Farah Palmer Cup 2021
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Round 2 results (24-25 July 2021):
North Harbour Hibiscus 35 - 32 Ta$man Mako
Shield Snorters Tui 31 - 46 Northland Kauri
Waikato 17 - 24 Canterbury
Manawatu Cyclones 48 - 5 Taranaki Whio
Counties Manukau Heat 21 - 13 Bay of Plenty Volcanix
Otago Spirit 15 - 39 Auckland Storm -
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Some interesting games and results in the weekend.
Harbour should have won that game by plenty if they were a bit more clinical. Standard North Harbour really though when you think how the men play.
Shield Snorters looked to be in control too. Didnt see the game but was following the scoring and it really went downhill in the last 20mins with 2 players in the bin allowing Northland to finish strongly and score multiple times.
Expected Canterbury to win by more.
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Auckland/Otago score flatters Auckland a little. They only stretched ahead once Otago got a couple of scores behind and started chasing the game/throwing on reserves.
The Otago team is very young and inexperienced and have also just stepped up a grade but are holding their own for large parts of the game through very well coached forwards. Unfortunately the backs seem to be an afterthought and rely on individuals.
The halfback (Maia Joseph) is quality and will surely rise to higher honours.
I like the play of the young lock Henderson as well, who is into everything and has a big engine. Played for the Baabaas against the Black Ferns last year so is definitely on the radar.
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Huge milestone for Canterbury stalwart Steph Te Ohaere-Fox
Canterbury prop Steph Te Ohaere-Fox will play her 100th game this weekend, becoming just the second player in New Zealand to hit the milestone for one province, behind Auckland’s Fiao’o Faamausili. And fourth overall.
She’s also the first woman to hit the century mark for Canterbury.The front-rower played 24 times for the Black Ferns between 2008 and 2014, played for the Wasps in the UK and was part of the Barbarians side in 2019.
Sunday’s milestone will be a huge moment for her and her whānau, as she gets set to become the first Cantabrian centurion since Andrew Mehrtens.
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New big screen on under the new lights for the Northland Kauri!
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@taniwharugby The attendance does not look all that great. The kai kart owner must be thankful that at least two (or is it three?) patrons spent money at their place!
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A few milestones in that Canterbury - Wellington game:
Kendra Cocksedge playing her 150th first class game; Te Ohaere-Fox playing her 100th for Canterbury and Bremner playing her 50th for Canterbury.
That number of 100th is huge in women's rugby, and represent many years, because women only play 5 - 8 FPC games per year.
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@bovidae said in Farah Palmer Cup 2021:
According to NZ Rugby History, Fa'amausili played 125 first class games (54 Black Ferns & 71 provincial games).
Anna Richards played 18 games for the Black Ferns and 23 provincial games (3 different provinces).