NPC 2022
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@Kiwiwomble said in NPC 2022:
@Machpants said in NPC 2022:
I guess we will see if this Sotutu fella can play.
Who?
I’ve heard a little about him but not seen him play in a long time.
no such person, just a urban legend
Fijian Jesus?
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@KiwiMurph said in NPC 2022:
@FakatavaAllBlack said in NPC 2022:
Fakatava will be itching to play some rugby! Poor Manawatu they just can't catch a break
They at least get Shield Snorters on a storm week as they play tomorrow night too.
Have you seen tomorrow night's team? The Poo are definitely getting more of the A side plus Tiatia.
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Even the Shield Snorters fans should have some sympathy for Manawatū.
Auckland, though, have unlimited spending power, 46 players in their NPC squad and a huge academy. Shield Snorters have 44 fully-contracted Shield Snorters.
Manawatū coach Peter Russell could afford only 28 this season on his ultra-tight budget, down from 31 last year, and one of them is All Black Aaron Smith. In 2019 there were 35 on the books.
Other points from the article is that Tyler Laubscher has a chronic groin problem, and John Plumtree is now helping Russell and co. Oh, and Fletcher Building are a bunch of piston wristed gibbons.
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Frontline loosehead Harrison Allan copped a crazy three-week suspension after one of those accidental head collisions in the opening seconds of the first match against Canterbury.
While he wasn't cited at the game, some eagle-eyed NZ Rugby citing official zapped him.That's new to me. Why can't NZR just publish these judicial decisions?
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Even the Shield Snorters fans should have some sympathy for Manawatū.
Nope. The Bay money men have managed the books successfully for a longtime now and clearly manage the player budget well (I'm pretty sure Tiatia is paid in donated pies).
Although we could do them a solid and lend them Tiatia for the season.
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Loving the fact that apart from the Poo there are no easy games in the NPC this year. Makes watching every game exciting and you just can't take any team for granted.
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@bayimports I love my npc footy too
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@bayimports said in NPC 2022:
Loving the fact that apart from the Poo there are no easy games in the NPC this year. Makes watching every game exciting and you just can't take any team for granted.
Well they are giving a good showing to prove you wrong so far in this game anyway. No doubt (or at least I certainly hope so anyway) they will be overwhelmed in the second forty minutes.
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@bayimports said in NPC 2022:
Loving the fact that apart from the Poo there are no easy games in the NPC this year. Makes watching every game exciting and you just can't take any team for granted.
came here to endorse this. Full of really interesting games, and some massive upsets. The quality has lifted; a lot of these players would slide straight into Super jerseys.
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ive loved the Otago game so far, and it hasn't be "tackling optional" as has been suggested in the past, the final 10 mins of our game yesterday Otago were scrambling to defend their line
This is what i think of when i consider life without super rugby, the NPC is very enjoyable, even as it is let alone if it became the premier comp again, if i notice the drop in quality at all it doesn't significantly reduce my enjoyment