NPC 2022
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@taniwharugby Are those development sides the same as academy teams? I'm asking because in the Hurricanes region it's the academy teams that are playing each other, this time of the year.
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@stargazer I think they are academy sides but will form majority of the b or dev side later in the year.
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@stargazer it’s a mixture of Academy players and High Performance players with a handful that have NPC experience to guide many of the younger guys ..it’s only the 2nd year that this particular futures programme has been running and its already starting to pay dividends with several players being looked at for Blues Under 20 which been totally unheard of for Northland rugby .
In the past the best under 20s from Northland ended up in Auckland secondary schools and made the Blues under 20 and were lost forever ..I could write a list ,but I will keep it short , so hopefully along with programs like this and their high performance centre in Whangarei ,not to mention a much stronger relationship with the Blues , finally Northland are trending in the right direction , plan is to be as successful as a Shield Snorters or a Ta$man whom I personally see as good benchmarks.
Blow touch is well and truly on the Head Coaches in 2022 -
@higgins said in NPC - news, injuries etc:
@bobily2 said in NPC - news, injuries etc:
Denny Solomona has signed with North Harbour
Is that the guy I saw playing for Sale a couple of months ago or another Denny Solomona?
That's the one
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@fakatavafuture said in NPC - news, injuries etc:
@antipodean played test level in two different sports, he's also done the brad thorn thing of also representing two different nations in the respective codes
LOL “duel”
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@tim said in NPC - news, injuries etc:
Not that he'll play for Southland any time soon, but it's great if players stay loyal to their home province (or province where their career started), no matter whether they're a team at the top or at the bottom.
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@stargazer said in NPC - news, injuries etc:
@tim said in NPC - news, injuries etc:
Not that he'll play for Southland any time soon, but it's great if players stay loyal to their home province (or province where their career started), no matter whether they're a team at the top or at the bottom.
No reason to leave. Mitre 10 cup is an audition for Super Rugby. If you already have a contract, you may as well stay put. I assume for most players it depends on their living situation. i.e. if you play for the Hurricanes and own/rent a house in Wellington, it makes sense to play for Wellington rather than Shield Snorters. If you are good enough to be an All Black, then you should stay with your original province.
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@hydro11 said in NPC - news, injuries etc:
@stargazer said in NPC - news, injuries etc:
@tim said in NPC - news, injuries etc:
Not that he'll play for Southland any time soon, but it's great if players stay loyal to their home province (or province where their career started), no matter whether they're a team at the top or at the bottom.
No reason to leave. Mitre 10 cup is an audition for Super Rugby. If you already have a contract, you may as well stay put. I assume for most players it depends on their living situation. i.e. if you play for the Hurricanes and own/rent a house in Wellington, it makes sense to play for Wellington rather than Shield Snorters. If you are good enough to be an All Black, then you should stay with your original province.
You should have added ...
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MacLeod makes some interesting comments about the relationship between the Highanders and Southland compared to what the Blues are now doing with their provinces.
“We get a wee bit of love from the Highlanders but not a lot. [The Highlanders] are more inclined to go elsewhere, where the Blues are more inclined to help the Northlands, North Harbours, and Aucklands to build their group.”