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Other than Wgtn really enjoying the games, Wgtn were very poor yet again, but
was very impressed with Tasman, in fact most of the teams are playing good rugby.How good are those 1st-fives SSMO ?
One’s an All Black, one’s a future AB and the third is a very useful player in his own right. Cruden will play the remainder of ITM for Turbos, Otere Black will be run on and Te Kure is spare for the time being.
Seriously injuries aside that Wellington team is lacklustre. All Teams in this competition pride themselves on home results and a team that has trouble even doing that deserves to play in the same comp as North Harbour.
The way it’s (the competition) panning out Wellington will also join former rugby powerhouse Otago in the Championship. Meanwhile Manawatu (unless Hawkes Bay rob us again), Tasman and CM will be in the Premiership next year.
Who said this competition wasn’t exciting?
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Yeah, there’s some very good 1st-fives out there… only problem is Wgtn or the Canes don’t like to buy in players, which has being a huge downfall over the years by them, can’t remember how many times that I’ve said that I wanted the Canes to Buy in some quality forwards year after year.
Agreed, other than the injuries there’s no excuses for those lacklustre performances & a real lack of concentration, making far too many basic mistakes a lot of times with hardly any pressure on them.
Christ, it’s going to be embarrassing if we drop down to the championship, looking very likely though.
Putting the fucken boot in. Ruck formed, bootsaflying!!
Yeah, like Super Rugby a fair bit of the ITM Cup format is ludicrous… as you’re basically saying just have one comp with 14 teams & play each other once, having the 2 comps with crossover games & teams not all getting play each over is just a complete bloody shambles.
Would like to see all the midweek games cut out, just have one match on a Friday night, play the rest of the matches in daytime on Saturday & Sunday.
Week 7
24th Sep – Harbour v Cant { Albany } – 7:35pm 29-24
25th Sep – B.O.P. v Northland { Mt Maunganui } – 7:35pm 27-30
26th Sep – Naki v Auck { New Plymouth } – 7:35pm 35-22
27th Sep – Waikato v Manawatu { Hamilton } – 2:35pm
27th Sep – Counties v Wgtn { Pukekohe } – 5:35pm
27th Sep – Harbour v Hawke’s Bay { Albany } – 7:35pm
28th Sep – Tasman v Otago { Nelson } – 2:35pm
28th Sep – Cant v Southland { ChCH } – 4:35pmPremiership :
Naki – { p8 } – 32pts
Tasman – { p8 } – 32pts
Cant – { p8 } – 30pts
Auck – { p7 } – 20pts
Waikato – { p8 } – 16pts
Counties – { p7 } – 14pts
Wgtn – { p7 } – 2ptsChampionship :
Manawatu – { p8 } – 25pts
Hawke’s Bay – { p7 } – 21pts
Northland – { p8 } – 20pts
Southland – { p8 } – 17pts
Harbour – { p8 } – 16pts
Otago – { p8 } – 15pts
B.O.P. – { p8 } – 8ptsLets see if wgtn can at least retrieve something out of this bloody season with the Shield match this Wednesday ???
Week 8.
Wed-1st Oct – Hawke’s Bay v Wgtn { Napier } – 7:35pm { RS }
Thu-2nd Oct – Auck v Waikato { Auck } – 7:35pm
Fri-3rd Oct – Northland v Harbour { Whangarei } – 7:35pm
Sat-4th Oct – Southland v Counties { Invercargill } – 2:35pm
Sat-4th Oct – B.O.P. v Otago { Mt Maunganui } – 5:35pm
Sat-4th Oct – Cant v Tasman { ChCh } – 7:35pm
Sun-5th Oct – Manawatu v Hawke’s Bay { Palmerston } – 2:35pm
Sun-5th Oct – Wgtn v Naki { Wgtn } – 4:35pmWgtn lose more players through fuckin’ injuries.
Shield game :
Hakwes Bay v Wgtn { Napier }
Tonight – 7.35pm
Sky Sport 1.Wellington : Matt Proctor, Jason Woodward, Marvin Karawana, Ope Peleseuma, Ambrose Curtis, Willie Ripia, Sheridan Rangihuna, Victor Vito, Adam Hill, Brad Shields (c), Ross Filipo, Vaea Fifita, Eric Sione, Motu Matu’u, Tolu Fahamokioa. Reserves : James O’Reilly, Taniela Koroi, James Wall, Pau Halafihi, Frae Wilson, Jackson Garden-Bachop, Tu Umaga-Marshall.
A few years ago Manawatu won the Championship in round robin and won well. In the “final” they were pipped by second place Hawkes Bay and the Bay were promoted. It’s looking highly likely that same will happen this year. The only good thing coming from this is Wellington will join us in the comp.
Manawatu are playing really well, same can be said for the Naki & Tasman.
Stu Wilson said on the radio the other day, ” if someone had said to me before the comp started Wgtn would finish bottom of the comp I would of laughed at them, that would of been everyone’s thoughts, unfortunately the nightmare actually happened.
Being a Wgtn supporter glad our season is almost at an end, can’t take anymore bloody torture, hahaha, oh well, if you don’t laugh you’d cry.
Manawatu are looking very good to be in the Premiership next year.
Premiership :
Naki – { p9 } – 37pts
Tasman { p9 } – 37pts
Cant – { p9 } – 30pts
Auck – { p8 } – 25pts
Counties – { p8 } – 19pts
Waikato – { p9 } – 16pts
Wgtn – { p9 } – 2ptsChampionship :
Manawatu – { p9 } – 29pts
Hawke’s Bay – { p9 } – 26pts
Northland – { p9 } – 25pts
Southland – { p9 } – 17pts
Harbour – { p9 } – 17pts
Otago – { p9 } – 15pts
B.O.P. – { p9 } – 13pts8th Oct – Counties v Auck { Pukekohe } – 7:35pm
9th Oct – Waikato v B.O.P. { Hamilton } – 7:35pm
10th Oct – Otago v Manawatu { Dunedin } – 7:35pm
11th Oct – Wgtn v Harbour { Wgtn } – 2:35pm
11th Oct – Hawke’s Bay v Southland { Napier } – 5:35pm { RS }
11th Oct – Auck v Northland { Auck } – 7:35pm
12th Oct – Naki v Cant { New Plymouth } – 2:35pm
12th Oct – Tasman v Counties { Blenheim } – 4:35pmRead it and (no not weep) glorify!
Have always found our provincial rugby a top watch… this year there’s being hardly any diif between the Premiership & Championship teams, so may as well just have one Comp of 14.
If Cant. get all their AB forwards back they’ll probably win it again… but if the AB players don’t play in the later stages I’d favour Tasman winning the premiership, with Manawatu taking out the Championship.
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