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Bunnings NPC

Podcast: Calls for return to NPC format in Mitre 10 Cup

This week Mils and Scotty talk to Taranaki assistant coach Paul Tito who is taking the Bulls to the Mitre 10 Cup semi-finals against Tasman. The boys also debate whether the competition can be justly called a 3rd tier development league, the controversial ‘storm week’, should they bring back a promotion & relegation game and does it need a draft? They also tick of the upcoming games in the semi-finals.

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SB 5 minutes ago
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rs 9 minutes ago
What written judgement said about Alex Mann's role in gouging saga

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rs 13 minutes ago
What written judgement said about Alex Mann's role in gouging saga

Etsebeth deserves ( deserved a harsher penalty in my opinion) what he got but cannot agree with your comment. Nobody would have said part of the game. The size and age of player irrelevant. Must go and play paddle if not up to it. Furthermore only mothers in N Hemisphere may support your view.

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Hammer Head 23 minutes ago
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RP 24 minutes ago
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AM was added as a secondary. Was primarily referring to singular JGP.

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RP 26 minutes ago
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Exactly, you can call yourselves The Potato Eye Gouging Leprechauns. JGP is already one up on Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu.

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RP 30 minutes ago
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Geen moeilikheid chomma.

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unknown 57 minutes ago
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I worry about an incident like this affecting parents allowing their children to play rugby. EE’s (large) hand was clearly looking for a claw like grip on the face of a much smaller, younger opponent. The days when that was “just part of the game and we'll share a pint afterwards” are long gone. 12 weeks seems light punishment.

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Ytfnot 1 hour ago
Wales are out of luck and out of ideas, so where do they go from here?

SA’s depth is so much greater than that of Wales that the difference in quality between SA A and Wales A is not as great as the difference between SA B and Wales B.

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Ignacio 1 hour ago
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When we look at this problem in perspective, bringing players from other countries has never being a solution, I rather say is the begining of a problem no matter what you can fix in the short term. My country, Argentina who now are going threw good results had to go threw a very difficult period in results a had to learn the hard way that took a long and difficult path to get here. I think some top rugby nations will have to have patience, go back to the basics and start again, is the long road but the safest.

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Stefan G 1 hour ago
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PMcD 2 hours ago
How England are building the foundations for World Cup success in 2027

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He doesn’t look as big as he was before the injury and i’m not convinced he has the same acceleration (which was inevitable after that injury). He played really well in the Autumn series but he’s out with a hamstring strain, which was unfortunate as he would have trained hard in this period and its probably going to take a bit longer to full recovery.



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unknown 2 hours ago
Frederic Michalak to quit rugby union for surprising NRL gig

Correction - she’s South African.

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Rugby Jo 2 hours ago
Six Nations statement: Tom Curry 'Tunnelgate' incident

Did we expect any other outcome? NH players are untouchable.

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