BOP 2022
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Best 23 something like this (not including 7s players)
1 Hetet
2 Eklund
3 Mafileo
4 Sangster
5 Selby-Rickit
6 Ah Kuoi
7 Norris
8 Finau
9 Dobie
10 Cashmore
11 Nanai
12 Finau
13 Walton
14 Narawa
15 Trask
16 Rangi
17 Kumeroa
18 Thwaites
19 Kapeli
20 Broughton
21 TTT
22 Hawera
23 Ah WongTough team to pick. Kapeli being named at lock makes picking the locks/flankers even harder than it already was. Backs are a lottery and likely decided by form in pre-season. Narawa could play 13 or 15 but wanting Cashmore to get regular gametime meant Trask to 15.
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It might have been Kaka that played at fullback and was the goal kicker in the 2nd half against CM. Hard to tell from a distance as the player was wearing headgear.
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@Bovidae Regular headgear wearer so likely. Any idea what our backline was 1H, interested where Trask, Cashmore & Narawa were playing. Did anybody stand out?
@trooa IIRC Trask played at 10 in the first game and Cashmore was there in the 2nd game. I thought Trask was the better of the two, and the BOP backs looked slicker against Taranaki.
None of those outside backs were too familiar to me (as a neutral). I didn't see Narawa at all. Finau was the organiser at 2nd 5 against CM.
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Kitiona Vai has potential. Good pickup for BOP.
One of the advantages of the NZ 7's program being based in the region
I see Gillies Kaka has returned from Japan and gone to the dark side as well. No doubt also linked to NZ 7s; not necessarily because he'll be playing for the AB7s again, but because his partner is in the BF7s.
@Stargazer said in BOP 2022:
Kitiona Vai has potential. Good pickup for BOP.
One of the advantages of the NZ 7's program being based in the region
I see Gillies Kaka has returned from Japan and gone to the dark side as well. No doubt also linked to NZ 7s; not necessarily because he'll be playing for the AB7s again, but because his partner is in the BF7s.
I had a chuckle when I saw that name appear. Tiatia now playing for the Magpies and Kaka now with the Steamers might seem back to front this season
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@Stargazer said in BOP 2022:
Kitiona Vai has potential. Good pickup for BOP.
One of the advantages of the NZ 7's program being based in the region
I see Gillies Kaka has returned from Japan and gone to the dark side as well. No doubt also linked to NZ 7s; not necessarily because he'll be playing for the AB7s again, but because his partner is in the BF7s.
I had a chuckle when I saw that name appear. Tiatia now playing for the Magpies and Kaka now with the Steamers might seem back to front this season
@Donsteppa We'll swap back gladly.
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@Bovidae Regular headgear wearer so likely. Any idea what our backline was 1H, interested where Trask, Cashmore & Narawa were playing. Did anybody stand out?
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For @mariner4life just in case he
doesn’t carehasn’t seen the thread
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Best 23 something like this (not including 7s players)
1 Hetet
2 Eklund
3 Mafileo
4 Sangster
5 Selby-Rickit
6 Ah Kuoi
7 Norris
8 Finau
9 Dobie
10 Cashmore
11 Nanai
12 Finau
13 Walton
14 Narawa
15 Trask
16 Rangi
17 Kumeroa
18 Thwaites
19 Kapeli
20 Broughton
21 TTT
22 Hawera
23 Ah WongTough team to pick. Kapeli being named at lock makes picking the locks/flankers even harder than it already was. Backs are a lottery and likely decided by form in pre-season. Narawa could play 13 or 15 but wanting Cashmore to get regular gametime meant Trask to 15.
@trooa I’d have TTT ahead of Dobie. Dobie is still pretty young and TTT was starting to find something towards the end of Super rugby.
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For @mariner4life just in case he
doesn’t carehasn’t seen the thread@ACT-Crusader said in BOP 2022:
For @mariner4life just in case he
doesn’t carehasn’t seen the threadtroll get back under your chch bridge of rememberance
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I hope Chiefs can sign both Nanai and Cashmore to plug the backline holes. Add DMac, George Dyer and either Mitch Jacobson or Nikora Broughton and I would be happy with the squad for 2023.
I hope Chiefs can sign both Nanai and Cashmore to plug the backline holes. Add DMac, George Dyer and either Mitch Jacobson or Nikora Broughton and I would be happy with the squad for 2023.
true, high hopes that Broughton kicks on this year too, was very impressive on debut last year.
