NZ Domestic Rugby 2022

[waiopehu oldboy]

NPC Round 4 wrap:

Bunnings NPC: Round 4 Review

Evidence from the fourth round of the Bunnings NPC suggest Hawke's Bay, Waikato, Auckland and Canterbury are going to take a lot of budging from the lead playoffs positions by the end of the season.

www.allblacks.com

Points (games played):

Odds pool: Hawke’s Bay 18 (5), Waikato 17 (4), Otago 14 (5), Bay of Plenty 12 (4), Counties Manukau 10 (4), Wellington 10 (4), Southland 4 (4).

Evens pool: Auckland 20 (5), Canterbury 16 (4), Northland 13 (4), North Harbour 11 (4), Tasman 6 (4), Taranaki 6 (4), Manawatū 0 (5).

Heartland Round 2 wrap:

Bunnings Heartland Championship: Round 2 Results

North Otago, Whanganui and South Canterbury are setting the early pace in the Bunnings Heartland championship two weeks into the competition.

www.allblacks.com

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Grace confirmed as having fractured a collar bone. A further assessment later in the week will determine if surgery is required. Definitely gone for rest of NPC & if surgery is required for rest of year one would think.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

NPC Week 5:

Canterbury v North Harbour

7:05pm, Wednesday, August 31

Orangetheory Stadium



Manawatū v Tasman

7:05pm, Friday, September 2

Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North



Northland v Auckland

2:05pm, Saturday, September 3

Semenoff Stadium, Whangarei



Taranaki v Waikato

2:05pm, Saturday, September 3

Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth



Southland v Wellington

4:35pm, Saturday, September 3

Rugby Park, Invercargill



Canterbury v Hawke's Bay

2:05pm, Sunday, September 4

Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch



Otago v Bay of Plenty

2:05pm, Sunday, September 4

Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin



North Harbour v Counties Manukau

4:35pm, Sunday, September 4

North Harbour Stadium, North Harbour

 

[Dan54]

Geez a man is too kind to his wife. She got an old uncle to go to lunch thing for on Sat, Dan being the generous sole he is says no worries, I not to fussed, just off you go! Now who has got no car to get up to New Plymouth on Saturday for thr NPC game???
Let that be a warning to you all, I should of just said yeah nah, stay home and cook me some eggs!!!

 

[Dan54]

Lol lunch is in Foxton to WOB, so she won't even be home to cook my tea!!!

 

[Dan54]

Northland v Auckland

2:05pm, Saturday, September 3

Semenoff Stadium, Whangarei



Taranaki v Waikato

2:05pm, Saturday, September 3

Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth







Otago v Bay of Plenty

2:05pm, Sunday, September 4

Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin


North Harbour v Counties Manukau

4:35pm, Sunday, September 4

North Harbour Stadium, North Harbour

These are the most interesting games for me this weekend, as I can't get to Naki game may have to do a bit of switching between that and Aucks/Taniwha game Sat, both Sunday's games will be pretty interesting, I would think.

 

[Dan54]

Tasman/Manawatu game was not bad last night I thought, but really enjoyed the 4.30pm Hurricanes region 1st XV final. Napier BHS against St Pats Silverstream, ended in 17 all draw with Napier going through to top 4 NZ finals curtesy of scoring 3 tries to 2. St Pats looked bloody good, Solomona at 12 is a pretty good player, big solid boy too, made a real good legal hit in tackle in Napier 12 (a pretty small skinny fella in comparison)at one stage, but the Napier boy was back up into it and had quite an impressive game I thought. I was pretty impressed with both teams commitment and play during game, and you could see what it meant to all players, they absolutely emptied tanks. To me a good advert for how the game should be played.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ If the Nelson College game is on TV today (can't remember who they're playing, think it's one of the Anglican/ Presbyterian schools) that'll be worth a look, too.

Mako now fourth-equal in their section but really needed to nail the BP last night. NH ahead of them on PD so I'll have to wargame the fixtures list to see if QF is a realistic goal.

 

[Dan54]

^ If the Nelson College game is on TV today (can't remember who they're playing, think it's one of the Anglican/ Presbyterian schools) that'll be worth a look, too.

Mako now fourth-equal in their section but really needed to nail the BP last night. NH ahead of them on PD so I'll have to wargame the fixtures list to see if QF is a realistic goal.

Watching that as I post WOB, they playing John McGlashin College from Dunedin, another good game. Nelson are struggling.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Holy shit, Northland have beaten Auckland! First-ever NPC win over them in Whangarei & off the top of my head probably the first anywhere for a few years *. Makes Cantabs v HBay tomorrow even more crucial QF-wise.

Edit: Mooloos won big v 'naki to remain the only unbeaten team in the comp. * & only their third-ever NPC win v Aux.

 

[Dan54]

Wellington seem to be putting Southland away up by 15 with 20 to go and seem to be getting more on top.

 

[Dan54]

Make that 36-6

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ NM-S reminding us what could've been had he not had so many injuries... or been that bit too small (the former perhaps being a consequence of the latter).

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Mighty 'nua triumphant & some other Heartland games were also played.

Whanganui go top after three rounds

Whanganui claimed sole ownership of the top of table, albeit by one point, in the Bunnings Heartland Championship after round three at the weekend.

www.provincial.rugby

Table starting to sort itself out but way too early to make predictions other than Whanganui & South Cantabs will be in the Meads Cup SF as usual.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Points (games played):

Odds conference: Waikato 21 (5), Hawke’s Bay 19 (6), Bay of Plenty 17 (5), Otago 15 (6), Wellington 15* (5), Counties Manukau 10 (5), Southland 4 (5).

Evens conference: Canterbury 26 (6), Auckland 21 (6), Northland 18 (5), North Harbour 16 (6), Tasman 11* (5), Taranaki 6 (5), Manawatū 1 (6).

*to play each other on Wednesday.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Watching that as I post WOB, they playing John McGlashin College from Dunedin, another good game. Nelson are struggling.

JMC first-time South Island champions & some famous surnames in there: Joseph, Timu, Mauger (sons of Jamie, John & Aaron) & Hore (nephew of Andrew).

Stuff

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[waiopehu oldboy]

From the "You Had One Job" file...

Stuff

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Probably season-ending for Mako & just not good enough.

 

[KiwiM]

That's a shocker ^

RTS (Roger Tuivasa-Sheck) starting at 12 for Auckland on Friday.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Well this is spooky: watching Taniwha v Aux highlights on Sky ahead of Mooloos v Aux & who should be commentating but Willie Los'e.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

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