con, pen). HT: 0-20

Horowhenua Kapiti 26 (Rahiri Connor Johnson 2, Scott Cameron, Nathan Kendrick tries; Warwick Lahmert con) Mid Canterbury 42 (Maleli Sau, Phil Watson, Jackson Donlan, Eric Duff, Richard Catherwood tries; Jarred Percival 5 con, pen). HT: 0-18

Buller 48 (James Lash, Peni Nabainivalu, Josh Tuidriva 2, Craig Moore, Setefano Sauqaqa tries; Lash 6 con) West Coast 0. HT: 16-0

East Coast 8 (Kareti Palmer try; Todd Doolan pen) North Otago 48 (Simon Lilicama 2, Shae Tucker 3, Dan Towler tries; Josh Casey 5 con; Tyron Davies con). HT: 2-8

Wairarapa Bush 28 (Stanley Wright, John Ika, Glen Walters tries; Tim Priest 3 con, pen; Andy Humberston pen) Thames Valley 18 (Bryce Cowley, Ben Bonnar tries; Moss Doran 2 con; Jonnie Te Ruki-Chambers pen). HT:16-10

Standings: http://www.heartlandchampionship.co.nz/Fixtures/Standings

Week 5 fixtures (all on Saturday 24th 14:30 NZ time)

Thames Valley v South Canterbury, Paeroa
Buller v East Coast, Westport
Horowhenua-Kapiti v King Country, Levin
Mid Canterbury v West Coast, Ashburton
North Otago v Wairarapa Bush, Oamaru
Poverty Bay v Wanganui, Gisborne

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

A slip has closed the main route from New Plymouth to Hamilton, hundreds of fans stuck on the 'naki side & at least one supporters bus has turned around & gone back to the pub whence it came. Bus driver wasn't game to tackle the alternate, mostly gravel, route.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/843...n-mokau-comes-crashing-down-on-sunday-morning

 

[Dan54]

Bloody soft bus driver!! Geez remember heading over to the Bush to play Golden Oldies rugby, halfway across the Manawatu gorge there was a slip, bus driver somehow did a 57 point turn, and we back and over the old Saddle road, have to admit we were a bit pissed by the time we got o Porongahau for the game because we always had a few beers on way and with extra time.......

Anyway a bloody god shield challenge 20-20 draw so Waikato keep the Ranfurly shield and Taranaki keep the ryan wheeler trophy!!
Bugger was hoping the Naki won it, Manawatu would have had first crack at the Ranfurly shield!!

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Mitre 10 Cup weekly wrap is up:

http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/mitre-10-cup-2016-week-five-wrap/#disqus_thread

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

This week's Mitre 10 Cup fixtures:

Wed 21 Southland v Bay of Plenty, Invercargill
Thu 22 Northland v Wellington, Whangarei
Fri 23 Counties Manukau v Waikato, Pukekohe
Sat 24 Canterbury v Otago, Christchurch
Sat 24 Taranaki v Manawatu, New Plymouth
Sat 24 Hawkes Bay v Tasman, Napier
Sun 25 North Harbour v Southland, Albany
Sun 25 Bay of Plenty v Auckland, Rotorua

 

[Dan54]

Good win for the Lions last night, though the Taniwha just wouldn't run up the white flag, pretty good game. By geez that kid that played 2 for Wellington sure looked like he was having fun, mind you 19 years old called into the squad from the U19s during the week, and then scored 3 tries and ran around like he was impersonating Dane Coles, I think he would put it down as a good night!! Now who will win the race to sign him in Super rugby, Hurricanes already got a couple of handy hookers?

 

[2bluesfan]

By geez that kid that played 2 for Wellington sure looked like he was having fun, mind you 19 years old called into the squad from the U19s during the week, and then scored 3 tries and ran around like he was impersonating Dane Coles, I think he would put it down as a good night!! Now who will win the race to sign him in Super rugby, Hurricanes already got a couple of handy hookers?

He looked pretty handy didn't he?

 

[2bluesfan]

Gee Canterbury have strikepower everywhere. Good match.