Chiefs 2017

[Bovidae]

@Milk Who knows. Sweeney was back last year playing some club rugby so maybe he is leaving Japan. There were no reports suggesting he was even a chance for the 10s squad before yesterday's announcement.

[Wurzel]

Seems like Dwayne Sweeney will come in to cover for Charlie Ngatai. Callum Bruce couldn't be released from his Japan contract, Scott McLeod was locked into the Highlanders and Keith Lowen couldn't be contacted because no one could find his phone number.

[cgrant]

Nankivell is with the Chiefs, isn't he ? He was outstanding for Ta$man in the Mitre 10 Cup and looks very promising. I hope he can develop quickly and earn a starting spot very quickly.
Fa'auli is another 2nd Five with a lot of potential.

[Bovidae]

I haven't seen any team lists yet but if anyone in the Brisbane area wants to watch the Chiefs-Bulls preseason game it's tonight.

[Hooroo]

Who's the geeza with the blond locks?

[Bovidae]

@Hooroo Ric Flair.

Mitchell Karpik

[Hooroo]

Heh heh! Ric Flair! Nice!

He needs a hair cut!

[Bovidae]

He doesn't think so.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/89109135/chiefs-openside-flanker-mitch-karpik-ready-to-rip-into-super-rugby-on-return-from-knee-surgery

[mariner4life]

Queenland whanau? Ballymore is fucking closer to Hamilton than me in Cairns.

[Bovidae]

The Gallagher Chiefs team to play the Bulls is:

1. Mitchell Graham
2. Brayden Mitchell
3. Nepo Laulala
4. Mitchell Brown
5. Matiaha Martin - who?
6. Taleni Seu
7. Mitchell Karpik
8. Tom Sanders
9. Brad Weber
10. Stephen Donald (C)
11. Latu Vaeno
12. Johnny Faauli
13. Tim Nanai-Williams
14. Solomon Alaimalo
15. Shaun Stevenson

RESERVES:
Hika Elliot
Sosefo Kautai
Atu Moli
Fin Hoeata
Liam Messam
Finlay Christie
James Lowe
Toni Pulu
Joe Ravouvou
Luteru Laulala
Kane Hames

[Hooroo]

Dumb Question for a change....

So who is playing in the 10's this weekend if all those clowns are playing in a pre-season?

[Frye]

@Hooroo said in Chiefs 2017:

Dumb Question for a change....

So who is playing in the 10's this weekend if all those clowns are playing in a pre-season?

Forwards: Siegfried Fisi'ihoi, Liam Polwart, Atu Moli, Sam Caird, Fin Hoeata, Liam Messam, Sosefo Kautai, Taleni Seu, Mitchell Brown, Luke Jacobson, Lachlan Boshier, Hika Elliot, Mitchell Graham

Backs: Brad Weber, Joe Ravouvou, Finlay Christie, Tim Nanai-Williams, Sheldon Tovio, Sevu Reece, Jonathan Taumateine, Shaun Stevenson, Solomon Alaimalo, Alex Nankivell, Dwayne Sweeney, Luteru Laulala, Latu Vaeno.

[Bovidae]

@Hooroo There is some crossover with players. Obviously the big guns like Sweeney are being saved for the 10s.

[Frye]

There is some overlap but there's also 12 subs on the bench.

[mikedogz]

Matiaha Martin played for Counties last year. With All Blacks on leave a few development players will be training with the chiefs.

[Unite]

Chiefs down 14 - 0 after 12 mins. Pretty much had no ball.

[Unite]

14-7 to the Bulls at end of quarter 1. Chiefs had a bit more ball and much better field position the last 5 odd minutes.

[Unite]

21-7, Bulls. 53 gone

[Crucial]

No match reports that I can find yet but here's a brief summary gleaned from TrumperTwitter

3 mins - Chiefs cough up an intercept try to Bulls. Converted (7-0)
10 mins - Bulls over again from a rolling maul. Converted 14-0
14 mins - Chiefs score try to Weber. Beaver converts 14-7
HALFTIME - 14-7
51 mins - another intercept to Bulls. This one chased down.
53 mins - but then they cross anyway. converted 21-7
70 mins - Tony Pulu over but called back for forward pass
80 mins - converted try on the buzzer to Bulls 28-7

[Bovidae]

Not the result the Chiefs would have been looking for, but not too surprising when looking at the strength of the team (missing the majority of the starters). The Bulls had already played some preseason games.

I'll be interested to read how some individuals went and how the teams adapted to the new tackle law. Looks like Hoffmann was the ref.