When does the ITM Cup start?

[The_Wol]

Is the ITM Cup even going ahead this season? if so when does it start :O

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

14th of July

First matches are:

14-07-2011:
Otago - North Harbour

15-07-2011:
Southland - Waikato

16-07-2011:
Manawatu - Hawke's Bay
Northland - Tasman
Taranaki - Wellington

17-07-2011:
Auckland - Canterbury (freaking nice fixture to start)
Counties Manukau - Bay of Plenty

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_ITM_Cup

 

[William18]

Yeah 14 July which I think is the week after the super 15 final. I think there will be quite a few midweek games this season.

 

[Larksea]

rugby 4 nights a week!

my girlfriend is going to kill herself when she finds out lol

That or my 50inch full HD plasma 3D tv is going off my 2nd story balcony. But i think it's too heavy for her!

 

[markshaw]

Heard from one of my mates who plays ITM that it could be going amateur next year. That would suck

 

[William18]

Heard from one of my mates who plays ITM that it could be going amateur next year. That would suck

I don't think it would ever go amateur. I do think though that with current gate takings teams can not justify paying their players what they have been paying them.

 

[markshaw]

I don't think it would ever go amateur. I do think though that with current gate takings teams can not justify paying their players what they have been paying them.

He said they are going to only train twice a week. If thats the case then I honestly beleive we need to sell the franchises and run the super 15 clubs like they do in the UK.