Nz domestic rugby 2020

[waiopehu oldboy]

Auckland come out of Level 3 at midnight Sunday & will join the rest of NZ in L2 until 6 September meaning that regardless of venue N v S will have to be in an empty stadium. That being the case the prudent thing to do IMO is to have everyone assemble in Wellington on Monday and if it has to be called off it's at least an AB camp of sorts.

Edit: Hurld reporting that NZR will make an announcement tomorrow.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ NZR have today announced that they'll make an announcement tomorrow .

My guess is they're looking for an assurance that the 14 players & 5 officials etc stuck in Auckland will be able to travel to Wellington even if Auckland for some reason stays in L3 beyond Sunday.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

^ NZR have today announced that they'll make an announcement tomorrow .

Hopefully this announcement leads to an announcement regarding a future upcoming announcement.

Getting excited now!

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ all will be finalised & announced in the next 24 to 48 hours........

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

NZR have confirmed that N v S will go ahead in an empty Sky Stadium Wellywood on 5/09, kickoff at 19:10 local.

https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/a...game-to-be-played-in-wellington--with-no-fans

 

[qwerty51]

No Auckland Blues players right?

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ provided Auckland comes out of L3 at midnight Sunday as planned they & the five officials will be OK to travel to Wellington first thing Monday. At this point there's nothing to suggest L3 will be extended.

 

[Dan54]

And if it was extended the fixture would be called off as NZR wants players to be available for start of ITM cup which has got me stoked more than I can say. Even a few rounds with all being available is just bloody great!

 

[Dan54]

I know a bit off subject WOB, but interesting read about the Mighty Nua in the latest Rugby News. Corey Kennett doing a pretty good job, which pleases me he is a real proper rugby man, who's only real mistake was playing for (cough spit chunder) Old Boys. Fancy running a little union like the mighty Nua and keeping the books in the black, because they basically just don't do anything they can't afford! Still do as much as any Heartland union, but keep everything sensible, haven't laid anyone off with covid etc. great little read, and to anyone who not sure about the Mighty Nua it's a province with about 9 clubs. all small with basically 1 team each club, one or two have under 20s and a second, and a few school kid teams. Corey who is CEO actually strapped on boots and sat on the bench (and went on last 10 minutes) for the Nua when they had a few injuries in a Heartland match a couple of years, he always got boots with him when going to matches as he acts as water boy . An unusual CEO indeed!

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ caught the 'nua club final on Grassroots last week in which Rahui beat Shannon (& of course dedicated the win to Sam Doyle): not bad for two Clubs who were struggling to put out a Senior team not too long ago.

Cantabs have retained The Shield:

Canterbury 71 (Dallas McLeod, Andrew Knewstubb, Finlay Brewis, Isaiah Punivai, Billy Harmon, Manasa Mataele 2, Chay Fihaki, Sam Darry 2, Rameke Poihipi tries; Brett Cameron 8 con) North Otago 7 (Josh Hayward try; Josh Phipps con). HT: 45-0

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby...urys-ranfurly-shield-romp-against-north-otago

Not sure what to make of Byron sitting between Razor & Not Steve..........

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Concerning stuff.co.nz article on the potential consequences to Heartland rugby in the ongoing absence of the games main revenue stream, Test footy;

https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/p...ing-over-covidcrippled-heartland-championship

Hopefully it can be avoided but we may have to accept a year or three of the HC being regional until Air NZ or another domestic airline is able to resume flying teams around the country for next to nothing.

 

[Dan54]

Concerning stuff.co.nz article on the potential consequences to Heartland rugby in the ongoing absence of the games main revenue stream, Test footy;

https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/p...ing-over-covidcrippled-heartland-championship

Hopefully it can be avoided but we may have to accept a year or three of the HC being regional until Air NZ or another domestic airline is able to resume flying teams around the country for next to nothing.

Yep I see Central Hawkes Bay is playing the Mighty Nua WOB, so as you say we may have to just put up with regional stuff for a while. It not the end of the world.

 

[KiwiM]

Michael Jones' son Niko named in the Auckland Mitre 10 Cup squad. He has plenty of company in the squad of having fathers that played first class rugby (Ioane, Sotutu, Clarke, Whetton, Rayasi)

 

[zer0]

Henry will also be back in a similar capacity to 2018.....

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

NZR-commissioned N v S trophy:

Plus the one that went to Eden Park in 1932 but couldn't get out:

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=12361726

 

[Dismal Pillock]

FFS that new "trophy". Where are you supposed to fill it up with beer? It looks like it'll fall apart in seconds. Glue will come undone the first time some celebrating drunk prick drops it in the changing rooms. The wooden bit will come away from the base. That silly tassle and ball will be rancid and forever stained with spew smeg within nanoseconds. The daft spiky wooden bit will get chipped off and splintered within femtoseconds

As for the big trophy, Jesus what a clusterfuck. Losing a trophy THAT size for a hundred fucken years inside a rugby stadium. I know NZ rugby has won a lot of trophies over the years but FFS. Didn't ANYONE notice the hoary great bastard over the last century? "Trophy cabinet's full, just stick it in the janitors closet with the other excess silverware"

FFS if Aus rugby had even one trophy for rugby they'd build a brand-new stadium around it just to house the fucker BOOMFA

 

[Jimmy_Crouch]

FFS if Aus rugby had even one trophy for rugby they'd build a brand-new stadium around it just to house the fucker BOOMFA

Tri-Nations champions since 2011 baby

 

[zer0]

I know NZ rugby has won a lot of trophies over the years but FFS. Didn't ANYONE notice the hoary great bastard over the last century? "Trophy cabinet's full, just stick it in the janitors closet with the other excess silverware"

 

[zer0]

Teams named.

Best Island
1. Karl Tu'inukuafe
2. Asafo Aumua,
3. Ofa Tuungafasi
4. Patrick Tuipulotu (C)
5. Tupou Vaa'i
6. Akira Ioane
7. Ardie Savea
8. Hoskins Sotutu
9. TJ Perenara
10. Beauden Barrett
11. Caleb Clarke
12. Anton Lienert-Brown
13. Rieko Ioane
14. Sevu Reece
15. Damian McKenzie

16. Ash Dixon
17. Ayden Johnstone
18. Angus Ta'avao
19. Scott Scrafton
20. Dalton Papalii
21. Aaron Smith
22. Peter Umaga-Jensen
23. Mitchell Hunt

The Sex Pest is somehow not starting, and that reserve front-row is prolly gonna get sodomised. Also that play making troupe is either complete fireworks or Chernobyl. Probably both, actually. Schrödinger's playmakers, if you will.

Serial Poachers
1. Joe Moody
2. Codie Taylor
3. Nepo Laulala
4. Samuel Whitelock (C)
5. Mitchell Dunshea
6. Shannon Frizell
7. Tom Christie
8. Tom Sanders
9. Brad Weber
10. Richie Mo'unga
11. George Bridge
12. Jack Goodhue
13. Brayden Ennor
14. Will Jordan
15. Jordie Barrett

16. Liam Coltman
17. George Bower
18. Tyrel Lomax
19. Manaaki Selby-Rickit
20. Dillon Hunt
21. Finlay Christie
22. Josh Ioane
23. Leicester Faingaanuku

Your loosies gon' get rekt, son. Other than that pretty boring stock standard Crusaders team + two or three guests. zzz.

 

[Dctarget]

Is this not origin? How do the Barrett Brothers represent different islands?