Mitre 10 Cup 2018
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@higgins it would appear they have learned nothing in the past 10-15 years...think back to when Northland and Ta$man had thier heads on the block...one team has plodded along and had the odd moment to keep thier fans coming, the other was in the final again this year...
Granted Ta$man enjoys a considerably better relationship with the Crusaders than we have had with the Blues up until the past couple of years...and even then it isn't as helpful as it could be given Lomax was supposedly looking at coming here but was no support from the blues so he went to Ta$man/Highlanders
Just hope the good fortune we have had with super contracts the past couple of seasons will mitigate this off field stuff somewhat.
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So MacLeod didn't get the Southland job, does that mean the NRU have done enough to keep him or did they shit the bed so bad he is off anyway...?
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@taniwharugby said in Mitre 10 Cup 2018:
@crucial er ok
Stupid TR board! Thought this was the general thread
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@taniwharugby meh, we’ll claim him with that surname.
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@tim I dont know anything about him, but assume he woulda been looking to play mid-field or maybe wing, probably the one area at the start of the season he probably wouldnt have been looking to get much of a chance (without an injury) even on the bench?
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@northlandallday pretty tough start there...cliché time - gotta hit the field running!
NH away, Auckland and 'naki at home then Otago away.
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I like the draw, I think it's one of the better ones we've had, sure NH, Auckland and Naki are next tier but we haven't played Auckland at home for a few years. Any points gained in these weeks are good points. Bring it on, I'm sure the Taniwha will be hitting the ground hard and fast. -
NZ Vikings (Northland HP Squad) vs Counties Manukau HP
Wednesday 16th May 2018
Kaiwaka Sports Complex
Kick off 6:30pmThe NZ Vikings team will consist of all available contracted Northland Mitre 10 Cup squad members (Super players are not available) along with others selected from the High Performance group who are vying for selection to the Mitre 10 Cup, Development and Under 19 teams. They will be playing against a Counties team featuring a similar makeup.
There will be two teams of 15 (each playing 40 mins each) and 8 floating substitutions across both teams.
1st Half
1 Isileli Tu’ungafasi (Mid Northern)
2 Jaycob Matiu (Hora Hora)
3 Devron Phillips (Hikurangi)
4 Sean Sweetman (Wellsford)
5 Francois Marias (OBM)
6 Sam McNamara (Waipu)
7 Kane Jacobson (Kamo)
8 Taniela Manu (OBM)
9 Jono Kitto (Hikurangi)
10 Tim Blundell (Wellsford)
11 Waylen Skipps (OBM)
12 Blake Hohaia (Kamo)
13 Noah Cooper (Kerikeri)
14 Shelford Murray (Kamo)
15 Matt Tuatagaloa (Awanui)2nd Half
1 Tom Stevens (OBM)
2 Jordan Olsen (Mid Northern)
3 Boys Wiggins (OBM)
4 Alex Smith (Waipu)
5 Temo Mayanaranua (Waipu)
6 Fano Funaki (Waipu)
7 Aorangi Stokes (OBM)
8 Tom Barlow (Kamo)
9 Emil Pittman (Waipu)
10 Myles Throughgood (Kamo)
11 Renata Roberts-Te Nana (OBM)
12 Hamish Pomare (Awanui)
13 Tevite Gadeisuva (Waipu)
14 Leigh Bristowe (Hora Hora)
15 Matty Wright (Wellsford)Substitutions
1 Cambell Matthews (Hikurangi)
2 Matt Hewitt (UK/Moerewa)
3 Matt Jenson (Waipu)
4 Dane Subritzky-Clark (Awanui)
5 Ngapuhi Rogers (Kerikeri)
6 Lyric Brownlee (Hora Hora)
7 Lucas Albonoz (Waipu)
8 Jordan Hyland (Wellsford)Unavailable
Matt Matich (Chiefs)
Scott Gregory (NZ U20s)
Tom Robinson (Injured)
Jack Straker (Injured) -
Matiu at hooker...
Pitman is back too, thought he was gone.
Assume Temo Mayanaranua is the big Fijian kid, heard he is a unit.
As we know, results don't always get results in rep sides, given how dominant Kamo are, isn't really reflected in those team sheets.
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Temo Mayanaranua is the Fijian Boy from Waipu,very big lad,Fano Funaki from Waipu is also a very big unit.
Very exciting looking teams,the outside backs look very impressive.
Will be very interstesting to see how Jacob Matiu goes as a hooker and we get our first look at Jono Kitto at halfback,
Great to see Sean Sweetman back playing,will be interested to see his progress.
I see a few boys from the Mangonui have been rewarded for their efforts.On paper,without all the contracted players,it looks a stronger HP squad than 2017.
