NPC - news, injuries etc
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@Bovidae said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@mariner4life said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
Rameka poihipi is either really old, or there are two
He went to Ham BHS but is from BOP so maybe the son of?
POOOAAACH!
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@mariner4life Blame his parents, as both sons went there.
Edit: I found this, Poihipi is a boarder from Te Puke. His father is a policeman and his mother a school teacher in the King Country. He was the 2016 1st XV captain.
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@chchfanatic Poihipi is some player. Best non-super rugby player I've seen in the metro comp this year. Suprised his name hasn't popped up more for playing 12 for the Crusaders in the future.
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@African-Monkey said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@chchfanatic Poihipi is some player. Best non-super rugby player I've seen in the metro comp this year. Suprised his name hasn't popped up more for playing 12 for the Crusaders in the future.
wait, he's a 12? haha it never occurred to me he wasn't a halfback
still a poach
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Waikato Rugby Union continues to strengthen their forward pack with the signing of Fijian International, Apisai Naikatini, for the 2019 Mitre Cup.
Apisai Naikatini signs with Waikato
Waikato Rugby Union continues to strengthen their forward pack with the signing of Fijian International, Apisai...
I'd rather they reward local players than sign a 34 yr old Fijian.
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@OleOleOle Loose forwards won't be a problem, but lock maybe.
Thinking some more maybe Naikatini is being lined up to play lock because they are short of experience there, assuming Bond won't be back. Tucker should be one of the locks but has been playing no.8.
Are McWhannell and Seu fit?
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@Stargazer shit, does this mean we are left with O'Reilly. FFS Wellington.
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@Canes4life Ben Power is back in Wellington, isn't he? And I read somewhere that - when he's not playing for Wellington U19s - they expect Tyrone Thompson to play in the main squad, too. A rookie, but a good rookie.
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@Stargazer Aumua will obviously be first choice as I don't think he will make the WC squad unless injuries strike, but yeah from what I've seen from O'Reilly he just doesn't seem upto it. Obviously has bad habbits off the park aswell.
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@Canes4life It will certainly be interesting to see who'll replace Apisai in the squad and who'll get game time if Aumua is not on the field. No matter how much I dislike the Thompson twins signing with Wellington, I want them to do well, so I hope Tyrone gets enough opportunities to develop at M10 Cup level and becomes Aumua's back-up either this or next season.
Otago v North Otago
Friday at 2.05pm
Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru
