Farah Palmer Cup 2022
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@Bovidae said in Farah Palmer Cup 2022:
A large squad, because Waikato will lose players to the Black Ferns and Fiji. Good to see the return of RWC final hat-trick try-scorer Toka Natua. No Chyna Hohepa.
Squad sizes really vary don't they? Some are about 32/33, some high 30s and this one in the 40s
Are the BFs out for two games or three? There's a home game against Oz but I'm not sure when the return one is.
Edit: I see it's the following weekend. So probably out for three weeks and back for semi finals.
If they are a week in BF camp the Canterbury/Waikato game will be second string, Auckland have a bye then Waikato. The week they are in Oz will be interesting as Waikato, Auckland and Canterbury will all be understrength a bit more than their opponents.
Saying that, there have been far more players that have played for BFs this year then they will take into camp. -
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@Stargazer said in Farah Palmer Cup 2022:
@Bovidae That squad naming is only for the two Laurie O'Reilly tests against Australia (20 and 27 August), I think.
That's why I said "first". Whether the players will be released back to their provinces after those 2 tests is unknown, as it would only be for the SF and final.
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@Bovidae said in Farah Palmer Cup 2022:
@Stargazer said in Farah Palmer Cup 2022:
@Bovidae That squad naming is only for the two Laurie O'Reilly tests against Australia (20 and 27 August), I think.
That's why I said "first". Whether the players will be released back to their provinces after those 2 tests is unknown, as it would only be for the SF and final.
I would expect that they go into camp a week or so beforehand.
It won't be too different a squad to the final RWC one I think. The 'trials' have finished.
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ROUND 1 (Premiership only)
Sat 16 July 2022 - 12.05pm - FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
Waikato v Manawatū Cyclones
Sky Sport 2Sat 16 July 2022 - 12.05pm - Porirua Park, Porirua
Wellington Pride v Canterbury
Sky Sport 1Sat 16 July 2022 - 14.05pm - Auckland
Auckland Storm v Counties Manukau Heat
Sky Sport 2Bye: Bay of Plenty Volcanix & Championship teams
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I assume that Miller cant be back to full fitness yet after her knee op. No sign of her in the Cantabs.
That Waikato team is very strong where it counts (front row, halves and fullback) with plenty of quality around that. Hard to see them not being around at the end.
I'm following BoP this year and they have the bye first round. First game is against the Poo (who have a very tough first game for newcomers from the Championship. Talk about diving in at the deep end) -
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@Crucial said in Farah Palmer Cup 2022:
Waikato bt 'Poo as expected but the score wasn't a blow out.
I watched the game on and off. Waikato started well but made a lot of handling errors, forced passes and had a misfiring lineout. Manawatu led 18-5 at HT. Waikato was much more direct in the 2nd half and used their big props to rumble over. The commentators said Wayne Smith was there and gave two-try scorer Awhina Tangen-Wainohu a pat on the back when she left the field late. She could be a bolter for the BFs. The Poo are a good team.
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@Bovidae said in Farah Palmer Cup 2022:
@Crucial said in Farah Palmer Cup 2022:
Waikato bt 'Poo as expected but the score wasn't a blow out.
I watched the game on and off. Waikato started well but made a lot of handling errors, forced passes and had a misfiring lineout. Manawatu led 18-5 at HT. Waikato was much more direct in the 2nd half and used their big props to rumble over. The commentators said Wayne Smith was there and gave two-try scorer Awhina Tangen-Wainohu a pat on the back when she left the field late. She could be a bolter for the BFs. The Poo are a good team.
Another Hawke's Bay product that got away.
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