Chiefs v Force

[Duluth]

Force

Tom Robertson, Feleti Kaitu’u (c), Santiago Medrano, Ryan McCauley, Izack Rodda, Fergus Lee-Warner, Tim Anstee, Jackson Pugh, Ian Prior, Jake McIntyre, Toni Pulu, Reesjan Pasitoa, Kyle Godwin, Byron Ralston, Jake Strachan

Reserves: Andrew Ready, Angus Wagner, Bo Abra, Jeremy Thrush, Will Sankey, Michael McDonald, Richard Kahui, Brad Lacey

[Bovidae]

Some photos from Chiefs training show Weber, Gatland, Ta'avao, Tupaea, and Nankivell and Cane in the background. So I assume all of those players will be involved.

[Grooter]

solid chance this will be Kahui's final game in the Tron🥺

[Crucial]

@Duluth said in Chiefs v Force:

Force

Tom Robertson, Feleti Kaitu’u (c), Santiago Medrano, Ryan McCauley, Izack Rodda, Fergus Lee-Warner, Tim Anstee, Jackson Pugh, Ian Prior, Jake McIntyre, Toni Pulu, Reesjan Pasitoa, Kyle Godwin, Byron Ralston, Jake Strachan

Reserves: Andrew Ready, Angus Wagner, Bo Abra, Jeremy Thrush, Will Sankey, Michael McDonald, Richard Kahui, Brad Lacey

Some homecoming tackles headed the way of Pulu and Kahui.

[nzzp]

@FakatavaFuture said in Chiefs v Force:

solid chance this will be Kahui's final game in the Tron🥺

he's damn lucky to be playing! Good lawyers

[Bovidae]

Unavailable for selection:
Reuben O’Neill, Gideon Wrampling, Simon Parker, Brodie Retallick, Josh Ioane, Sione Mafileo, Laghlan McWhannell, Anton Lienert-Brown, Shaun Stevenson, Etene Nanai-Seturo, Ollie Norris, Atu Moli, Jonah Lowe

[Crucial]

Still no BBBR. Must be covid this time around as I thought he was fixed up.

[Bovidae]

Bartlett is in the Chiefs U20s. If they needed a more experienced LH I thought Cobb would be the logical choice.

Also, another game with only 2 back reserves.

[ARHS]

Pleased for Josh but surprised at such rapid elevation.

[Stargazer]

@ARHS All franchises (except the Blues?) have given an U20 player game time. In most cases (the Hurricanes being the exception) that was due to high number of players being unavailable. Highlanders: Fabian Holland; Crusaders: George Bell (scored a try on debut); Hurricanes: Riley Higgins (scored a yellow card on debut).

[Bovidae]

@ARHS said in Chiefs v Force:

Pleased for Josh but surprised at such rapid elevation.

Has he even played for BOP yet? It will be a big step up from club rugby/U20s, particularly for a prop at scrumtime.

@Stargazer Tuputupu also played for the Canes.

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae said in Chiefs v Force:

@Stargazer Tuputupu also played for the Canes.

Ah, yes, totally forgot about him! That was definitely a case of other (about 7 or 8 ) hookers being unavailable!

[ARHS]

@Bovidae said in Chiefs v Force:

@ARHS said in Chiefs v Force:

Pleased for Josh but surprised at such rapid elevation.

Has he even played for BOP yet? It will be a big step up from club rugby/U20s, particularly for a prop at scrumtime.

@Stargazer Tuputupu also played for the Canes.

Yes, against Ta$man last year

[Bovidae]

Ah, OK. That was the game in which both teams rested a lot of their top players.

[Stargazer]

A few changes to the Chiefs' line-up:

[Machpants]

Chiefs are looking pretty average

After an awesome kick Chase fucks a certain try by being greedy

[Duluth]

How can TJ, who’s paid plenty of money to be an expert, not understand when a deliberate knock down is a YC?

His incompetence is then repeated by fans

[Damo]

That second one looked like a YC. Ref didn't even notice it??

[Nogusta]

Bombed that one Tiatia!

[barky1]

@Duluth
And Justin Marshall