NPC - news, injuries etc

[Stargazer]

@tim You/they forgot one

[ARHS]

@bovidae surely pick Te Whare to cover midfield

[KiwiMurph]

@tim Mark "Talea"

[Yeetyaah]

Taukei'aho paying $15 might not be a bad shout. I think he was top scorer for Waikato last year. Providing he isn't in the All Blacks.

[Machpants]

@kiwimurph said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

@tim Mark "Talea"

https://www.mako.nz/tasman-Mako$/mark-talea Ta$man cheque book doesn’t include how to spell correctly!

[Crucial]

@yeetyaah said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

Taukei'aho paying $15 might not be a bad shout. I think he was top scorer for Waikato last year. Providing he isn't in the All Blacks.

I thought the same.

[Tim]

Free entry at Manawatu's game on Friday, so hopefully they get decent weather and a good turnout.

[Stargazer]

I noticed the last couple of weeks that North Harbour calls its NPC team "Heat". Is that a new name? I thought their men's and women's team were called Hibiscus, but apprently that's only their FPC team.

It's confusing, because also the Counties Manukau FPC team is called "Heat".

[Stargazer]

All Blacks released to play NPC this weekend:

Loose forward Hoskins Sotutu will be available for the Counties Manukau Steelers for their opening match against the Manawatu Turbos in Palmerston North on Friday night, lock Tupou Vaa’i is available for Taranaki for their match against Hawke’s Bay in New Plymouth on Saturday; and hooker Asafo Aumua and halfback TJ Perenara are available for the Wellington Lions vs Northland Taniwha clash in Wellington.

Meanwhile, midfielder Braydon Ennor will also return to his Canterbury team this week to prepare for his return to rugby.

The players left the All Blacks camp tonight to assemble with their provincial teams.

Some additional All Blacks squad players may also be released for Bunnings Warehouse NPC matches on Sunday, with a decision to be made following this weekend’s opening Bledisloe Cup Test presented by Steinlager Test.

Several All Blacks available for opening round of Bunnings Warehouse NPC

Several All Blacks have been released to play the opening round of Bunnings Warehouse NPC, if required by their provincial teams.

[Bovidae]

So the starting loose forward trio is sorted.

Tupaea could do with a game on Sunday.

[Toddy]

Good news for the Lions with Aumua and TJ coming in.

[taniwharugby]

@toddy that always seems to happen to us...like these teams need to be bolstered against us, sheesh!

[Daffy Jaffy]

Links to all the NPC squads listed together -

Championship Squads: Bunnings NPC 2021

We’re just a couple of days away from the start of the Bunnings NPC, where our best domestic rugby talent will again be on display. It all kicks off on Friday 6 August.

Premiership squads: Bunnings NPC 2021

The cream of New Zealand’s domestic rugby talent will be on display once again in 2021 when the Bunnings NPC kicks off on Friday 6 August.

[mikey07]

@taniwharugby Our Wellington team are notoriously slow starters so your definitely in with a chance.

[Tim]

[Dice]

Surprised that no one picked up Auvasa Faleali'i.

[Tim]

NPC predictions

Premiership winner: Ta$man
Finalists: Ta$man, Auckland, Canterbury, BOP
Relegated: Waikato

Championship winner: Otago
Finalists: Otago, North Harbour, Northland, Taranaki
Last: Southland

[Kiwiwomble]

@tim from you lips..etc

[Tim]

[Yeetyaah]

@tim said in NPC - news, injuries etc:

NPC predictions

Premiership winner: Ta$man
Finalists: Ta$man, Auckland, Canterbury, BOP
Relegated: Waikato

Championship winner: Otago
Finalists: Otago, North Harbour, Northland, Taranaki
Last: Southland

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