Taranaki are the current holders of the trophy, after beating Waikato 29-17 at FMG Stadium Waikato last season. Head coach, Ross Filipo, has .... Representatives Rugby - 2024 Draws, Results & Standings SCORE PREDICTION: 2-0 BETTING ANGLE: Manchester United to be winning half-time (11/10 with Sky Bet) Tottenham vs Norwich, Sunday 2pmTottenham are unbeaten in three Premier League games since Antonio Conte took over, winning home games with Leeds and Brentford. Taranaki v Waikato, Bunnings NPC 2024 - Commentary SANZAAR · Wellington vs Counties Manukau. Live Now · Today · 6:00 AM UTC. 15s · Taranaki vs Waikato. SANZAAR · Taranaki vs Waikato. Tomorrow · 6:00 AM UTC. The biggest win on the pitch has to be the man whose injury now makes Barcelona a lot less enticing to watch, Pedri. The teenager’s evolution under Xavi has been absolutely remarkable in such a short period of time. The 19-year-old has become the dominant force in most games he plays, as well as the go-to player for his team-mates ahead of the more experienced Sergio Busquets and Frenkie De Jong. If you have the Camp Nou chanting your name the way they used to for Lionel Messi, you’ve done something right. Earlier this weekend, Conte said to all travelling fans: We know that you had a long journey to come to Burnley and watch the game. Thank you for this. We are looking forward to seeing you on Thursday. And the penalty situation with Diogo Jota, Mr Tierney told me he thinks Diogo stops on purpose because he wants the foul. If you want to shoot you have to stop because you cannot run and shoot at the same moment. Robert Page’s team, already assured of a play-off spot through the Nations League, needed all three points to stay in second place in Group E and the home side dominated from start to finish. Waikato 17 - 29 Taranaki - Match Report & Highlights Trials have now concluded for 2024. It is intended that Trials recorded, timed, and made available to view online. Live stream available on ITM YouTube. But Clark's takeaway from this year is that you can't force those moments, that life isn't like a defender that you can dribble past and defeat. Instead, you have to wait for them, prepare for them and, ultimately, seize them when the time is right. Erik Botheim says he is good at rapping, so he was the rapping guy. And then I was the one who had the big verse. Pogba has previously compared Varane to “water in the storm”, while admitting that he is more like “fire”. Asked about their contrasting personalities in an interview with Inside United, the club’s official magazine, Varane said: “I think there [are] different leadership [styles]. Cammy MacPherson (groin) is sidelined until January, while David Wotherspoon (knee) is out for the season. Furthermore, Antonio's personal record after a break seems to spike. Adding under 2.5 goals into the equation also looks a smart play. Football will always remain in my blood, and it gives me great pride and satisfaction to look back on the blessed career that I've had. Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly praised Edouard Mendy as ‘the best in the world’ as the team won the African Cup of Nations against Egypt. But even for someone who is not connected to football, he is an example of hard work and overcoming adversity. Vieira knows that he is unlikely to be coaching the next Ronaldo. We have to do is find a way to put this game and this result - which I thought was very harsh - behind us and make certain it doesn't affect us too deeply with seven games to go. After a drab first half, at the end of which Finland were in position to finish second in Group D, news came in on the hour mark of a goal from Ukraine in Bosnia & Herzegovina which then had the hosts needing a goal. Waikato Rugby Union All 54th Parliament House sitting videos can now be found on the new Parliament Video site: Live Video | New Zealand Parliament (videos.parliament.nz). Simply repeating the Chelsea structure at Everton, a club without the same technical quality and mired in the low self-esteem of a relegation battle, won’t work.  Albion enjoyed a good spell midway through the half, with Matt Phillips turning and firing well over. “And for me, I like a challenge, I like a risk, and it’s something I’m really looking forward to getting in to. While his passing is often pinpoint, his locations are far harder to nail down with passes across the width of the pitch, only notably taking up more central positions when in his own half. Platforms can, and must, do more to protect all users. Twitch offers a range of tools in addition to human moderation to help keep our service safe. It took Belgium just eight minutes to double their advantage after the restart and it was in stark contrast to their scruffy opener. Carrasco was afforded space on the edge of the penalty area and he hammered an unstoppable shot into the top corner. Dele Alli has to play at Spurs' I don't know what's going on with Dele Alli. I watched Tottenham last night and how he doesn't get in that team at the moment is beyond me. Thomas Tuchel had complained that the European champions were finding it difficult to stay in the title race and now it seems that only Liverpool – 11 points behind with a game in hand – have any hope of overhauling the runaway leaders. City rank bottom of the league for total tackles and interceptions, as well as low for headed clearances and challenges lost. Ancelotti's decision this week to leave Everton and return to Madrid is considered as increasing the chances of the Wales forward staying in Spain and seeing out the final year of his contract. DAILY EXPRESS Tottenham are exploring a possible swap deal with AS Roma which would see Tanguy Ndombele move to Serie A in exchange for Jordan Veretout. It was another performance where the England star was on the edges of the game rather than at the heart of it. Beattie initially signed for Hougang United, before moving on to Warriors in 2014, winning the S.League title in his debut campaign and featuring in their 2015 AFC Champions League campaign, scoring a penalty in the shootout win over Yadanarbon of Myanmar in the first preliminary round before they were defeated by Chinese giants Guangzhou R&F. Bayern Munich won the 2020 Club World Cup, beating Mexico's Tigres in Qatar in February 2021 The annual event was due to take place in December 2021 before Japan, the original hosts, Merseyside Police are investigating an alleged assault after Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to break a fan's phone. Brentford had controlled the first 20 minutes, coming close through Shandon Baptiste and Mbeumo but Watford goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann made several smart saves. Norwich were most people's favourites to go down at Christmas but back-to-back wins over Everton and Watford have seen them shoot up the table from bottom to 17th in just over a week. Manchester United are desperate to bounce back from a disappointing season and interim manager Ralf Rangnick admitted that the club will target “six or eight new players” in the summer transfer window. Rangnick is going to stick with the Red Devils in a consultancy role, while Ajax boss Erik ten Hag takes charge. The Sun report that Ajax duo Sebastien Haller and Antony could follow their current coach to Old Trafford. The report also reveals that United’s transfer shortlist includes Declan Rice, Christopher Nkunku, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Frenkie de Jong. “It’s something unique that happens every four years. Playing it every two years would become a normal competition.  In fact, since Ranieri took charge their average of 2.5 goals conceded per-match is the second-worst defensive record across all of Europe's top five leagues, with only Bundesliga basement boys SpVgg Greuther Fürth posting a leakier return (3.00).