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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Kronfeld
Kronfeld was born in Hastings in Hawkes Bay, and attended Hastings Boys' High School. Kronfeld described himself as "German-Samoan" and he is Jewish.[1] He played his early rugby union at scrum-half and centre, switching to flanker at high school.

In 1990 Kronfeld moved to Dunedin to study physical education at the University of Otago. Here he became involved in the Otago University Rugby Club. After playing one game in 1992, Kronfeld gained a starting position in the Otago team in the National Provincial Championship (NPC) for 1993. Kronfeld would eventually play 69 matches for Otago. He completed his BPhEd degree in 1993.

I will have to bow to your knowledge and that of Wikipedia, must be a further strengthening of oncoming alzheimers!

Nepia

@stargazer said in Chiefs 2021:

@higgins Isn't he of German descent, not Dutch? He has a German name.

Also, Is Hoeft actually of Dutch descent? As it’s a North German as well as Dutch name.

Stargazer

@nepia From the article below (from 2003):

"My great, great grandfather was from Germany with a Dutch background. He left Europe and came to the Pacific where he married a Samoan and then settled in Tonga. My grandmother is a Cook Islander while my mum is a Kiwi so there is a lot of mixed bloodlines."

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/hoeft-back-in-the-engine-room/ATXVJBQS4OL3PA7L7L5G7YJJPM/

Kiwiwomble

love the chat about some Otago Legends......:smirking_face:

*i was also born in Hastings

Donsteppa

@yeetyaah said in Chiefs 2021:

@tim Harris is BoP so doubt it.

Cynics.

Stargazer

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/124484697/super-rugby-aotearoa-how-rookie-samipeni-finau-has-impressed-sam-cane-the-chiefs

Bovidae

The Chiefs Rugby Club welcome the return of the 2021 Chiefs Country Centurion Cup. The Centurion Cup will once again see Chiefs Country Provincial Unions Bay of Plenty, Counties Manukau, Taranaki and Waikato play a quadrangular 1-day tournament in Cambridge at Hautapu Rugby Club on Saturday 20 March.

At the conclusion of the Centurion Cup tournament, a Chiefs Development XV will be selected to play the Blues Development XV as curtain raiser to the Gallagher Chiefs vs. Blues fixture on Saturday 27 March at FMG Stadium Waikato.

Fixtures:
Saturday 20 March - Hautapu Rugby Club, Cambridge
Counties Manukau vs. Bay of Plenty, 1.00pm
Waikato vs. Taranaki, 1.50pm
3rd and 4th Play-off: Loser Game 1 vs. Game 2, 2.50pm
Centurion Cup Final: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 3.45pm

Saturday 27 March
Chiefs vs. Blues, FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton, 7.05pm kick-off
Chiefs Development XV vs. Blues Development XV, FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton, 4.25pm
Chiefs Country Centurion Cup returns for 2021

https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/Chiefs-Country-Centurion-Cup-returns-for-2021

Higgins

@bovidae Looks like they are only playing about 25 minutes each way given the 3rd v 4th 2.50pm kick off is just sixty minutes after the game two kick off at 1.50pm.

Bovidae

@higgins

Yes, I looked at the starting times too and thought the same. Maybe even 20 min halves, so like in the game of 3 halves, each team plays 80 mins on the day.

Stargazer

https://twitter.com/TaranakiRugby/status/1372288212236869633

Bovidae

Sowakula in the reserves on his return from injury. Reihana too.

OleOleOle

@bovidae interesting Reihana is playing for Taranaki, thought he may have got a run for Waikato even though he's signed for Northland....I guess Waikato are not to happy about that, or maybe just wanting to give as much time as possible to their flyhalf options for the coming season.

The Silver Fern

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