Chiefs 2020
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@Hooroo said in Chiefs 2020:
@booboo said in Chiefs 2020:
"Away" jerseys. Why?
Alternative jerseys in case of a clash. Sure.
Light coloured jerseys when playing on hot sunny days. Yep.
But "away" for the sake of it? Dumb as a bag of hammers.
Edit: especially when this "away" jerseys bear absolutely no resemblance to your normal team colours.
To sell more shirts.
But if you have an alternative jersey anyway ...
@booboo said in Chiefs 2020:
@Hooroo said in Chiefs 2020:
@booboo said in Chiefs 2020:
"Away" jerseys. Why?
Alternative jerseys in case of a clash. Sure.
Light coloured jerseys when playing on hot sunny days. Yep.
But "away" for the sake of it? Dumb as a bag of hammers.
Edit: especially when this "away" jerseys bear absolutely no resemblance to your normal team colours.
To sell more shirts.
But if you have an alternative jersey anyway ...
The idea is that by wearing them for all the away fixtures people are more likely to buy them. Personally I think that's rubbish because people will buy the jersey they like regardless of whether they wear it only when it clashes or every away fixture.
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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=12305994
McKenzie, Ta'avao and Laulala will not feature in game vs Crusaders.
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Cane, Cruden and ALB to be rested vs Sunwolves.
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Cane, Cruden and ALB to be rested vs Sunwolves.
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angustaavao
Torn VMO and an upcoming surgery
means I need a new hobby for 12 weeks 
#SaxToBeMe@Stargazer said in Chiefs 2020:
angustaavao
Torn VMO and an upcoming surgery
means I need a new hobby for 12 weeks #SaxToBeMeCan I suggest he spend his time more usefully like studying videotapes of matches featuring decent scrummaging props and comparing them to the those "featuring" himself in an endeavour to learn how to become an effective scrummager?
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Chiefs Under 20s Squad:
Nikora Broughten (Bay of Plenty)
Te Paea Cook Savage (Waikato)
Christian Fa'avae (Taranaki)
Crusader Faletagoai (Taranaki)
Bailey Gordon (Bay of Plenty)
Vainikolo Halafihi (Waikato)
Lukas Hall (Taranaki)
Chris Hemi (Bay of Plenty)
Josh Jacomb (Taranaki)
Jacob Kneepkens (Taranaki)
Benet Kumeroa (Bay of Plenty)
Peni Lasaqa (Bay pf Plenty)
Josh Lord (Taranaki)
Paula Mahe (Waikato)
Tom Martin (Waikato)
Jona Mataiciwa (Bay of Plenty)
Cassius Misa (Bay of Plenty)
Ioan Moananu (Counties Manukau)
Leo Ngatai Tafau (Counties Manukau)
Stanley Paese (Waikato)
Simon Parker (Waikato)
Cortez Ratima (Waikato)
Rivez Reihana (Waikato)
Cam Roigard (Counties Manukau)
Millennium Sanerivi (Taranaki)
Pou Sorenson (Bay of Plenty)
Kristian Standen (Taranaki)
Tama Te Aute (Bay of Plenty)
Tupou Vaa'i (Taranaki)
Kali Vaipulu (Bay of Plenty)
Gideon Wrampling (Waikato)Management:
Head Coach: Andrew Strawbridge
Coach: Paul Williams
Coach: Jarrad Hoeata
Coach: Grant Henson
Manager: Paul Galletta and David Fox
Trainer: Conway Bradey
Video Analyst: Dameon Chaney
Physio: Jarrad StevensonFixtures:
- Saturday 21 March: Blues Under 20s vs. University of Waikato Chiefs Under 20s, Auckland, 1.00pm
- Saturday 28th March: Saturday 11 April: University of Waikato Chiefs Under 20s vs. Hurricanes Under 20s, Owen Delaney Park, Taupo, 1.00pm
- Saturday 11 April: University of Waikato Chiefs Under 20s vs Blues Under 20s, St Paul’s Collegiate, 1.00pm
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Clayton McMillan has been appointed as interim Head Coach of the Gallagher Chiefs for next year’s Investec Super Rugby campaign, as announced today by the Chiefs Rugby Club and New Zealand Rugby.
McMillan has signed a one-year contract with New Zealand Rugby to coach the Gallagher Chiefs while Head Coach Warren Gatland leads the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa. McMillan will take up the role after he has completed his Mitre 10 Cup duties with the Bay of Plenty Steamers
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@Machpants said in Chiefs 2020:
The Chiefs, like China, tapping into the powerhouse that is BoP!
We'll milk that Championship final win for all it's worth
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McMillan was always the logical choice if the Chiefs were looking within the region. I wonder if Matson put his hand up or was content to remain an assistant?
As to the injury to Ta'avao, that puts more pressure on Moli who is playing big minutes when he was likely to be sharing the load at LH prop with Ross. Geldenhuys will do a job until Laulala returns.
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Some more information behind the Chiefs Country Centurion Cup. I hadn't realised that the Chiefs Dev team will only play one game this season.
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Some injury updates in this:
The Chiefs are set to be boosted by the return of Tumua Manu, who hasn't yet played this season due to a shoulder injury, but who was one of the team's better performers last year and will now only add to the midfield riches. Prop Nepo Laulala is back on the training paddock but is at least another week away, following his knee injury against the Blues in round one. Angus Ta'avao's campaign is all but over, with a 12-week recovery time for surgery on his quadricep, while Luke Jacobson was not taking a full part in training as he faces some more time on the sideline with his hamstring issue -
I was just reading that article. At the start of the season I was expecting ALB and either Manu or Nankivell to be the preferred midfield but Tupaea has started more often than Nankivell. I am sure even he is surprised by that.
What the Brumbies loss showed was that the likes of Boshier, Ardron, Weber and Alaimalo need to be starting.
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I was just reading that article. At the start of the season I was expecting ALB and either Manu or Nankivell to be the preferred midfield but Tupaea has started more often than Nankivell. I am sure even he is surprised by that.
What the Brumbies loss showed was that the likes of Boshier, Ardron, Weber and Alaimalo need to be starting.
