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    • Crucial

      Counties best ever
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      dogmeat

      @crucial Not missing. Didn't think it was necessary.

    • Duluth

      Counties v North Harbour
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      ACT Crusader

      @duluth said in Counties v North Harbour:

      Misuse of the word β€œhighlights”…

      That game was a very tough watch.

    • Duluth

      Manawatu v Counties
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      Stargazer

      @duluth said in Manawatu v Counties:

      I see the NPC website has players match stats from opta on this page. Click on the players number

      Bunnings NPC Round 1 Match Appointments and Team Lists Bunnings NPC Round 1 Match Appointments and Team Lists

      The Bunnings NPC kicks off on Friday 6 August with Tasman Mako out to defend their Premiership title and a new contender looking to rise up from the Championship.

      Great to see there are stats, but awful way of presenting them. There's no way you can easily compare player stats this way.

    • Duluth

      Counties v Southland
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      taniwharugby

      @mikedogz having Read there for most of the season will have been great for the team too.

    • Duluth

      North Harbour v Counties
      Rugby Matches • northharbour counties • • Duluth

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    • Duluth

      Taranaki v Counties
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      Dice

      @ACT-Crusader Taranaki lacked a bit of leadership at the end. Not sure why they tapped it when Counties still had a man in the bin.

    • Duluth

      Counties v Wellington
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      @Canes4life I totally agree with this statement he offers flair without too much of it if that makes any sense something we need with our forwards, i mean Fidow, Numia Coles Aumua all have it and it’s definitely better then boring hopeless at everything vanilla Prinseep and Blackwell

    • Duluth

      Otago v Counties
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      Stargazer

    • Duluth

      Waikato v Counties
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      OleOleOle

      @Bovidae Yes, good to see mitch getting game time...he's playing well too. Just good to see Luke on the field.

      I thought Pickerill was a step up from the guy last week.

    • Duluth

      Counties v Manawatu
      Rugby Matches • counties manawatu • • Duluth

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      Number 10

      @ACT-Crusader said in Counties v Manawatu:

      Entertaining game. Unfortunate finish for the Turbos with that attack incorrectly called in touch.

      Lineouts again a lottery for both sides.

      Who is the last forward to score a hat trick in the NPC?

      Last forward to score a hat trick in Mitre 10 Cup was Patrick Tuipulotu for Auckland v Tasman, September 7, 2018.

    • taniwharugby

      Counties v Northland
      Rugby Matches • counties northland • • taniwharugby

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      @taniwharugby Gregory needs to play in the midfield I reckon. Lots of contact, build his confidence.

    • B

      Hawke's Bay v Counties Manukau
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      Nepia

      @Crucial said in Hawkes Bay v Counties Manukau:

      @Nepia said in Hawkes Bay v Counties Manukau:

      @Crucial said in Hawkes Bay v Counties Manukau:

      @Billsy111 You guys also need to do some lineout drive training. The moves were so predictable that even our motley bunch knew what you were about to do and were able to nullify.
      *apart from that bullshit YC/PT call

      I just think we don't need to overuse it, overuse of it contributed to our loss against Southland and a few times last year.

      We have some bloody good backs and top class loosies, we should base more attack around them rather than overdoing the lineout drives.

      It was more the case that you only had one drive move (apart from going around our side and dragging it down to get a PT) and we studied it beforehand. Shit coaching on your side.

      Yeah, as you had a whole season and one game of it to study. πŸ˜‰

    • Higgins

      Counties v Tasman
      Rugby Matches • counties tasman • • Higgins

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      Nepia

      @Bovidae said in Counties v Tasman:

      Read has some conditions from his Japanese club around playing time. He was only allowed to play 40 mins last night and won't be playing against Hawke's next round, along with missing some other away games.

      Ah stink, it would have been good to have him start in the kind of form he was in last year. πŸ˜‰

      Although, to be serious, it would have been goof for Flanders to have had a run against him.

    • Crucial

      Ultimate NPC: Round 2 Counties v Otago
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      Nepia

      @Kiwiwomble said in Ultimate NPC: Round 2 Counties v Otago:

      @Nepia Latta > oliver, anton was almost as bad as coltmans at lineout thows, 171 games and his nickname is "Crazy"...come on

      brewer was a toss up, was goign to swap but the deadline beat me

      Oliver was a 50 test AB, Latta was a decent NPC player with a cult following, it really shouldn't have been a contest ....

