BOP v Northland

kev

Right! That's it! Stop playing for the impossible underdog card. You've been based here long enough for an ambush, and we have Waratahs Supercoach Daryl Gibson in charge. Am not being lulled into a false sense of security here.

BOP have looked good in so many games without quite getting over the line. We will change that for you. Thank us later.

bayimports

@duluth said in BOP v Northland:

just in case anyone was wondering what the colours were for, the team will be wearing a special jersey and the colours are their local clubs

Bovidae

Gibson is another coach in love with a 6:2 split on the bench.

bobily2

What are people's thoughts on Cashmore? He's looked reasonably good for his age in the very little I've seen of him.

Donsteppa

On his current trajectory, Daryl Gibson should be coaching Heartland rugby next year.

Chris B.

@bobily2 Is he a son of Adrian - or relative?

bobily2

@chris-b said in BOP v Northland:

@bobily2 Is he a son of Adrian - or relative?

Not sure - I've always assumed he's Adrian's son, but I haven't seen anything to confirm it

Bovidae

@bobily2 said in BOP v Northland:

What are people's thoughts on Cashmore? He's looked reasonably good for his age in the very little I've seen of him.

I thought he looked good for the Chiefs U20s and was much improved from when I watched him at 1st XV level for TBC. One for the future.

@Chris-B He is the nephew of Adrian.

kev

All we need to do is plug corner.

bayimports

@bovidae said in BOP v Northland:

@bobily2 said in BOP v Northland:

What are people's thoughts on Cashmore? He's looked reasonably good for his age in the very little I've seen of him.

I thought he looked good for the Chiefs U20s and was much improved from when I watched him at 1st XV level for TBC. One for the future.

@Chris-B He is the nephew of Adrian.

I believe Blair's son

Donsteppa

A very nicely worked try. Good of the two Northland forwards to be aggressive at counter rucking instead of defending the fringes

Donsteppa

Nice try saving tackle too!

bayimports

nice to get a win, but jeez a couple of different bounces and this goes the other way

taniwharugby

@bayimports said in BOP v Northland:

but jeez a couple of different bounces

and you score 20 more...we are so ill prepared and unfit.

bayimports

@taniwharugby said in BOP v Northland:

@bayimports said in BOP v Northland:

but jeez a couple of different bounces

and you score 20 more...we are so ill prepared and unfit.

From our side, I just hope that doesn't secure Gibson more time lol

Bovidae

Despite this NPC being anything but fair, with this result we end up having 2 QFs this weekend to decide who progresses to the SFs.

taniwharugby

@bayimports won't change anything for us, despite our coaches bumbling thier way through the past few seasons, think they are locked in until the year 2099...Southland deserve the semi spot, they look much better drilled without the quality in the squad like Northland had.

Steven Harris

I think we should just default this last game against Hawkes Bay , we have ton of injuries and I am not sure how we are going to extra players out of Northland .
I’m sure Hawkes Bay will use it as an opportunity to roll their Dev squad .
Hoping Josh Goodhue is ok did not look good ..

taniwharugby

@steven-harris said in BOP v Northland:

Hoping Josh Goodhue is ok did not look good ..

That is a massive concern for him, given his history, this could be the final knock for him!

Duluth

From newshub

Goodhue was released from hospital in the early hours of Thursday morning but is still experiencing ongoing headaches and a sore neck. He'll be taken for further scans on Thursday afternoon.

The Silver Fern

BOP v Northland