Chiefs 2021

[ARHS]

@Stargazer All good. Saw an article years back looking at capturing he and others through CG loophole. But never happened. Hope he gets picked up somewhere if he is staying.

[Yeetyaah]

https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/taavao-returns-for-gallagher-chiefs-in-202

Ta'avao has re-signed for the 2021 season.

[Yeetyaah]

https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/All-Black-Sevens-and-Moana-Pasifikas-Etene-Nanai-Seturo-commits-to-Gallagher-Chiefs

Etene Nanai-Seturo has re-signed until 2022.

[gt12]

@Yeetyaah

It's time for him to start playing somewhere in the region of the hype he has received.

[mariner4life]

@gt12 said in Chiefs 2021:

@Yeetyaah

It's time for him to start playing somewhere in the region of the hype he has received.

yeah, he's been pretty ordinary so far.

he's hardly alone in that though

[Bovidae]

There will be opportunities on the wings. The problem is that 2 players who could play on the wing would rather be playing fullback.

[Crucial]

ENS showed very good metres gained in NPC and broken tackles. His big work on is what to do once that run finishes. Lots of times he held on two steps too long. If he was a hungus that was still getting through and scoring in those situations it wouldn’t be so bad, but Masaga he isn’t.
Good coaching can work on that. He is definitely finding a way to play with big boys and with less room.

[Stargazer]

https://twitter.com/ChiefsRugby/status/1333169345577459712

[Machpants]

The Janitor? Man that is a bad nickname.

[Yeetyaah]

@Machpants right? We call it a caretaker in NZ.

[Machpants]

@Yeetyaah Janitors clean the toilets, so is he always cleaning up the shit his forwards give him?

[Crucial]

@Machpants said in Chiefs 2021:

@Yeetyaah Janitors clean the toilets, so is he always cleaning up the shit his forwards give him?

And sweeping around to collect the missed tackles?

[Yeetyaah]

https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/Bryn-Gatland-inks-three-year-deal-with-Gallagher-chiefs

Bryn Gatland confirmed for 3 years.

[Yeetyaah]

https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/Gallagher-chiefs-sign-in-form-Waikato-halfback-Xavier-roe

Xavier Roe signs for 2 years.

[Bovidae]

I was kind of hoping there would be a new signing that no one knew about.

[Yeetyaah]

@Bovidae same but I kinda had a feeling it'd be these 2. Pretty stoked on them both.

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae There may still be one; just not tonight?

[Bovidae]

@Yeetyaah The length of Gatland's contract is a little bit of a surprise.
@Stargazer A swap deal (Alaimalo for Selby-Rickit) would be OK.

[Stargazer]

Chiefs coach talking about Xavier Roe and Bryn Gatland. No new names, yet.

[Bovidae]

Thinking further about the possible selections at lock, the Chiefs also need to factor in that BBBR will be back in the squad for 2022 and could even be available for the end of SRA 2021 and the trans- Ta$man competition that follows. I am assuming like Whitelock this year, he can play once his NZR contract starts again in May 2021.