Chiefs 2021
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@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.
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The game of three halves will kick off at 12pm (NZT).
Gallagher Chiefs vs Hurricanes
- Ezekiel Lindenmuth
- Samisoni Taukei'aho
- Sione Mafileo
- Naitoa Ah Kuoi
- Samipeni Finau
- Viliami Taulani
- Lachlan Boshier
- Luke Jacobson
- Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi
- Bryn Gatland
- Jonah Lowe
- Quinn Tupaea
- Sean Wainui
- Gideon Wrampling
- 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-GarlandGallagher Chiefs vs Blues
- Oliver Norris
- Bradley Slater
- Joe Apikotoa
- Stan Van den Hoven
- Josh Lord
- Simon Parker
- Mitchell Karpik
- Kaylum Boshier
- Xavier Roe
- Rivez Reihana
- Etene Nanai-Seturo
- Rameka Poihipi
- Alex Nankivell
- Mathew Skipwith-Garland
- Shaun Stevenson
Reserves:
Sekope Lopeti-Moli
Reuben O’Neill
Joshua Iosefa - Scott
Samipeni Finau
Viliami Taulani
Lisati Milo-Harris
Bryn Gatland
Gideon Wrampling -
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 ...
@Stargazer maybe they tagged them to let them know the game is on?
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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.
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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.
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@Bovidae Perhaps an opportunity to directly compare 'talls' and 'shorts' side by side in the same game?
@Marty said in Chiefs 2021:
@Bovidae Perhaps an opportunity to directly compare 'talls' and 'shorts' side by side in the same game?
Yep, perhaps a chance to put the pressure on the 'shorts' to step up at lineout time without a tall/safe go to, and see how they perform. Also to test how the tall locks go at a power game (as such) around the park.
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@Bovidae Perhaps an opportunity to directly compare 'talls' and 'shorts' side by side in the same game?
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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.
@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2021:
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.
Ah Kuoi and Finau have been selected to play the canes...that's two taller locks.
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The jerseys didn't really clash based on these photos.
https://twitter.com/ChiefsRugby/status/1360390327660470280?s=20
@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2021:
The jerseys didn't really clash based on these photos.
https://twitter.com/ChiefsRugby/status/1360390327660470280?s=20
As I said it was probably my old eyes and when the players were close it wasn't an issue. I do think that they could have had way more contrast from afar though.
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Here are a few quotes from him from 2019.
"Ever since I was young I wanted to be an All Black. I’m still a big fan of them," Manu said. "Especially when it comes to World Cup’s. It’s a pretty big occasion for pretty much all New Zealanders.
"I love [watching] at the moment but one day I would love to play for them."
Legendary playmaker Dan Carter and Waikato superstar Mils Muliaina were his favourites players as a boy.
"Dan Carter is probably my favourite and then there are a couple of Chiefs boys - Mils Muliaina - I used to love watching him," Manu said.
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@ploughboy said in Chiefs 2021:
his old man was a handy rugby player
Club player?
Manu has some size, which we don't really have amongst NZ midfielders.
