Chiefs 2021
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The Chiefs Rugby Club welcome the return of the 2021 Chiefs Country Centurion Cup. The Centurion Cup will once again see Chiefs Country Provincial Unions Bay of Plenty, Counties Manukau, Taranaki and Waikato play a quadrangular 1-day tournament in Cambridge at Hautapu Rugby Club on Saturday 20 March. At the conclusion of the Centurion Cup tournament, a Chiefs Development XV will be selected to play the Blues Development XV as curtain raiser to the Gallagher Chiefs vs. Blues fixture on Saturday 27 March at FMG Stadium Waikato. Fixtures: 
 Saturday 20 March - Hautapu Rugby Club, Cambridge
 Counties Manukau vs. Bay of Plenty, 1.00pm
 Waikato vs. Taranaki, 1.50pm
 3rd and 4th Play-off: Loser Game 1 vs. Game 2, 2.50pm
 Centurion Cup Final: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 3.45pmSaturday 27 March 
 Chiefs vs. Blues, FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton, 7.05pm kick-off
 Chiefs Development XV vs. Blues Development XV, FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton, 4.25pm
 Chiefs Country Centurion Cup returns for 2021https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/Chiefs-Country-Centurion-Cup-returns-for-2021 
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@bovidae interesting Reihana is playing for Taranaki, thought he may have got a run for Waikato even though he's signed for Northland....I guess Waikato are not to happy about that, or maybe just wanting to give as much time as possible to their flyhalf options for the coming season. 
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@oleoleole said in Chiefs 2021: @bovidae interesting Reihana is playing for Taranaki, thought he may have got a run for Waikato even though he's signed for Northland....I guess Waikato are not to happy about that, or maybe just wanting to give as much time as possible to their flyhalf options for the coming season. From Waikato's perspective I see no point in using Reihana either. The Waikato team is named some time tomorrow so we'll see who gets the no.10 jersey. It could be Coombes-Fabling or one of the young 1st 5s. Coby Miln was on the fringes of the Waikato squad last year so is another option. I expect Sullivan to be released to play as he is never in the Chiefs match-day squad. 
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@bovidae said in Chiefs 2021: The other young 1st 5 I am referring to is Tepaea Cook-Savage. there seem to be more double-barreled surnames than in Sydney private school First XVs 
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@mariner4life Yeah, and what's happened to manly rugby names like Colin, Kelvin and Brian. 
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@bovidae said in Chiefs 2021: @mariner4life Yeah, and what's happened to manly rugby names like Colin, Kelvin and Brian. at the risk of going all MN5 my favourites were always Ruben Kruger and Phil Coffin 
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Counties Manukau Bayleys Cavaliers squad Props 
 Duke Nginingini (Ardmore Marist)
 Matt Talaese (Manurewa)
 Mark Royal (Ardmore Marist)
 Suetena Asomua (Waiuku)
 Ezekiel Lindenmuth (Ardmore Marist)Hookers 
 Penisoni Fineanganofo (Karaka)
 Joe Casey (Ardmore Marist)
 Ioane Moananu (Manurewa).Locks 
 Matiaha Martin (Bombay)
 Viliame Rarasea (Ardmore Marist)
 Ray Tatafu (Papakura)
 Steven Leavasa (Manurewa)Loose forwards 
 Sam Slade (Pukekohe)
 Dylan Leckner (Patumahoe)
 Leo Ngatai (Pukekohe)
 Alamanda Motuga (Ardmore Marist)
 Luke Masirewa (Ardmore Marist)
 Viliami Taulani (Manurewa)
 Ryan Stewart (Waiuku)Halfbacks 
 Liam Daniela (Patumahoe)
 Jesse Pascoe (Manurewa)First-fives 
 Riley Hohepa (Patumahoe)
 Tom Smith (Waiuku)Midfield 
 Amanaki Savieta (Karaka)
 Nua Soti (Manurewa)
 Isaac Fanuelo (Waiuku)
 Larenz Thomsen-Tupaea (Manurewa)Outside backs 
 Jarrod Halliday (Pukekohe)
 Luteru Laulala (Ardmore Marist)
 Jonah Refiti (Karaka)
 Semesa Saukuru (Pukekohe)
 Tevita Ofa (Manurewa)
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@higgins I always assume (and that may be entirely wrong), that several provinces giver their wider training group the name of their development team. Like Hawke's Bay Saracens up until the Magpies squad is named; Manawatu Evergreens; etc. 








