Chiefs 2025

[Bovidae]

https://chiefs.co.nz/news-item/wallace-sititi-commits-to-gallagher-chiefs/

[Yeetyaah]

@Bovidae incredible news. Honestly I was worried he'd go home to the Blues considering he's from AKL and was their u20s captain. Fucking stoked.

[Daffy Jaffy]

Behind a paywall but potentially more good news for th Chiefs -
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/moana-pasifika-winger-kyren-taumoefolau-set-to-join-chiefs/

[SouthernMann]

@Daffy-Jaffy surely he is being promised a starting spot. Wonder what their back three will.look like to have him slot in there.

[Bovidae]

I'm not sure what ENS's contract situation is, but he would be the most likely to move to fullback. But there's still Narawa and Carter.

[Tim]

@Bovidae Is Stevenson confirmed to be leaving?

[Bovidae]

@Tim Stevenson is off-contract and going back to the Kubota Spears AFAIK.

[Canes4life]

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Chiefs 2025:

Behind a paywall but potentially more good news for th Chiefs -
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/moana-pasifika-winger-kyren-taumoefolau-set-to-join-chiefs/

That's a bloody good pick up.

[Yeetyaah]

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Chiefs 2025:

Behind a paywall but potentially more good news for th Chiefs -
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/moana-pasifika-winger-kyren-taumoefolau-set-to-join-chiefs/

Article has been removed but holy fuck what a pickup

[cliff]

Fantastic pickup for the chiefs

[Yeetyaah]

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/moana-pasifika-winger-kyren-taumoefolau-set-to-join-chiefs/RW4FW5ZDM5HNNGY345E6QAQFMQ/

Article seems to work here

[Yeetyaah]

Just had the Kyren signing confirmed from a contact. Signed 3 months ago I'm told.

[SouthernMann]

I'm glad the struggling Chiefs have managed to add some much needed firepower to their pop-gun backline

[Frank]

Who was that NPC player who played for Waikato on the wing last year but is actually a loose forward? Forgot his name.

[zedsdeadbaby]

Oli Mathis. Currently with the Crusaders as cover

[Chris]

@Frank said in Chiefs 2025:

Who was that NPC player who played for Waikato on the wing last year but is actually a loose forward? Forgot his name.

Oli Mathis he is currently injury cover for Dom Gardiner at the Crusaders

[ploughboy]

@SouthernMann said in Chiefs 2025:

I'm glad the struggling Chiefs have managed to add some much needed firepower to their pop-gun backline

there a fair chance chiefs missed out on JRK and tangatau when they signed for highlanders

but I take your point it not helpful to competition.

[Yeetyaah]

Obviously my opinion is from a Chiefs supporter perspective but at the end of the day players go where they want to go right?

[Chris]

@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs 2025:

Obviously my opinion is from a Chiefs supporter perspective but at the end of the day players go where they want to go right?

Yeah but remember people slammed the Crusaders when Amua signed with them same scenario here.
Expect the Chiefs to cop some.

[SouthernMann]

@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs 2025:

Obviously my opinion is from a Chiefs supporter perspective but at the end of the day players go where they want to go right?

Completely. Which is part of the problem. NZR pays their salaries, and allows certain franchises to stockpile players. The better the spread. The better NZR looks around the competency of its players ans teams show casing their skills every week.

NZR has a role to offer a bit of a guiding hand. Encouraging a good spread.

Bit different in this case as I'm not totally sure on the financial relationship between NZR and MP contracted players.