Chiefs 2023
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@Crucial his around the field work is top notch. A very big body that uses it well. Just needs a bit more gas tank.
Needs work on the scrum hot and cold, think he rests here now and then.
He comes into mitre 10 off the back of pig hunting and no gym, so with proper training year round he'd be a monster.@muddyriver for me and I mean this with the greatest respect he needs to head back to Western Sharks , I Know Coree does some great things in the Hokianga community but in terms of getting decent rugby he needs to head South ..
Sharks have got a very good forward pack and I believe they have picked up a promising loosehead prop Trinity McQueen from Thames Valley ,Chiefs U20 training squad ,NZ Babarians U20 and there’s a possibility Patrick Robinson might be returning -
The Chiefs are moving swiftly to replace Warren Gatland, with a new assistant coach expected to be appointed before Christmas.
And that person will not be the only new face amongst the coaching team for next season, with the highly-experienced Paul Feeney having already arrived to help ease the load on head coach Clayton McMillan.
The Chiefs will bring in a new lineout coach as Gatland’s replacement, with Chiefs chief executive Simon Graafhuis saying they were close to finalising who that will be, having opted to look within their own provincial unions. -
So the Blues and Crusaders have all the elite players, yet the Chiefs finished with 1 more loss than Crusaders last year in the regular season, 2022 final standings: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Super_Rugby_Pacific_season
Also in 2021 - finished with 3 losses to Crusaders 2, making final ahead of Blues (4 losses), pretty impressive for a side with such a lack of elite players.
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So the Blues and Crusaders have all the elite players, yet the Chiefs finished with 1 more loss than Crusaders last year in the regular season, 2022 final standings: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Super_Rugby_Pacific_season
Also in 2021 - finished with 3 losses to Crusaders 2, making final ahead of Blues (4 losses), pretty impressive for a side with such a lack of elite players.
@kiwi_expat because, unlike the other sides, the Chiefs have elite coaching to make up for a lack of elite talent
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Chiefs had their bronco today. In this first picture I can see Paddy McCurran off to the right.
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@Yeetyaah Logan Dodds, the same fitness guy in this vid as in the Surf to Peak vid posted in the Hurricanes 2023 thread. Who is he and why is he at training with our SR franchises?
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@Stargazer I think he's doing a documentary with all the Super teams.
@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs 2023:
@Stargazer I think he's doing a documentary with all the Super teams.
It’s all part of the Rugby Fit series by World Rugby. If you jump on their YouTube channel they have other episodes from other teams around the world.
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@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2023:
@Yeetyaah I drove past Ruakura today and there were heaps of players and others on the field. The WTG will be training full time with the main squad.
@Crucial will be interested in who else is in that photo. Is she part of the Chiefs Manawa WTG?
Yep. Found out a while back. Hadn’t been officially announced though
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Chiefs still haven't filled the vacancy left by Gatland, currently have McMillan, Randall & White on the staff, they're needing a 4th coach.. I'm waiting for Rennie to be announced as a technical coach for the 2023 season.
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Jono Gibbes is getting the sack, so there's another option to replace Gatland with the Chiefs forwards.
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Jono Gibbes is getting the sack, so there's another option to replace Gatland with the Chiefs forwards.
@kiwi_expat fuck me wouldn't complain tbh. Funnily enough I got my hands on his 2004 semi-final match worn Chiefs jersey last week.
