Chiefs 2021

[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.

[Bovidae]

@oleoleole said in Chiefs 2021:

@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.

From Waikato's perspective I see no point in using Reihana either. The Waikato team is named some time tomorrow so we'll see who gets the no.10 jersey. It could be Coombes-Fabling or one of the young 1st 5s. Coby Miln was on the fringes of the Waikato squad last year so is another option.

I expect Sullivan to be released to play as he is never in the Chiefs match-day squad.

[Gunner]

Poor old Jared must be feeling a bit inadequate in that front row next to his mates Millenium & Crusader.

[OleOleOle]

@bovidae They nhave signed Latrell Smiler - Ah Kiong too haven't they?

[Stargazer]

@oleoleole Yes.

[Bovidae]

The other young 1st 5 I am referring to is Tepaea Cook-Savage.

[mariner4life]

@bovidae said in Chiefs 2021:

The other young 1st 5 I am referring to is Tepaea Cook-Savage.

there seem to be more double-barreled surnames than in Sydney private school First XVs

[Bovidae]

@mariner4life Yeah, and what's happened to manly rugby names like Colin, Kelvin and Brian.

[mariner4life]

@bovidae said in Chiefs 2021:

@mariner4life Yeah, and what's happened to manly rugby names like Colin, Kelvin and Brian.

at the risk of going all MN5

my favourites were always Ruben Kruger and Phil Coffin

[mikedogz]

Counties Manukau Bayleys Cavaliers squad

Props
Duke Nginingini (Ardmore Marist)
Matt Talaese (Manurewa)
Mark Royal (Ardmore Marist)
Suetena Asomua (Waiuku)
Ezekiel Lindenmuth (Ardmore Marist)

Hookers
Penisoni Fineanganofo (Karaka)
Joe Casey (Ardmore Marist)
Ioane Moananu (Manurewa).

Locks
Matiaha Martin (Bombay)
Viliame Rarasea (Ardmore Marist)
Ray Tatafu (Papakura)
Steven Leavasa (Manurewa)

Loose forwards
Sam Slade (Pukekohe)
Dylan Leckner (Patumahoe)
Leo Ngatai (Pukekohe)
Alamanda Motuga (Ardmore Marist)
Luke Masirewa (Ardmore Marist)
Viliami Taulani (Manurewa)
Ryan Stewart (Waiuku)

Halfbacks
Liam Daniela (Patumahoe)
Jesse Pascoe (Manurewa)

First-fives
Riley Hohepa (Patumahoe)
Tom Smith (Waiuku)

Midfield
Amanaki Savieta (Karaka)
Nua Soti (Manurewa)
Isaac Fanuelo (Waiuku)
Larenz Thomsen-Tupaea (Manurewa)

Outside backs
Jarrod Halliday (Pukekohe)
Luteru Laulala (Ardmore Marist)
Jonah Refiti (Karaka)
Semesa Saukuru (Pukekohe)
Tevita Ofa (Manurewa)

[Higgins]

@mikedogz Is that the Counties B Team or is it the best of the non Super Rugby players still floating round in your province?