2011 National Provincial Championship (ITM Cup)

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North Harbour v Hawke's Bay
Albany, Thur 28 Jul

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Hawke's Bay
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Southland v Counties Manukau
Invercargill, Fri 29 Jul

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Southland
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Waikato v Tasman
Hamilton, Fri 29 Jul

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Waikato
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Canterbury v Manawatu
Christchurch, Sat 30 Jul

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Canterbury
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Northland v Otago
Whangarei, Sat 30 Jul

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Otago
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Taranaki v Auckland
New Plymouth, Sun 31 Jul

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Auckland by
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Bay of Plenty v Wellington
Mt Maung, Sun 31 Jul

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Wellington
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[Athlai]

Wellington nailed Canterbury. Hard.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

HB over Harbour
Southland over C-M
Waikato over Tasman
Canterbury over Manawatu
Northland over Otago
Auckland over Taranaki
Wellington over BOP

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Hurricane 2
Vimes 2
Heef 1
Brumbers 1
[Somerset - no picks so 1 point]

Leaderboard

The Only Vimes that Bites - 11
Big Chief - 11
Taunton - 10
Brumbers - 9
Epic Fail - 8 (took off the point for Otago vs. wotnot from the last round)

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Hawkes Bay vs. Harbour
Southland vs. C-M
Waikato vs. Tasman
Canterbury vs. Manawatu
Northland vs. Otago
Auckland vs. Taranaki
Wellington vs. BOP

 

[BoyBrumby]

Hawkes Bay vs. Harbour
Southland vs. C-M
Waikato vs. Tasman
Canterbury vs. Manawatu
Northland vs. Otago
Auckland vs. Taranaki
Wellington vs. BOP

 

[Hurricane]

handling in the ITM cup is poor. Especially so amongst the mediocre teams.

 

[Hurricane]

Hawke's Bay v Tasman
Hawke's Bay
Manawatu v North Harbour
Manawatu
tago v Counties Manukau
Otago
Auckland v Southland
Southland

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Brumbers 6
Heef 6
Vimes 5
Hurricane 4
[Somerset 4]

Leaderboard

Brumbers - 16
The Only Vimes that Bites - 16
Big Chief - 15
Epic Fail - 14 (took off the point for Otago vs. wotnot from the last round)
Taunton - 14

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Hawke's Bay v Tasman
Manawatu v North Harbour
otago v Counties Manukau
Auckland v Southland

 

[Magrat Garlick]

HB
Manawatu
Otago
Auckland

 

[BoyBrumby]

Hawke's Bay v Tasman
Manawatu v North Harbour
Otago v Counties Manukau
Auckland v Southland

 

[Hurricane]

BAY OF PLENTY to beat Northland

CANTERBURY to beat Tasman

WELLINGTON to beat Hawke's Bay

SOUTHLAND to beat Otago

TARANAKI to beat Manawatu

WAIKATO to beat Counties Manukau

AUCKLAND to beat North Harbour

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Vimes 2
Brumby 2
Hurricane 2
Heef 1
[Somerset 1]

Brumbers - 18
The Only Vimes that Bites - 18
Big Chief - 17
Epic Fail - 15
Taunton - 15

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

BAY OF PLENTY vs. Northland
CANTERBURY vs. Tasman
WELLINGTON vs. Hawke's Bay
SOUTHLANDvs. Otago
TARANAKIvs. Manawatu
WAIKATOvs.Counties Manukau
AUCKLAND vs.North Harbour

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Northland
Canterbury
HB
Southland
Taranaki
Waikato
Auckland

 

[BoyBrumby]

BAY OF PLENTY vs. Northland
CANTERBURY vs. Tasman
WELLINGTON vs. Hawke's Bay
SOUTHLAND vs. Otago
TARANAKI vs. Manawatu
WAIKATO vs.Counties Manukau
AUCKLAND vs.North Harbour

 

[Hurricane]

Wellington to win by 10.

 

[Hurricane]

Pet peeves: backs who stand in offside positions looking for an intercept. I realise that you want an intercept but that doesn't allow you to stand in the middle of the oppositions back line. The centres all rush up and stand right beside their opposite number before the ball has gotten there.

And why does the referee allow it - or why does the referee allow some prop who is retreating from an earlier play to intercept a pass when he is in the middle of the oppositions back line.

"But I was retreating" It is a stupid rule. Clean up the off side play in rugby.

Also while I am bleating about the rules if you are tackled - why are you allowed to roll on to your back and to pop pass the ball to a follow up player. If you are tackled you should have to release the ball and not be able to pass it.

All these are observations from the HB wellington game.

 

[Hurricane]

Another post - I am fed up with people kicking away possession from their own 22 or just outside it - to the zone of the field between their 22 and half way. Typically the kick might be a box kick or a pop kick or a little grubber. These kicks give great field position to the opposition and often result in tries. Belt the thing down field or run it and keep possession should be your options.