Chiefs 2019

[Stargazer]

@Higgins Maybe the Chiefs will sign McClutchie ... The Canes will probably fail to sign him because they're hoping for a Wellington player to inherit BB's jersey when he eventually leaves.

[Stargazer]

Sam McNicol is also training with the Chiefs. Not sure what to think of that after the reports that NZR is holding him back until this years M10 Cup because of his concussion problems.

[Yeetyaah]

@Stargazer yeah would have post it directly but I'm still kinda new here and not too sure how to do it.

[Stargazer]

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[Machpants]

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/chiefs-give-update-on-injured-all-black-sam-cane

Looks like no Cane for SR, so maybe straight into RC or even RWC???

[Yeahtheboys]

Have they announced who they’re bringing into the squad for cane?

[Nepia]

@Machpants Man I hope he's fit for the RWC because as good a season as the 7ft giant had he still doesn't bring that hard edge that Cane has.

[Yeetyaah]

@Yeahtheboys Mitch Jacobson has been training with the squad. Nothing officially announced though.

[Tim]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/110236504/all-blacks-lock-brodie-retallick-will-cocaptain-the-chiefs-with-sam-cane-in-2019

[Yeetyaah]

@Tim The year of the Guzzler

[ShadowTrooper]

Any news on Kane Hames?

[Yeahtheboys]

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[Crucial]

@ShadowTrooper said in Chiefs 2019:

Any news on Kane Hames?

They said they expect him back in with the AB contingent the other day. Was in linked report from practice game against Blues

[Tim]

So, what will be the Chiefs' XXIII for the early rounds?

1. Ross
2. Harris
3. Laulala
4. Retallick
5. Ardron
6. Jacobson
7. Boshier
8. Seu
9. TTT
10. McKenzie
11. Alaimalo
12. Lienert Brown
13. Manu
14. Wainui
15. Stevenson
16. Hames
17. Taukei'aho
18. Ta'avao
19. Allardice
20. Brown
21. Weber
22. Debreczeni
23. Nanai-Seturo

Should be a very good tight five, but loose forwards lack depth and class without Cane. Not much depth in midfield either.

Will Ardron get much time at 8?

[Tim]

I think that the Chiefs will need TTT starting playoff games if they want to beat NZ teams at that stage. Hopefully they will give him plenty of time in the regular season.

[Canes4life]

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[Dice]

I can easily see Wainui losing that wing spot. Cooper said that Nanai-Seturo and the Tongan winger from Japan have been very good during the pre-season.

[gt12]

@Dice

Let’s hope.

He’s been pretty good for us, but isn’t really a Super level starter. Looks like a good squaddie - and since it’s the Chiefs and we have wafer thin depth out there, I’ll bet he plays plenty anyway.

[Bones]

@gt12 I really don't get the Wainui hate, he's been good for the Chiefs. To say he's not worthy of starting? Sheesh.

[gt12]

@Bones

I don't hate him, and I'll bet he gets plenty of game time, but I think he's a better midfielder, and seems pretty slow for a winger. Other teams have players like Rayasi fighting for a bench spot (at least, at the start) while we have him pencilled in our first choice winger...