What Shoudl WeLook For From This Year's ITM Cup?

Support: Wellington Lions.

Most Intriguing Teams: Counties Manukau and Manawatu

New Players? Hmm, not too sure.

Waikato RS Defence? I'd say they'd do well to defend it, but upsets are on the cards!

Benji should play ITM Cup to get a feel for rugby from ITM Cup all the way to Super 15 level. He would get a lot of bums to seats which would be good for the Auckland team. I'd like to see him at fullback. He's got a hell of a boot on him and just needs to have support running into the contact.

Support: Auckland & Manawatu

Intriguing Teams: Counties and Northland

Not sure of any new players but no doubt there will be some that will gain attention

I think that Waikato will lose the log o wood to Auckland, if not, they will lose it to Wellington

He'll slip into 2nd five and I think he should play for Auckland to get some game time before next years Super rugby

1) Auckland.

2) Counties/ Manukau and Northland.

3) Ex-Blues and Fijian player Rupeni Caicaibuca -- Sorry haven't spelt his name right and hes not a new player. But hes playing again for Northland after many years overseas. This guy was devastating at his peak and with him and Ranger in the Northland back-line -- expect many bruised bodies from opponents tacking them !

4) Hard to say with Waikato but I hope some team other than Auck or Cant takes it.

5) Don't think Benji's playing ITM but next year I think either fly-half or fullback.

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Tournament: ITM Cup

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Andre Taylor

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