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Post by arh21980 on Aug 19, 2009 14:16:44 GMT 10
The 2009 NZRL National Premiership starts this Saturday! With six teams in each of the Under 16s, Under 18s and Premiership grades there will be plenty of rugby league action over the coming weeks. Keep up to date with the fixtures and latest results by going to www.leaguenet.co.nz and thanks once again to Bartercard for their sponsorship and New Zealand Community Trust for their assistance. |
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Post by beez on Aug 19, 2009 14:45:17 GMT 10
Any news on television coverage?
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Post by Druzik on Aug 19, 2009 15:59:07 GMT 10
This should be a juicy comp, I guess in Reality this is the NZ version of State of Origin isnt it!?
Who do we think will win it?
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Post by arh21980 on Aug 20, 2009 11:09:13 GMT 10
I'd have to say Auckland or Wellington
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Post by arh21980 on Aug 20, 2009 11:10:48 GMT 10
Apart from helping New Zealand Rugby League this may in fact help the Orca's in there bid for the NRL in the long run.  |
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Post by arh21980 on Aug 21, 2009 9:14:02 GMT 10
Any news on television coverage? Ask and you shall recieve ;D The New Zealand Rugby League and Sky Television today announced they had signed a four-year contract, one of the longest in the NZRL's history. Chief executive Jim Doyle said the NZRL was delighted terms had been reached on such a significant broadcasting agreement. "It's exciting for the game in this country that we've been able to sign up such a long-term partnership with Sky Television," he said. "This gives us a great platform to plan for the future and develop an on-going relationship with Sky. "The Kiwis' success at the Rugby League World Cup last year gave the game a wonderful boost in New Zealand and this arrangement with Sky can only help us to give the sport even greater exposure." Richard Last, Sky Television's director of sport content and new media, said the network was thrilled it was now able to work with the NZRL on a long-term basis. "Rugby league ranks as one of the most popular sports with our subscribers and we welcome becoming the official home to the Kiwis for the next four years," he said. "They've given us much to celebrate in recent years especially the World Cup final, one of our highest-rating programmes last year." Doyle said the contract would see Sky covering the Kiwis' internationals for the next four years starting with the one-off test against Tonga at the International Stadium in Rotorua on October 14 followed by the inaugural Gillette Four Nations series in England and France. The Kiwis' first match in that tournament is against Australia in London on October 24 followed by France in Toulouse on October 31 and England in Huddersfield on November 7. If New Zealand finishes first or second among the four teams, it will play in the final at Elland Road in Leeds on November 14. "The broadcasting contract also takes in the annual Anzac Test against Australia and, as well as that, Sky will cover the semi-finals and final in our Bartercard National Provincial Premiership," said Doyle. The NPP, starting this weekend, is contested by six provinces - Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Wellington and Canterbury - at senior under-18 and under-16 level |
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Post by Kiwi fan on Aug 21, 2009 15:09:52 GMT 10
This should be a juicy comp, I guess in Reality this is the NZ version of State of Origin isnt it!? Who do we think will win it? Sort of. I think Kiwi Roots would have been a much more effective way of having our own SoO. Auckland will probably win this again this year. Hopefully, Wellington can at least make the final. Are the games going to be on Maori TV this year, or not? |
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Post by beez on Aug 21, 2009 19:17:33 GMT 10
Not like SoO at all, just where the guys play club league now.
Once again the Auckland Fox Memorial is finishing later than the other domestic comps so they will field an understrength team for the first couple of weeks.
Hopefully the final will not automatically be in Auckland again given their lack of interest in the tournament.
MaoriTV are showing the Fox Memorial for the next couple of weeks so maybe just the final on Sky this year, a bit disappointing if that is the case after last years excellent coverage.
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Post by Kiwi fan on Aug 22, 2009 9:19:55 GMT 10
Wellington rugby league coach Trevor Clark is telling his players to brace themselves for a fierce opening to the national provincial premiership against Waikato today after being thrust into the centre of Maoridom in Ngaruawahia. "Waikato will be a tough ask. They've actually set us up going up there because the game was originally scheduled for Hamilton," Clark said. The game has been transferred to Paterson Park, next to Turangawaewae Marae, home of coronation celebrations. "It is a pretty big event up in the Waikato for the local Tainui people, so it's going to be all hands on deck. "There'll be a huge crowd because the coronation only happens once a year so there should be thousands of them watching. "It should be pretty parochial and they've never experienced how tribal these Maoris can be. I'm one of them, that's where I'm from and it's pretty full on." Clark said control, with ball in hand and in terms of ignoring the crowd, would be crucial. Wellington have a point to prove after losing to Waikato last year. Last year's competition was won by Auckland, who beat Canterbury in the final. "It's a game we can't afford to drop," Clark said. www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/2776834/All-set-up-for-a-big-tribal-league-clashA big crowd! That should be good. |
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Post by beez on Aug 31, 2009 7:56:00 GMT 10
Wellington v Taranaki & Bay of Plenty v Canterbury were both cancelled yesterday due to aircraft issues??? Not sure what is gonna happen regarding rescheduling these games.
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