Chiefs v Hurricanes
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@Jonty-lean When Ardie comes back, it will be Kirifi who has to move to the bench (or out of the 23). Flanders is competing for the no. 6 jersey with Fifita and Prinsep, not Ardie.
@Stargazer Are teams still going for two opensides, as was popular last year, or is it just the Chiefs?
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@Stargazer Are teams still going for two opensides, as was popular last year, or is it just the Chiefs?
@Tim said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:
@Stargazer Are teams still going for two opensides, as was popular last year, or is it just the Chiefs?
TBF, the two Chiefs 7s can play like 6s as well ... maybe they are the quintessential 6.5s?
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@Stargazer Are teams still going for two opensides, as was popular last year, or is it just the Chiefs?
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@Stargazer Are teams still going for two opensides, as was popular last year, or is it just the Chiefs?
@Tim I think it is simply the squad and injuries as far as the Chiefs go.
Ardron, when fit, has to play lock often and Jacobson is also injured. Aside from that Boshier is in top form and Sowakula is proving to be effective at 8.I don’t think Bosh is really an out and out 7 anyway. Is developing nicely as a hybrid 6/7
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So Manu is rated higher than Tupaea, which is surprising as the latter is far more promising and has an X-factor that Manu doesn't have.
@cgrant If you read some of Gatland's recent comments his plan is to give everyone in the squad opportunities to impress so I wouldn't read too much into that selection just yet.
"The experience I've had before in club rugby is that you have to make sure you keep the players motivated and interested and feeling like they've got an opportunity, particularly at the start of the year. "We're aware that we can't keep picking the same team week-in, week-out. "Because all of a sudden three or four of them pick up injuries and people will say: 'Why haven't you given others an opportunity early on just in case you did pick up injuries?"
The same article says 38 players have been used so far but that does include some injury replacements. Only McWhannell (coming back from injury), Sullivan and Naholo haven't had any game time yet.
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@cgrant If you read some of Gatland's recent comments his plan is to give everyone in the squad opportunities to impress so I wouldn't read too much into that selection just yet.
"The experience I've had before in club rugby is that you have to make sure you keep the players motivated and interested and feeling like they've got an opportunity, particularly at the start of the year. "We're aware that we can't keep picking the same team week-in, week-out. "Because all of a sudden three or four of them pick up injuries and people will say: 'Why haven't you given others an opportunity early on just in case you did pick up injuries?"
The same article says 38 players have been used so far but that does include some injury replacements. Only McWhannell (coming back from injury), Sullivan and Naholo haven't had any game time yet.
@Bovidae said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:
@cgrant If you read some of Gatland's recent comments his plan is to give everyone in the squad opportunities to impress so I wouldn't read too much into that selection just yet.
"The experience I've had before in club rugby is that you have to make sure you keep the players motivated and interested and feeling like they've got an opportunity, particularly at the start of the year. "We're aware that we can't keep picking the same team week-in, week-out. "Because all of a sudden three or four of them pick up injuries and people will say: 'Why haven't you given others an opportunity early on just in case you did pick up injuries?"
The same article says 38 players have been used so far but that does include some injury replacements. Only McWhannell (coming back from injury), Sullivan and Naholo haven't had any game time yet.
I know but this Chiefs lineup looks like the strongest available XV, that's why I made this remark.
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@Yeetyaah superb snare from Cruden..cops a bit,but you can never question his courage
