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[KiwiMurph]

@act-crusader said in Super Rugby News:

12 ABs plus FABBE.....

I was expecting him to carve up the 10s but he was more Caleb Ralph than Caleb Clarke.

[Tim]

Chiefs add All Blacks Damian McKenzie and Brodie Retallick for Brumbies pre-season clash

Chiefs: Shaun Stevenson, Tim Nanai-Williams, Anton Lienert-Brown, Alex Nankivell, Solomon Alaimalo, Damian McKenzie, Brad Weber, Taleni Seu, Sam Cane (co-capt), Mitchell Brown, Dominic Bird, Brodie Retallick, Nepo Laulala, Liam Polwart, Atu Moli.

Reserves: Kane Hames, Samisoni Taukei'aho, Angus Ta'avao, Aidan Ross, Michael Allardice, Lachlan Boshier, Liam Messam, Mitchell Karpik, Luke Jacobson, Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, Marty McKenzie, Tiaan Falcon, Johnny Fa'auli, Charlie Ngatai (co-capt)

[Bovidae]

Nankivell was pants in the Blues game. That looks close to the first-choice backline with Ngatai in for Nankivell. Maybe the right wing spot is open too.

Aumua, Verney, Pulu and Ardron haven't seen sighted yet.

[SouthernMann]

Highlanders name their team for Waimumu 1. Daniel Lienert-Brown

2. Liam Coltman

3. Siate Tokolahi

4. Jackson Hemopo

5. Tom Franklin

6. Liam Squire

7. Dillon Hunt

8. Luke Whitelock

9. Aaron Smith

10. Lima Sopoaga

11. Tevita Li

12. Rob Thompson

13. Matt Faddes

14. Waisake Naholo

15. Ben Smith (cc)

16. Ash Dixon (cc)

17. Aki Seiuli

18. Tyrel Lomax

19. Alex Ainley

20. Dan Pryor

21. Elliot Dixon

22. Kayne Hammington

23. Fletcher Smith

24. Teihorangi Walden

25. Tevita Nabura

[SouthernMann]

Is that 36 year old Chris King on the bench for the Crusaders?

[Tim]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/101445769/ihaia-west-gets-preseason-starting-nod-for-hurricanes-against-the-blues

Hurricanes squad: Matt Proctor, Julian Savea, Vince Aso, Ngani Laumape, Wes Goosen, Ihaia West, TJ Perenara, Gareth Evans, Ardia Savea, Brad Shields, Vaea Fifita, Sam Lousi, Ben May, Ricky Riccitelli, Toby Smith. Reserves: Asafo Aumua, James O'Reilly, Alex Fidow, Chris Eves, Fraser Armstrong, Murray Douglas, James Blackwell, Michael Fatialofa, Sam Henwood, Reed Prinsep, Blade Thomson, Jamie Booth, Jackson Garden-Bachop, Chase Tiatia, Ben Lam, Jonah Lowe, Trent Renata.

[Chris B.]

@southernmann Yep - pretty sure it is.

[Tim]

Take out Barrett and Coles, and that's a lot different looking Hurricanes team.

Barrett is a wizard at this level.

[cgrant]

Good to see Fatialofa and Blade Thompson back in the line-up. Also interesting is Atu Moli selected at loose head for the Chiefs. Maybe his aspirations for an All Blacks call lay there.

[mooshld]

@tim

Great to have Brodie back. Still feel for the big fellah.

[Tim]

@mooshld I support him taking the Super Rugby season off as well.

[Stockcar86]

@mooshld said in Super Rugby News:

@tim

Great to have Brodie back. Still feel for the big fellah.

Let him rest during Super Rugby and play some Mitre 10 Cup to get ready for the AB season

[mikedogz]

Chiefs Game currently on

Anyone at the game or found a live link?

My app tells me it is 24 to 7 to the chiefs. Brad Weber has 3 tries!

[Tim]

@mikedogz Streaming but only for Australian IP addresses.

https://www.facebook.com/BrumbiesFanPage/?hc_ref=ARR-X7sZHyXFdAncefDCg-WQGwKI6XwL8ag0j2yWjvAtpLrQufryLj0FT0JyZG6zlco&fref=nf

You can get a free trial from Mullvad VPN to watch it.

https://mullvad.net/en/

[Crucial]

My FB feed tells me it ended 38-26 to the Chiefs.

[Bovidae]

First half tries to Weber (3) and Brown.
Second half tries to Messam and Fa'auli.

The Brumbies scored 3 tries.

[Bovidae]

An Aussie report of the Chiefs-Brumbies match.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/101460977/brad-weber-hattrick-leads-chiefs-to-win-against-brumbies

[KiwiMurph]

The Blues' recent winning run has come to an abrupt halt at the hands of the Hurricanes in a pre-season game in Warkworth today, but far more concerning for coach Tana Umaga are the injuries to starting loose forwards Jerome Kaino, Jimmy Tupou and Dalton Papali'i.

The trio left the Mahurangi Rugby Club field in the first half and their conditions were not readily available to Umaga afterwards. But he was worried enough to pull fellow loose forwards Murphy Taramai and Akira Ioane from the line of fire in case they too were injured.

Veteran All Black Kaino and the tall, athletic Tupou would have been almost certain starters for the Blues' first match of the new Super Rugby season against the Highlanders in Dunedin next Friday but Kaino, his left knee already heavily strapped, must be a considerable doubt in particular.

Tupou also appeared to injure a leg but it was not immediately known what Papali'i's issue was.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=11995373

[Stargazer]

The Highlanders have beaten the Crusaders 42-26 this afternoon.

Highlanders 42 (Matt Faddes 3, Jackson Hemopo, pen try, Tei Walden tries; Lima Sopoaga 3 con, Fletcher Smith 2 con) Crusaders 26 (pen try, Bryn Hall, Wyatt Crockett, Braydon Ennor tries; Richie Mo'unga con, Mitchell Hunt con). HT: 28-19

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/101488315/highlanders-beat-crusaders-and-survive-injury-scare-in-final-preseason-match

[Bones]

Great to hear Faddes is possibly back to the form that got him noticed a couple of years ago.

Geez, how big does Alaalatoa look in that photo in the article?