Chiefs v Moana Pasifika

[Bovidae]

https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/norris-nanai-seturo-to-play-50th-game-at-home

Gallagher Chiefs team to face Moana Pasifika:
1 Ollie Norris**
2 Samisoni Taukei’aho
3 Reuben O’Neill
4 Jimmy Tupou
5 Tupou Vaa’i
6 Samipeni Finau
7 Simon Parker
8 Wallace Sititi
9 Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi
10 Damian McKenzie
11 Peniasi Malimali
12 Rameka Poihipi (captain)
13 Daniel Rona
14 Emoni Narawa
15 Etene Nanai-Seturo**

Reserves
16 Bradley Slater
17 Jared Proffit
18 Sione Ahio
19 Naitoa Ah Kuoi
20 Kaylum Boshier
21 Cortez Ratima
22 Josh Ioane
23 Anton Lienert-Brown

Unavailable for selection: Kaleb Trask, Malachi Wrampling, Josh Lord, Tyrone Thompson, Tom Florence, Luke Jacobson (AB Rest), and Shaun Stevenson (AB Rest).

[Bovidae]

I don't understand why Parker is playing 7 and Sititi 8. Ahio to debut.

[Duluth]

Unavailable due to injury: Alamanda Motuga, Anzelo Tuitavuki, Henry Taefu, James Lay, Jonathan Taumateine, Lalomilo Lalomilo, Neria Fomai, Ofa Tauatevalu, Samuel Slade, Solomone Funaki.

https://moanapasifika.co.nz/moana-pasifika-head-south-for-chiefs-battle/

[African Monkey]

Moana sitting out a lot of their pack which will mean a long day at the office for the 2nd stringers.

Chiefs by 50.

[ruggabee]

@Bovidae said in Chiefs v Moana Pasifika:

I don't understand why Parker is playing 7 and Sititi 8. Ahio to debut.

Parker has played quite a bit at 7 under McMillan hasn't he? also it's hard to think of a loose forward trio named in Super Rugby heavier than this one in recent times.. Finau 116kg, Parker 117kg, Sititi 113kg.

[ruggabee]

@African-Monkey said in Chiefs v Moana Pasifika:

Moana sitting out a lot of their pack which will mean a long day at the office for the 2nd stringers.

Yep, I think we might see a scoreline similar to the Hurricanes match last year when they cracked 70 points, as Chiefs haven't really lost much in the players they've rested because of their outstanding depth, Moana on the other hand will be worse off from resting guys but hey it's understandable they do it now against a side where a win's unlikely.

[Bovidae]

@ruggabee said in Chiefs v Moana Pasifika:

Parker has played quite a bit at 7 under McMillan hasn't he?

Yes, but Parker has never played there for Waikato so it's a McMillan thing. Out of the three starting loose forwards in this game Sititi is clearly the best suited to play at 7. He plays there often for NH. Parker is also the tallest of the three, which makes this decision all the more puzzling.

[Duluth]

Good turnover MP

[Duluth]

Nice work Savage. MP putting up a fight so far

Hope it lasts..

[Jailbreak7]

Good to see that Chiefs 7 Jersey prominent and on the scoreboard

[Duluth]

Coventry won’t be happy with the organisation of that maul defence. Yuck

[taniwharugby]

poor call on the advantage there, geez!!

[African Monkey]

Malolo is having a shocker so far.

[African Monkey]

A try only Moana would concede.

[Machpants]

Nice skills by Narawa

[Victor Meldrew]

Hit of the Year on DMac by Inesi

[taniwharugby]

@Machpants nice jog too...

[antipodean]

That was too easy.

[Machpants]

@taniwharugby said in Chiefs v Moana Pasifika:

@Machpants nice jog too...

Easy to stuff up if you sprint full tilt, and the ball bounces oddly

[Machpants]

@antipodean said in Chiefs v Moana Pasifika:

That was too easy.

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