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    @stargazer said in Farah Palmer Cup 2021:

    Not injury, suspension or family reasons prevent a player from playing for Wellington Pride, but selection in the White Ferns!

    Had to Google wtf the White ferns are. Jesus there is no imagination in the lame names of NZ teams. Really I'm not a fan of any name unless it comes organically, all blacks for example

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    @machpants All you're showing now is that you've been living under a rock haha.

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    @stargazer said in Farah Palmer Cup 2021:

    @machpants All you're showing now is that you've been living under a rock haha.

    Just laser focused. I only watch rugby, really, and then only men's and big events

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    FPC round 4 games:

    ROUND 4

    Fri 6 August 2021 - 5.05pm - CET Arena, Palmerston North
    Manawatu Cyclones v Hawke's Bay Tui
    Sky Sport 1

    Sat 7 August 2021 - 11.35am - Sky Stadium, Wellington
    Wellington Pride v Counties Manukau Heat
    Sky Sport 2

    Sat 7 August 2021 - 2.05pm - Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
    Otago Spirit v Waikato
    Sky Sport Select

    Sun 8 August 2021 - 12.05pm - North Harbour Stadium
    North Harbour Hibiscus v Taranaki Whio
    Sky Sport Select

    Sun 8 August 2021 - 12.05pm - Sports Park, Motueka
    Ta$man Mako v Northland Kauri
    Sky Sport 1

    Sun 8 August 2021 - 2.05pm - Eden Park, Auckland
    Auckland Storm v Canterbury
    Sky Sport 1


    Wellington v Counties and Auckland v Canterbury will probably be the best games to watch, this weekend.

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    @stargazer said in Farah Palmer Cup 2021:

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    A shame Kathleen Brown is out for the Tui - she had a standout game at number eight last week against North Harbour until she got injured.

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    @number-10 Yep, she's a big loss, especially for this game. The Tui are going to be crushed tonight. Manawatu are the hot favourites for promotion (back up) to the Premiership.

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    Only one reaction to that game possible: "flush the dunny".
    Manawatū Cyclones don't belong in the Championship and that's showing.
    I predict a Manawatū - Northland Championship Final, with Manawatū taking the silverware.

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    Results round 4 (6-9 August 2021)

    Manawatu Cyclones 67 - 12 Hawke's Bay Tui
    Wellington Pride 26 - 25 Counties Manukau Heat
    Otago Spirit 22 - 29 Waikato
    North Harbour Hibiscus 24 - 10 Taranaki Whio
    Ta$man Mako 0 - 27 Northland Kauri
    Auckland Storm 7 - 32 Canterbury


    Round 5 games:

    Fri 13 August 2021 - 4.35pm - Navigation Home Stadium, Pukekohe
    Counties Manukau Heat v Auckland Storm
    Sky Sport 1

    Sat 14 August 2021 - 12.05pm - CET Arena, Palmerston North
    Manawatu Cyclones v North Harbour Hibiscus
    Sky Sport 1

    Sat 14 August 2021 - 2.35pm - McLean Park, Napier
    Hawke's Bay Tui v Ta$man Mako
    Sky Sport 1

    Sat 14 August 2021 - 4.35pm - Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch
    Canterbury v Bay of Plenty Volcanix
    Sky Sport 2

    Sun 15 August 2021 - 12.05pm - FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
    Waikato v Wellington Pride
    Sky Sport 1

    Sun 15 August 2021 - 2.05pm - Semenoff Stadium, Whangarei
    Northland Kauri v Taranaki Whio
    Sky Sport 3

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    ROSIE'S RUGBY: “Dream big, keep grinding and remember that a coach is only one person’s opinion on you and doesn’t define who you are as a person” is the message Canterbury No 10 Rosie Kelly has for all aspiring rugby players.

    Kelly made her Farah Palmer Cup début for Canterbury in 2017, coming off the bench at halfback against Manawatū.

    Canterbury went on to win the FPC that season before Kelly headed south to Otago for three years.

    She played in the blue and gold strip on 20 occasions scoring 192 points before heading back to Canterbury in 2021.

    “I have been a full-time student for the last four years studying Physio while pursuing my rugby dreams and made a lot of sacrifices,” says 21-year-old Kelly.

    “For me, the red and black jersey is where it all started! In the three years I’ve been away down in Otago, the girls up here have created an environment like no other.

    “I feel privileged every time I put on the jersey. My best friends are in the team. We’re not just teammates - we’re sisters and I love every minute on and off the field.”

