NZ Domestic Rugby 2021

[waiopehu oldboy]

Awards are being handed out:

New Zealand Rugby Age Grade Player of the Year: Josh Lord (Taranaki)

Heartland Championship Player of the Year: Willie Wright (South Canterbury)

Duane Monkley Medal [NPC POTY]: Stephen Perofeta (Taranaki)

Fiao'o Faamausili Medal [Farah Palmer Cup POTY]: Krystal Murray (Northland)

Super Rugby Player of the Year: Richie Mo'unga (Crusaders)

New Zealand Rugby Referee of the Year: Ben O'Keeffe (Auckland)

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Men's 7's POTY: Scott Curry

Women's 7's POTY: Sarah Hirini

 

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Domestic Coach of the Year: Ross Filipo (Waikato NPC)

International Coach of the Year: Cory Sweeney & Alan Bunting (Women's 7's)

 

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Tom French Cup (Maori POTY): Sarah Hirini - first female winner, I believe. Wouldn't bet against her also taking out the Kel Tremain for overall POTY.

 

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Black Ferns POTY: Kennedy Simon - in her rookie year, no less.

AB POTY: Ardie Savea

Kel Tremain overall POTY: Sarah Hirini completes the treble.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Domestic Team of the Year: Crusaders. Should've been Taranaki who "strangely" weren't nominated.

International TOTY: Women's 7's, obviously.

 

[KiwiM]

Domestic Team of the Year: Crusaders. Should've been Taranaki who "strangely" weren't nominated.

This.

 

[Dan54]

Buggered if I know how Neil Barnes missed domestic coach of the year too, had to be bloody close!

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ I'll let the man himself answer that

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[Dan54]

Buggered if I know how Neil Barnes missed domestic coach of the year too, had to be bloody close!

I know it not right thread WOB, but just having fun going through a box of stuff. Ex son'in laws mum has gone into care, and as daughter was helping him clean up house they came across a lot of old rugby prgrammes etc, he asked daughter to give them to me as he knows (like his Dad was when alive) I am somewhat of a rugby tragic, he was also sports writer for the Chronicle. Some good ones there including the Nua Maori vs Pakeha game from 1964, a few Nua rep games from 60s as well as quite a few club ones from the 80s. Also was interseted to see early 90s curtainraiser team had one Stephen Kearney in the Nua schoolboy team, and I had known he was a Waikanae boy way back when. Very good read as Ken Swain always did prgrammes well I thought.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

New NPC format released:

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TLDR:

* 2 x 7-team conferences, seeded by previous season results (odds & evens).

* Play everyone in your conference plus four teams from the other.

* Top 4 from each conference make playoffs.

* I like very much.

 

[Dan54]

New NPC format released:

Stuff

i.stuff.co.nz

TLDR:

* 2 x 7-team conferences, seeded by previous season results (odds & evens).

* Play everyone in your conference plus four teams from the other.

* Top 4 from each conference make playoffs.

* I like very much.

That's great news I reckon WOB, I had read it and didn't want to be the one to post it in last year's thread!!!
I reckon it will be universally approved of by most of rugby public in NZ. Already I looking forward to it, I have even thought although I NEVER wear team jerseys , I will break my rule and go and get myself a Naki one, time to go hard out!!