Waikato 2022

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I will probably go to this game. A couple of players return after not playing last Sat but Blaikie is the third-choice 1st 5. I am sure Cashmore will be playing for BOP.

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Waikato Men Juniors 33 - 27 Bay of Plenty U19s
Waikato Divisional Colts 65 - 7 Thames Valley Colts
Waikato Divisional XV 72 - 0 Counties Manukau Divisional XV

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Waikato Men Juniors 10-14 Auckland U19s
Waikato Divisional XV 20-17 King Country Development

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@Bovidae What is the "Divisional XV" for a team? Is that Waikato's development team? Assuming the Juniors team is the U19 team, who play in the Colts team?

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@Stargazer said in Waikato 2022:

@Bovidae What is the "Divisional XV" for a team? Is that Waikato's development team? Assuming the Juniors team is the U19 team, who play in the Colts team?

I don't think Waikato has a Development team. As mentioned above, the Colts Divisional team are from players who play in the Colts grade, and won't include players in the HP programme. The Divisional XV appears to be players who aren't in the Premier grade of club rugby.

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And here is the Divisional XV to play Thames Valley Emerging XV.

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I would also expect that a few players from outside of initial squad will be in the 23 to play Southland midweek. Even excluding ABs, there are 6 players who haven't been sighted yet. Some have long-term injuries but I am not sure about others.

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Waikato Rugby hasn't published the results of the rep games played on Saturday, but here they are:

Waikato Divisional Colts 19-41 Counties Manukau U19s
Waikato Divisional XV 58-3 Thames Valley Emerging XV

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Another ex-Hamilton BHS player heading to the Brumbies. Anderson was the captain of the Waikato U19s this year, played in some of the Waikato pre-season games, and was in the Chiefs U20s.

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TA sports boy?

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@gt12 Yes, one of a number of players in their first year out of school who were playing for the club.

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Gallagher 2022 Waikato Rugby Awards Evening

Gallagher 2022 Waikato Rugby Awards Evening Waikato Rugby Union celebrated their end of season awards last...

The main award winners:

Waikato Draught Bunnings NPC Player of the Year
Winner: Daniel Sinkinson
Waitomo Group Farah Palmer Cup Player of the Year
Winner: Ashlee Gaby-Sutherland
Lone Star Rototuna People’s Star Award
Winner: Rhys Marshall
McDonald’s Waikato Community Spirit Award
Winner: James Thompson
Aaron Hopa Memorial Trophy
Recipient: Laghlan McWhannell
Manatiaki Award
Recipient: Emma-Lee Heta
Hare Puke Memorial Trophy Tainui Waka Māori Player of the Year
Recipient: Victoria Makea
Gallagher Sportsperson of the Year
Finalists: Kennedy Simon, Samisoni Taukei’aho, Renee Holmes, Stacey Fluhler
Winner: Samisoni Taukei’aho
Ian Clarke Supreme Award
Recipient: Samisoni Taukei’aho

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@Bovidae said in Waikato 2022:

Gallagher 2022 Waikato Rugby Awards Evening

Gallagher 2022 Waikato Rugby Awards Evening Waikato Rugby Union celebrated their end of season awards last...

The main award winners:

Waikato Draught Bunnings NPC Player of the Year
Winner: Daniel Sinkinson
Waitomo Group Farah Palmer Cup Player of the Year
Winner: Ashlee Gaby-Sutherland
Lone Star Rototuna People’s Star Award
Winner: Rhys Marshall
McDonald’s Waikato Community Spirit Award
Winner: James Thompson
Aaron Hopa Memorial Trophy
Recipient: Laghlan McWhannell
Manatiaki Award
Recipient: Emma-Lee Heta
Hare Puke Memorial Trophy Tainui Waka Māori Player of the Year
Recipient: Victoria Makea
Gallagher Sportsperson of the Year
Finalists: Kennedy Simon, Samisoni Taukei’aho, Renee Holmes, Stacey Fluhler
Winner: Samisoni Taukei’aho
Ian Clarke Supreme Award
Recipient: Samisoni Taukei’aho

How do the Chiefs not sign Sinkinson after he was Waikato player of the year? That's a bit of a shocker.

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@Canes4life I have heard of a few fails in Chiefs contract negotiations. Does not seem to be their strong suit.

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@Canes4life said in Waikato 2022:

How do the Chiefs not sign Sinkinson after he was Waikato player of the year? That's a bit of a shocker.

It depends on what type of winger the Chiefs were looking for. Sinkinson did prove to be deceptively strong in busting through tackles in the NPC, but Malimali and Punivai have a different profile.