BOP 2022
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Just checked the team lists and there is a "Jacob Norris " playing for Tauranga Sports. Could be a handy acquisition if its the same one... https://www.allblacks.com/playerprofiles/jacob-norris/ Also a "Connor McLeod" is playing for Judea But are unsure if its the one in question. 
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Be good to see ngatoa play for the bay this year hoped hopefully 
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Good to see sam and aidan in all blacks 
 Think im hearing mitch karpick might be back for the bop
 Hopefully hes been awesome for us
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@Cpt-Kumera Is it true Chase Tiatia has signed with Hawkes Bay? 
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@Billsy111 hoping he stays with bop. But hb was in the mix 
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@Cpt-Kumera good to see leroy carter make wc 7s bit of a bugger probs wont play npc though 
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I see we have also signed Luke Donaldson Rest of squad announced July 25 
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I heard today that "a BOP team" will be playing in a preseason game in the Chiefs Centurion Cup held in Te Kuiti on Saturday 23rd July (I assume against all the other Chiefs Unions) and then one pre-season game on Saturday 30th July away in Takapuna (Game of Three Halves vs Northland and North Harbour). Also theres some NPC players training on the BOP Rugby facebook page. How many faces can anyone recognise ? 
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The Chiefs Country Centurion Cup is a quadrangular 1-day tournament. Last year it was played early (March) at the Hautapu Rugby Club. I went along to watch, and from memory they played 20-min halves. The winners play winners, and the losers play the losers from the first games. 
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@Snollygoster 1. James Dobie from Glasgow, halfback. 2. Nikora Broughton. 3. Benot Kumeroa with TTT, Kapeli, Herbert, Lasaqa. Ham Marist shirt, maybe Quade Tapsell? 4. Kapeli 5. Herbert with maybe Van Den Hoven in the background? 
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@Snollygoster Taylor Haugh & Gillies Kaka in latest video. 
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@Snollygoster Vaipulu is up in Northland. 
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@Snollygoster Skipwith-Garland has gone back to Australia. He's playing for Easts (Tigers) in Queensland.  
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@Stargazer matty is playing club rugby thete with his bro 
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@Cpt-Kumera Yeah, that's under the 2nd FB link I posted. 
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Apparently the team is announced tomorrow and I'm guessing its widely known in rugby circles who is selected. Given photos from social media and who was listed in yesterdays pre season game we could already make a guess for all its worth . Hookers :- Ekland 
 Rangi
 Souchon
 I assume Kurty will be back and Souchon and Rangi played yesterday. Souchon has been around the team for a while and Anaru Rangi ,I'm guessing, is a new signing. Apparently he is NZ born and spent the last few years playing for The Rebels in Super rugby.Props :- Ross 
 Kumeroa
 Mafileo
 Tosi
 Thwaites
 Bartlett
 Hetet
 Not 100% sure on this one. Thwaites and Hetet (from last year) never played yesterday being replaced by Matt Wallace. Wallace is 37 and played NPC many years ago so I'm unsure if he was just a fill-in.Locks :- Ah Kuoi 
 Selby Rickett
 Sangster
 All playing well.Loose Forwards :- Cane 
 Norris
 Kapelli
 Broughton
 Collier
 Lasaqa
 Karpik
 Karpik didn't play yesterday either but have been told he's been seen about so fingers crossed.Halfbacks :- T.T.T. 
 Dobie
 Donaldson
 Dobie (the Scottish international) is a class act and will be a great acquisition.Inside backs :- Cashmore 
 Trask
 Hawera
 Trask is now the elder statesman I guess but Cashmore looks better every time I see him play. Hawera has had stints a for Waikato, Southland and the BrumbiesOutside backs ;- Finau 
 Lalomilo
 Narawa
 Haugh
 Kaka
 Lasaqa
 Walton
 Quite a few selection unknowns here also and I'm assuming one or two additions to this area also. Joey Walton was an Australian age group player whose been playing for the Warratahs. He looked good yesterday.Okay , has anyone got any other additions or found mistakes that I've made. Last year they announced a wider training group also who were called on for injuries. Does anyone know much about Jericho Yorke, Axil Hohneck and Seamous Bardoul ? They all played yesterday so maybe are in the team but I know little about them. And finally does anyone know of any injuries ? Someone went off with what looked like a bad arm injury and Triple T played half a game on the wing so I'm assuming theres some. 




 
                 
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