NPC 2025
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@Bovidae plays for Kamo but didn't start the early rounds so unsure when he turned up...I haven't seen him play yet.
There is 1 9 spot for certain up for grabs, can't recall if we have signed a 2nd one behind Nock...so maybe 2 spots
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Otago U19 squad. As usual, the team features players from all over the country. Plus one from South Africa and a lad who was in the Aussie Schools side last year.
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NPC contenders match tonight- Auckland 42-12 Northland. Played in pouring rain at AURFC. Northland led at halftime.
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@Daffy-Jaffy any idea who was in the Auckland side? I don’t think Auckland published a list
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@Duluth they chose not to release team lists this year, to stop other unions scouting players. Auckland Union want first pick.
And fair enough too. Similar to back in the 2010s when 1st XV sides in Auckland would be clogged up with guys from all around the country and take up spots in Auckland /Blues age group sides, only for them to go back to where they came from as soon as they left school.
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Have posted this in the Landers thread. But here too. Josh Tengblad to play for Auckland in the NPC. Have heard from two sources in Dunedin
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@george33 that’s a fair point , I headed out to the game on Wednesday it wasn’t the greatest night at the Varsity club it reminded me of last years game played at the Grammar Tech club when a storm rolled in when the match concluded
Northland put out a reasonably strong team that consisted of the guys who were either contracted or in with a more than even chance of making the Taniwha team
Esile Fono at loosehead ,Jordon Hutchings at hooker ,Rob Rush at 6 and Nathon Salmon on the wing are all contracted ,Matt LeToga,Bodene Davis have played just one game each for the Taniwha and Coree Te Whata Colley was just back from year lay off with broken Achilles tendon so it was no surprise Northland dominated the first half , for all intensive purposes they should have been up by 30 little alone 12 but you have got to give the Auckland defence credit
Nathan Salmon looked exceptional in the conditions as did Judah Andrew’s the fullback who is normally a winger and Guy Waerehu who is normally a midfielder who played on the wing is one strong rooster , there’s something about this bloke if he’s given an opportunity he could nail itAuckland had Tito Tuipulotu playing on the tighthead side of the scrum
Northland basically rolled almost their whole team at halftime and threw out a whole lot of their under 19 players and it showed
Northland boys did well to keep Auckland to 2 tries in the last 20
Was impressed with Ahio Keith for Auckland in the 2nd half he’s absolute machine
There was a blond headed fullback for Auckland who was sensational in the 2nd half carving of a couple 50-20s that went deep in the 22 resulting in lineout drive tries .
His running game was also exceptional
It’s a shame Auckland did’nt post a team sheet would have been good to have highlighted who played well
Collectively the Auckland pack in the 2nd half looked way better but once again it was hard to gauge given all the changes
There was a very good hard working 7 that looked a little bit like Sam Hainsworth Faa’ofo , and was very impressed with Suburbs no Zachariah Mauga ,..man this can carry a rugby ball was in the Counties Manukau Dev squad last year ..could be a bolter for Auckland this yearMust say that’s the best shape I have ever seen Northland tight head Coree Te Whata Colley in even when he was a contracted player
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@Steven-Harris I think Andrews has played a bit at FB but has been mostly on the wing for OBM this year, seems a smart player too, I'm a fan.
Warehu is a beast, him and another dev player from last year used to go to the same gym as i do, seems a massively talented kid.
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@Steven-Harris said in NPC 2025:
a blond headed fullback for Auckland who was sensational in the 2nd half
Likely was Cohen Norrie, last years NZ schools fullback -
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@Daffy-Jaffy looks like him
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@SouthernMann said in NPC 2025:
Have posted this in the Landers thread. But here too. Josh Tengblad to play for Auckland in the NPC. Have heard from two sources in Dunedin
IIRC, Tengblad went to Sacred Heart, and was in the Auckland and Blues U20 teams. Is he from Auckland?
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@SouthernMann no Amos roddick is crazy
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