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Napier U19 Tournament

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05 Oct 23:50
ol'sole
Good to see that I haven't lost my touch in getting people wound up - I thought I was being polite - I didn't write what I was really thinking.
The Tournament is still on, although without the Auckland teams, in a slightly altered format.  All teams have been offered the opportunity to withdraw and those who have withdrawn have been guaranteed their place in next years' tournament and money refunded without penalty.  We now await what is happening in the Waikato as this may affect their entries.   The draw will be sent out next week when hopefully the picture becomes clearer.
Chris McIvor has worked closely with the Events Manager from Napier City Council and they believe that we can put on a safe and worthwhile tournament.  We have also borrowed some of the methods Hawkes Bay Rugby use to run their home matches.
All in all, it will not be the traditional Napier tournament but it will be a tournament that hopefully the players and Clubs will enjoy participating in.
This is good news, I now a kid who is very excited to go. Thanks for making it happen under all the circumstances. Much appreciated.
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21 Oct 21:16
Great news that the tournament is going ahead.

Hopefully NCR have not put profit ahead of the health and safety of the players, coaches, supporters, and the wider Hawkes Bay community.
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21 Oct 21:22
Reportsare
Great news that the tournament is going ahead.

Hopefully NCR have not put profit ahead of the health and safety of the players, coaches, supporters, and the wider Hawkes Bay community.

Have a look on their website at their covid plan - I think it's pretty conclusive and shows that they are taking H&S seriously.  
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21 Oct 23:25 · edited 21 Oct 23:28 · History
Gee Northland must be keen , did they fly from Whangarei to Napier?


Nope looks like they got an exemption to travel through Auckland! 
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22 Oct 03:59
All high & Mitey
Gee Northland must be keen , did they fly from Whangarei to Napier?


Nope looks like they got an exemption to travel through Auckland! 

Impressive fleet

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22 Oct 05:05
Will be heafing along to U19s and pointing my camera at a few matches on Sunday afternoon and Monday for the finals. If youre up this way come say hi from 2m away!!! 

"Ive just re-visited this and once again realised that C-Diddy is a genius - a drunk, Newcastle bred disgrace - but a genius." - Hard News, 11:39am 4th June 2009

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23 Oct 02:16
chopah
Reportsare
Great news that the tournament is going ahead.

Hopefully NCR have not put profit ahead of the health and safety of the players, coaches, supporters, and the wider Hawkes Bay community.

Have a look on their website at their covid plan - I think it's pretty conclusive and shows that they are taking H&S seriously.  
Regardless of how seriously they are taking it ... there are 70(?) teams involved in the tournament ... seems reckless at best to be running a tournament right now. 
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23 Oct 02:53
Probably more like 30 teams! 
Let's all live in fear and stop everything! 
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23 Oct 03:15
It says 70 on the website (Napier City Rovers - Draws and Results)
Guess time will tell whether this is a super-spreader or not.
And its not about fear; its more about protecting the vulnerable. 
But hey - I guess footy may be more important to some and worth the risk.
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23 Oct 05:07
Unknwn Quantity
It says 70 on the website (Napier City Rovers - Draws and Results)
Guess time will tell whether this is a super-spreader or not.
And its not about fear; its more about protecting the vulnerable. 
But hey - I guess footy may be more important to some and worth the risk.

38 (30 men, 8 women) if you count the teams in the standings, which means 18 men, 12 women sides at home watching tiktoks
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24 Oct 00:20
They have a pretty good livestream/recordings of the games at the Cello YouTube channel.
https://youtu.be/Gy5phDI1hpY
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24 Oct 00:33
Unknwn Quantity
It says 70 on the website (Napier City Rovers - Draws and Results)
Guess time will tell whether this is a super-spreader or not.
And its not about fear; its more about protecting the vulnerable. 
But hey - I guess footy may be more important to some and worth the risk.

