NPC 2025
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@MacDazzler Whoops yes indeed!
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Former NZ U20 halfback Riley Williams has signed with Canterbury for the 2025 NPC season..
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@Steven-Harris This irritates me so much. Three seasons in a row we bring in middling players from elsewhere (Thomas, Howling and now Arscott), while we lose young local talent. That's how we lost Sititi. I was hoping because Bates has worked a lot with younger players he would be keener to promote them.
Who will be the squad halfbacks with Funaki and Arscott? Is the young Aussie that trained with the Blues Luke Aiken playing in Auckland? Also I think thie years Blues u20 halfback Joel Russel is around Auckland. Maybe they rate them all ahead of Williams.
Also we still have not heard who Bates' assistants will be? -
@Daffy-Jaffy the new Auckland assistant coach is Pom Simona who is currently an assistant coach to New England head coach Ryan Martin in the MLR, Simona interviewed for an assistant role in Northland but was then lured back to Auckland
Simona played for Ponsonby back in the late 90s early 2000’s
100% on your other coms letting young talent go and bringing outsiders in
Pom orginally was at the Melbourne Rising and the Melbourne Rebels -
@Steven-Harris Pom was a legend and a fantastic player for Ponies. I hope his coaching is as good. I guess as forwards or defense coach. So backs/attack coach still to come?
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@Daffy-Jaffy have’nt heard anything as yet but will hit my contact when we catch up
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@Daffy-Jaffy Sam Howling is from Auckland, so a local.
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@Bovidae I wonder what’s happened to Tyler Laubscher ?
Man I rate this kid but seems to have more injuries than one can imagine -
@Steven-Harris You probably answered your own question (re: injuries). Manawatū Rugby have club team lists on their FB page so maybe Laubscher is back playing.
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