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Best 23 something like this (not including 7s players)
1 Hetet
2 Eklund
3 Mafileo
4 Sangster
5 Selby-Rickit
6 Ah Kuoi
7 Norris
8 Finau
9 Dobie
10 Cashmore
11 Nanai
12 Finau
13 Walton
14 Narawa
15 Trask
16 Rangi
17 Kumeroa
18 Thwaites
19 Kapeli
20 Broughton
21 TTT
22 Hawera
23 Ah WongTough team to pick. Kapeli being named at lock makes picking the locks/flankers even harder than it already was. Backs are a lottery and likely decided by form in pre-season. Narawa could play 13 or 15 but wanting Cashmore to get regular gametime meant Trask to 15.
Best 23 something like this (not including 7s players)
1 Hetet
2 Eklund
3 Mafileo
4 Sangster
5 Selby-Rickit
6 Ah Kuoi
7 Norris
8 Finau
9 Dobie
10 Cashmore
11 Nanai
12 Finau
13 Walton
14 Narawa
15 Trask
16 Rangi
17 Kumeroa
18 Thwaites
19 Kapeli
20 Broughton
21 TTT
22 Hawera
23 Ah WongTough team to pick. Kapeli being named at lock makes picking the locks/flankers even harder than it already was. Backs are a lottery and likely decided by form in pre-season. Narawa could play 13 or 15 but wanting Cashmore to get regular gametime meant Trask to 15.
I dont really want Trask at fullback unless through injury, I would love to just see him focus on his core role at 10
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I hope Chiefs can sign both Nanai and Cashmore to plug the backline holes. Add DMac, George Dyer and either Mitch Jacobson or Nikora Broughton and I would be happy with the squad for 2023.
I hope Chiefs can sign both Nanai and Cashmore to plug the backline holes. Add DMac, George Dyer and either Mitch Jacobson or Nikora Broughton and I would be happy with the squad for 2023.
Not here to troll, promise, but there is a bit of noise on Cashmore coming from south of the Cook Strait…
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I hope Chiefs can sign both Nanai and Cashmore to plug the backline holes. Add DMac, George Dyer and either Mitch Jacobson or Nikora Broughton and I would be happy with the squad for 2023.
Not here to troll, promise, but there is a bit of noise on Cashmore coming from south of the Cook Strait…
@ACT-Crusader said in BOP 2022:
I hope Chiefs can sign both Nanai and Cashmore to plug the backline holes. Add DMac, George Dyer and either Mitch Jacobson or Nikora Broughton and I would be happy with the squad for 2023.
Not here to troll, promise, but there is a bit of noise on Cashmore coming from south of the Cook Strait…
BOP is the land of milk and honey. and we are also super inclusive so we will take in refugees escaping impoverished shitholes to create a better life for themselves.
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I hope Chiefs can sign both Nanai and Cashmore to plug the backline holes. Add DMac, George Dyer and either Mitch Jacobson or Nikora Broughton and I would be happy with the squad for 2023.
Not here to troll, promise, but there is a bit of noise on Cashmore coming from south of the Cook Strait…
@ACT-Crusader said in BOP 2022:
I hope Chiefs can sign both Nanai and Cashmore to plug the backline holes. Add DMac, George Dyer and either Mitch Jacobson or Nikora Broughton and I would be happy with the squad for 2023.
Not here to troll, promise, but there is a bit of noise on Cashmore coming from south of the Cook Strait…
chiefs have two quality 1st five coming through unfortunately for cashmore he is probably a year to early given who and what the chiefs already have signed
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@ACT-Crusader said in BOP 2022:
I hope Chiefs can sign both Nanai and Cashmore to plug the backline holes. Add DMac, George Dyer and either Mitch Jacobson or Nikora Broughton and I would be happy with the squad for 2023.
Not here to troll, promise, but there is a bit of noise on Cashmore coming from south of the Cook Strait…
chiefs have two quality 1st five coming through unfortunately for cashmore he is probably a year to early given who and what the chiefs already have signed
@ploughboy said in BOP 2022:
chiefs have two quality 1st five coming through unfortunately for cashmore he is probably a year to early given who and what the chiefs already have signed
Yep, Gatland still has one more year unless they release him early. Add DMac, Trask and Reihana. And then there is Ioane.
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@ploughboy said in BOP 2022:
chiefs have two quality 1st five coming through unfortunately for cashmore he is probably a year to early given who and what the chiefs already have signed
Yep, Gatland still has one more year unless they release him early. Add DMac, Trask and Reihana. And then there is Ioane.
@ploughboy said in BOP 2022:
chiefs have two quality 1st five coming through unfortunately for cashmore he is probably a year to early given who and what the chiefs already have signed
Yep, Gatland still has one more year unless they release him early. Add DMac, Trask and Reihana. And then there is Ioane.
OK did not realise Reihana was staying. I thought there was a gap for a trainee 10.
