Bunnings NPC 2022

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#299045 5-Aug-2022 17:08

Just noticed the NPC starts tonight, sneaked up on me 😀 ...it's always a good watch.

ROUND 1.

FRI 5th AUG :

Manawatu v Cant {Central Energy Trust Arena} - 7.05pm

SAT 6th AUG :

Counties v Otago {Navigation Homes Stadium} - 2.05pm

Waikato v Hawkes Bay {FMG Stadium Waikato} - 4.35pm

Auck v Harbour {Eden Park} - 7.05pm

SUN 7th AUG :

Naki v Northland {Pukekura Park} - 2.05pm

Tasman v Southland {Lansdowne Park} - 2.05pm

Wgtn v BOP {Sky Stadium} - 4.35pm

WED 10th AUG :

Manawatu v Auck {Central Energy Trust Arena} - 7.05pm

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#2951277 6-Aug-2022 12:25

ROUND 1 - Manawatu v Cant - highlights

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#2951705 7-Aug-2022 15:04

ROUND 1 - Waikato v Hawkes Bay - Highlights

ROUND 1 - Counties v Otago - highlights

ROUND 1 - Auck v Harbour - highlights

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#2951864 8-Aug-2022 09:39

Great that Wgtn got a good first up win 😎 ...NPC is certainly a better watch than that so called team that's meant to be the All Blacks.

ROUND 1 - Naki v Northland - highlights

ROUND 1 - Tasman v Southland - highlights

ROUND 1 - Wgtn v BOP - highlights

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#2951978 8-Aug-2022 10:48

Some crazy results in the first round!

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artbloke

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#2952188 8-Aug-2022 16:40

Yeah, there were some real surprises... Northland looked to be a much better team than last year, they definitely deserved the win over Naki.

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#2953247 11-Aug-2022 00:56

ROUND 1 - Manawatu v Auck

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#2954115 13-Aug-2022 09:24

This match is a Shield Challenge too...

ROUND 2 - Hawkes Bay v Counties - highlights

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#2955492 17-Aug-2022 10:01

At the risk of sounding like a Warriors fan...

North Harbour. This could be our year!

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#2955495 17-Aug-2022 10:10

Last match of ROUND 2... played tonight :

WED 17th AUG :

Otago v Hawkes Bay {Otago} - 7.05pm

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#2955497 17-Aug-2022 10:20

ROUND 3.

FRI 19TH AUG :

Counties v Waikato {Counties} - 7.05pm

SAT 20TH AUG :

Naki v Cant {Naki} - 2.05pm

Wgtn v Northland {Wgtn} - 2.05pm

Harbour v Tasman {Harbour} - 4.35pm

SUN 21st AUG :

Auck v BOP {Auck} - 2.05pm

Southland v Otago {Southland} - 2.05pm

Manawatu v Hawkes Bay {Manawatu} - 4.35pm

artbloke

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#2955498 17-Aug-2022 10:28

Handsomedan:

At the risk of sounding like a Warriors fan...

North Harbour. This could be our year!

Harbour are going well... Wgtn as usual are pretty erratic, the wheels fell off against Cant in the 2nd half in Round 2, we also gifted them a couple of intercept tries.

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#2955567 17-Aug-2022 13:25

Umaga-Jensen played really well all season for the Highlanders, and his form has continued in the NPC. He is certainly asking to be considered for higher level honors.

Tasman look a little bit shaky this season.

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#2955677 17-Aug-2022 18:15

ABs are lacking that power player in the Midfield like Laumape, that can consistently get you over the Advantage line... reckon Umaga-Jensen would do that role really well in the black jersey.

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#2955938 18-Aug-2022 10:51

artbloke:

ABs are lacking that power player in the Midfield like Laumape, that can consistently get you over the Advantage line... reckon Umaga-Jensen would do that role really well in the black jersey.

I am not really sure why people are so focused on Laumape? He was great for the Hurricanes, but never really impressed with the AB's. Even the Crusaders managed to work him out and neutralize him. He was fairly one-dimensional and teams learned to stop it by taking away his space. He may well have developed into a fine center, however, when given things to work on, it didn't seem he wanted to, wasn't selected as much, and then headed overseas when his offer unsurprisingly wasn't as high as he hoped.

We haven't found someone like Nonu but I guess you can only play the players you have, and Havilli offers something different and somewhat compelling I think. RTS may have some ability to break the line, though it's not been too evident yet.

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#2956833 20-Aug-2022 10:22

networkn:

artbloke:

ABs are lacking that power player in the Midfield like Laumape, that can consistently get you over the Advantage line... reckon Umaga-Jensen would do that role really well in the black jersey.

I am not really sure why people are so focused on Laumape? He was great for the Hurricanes, but never really impressed with the AB's. Even the Crusaders managed to work him out and neutralize him. He was fairly one-dimensional and teams learned to stop it by taking away his space. He may well have developed into a fine center, however, when given things to work on, it didn't seem he wanted to, wasn't selected as much, and then headed overseas when his offer unsurprisingly wasn't as high as he hoped.

We haven't found someone like Nonu but I guess you can only play the players you have, and Havilli offers something different and somewhat compelling I think. RTS may have some ability to break the line, though it's not been too evident yet.

Disagree about Laumape, he didn't get to play enough games in a row for the ABs to settle into a midfield combo, was amazed they didn't want him... from the midfielders we have in our overall squad they're all pretty predictable, including Goodhue & ALB, the only midfielder we have that can vary his play so he isn't so one-dimensional is Havili with his kicking game... Laumape would be the ideal midfielder for us, he'd always keep the opposition in two minds, with his pace, power, well weighted short kicking game & distribution skills.

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