Chiefs 2026

[hikastags]

Is Jono Gibbes expected to be the next Chiefs Head Coach?

[OleOleOle]

@hikastags yes, confirmed by my sources….just waiting to be announced.

[OleOleOle]

@Bovidae yeah, surely not

[Canes4life]

@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2026:

@OleOleOle said in Chiefs 2026:

Kaleb Trask heading back to Japan on a 2 year deal…not sure which club

So no way they will be wanting to let Jacomb leave.

Would he want to stay behind an AB though?

[Bovidae]

@Canes4life So you would be happy for Higgins to go elsewhere as he will be behind Barrett? There will be injuries and rotation throughout a season.

[Canes4life]

@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2026:

@Canes4life So you would be happy for Higgins to go elsewhere as he will be behind Barrett? There will be injuries and rotation throughout a season.

Of course I wouldn’t be happy, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it happened. Same with Godfrey if Love ends up being our 10 next year. But I would get it, they have to do what’s best for themselves to give them the best chance of making it to that next level.

[tomk]

@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2026:

@Mr-Fish said in Chiefs 2026:

George Dyer - rumoured to be heading to Munster

He signed a new contract in July last year until 2027 so this is doubtful.

If both Tupou (he signed a 2-yr deal for 2024/25) and MSR leave, I would prefer a loose forward as there are enough locks. I am hoping Andrew Smith has a big NPC. A no.7 should be the top priority.

Trask signed for 2024-25 when he went to Japan.

Munster have just extended 2 young tightheads contracts. One is from Hawaii so the dyer rumour can be put to bed.

[ARHS]

That is good news. Just one injury away from ABs in my view

[Mr Fish]

Yep think he's the tighthead number 4 right now.

[zedsdeadbaby]

He’s in as training partner this week.

[nostrildamus]

@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2026:

@Canes4life So you would be happy for Higgins to go elsewhere as he will be behind Barrett?

Not happy if he went overseas. I only just got on the Higgins bandwagon and I'm going to milk it all I can!

[Yeetyaah]

Christ let's not turn this into another Canes thread.

[Donsteppa]

Hope I'm wrong in my pessimism, but I wonder how many games Trask will be able to play on a two year contract these days.

[cliff]

So the confirmed departures are ross, Stevenson and trask am hoping the chiefs. Don't renew coombes fabling, jimmy topou and Selby reckitt, it is rumored that slater is also moving, someone mentioned somewhere that Gideon wrampling might have signed an overseas contract

[cliff]

Am hoping we can sign frank vaenuku/Cody vai ,oli Mathis and tepea cook savage

[cliff]

Someone also mentioned the Canterbury fullback I've forgotten his name

[Yeetyaah]

@cliff said in Chiefs 2026:

Someone also mentioned the Canterbury fullback I've forgotten his name

Isaac Hutchinson

[Trig]

@Yeetyaah I think he did his acl in club rugby a couple of weeks ago

[SouthernMann]

Foketi leaving the Tahs for the Chiefs.

https://www.codesports.com.au/rugby-union/lalakai-foketi-set-to-join-the-chiefs-following-successful-james-oconnor-stint-at-crusaders/news-story/fb16dc6e69bf15bf605a77e7cb61ffb5

[frugby]

Odd move for all parties when considering all the midfielders the Chiefs have.