    • Crucial

      Ultimate NPC: Round 1 BOP v Counties
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      Nepia

      @KiwiPie said in Ultimate NPC: Round 1 BOP v Counties:

      @Nepia said in Ultimate NPC: Round 1 BOP v Counties:

      @KiwiPie said in Ultimate NPC: Round 1 BOP v Counties:

      @Nepia said in Ultimate NPC: Round 1 BOP v Counties:

      @Toddy said in Ultimate NPC: Round 1 BOP v Counties:

      @KiwiPie you'll need to take that up with Hawkes Bay.

      No need to take it up with us, he didn't play for BoP.

      I didn't really think it through when I made the comment to be honest - have only just discovered this board.

      He might not actually have played but I did once see him sitting the stand - and he wasn't even an All Black when we signed him so we pretty much made him the player he became!

      I think his new contract didn't kick over until NPC time in 2012 - the AB website list Hawkes Bay as his province when making the ABs. πŸ˜‰

      But the news broke earlier which was the spur he needed.

      Not to mention the best Photoshopping work of the century to date

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      We don't need photoshop. πŸ™‚

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      Dude really is the missing link.

    • Crucial

      Ultimate NPC: - Counties-Manukau
      Ultimate NPC Teams • counties • • Crucial

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      Crucial

      @Higgins said in Ultimate NPC: - Counties-Manukau:

      @Crucial That was where my question was being aimed at. Dawson should have been a certainty ahead of Tukino and anyone else you might have fronted with.

      From memory he played some 6 in his later years (probably among the last 50 of his 200 games) but certainly wasn't at his peak then and was a much better 8.
      I had a check and it looks like he was squeezed into 6 for Baabaas and North Island when he was playing 8 so you may be correct about his versatility.

    • Stargazer

      Manawatu v Counties Manukau
      Rugby Matches • manawatu counties • • Stargazer

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      Duluth

    • Stargazer

      Counties Manukau v Magpies
      Rugby Matches • counties hawkesbay • • Stargazer

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      Stargazer

    • Stargazer

      Canterbury v Counties Manukau
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      Higgins

      A little premature with the previous comment as Counties did somehow manage to score but they only snuck in a couple of minutes before the end. Final score was Canterbury 38 - 05 Counties

    • Duluth

      Southland vs Counties
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      Duluth

      https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/115991204/mitre-10-cup-relief-overriding-emotion-as-southland-end-27game-losing-run

    • Duluth

      Counties vs Auckland
      Rugby Matches • counties auckland • • Duluth

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      A

      @Dice Yup I know what you mean I've seen the same stuff too. I feel like he's a rough diamond who'll get better in time. His lineout definitely needs working on but he has the physical attributes to go far and is worth perservering with in the long run.

    • Stargazer

      Counties Manukau v Tasman
      Rugby Matches • counties tasman • • Stargazer

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      shark

      Oh and I'm also in the camp that doesn't move Goodhue to accommodate Ennor, but should attrition or lack of other options dictate that move - and there's no clear 12 for the Saders at the moment - then so be it.

    • Canes4life

      Wellington vs Counties Manukau
      Rugby Matches • wellington counties • • Canes4life

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      @Higgins and look at to Owen Franks now? the game is evolving so along with core roles, props need mobility,speed,covering/sweeping like a loose fwd and the way the game is heading the "high intensity/fast pace", you need to keep up and do more then just "scrum". And remember the Lions front row are young Fidow 21, Aumua 21, Numia 20. still boys and still developing. and re them being boys getting paid a mans wages?? mate the game turned professional a long time ago. keep up with the times higgy! they are the most exciting front row in the game right now. Lions/Canes are lucky to have them and i am excited to see them grow and develop. cut them some slack

    • DrivingMaul

      Counties Manukau v Waikato
      Rugby Matches • counties waikato • • DrivingMaul

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      DrivingMaul

      My post match interviews from the game:




    • Stargazer

      North Harbour v Counties Manukau
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      Lotu Inisi looks like he has a bright future. Thoughts?

    • Duluth

      Counties v Taranaki
      Rugby Matches • taranaki counties • • Duluth

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      Rembrandt

      Is it just my bias or do most of SBWs 'round the corner' passes actually go forward? Comms, ref and touch judge don't seem to think so.

    • Stargazer

      Counties Manukau v Canterbury
      Rugby Matches • canterbury counties • • Stargazer

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      KiwiMurph

      Awesome work Counties. Auckland have a home semi.