I hear what your saying - but have you read the plan?  What other safety measures would you include?  Or are you just saying it shouldn't be able to go ahead?
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05 Nov 21:33
I really hope this wasn't started at the Napier tourney - 
Covid-19 has been detected in wastewater samples from Napier and Gisborne.
Results were released on Friday afternoon after sampling was carried out by the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) between
November 1 and 3.
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06 Nov 06:03
Unknwn Quantity
I really hope this wasn't started at the Napier tourney - 
Covid-19 has been detected in wastewater samples from Napier and Gisborne.
Results were released on Friday afternoon after sampling was carried out by the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) between
November 1 and 3.

give it a rest pal.
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01 Sep 21:07
2022 Draw is out: 

https://www.cityrovers.co.nz/lotto-youth-champs/draws-and-results
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12 May 00:46
I have today sent out the invitations for the 2023 Tournament.
If any club has not received an invitation (and think that they should have) you can contact me at
finance@cityrovers.co.nz

Don't piss off old people - the older we get, the less "Life in Prison" is a deterrent                    

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03 Oct 01:56 · edited 03 Oct 02:04 · History
the 2024 pools have been announced today with a Facebook live video - slick from NCR, a real improvement from the previous format.

Also great to see 24 teams in the womens draw as well.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/D3t4RLsyNLG6ZQKR/

For those not interested in watching the video:

Women's Draw (seeds in bold)

Group A:
North Wellington
Ellerslie AFC
North Harbour United
Palmerston North Marist
Te Kotahitanga
Whanganui

Group B:
Hibiscus Coast
Hamilton Wanderers
Nelson Suburbs
Petone
Havelock North
West Coast Rangers

Group C:
Taradale
Western Springs
Lower Hutt
Port Hill Utd
Wairarapa Utd
Birkenhead

Group D:
Fencibles Utd
Auckland United
HB Invitational Team
Franklin Utd
Lakes FC
Tauranga Mount

Men's Main Draw (seeds in Bold)

Group A:
West Coast Rangers
Petone
North Shore
Napier City Rovers
Waterside Karori
Christchuch Utd

Group B:
Birkenhead
Northland FC
Ellerslie AFC
Upper Hutt
Tauranga City
Hibiscus Coast

Group C:
Hamilton Wanderers
Miramar Rangers
Bucklands Beach
Melville Utd
Wellington Olympic
North Wellington

Group D:
Fencibles
Western Springs
Stop Out
Northern Rovers
Bay Olympic
Cashmere Tech




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10 Oct 07:57
Good to see some seeding this time around.
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10 Oct 20:46
Who got the chop last year? Island Bay and I thought UH?

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11 Oct 06:44 · edited 11 Oct 20:40 · History
Feverish
Who got the chop last year? Island Bay and I thought UH?

lower hutt, 1 point and -16 goal difference.
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21 Oct 02:25
Without knowing all the teams, Pool C looks like the tough one? Which Auckland teams will be strong?
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21 Oct 06:42
Tyler
Without knowing all the teams, Pool C looks like the tough one? Which Auckland teams will be strong?

Why does Pool C look tough?

I.e, what are you basing that on?
Historical?  Last year?  Know the teams?

Can’t always go by historical in age group tournaments. Take WCR group A for example, ¼ finalist last year, losing to eventual tournament winners. Seeded this year,  pre tournament loss to NS by a big number.
Can’t go by how their club did throughout winter season either; teams have guest players, some U19s were in their NL Prem squad, some were playing U23, or other local league level. Some gave lost good players to national league sides for underage quota.
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23 Oct 02:27
Any news on games being streamed at the tournament? 

Also any early predictions on teams to watch? Been told some of the seeded teams aren't too flash (Hamilton, WCR)
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23 Oct 03:22
Football enthusiast
Any news on games being streamed at the tournament? 

Also any early predictions on teams to watch? Been told some of the seeded teams aren't too flash (Hamilton, WCR)

The tournament web page does not mention anything, but the club facebook page does.  It is in the form of two posts (as opposed to a comment offering a stream) and has a cost ...
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28 Oct 07:28
What's in the Birko water? What has he put in place there that has seen such success at this level. How many players from there kick on?
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28 Oct 23:44
Think Corban Piper in the Nix is from Birko? I watched them beat Petone in the semi. That was a great game. Good tournament all round.

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