Chiefs 2020
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The Chiefs team that started the game was quite different to what was originally listed.
Slater was at hooker.
Ross was at LH prop. I don't think Coxon played at all.
Vaa'i was at lock, and Brown went to the bench. Ardron moved to no.8 and Sowakula to 6 but they might have alternated a bit.
Falcon started at 1st 5, Nankivell at 2nd 5 in place of Manu, Stevenson moved to fullback and Alaimalo to the left wing.
DMac came on at HT.The wind was strong and it was behind the Blues in the 1st half. The Chiefs dominated the opening 10 mins but couldn't score when camped on the Blues' line. The first 2 Blues tries were from stupid mistakes from the Chiefs. Stevenson had a brain fart and chose to run the ball 5 m from his own goal line when he had plenty of time to kick it out. He was penalised for holding on and the Blues scored from the resulting lineout. For the 2nd try a poor 5 m scrum by the Chiefs was compounded by Ardron and then TTT throwing passes under pressure so that Tupaea gets a hospital pass on his goal line, resulting in a turnover.
The Blues might be the happier of the two teams but their starting XV was closer to what should play in Rd 1 than the Chiefs. Falcon made a couple of nice linebreaks but his kicking was really poor. The opening kickoff didn't go 10 m and the others were inaccurate. Trask put a kickoff out on the full and both 1st 5s missed touch from penalties. TTT still looked tentative and his clearance wasn't great at times.
In summary, it was a typical pre-season game where mistakes were made. I didn't see any major injuries except for Falcon's hand or fingers being looked at, but he continued.
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Classic Stephen Donald:
@Tim can you get a copy that we can see
I may as well be drunk for all that clarity!
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The Chiefs have to be there or there abouts come the end of the season. It will all come down to how quickly all the players get Gatland's game plan
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@Tim time for Taukei'aho to step up. He's a good prospect if he can sort out his throwing.
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“From material to design, the new Gallagher Chiefs away jersey has been crafted to reflect and honour the natural contributing waterways of the Chiefs region. The jersey is a part of a new adidas range – made with Parley Ocean Plastic, which is recycled plastic waste intercepted from beaches and coastal communities before it reaches the oceans.”
Surely a jersey made from rubbish would be more appropriate for the Blues
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“From material to design, the new Gallagher Chiefs away jersey has been crafted to reflect and honour the natural contributing waterways of the Chiefs region. The jersey is a part of a new adidas range – made with Parley Ocean Plastic, which is recycled plastic waste intercepted from beaches and coastal communities before it reaches the oceans.”
Surely a jersey made from rubbish would be more appropriate for the Blues
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"Away" jerseys. Why?
Alternative jerseys in case of a clash. Sure.
Light coloured jerseys when playing on hot sunny days. Yep.
But "away" for the sake of it? Dumb as a bag of hammers.
Edit: especially when this "away" jerseys bear absolutely no resemblance to your normal team colours.
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"Away" jerseys. Why?
Alternative jerseys in case of a clash. Sure.
Light coloured jerseys when playing on hot sunny days. Yep.
But "away" for the sake of it? Dumb as a bag of hammers.
Edit: especially when this "away" jerseys bear absolutely no resemblance to your normal team colours.
@booboo said in Chiefs 2020:
"Away" jerseys. Why?
Alternative jerseys in case of a clash. Sure.
Light coloured jerseys when playing on hot sunny days. Yep.
But "away" for the sake of it? Dumb as a bag of hammers.
Edit: especially when this "away" jerseys bear absolutely no resemblance to your normal team colours.
To sell more shirts.
