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New Zealand 2 will deal a massive blow to NZ rugby

Matua

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What changed to cause the growth?

Did nzrl spending more money ?
I think it's mostly women and post Covid increases - as noted previously rugby has been the same this year. In regards to the huge Otago increase that would be due to the baseline being so low to start with.

Edit: From the looks of the Otago league Sporty page they're including a girls Kiwi tag comp (which I assume is touch) and a secondary schools 9s tournament in their figures.
 
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LightLizard

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Huh? That's all the Junior teams competitions (U18 boys and girls, U15 boys and girls etc) not 1 competition.

Also, you didn't say what school you and your boy went to?


This link has info about the clubs and schools league:
We certainly didn't go to any "named" school.. lol. we both went to one of the poorest schools and districts in The South Island.
And a slight correction - I wandered why you asked if I played "Soccer" on a Wednesday. That was a fat finger.. I played 1st XV Rugby on a Wednesday for my School - Prem League on a Saturday OR Sunday because some games were played on either.
 

Matua

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We certainly didn't go to any "named" school.. lol. we both went to one of the poorest schools and districts in The South Island.
And a slight correction - I wandered why you asked if I played "Soccer" on a Wednesday. That was a fat finger.. I played 1st XV Rugby on a Wednesday for my School - Prem League on a Saturday OR Sunday because some games were played on either.
So which school? Seems an odd thing to be cagey about. :thinking:
 

Wb1234

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We certainly didn't go to any "named" school.. lol. we both went to one of the poorest schools and districts in The South Island.
And a slight correction - I wandered why you asked if I played "Soccer" on a Wednesday. That was a fat finger.. I played 1st XV Rugby on a Wednesday for my School - Prem League on a Saturday OR Sunday because some games were played on either.
I played for the fifths lol
 

Matiunz

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We certainly didn't go to any "named" school.. lol. we both went to one of the poorest schools and districts in The South Island.
And a slight correction - I wandered why you asked if I played "Soccer" on a Wednesday. That was a fat finger.. I played 1st XV Rugby on a Wednesday for my School - Prem League on a Saturday OR Sunday because some games were played on either.
Bud don’t worry about schools, mine was Hastings Boys which isn’t the most prestigious school out there lol.
In the Bay anyways I would play Hockey on Monday nights, Basketball on Wednesdays, Rugby on Sat- depending on the timing of the games you could sometimes sub in for a soccer game in the afternoon, which was all schools - no schools league comp so if you wanted to play league it was on a Sunday with the mongrel mob scene which wasn’t the most appealing.
Interesting haven’t heard of Union not on Saturdays playing Union in HB/Manawatu/Taranaki and Wellington - only exception was the super 8 school exchanges we had but that was in addition to a Sat game (likewise Hockey we had an additional game those weeks)
 

Matua

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Bud don’t worry about schools, mine was Hastings Boys which isn’t the most prestigious school out there lol.
In the Bay anyways I would play Hockey on Monday nights, Basketball on Wednesdays, Rugby on Sat- depending on the timing of the games you could sometimes sub in for a soccer game in the afternoon, which was all schools - no schools league comp so if you wanted to play league it was on a Sunday with the mongrel mob scene which wasn’t the most appealing.
Interesting haven’t heard of Union not on Saturdays playing Union in HB/Manawatu/Taranaki and Wellington - only exception was the super 8 school exchanges we had but that was in addition to a Sat game (likewise Hockey we had an additional game those weeks)
Sheesh bro, you were into everything, just rugby and league for me and two games of 2nd XI hockey because they were short of players, despite the fact I had no idea of the rules (as a defender I thought I could only stay behind halfway).

You must have been a few years after me at Hastings as Super 8 didn't start until a couple of years after I left. The league wasn't so gang dominated then either.
 

Matua

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Shame he never made it he would’ve been a cult figure for the dolphins
As odd as it seems this might be the making of him. The game is fast up there he's going to need to get fit if he wants to compete. Although, if Bennett couldn't get him into shape then I'm not sure anyone can.
 

Wb1234

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As odd as it seems this might be the making of him. The game is fast up there he's going to need to get fit if he wants to compete. Although, if Bennett couldn't get him into shape then I'm not sure anyone can.
In attack he could’ve been anything

Shame the dolphins weren’t patient enough

Bennet had a lot of players to pick from or he would’ve tried harder
 

LightLizard

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I'm still not convinced it isn't him. With each post it's one step forward, then two back. ;)
I'm curious now ... who am I meant to be?? I can assure you and whoever - I'm reasonably new here and have no idea who you think I am. lol. Jaffaland is commonly used down here to describe Aucklanders as is Dorklander.
 

Matiunz

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I'm curious now ... who am I meant to be?? I can assure you and whoever - I'm reasonably new here and have no idea who you think I am. lol. Jaffaland is commonly used down here to describe Aucklanders as is Dorklander.
lol I took Jaffaland as a sign u were legit.
Quick history lesson there’s a poster on here who in the past popped up under another username and falsely posed as being from CHCH.
I experienced something similar if you don’t agree with some posters they assume that you are all the same poster that disagreed with them. Wouldn’t worry about it bro it’s pretty much a right of passage lol
 
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