Chiefs 2021

[Tim]

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/introducing-the-chiefs-latest-no-10-prodigy-that-spent-five-years-playing-first-xv-rugby/

[Bovidae]

RugbyPass need some quality control. That is a photo of Tupaea for the NZ U20s.

[Tim]

@Bovidae LOL. Grammatical error in the headline too.

[Yeetyaah]

I really hope he goes well.

[gt12]

@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs 2021:

I really hope he goes well.

I'm honestly hoping that every young first five goes well at the moment - if we happen to turn up the future at the chiefs, it would be very sweet.

Plus he's (apparently) related to Bruce, so he should really turn out for TAS too, in which case I'll love him forever regardless.

[Yeetyaah]

https://www.gettyimages.co.nz/photos/chiefs-rugby-2021?events=775600529&family=editorial&phrase=Chiefs rugby 2021&sort=best

Headshots

[Bovidae]

Based on these Jona Mataiciwa is also part of the extended squad.

[Yeetyaah]

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[Yeetyaah]

@Bovidae what team does he play for?

[Bovidae]

@Yeetyaah He was poached by St Kents from New Plymouth, so maybe he is back in the Naki.

[Yeetyaah]

@Bovidae oh so he hasn't played M10 yet?

[Bovidae]

@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs 2021:

@Bovidae oh so he hasn't played M10 yet?

I don't think so. He would be the same age as Wrampling so still young. It looks like Mataiciwa was one of the stars in the Ignite7 series in 2019, so maybe more involved in sevens to date.

[Yeetyaah]

Here he is playing for BoP. Dev side maybe?

[Bovidae]

Mataiciwa might have ended up at the sevens base at the Mount.

There are three young outside backs in the WTG (Wrampling, Naholo and Mataiciwa) so good to include some emerging talent from the region. No Lalomilo Lalomilo though?

[Bovidae]

The game of three halves will kick off at 12pm (NZT).

Gallagher Chiefs vs Hurricanes

1. Ezekiel Lindenmuth
2. Samisoni Taukei'aho
3. Sione Mafileo
4. Naitoa Ah Kuoi
5. Samipeni Finau
6. Viliami Taulani
7. Lachlan Boshier
8. Luke Jacobson
9. Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi
10. Bryn Gatland
11. Jonah Lowe
12. Quinn Tupaea
13. Sean Wainui
14. Gideon Wrampling
15. Chase Tiatia

Reserves:
Sekope Lopeti-Moli
Reuben O’Neill
Joshua Iosefa - Scott
Stan Van Den Hoven
Kaylum Boshier
Lisati Milo-Harris
Rivez Reihana
Mathew Skipwith-Garland

Gallagher Chiefs vs Blues

1. Oliver Norris
2. Bradley Slater
3. Joe Apikotoa
4. Stan Van den Hoven
5. Josh Lord
6. Simon Parker
7. Mitchell Karpik
8. Kaylum Boshier
9. Xavier Roe
10. Rivez Reihana
11. Etene Nanai-Seturo
12. Rameka Poihipi
13. Alex Nankivell
14. Mathew Skipwith-Garland
15. Shaun Stevenson

Reserves:
Sekope Lopeti-Moli
Reuben O’Neill
Joshua Iosefa - Scott
Samipeni Finau
Viliami Taulani
Lisati Milo-Harris
Bryn Gatland
Gideon Wrampling

https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/gallagher-chiefs-named-for-pre-season-fixture-against-the-hurricanes-and-blues

[Bovidae]

Excluding the ABs, the others missing are:

Harris
Ross
Moli
Ta'avao
Brown
Sowakulu
Trask
Sullivan

[Stargazer]

So, can we conclude from the fact that the Chiefs have tagged Sky Sport, that it will be televised? The game still doesn't appear in the online tv guide ...

https://twitter.com/ChiefsRugby/status/1359962826400362496

[taniwharugby]

@Stargazer maybe they tagged them to let them know the game is on?

[Stargazer]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/300228183/super-rugby-chiefs-coach-clayton-mcmillan-plays-first-hand-with-teams-for-game-of-three-halves

[Bovidae]

The team to play the Hurricanes is the more experienced of the two, but I wouldn't read too much into the overall selections in pre-season games.

One thing that did stand out to me was the locking combos in each game. Ah Kuoi and Finau are on the shorter side while Lord and Van den Hoven are both 2 m locks. I would have thought you would selected a shorter and tall lock together.