    Kelly first played rugby at age four when she played for Hokitika on the West Coast.

    Since then she has played for West Coast’s Wests Rugby Club, Christchurch Girls’ High School, Otago University and High School Old Boys in Christchurch.

    “My inspiration growing up was Ruby Tui, she also is from the West Coast. I admire her hard work and determination. She’s sacrificed a lot and is proud of where she’s come from,” says Kelly.

    “I was lucky enough to play with her in Canterbury Sevens when I was 16 at nationals, as well as train with her in the Black Ferns Sevens environment.”

    Another inspiration for Kelly is her parents, who show up to every game, no matter the distance.

    Her career highlights to date were being a part of the New Zealand Barbarians side that only just lost to the Black Ferns in 2020 and playing for the New Zealand Development XV at the 2019 Oceania Rugby Women’s Championship in Fiji.

    “My dream is to be in the Black Ferns team, I would love to be someone that people look up to, showing determination and work ethic.”

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    Don’t think the draw is released yet but I have some sauce that the games (obviously some teams missing) will definitely start again this weekend as a continuation of the original draw.

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    Interesting to see that they're doing something in the FPC, what they're not doing in the NPC (yet): cancelling games and declaring these games a draw. I can only assume that's because they cannot play catch-up games because of the Black Ferns end-of-year tour.

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    Rugby in Auckland remains on hold, two weeks of Bunnings Warehouse NPC and FPC confirmed

    Rugby in Auckland remains on hold, two weeks of Bunnings Warehouse NPC and FPC confirmed

    The Bunnings Warehouse NPC and Farah Palmer Cup (FPC) will continue without Counties Manukau, Auckland and North Harbour for the next two weeks, New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has announced today.

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    Waikato and Northland should organise a game for next weekend so they can at least play before any SF/final.

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    @bovidae Yep, if the expected Waikato v Auckland semi also can't be played, Waikato may end up in the final without playing for weeks, while Canterbury has played a pool game against Otago and a semi against - most likely - Wellington.

    Northland doesn't have much to fear from the Tui in the semi though. It will be a good warm-up game for the final against Manawatu.

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    Spirit team for Saturday . Posted this last night then deleted as I had to confirm if it was 'team only' or for public. I assume that the pretty social media version will come out today some time. There have been some injuries etc in the backs since games stopped meaning that some of the development squad are being promoted.
    Battle of the wooden spoon but much hanging on this game if promotion relegation happens.

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    @crucial Reading the story on Stuff, Otago is lucky they can even get to Mt Maunganui given all of the travel hassles.

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    @bovidae said in Farah Palmer Cup 2021:

    @crucial Reading the story on Stuff, Otago is lucky they can even get to Mt Maunganui given all of the travel hassles.

    Tauranga is a pig of a place for flights at the best of times.

    The article misses that one player is also from Queenstown but has had to take the week off school and stay in Dunedin all week to make travel easier.

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/300408070/its-5-flights-up-for-otago-as-covid-turns-tauranga-into-a-tricky-destination

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    Update on season fate for Counties Power Heat

    The Counties Power Heat will be relying on Bay of Plenty to beat Wellington in the final week of the Farah Palmer Cup if they are to make the semi-finals after New Zealand Rugby today released the revised competition draw.

    The decision to keep Auckland in Alert Level 4 for another week means it won’t be possible for the Counties Power Heat to play their final round fixture against Waikato, which NZR confirmed would be classed as a draw with both teams getting two competition points.

    The Heat would then need the Bay of Plenty Volcanix to upset Wellington in order for JP Faamausili’s side to remain in fourth place and potentially qualify for the semi-finals.

    “It is disappointing we haven’t been able to play our final round robin match due to COVID but we remain hopeful that we can qualify for the semi-finals and continue our season,” chief executive Aaron Lawton said.

    “Our team continues to train on their own but there still remain a lot of factors beyond our control. “Even if we do make the semi-finals due to other results, we will be racing against the clock in terms of returning to training and would need Auckland to move into Alert Level 2 by then too.”

    The Bunnings Warehouse NPC and Farah Palmer Cup (FPC) will continue without Counties Manukau, Auckland and North Harbour for the next two weeks.

    Teams outside of Auckland return to the field this weekend for week three of the Bunnings NPC and NZR has confirmed the truncated draw will continue when week four kicks off on Friday, September 24.

    NZR has also confirmed the FPC will resume on Saturday, September 18.

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    Just found out that I have a ticket to attend on Saturday. Bit of a drive up but gotta support the whanau.

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