    • Duluth

      North Harbour vs Counties
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      Duluth

      @dice

      I'd prefer Wellington in a knock out match

      This Harbour side seems to take the battle of bridge personally.. more like the 90's. They are more likely to pull out a freakish game because its Auckland

    • mikedogz

      Counties Vs Northland
      Rugby Matches • counties northland • • mikedogz

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      taniwharugby

      @duluth Matich is a huge loss for us, hopefully it isnt too long.

    • Stargazer

      Tasman v Counties Manukau
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      Chris B.

      @stargazer It's all guesswork, but my reaction to seeing Crotty up close was that he's quite big and seeing David up close is that he isn't.

    • Duluth

      Counties vs Wellington
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      OleOleOle

      The first CM try shouldn't have been, both inside chasers were in front of the kicker and advanced and had a direct impact on the play. The second try I can live with, not clear and obvious live that the chaser is in front.

    • Duluth

      Southland v Counties
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      @shark Probably, I had to go and check if there was a thread for this game haha.

    • Duluth

      Counties vs Taranaki
      Rugby Matches • taranaki counties • • Duluth

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      Dice

      Not a bad effort by Pulu.

      When are the Aussies calling him up? He's better than Maddocks.

    • Stargazer

      Counties Manukau v Bay of Plenty
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      taniwharugby

      Great start to the comp from BOP, confidence gained form those 2 wins will be invaluable as they get to the tougher part of the comp and play Championship teams πŸ™‚

    • Stargazer

      Auckland v Counties Manukau
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      Dice

      @tim I think he'll get a run at some point. His scrumming is good for his age, but I do remember a game where he went up against Renata and got destroyed.

    • Stargazer

      Counties Manukau v Tasman
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      mikedogz

      Sam Henwood dominated the awards night.

      Below is a list of the 2017 CMRFU award winners -
      Counties Manukau PIC Steelers player of the year – Sam Henwood
      Counties Manukau PIC Steelers defence player of the year – Sam Henwood
      Counties Manukau PIC Steelers player’s player of the year (chosen by the PIC Steelers players) – Sam Henwood
      Counties Manukau PIC Steelers Rookie of the year – Orbyn Leger
      Counties Manukau PIC Steelers most improved player of the year – Jonathan Kawau
      Men’s 7’s player of the year – Liam Daniela
      Bayleys B’s most improved player – Feta Luamanu
      Bayleys B’s player of the year – Penitoa Finau
      Don Ha B’s most improved player -Jimmy Conaglen
      Don Ha B’s player of the year – Faafouina Loau
      U19 most improved – Toti Nginingini
      U19 player of the year – Joshua Baverstock
      George Bell Memorial Trophy (services to rugby) – Dawn Newton
      Volunteer of the year – Karyn Adams
      Supporters Club – player of the year – Sam Henwood
      Referee of the year – John Wright
      AS Wilcox Premier Club player of the year – Joe Reynolds

    • Duluth

      Manawatu vs Counties
      Rugby Matches • manawatu counties • • Duluth

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      Higgins

      Manawatu 24 - 29 Counties

    • mikedogz

      Counties VS BOP
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      Chris B.

      @mikedogz said in Counties VS BOP:

      A draw is a fair result. Our points put Auckland in the relegation spot.

      BoP might get to play the Winston role.

      Auckland has BoP, Tasman and Canterbury to go.

      Waikato has Canterbury, Harbour and BoP.

      Counties a bit easier - Northland, Manawatu, Tasman

      Tasman is not quite clear either - Taranaki, Harbour, Auckland, Counties. Reverse order to what I would have chosen.

    • Stargazer

      Canterbury v Counties Manukau (Ranfurly Shield)
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      SammyC

      @Gunner said in Canterbury v Counties Manukau (Ranfurly Shield):

      Those poor Canterbury fans, their team has sapped the excitement out of watching them, they don't even look remotely interested that their team scored their 64th try of the game.

      It was a great atmosphere at the game for a Wednesday night.

      We'll never get tired of winning like this πŸ™‚

    • Stargazer

      Counties Manukau v North Harbour
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      ACT Crusader

      Good win for Harbour. Loving how they are playing this season.

      Counties discipline was shocking. A number of off the ball penalties as well as some holding back that wasn't picked up.

      TNW a class above and Laulala at fullback continues to improve. But Harbour forwards were dominant and they link well with a solid 9/10 combo.

      Volavola was due.....