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chchfanatic

Wallace. Heard the week before Xmas he’s out for 5 months.

Yeetyaah

chchfanatic

@Yeetyaah yeah no good. Did his knee in the French or Italian game. I’d had a few beers so can’t remember exactly when he did it. But it was worse than first thought. Not ACL. PCL or MCL I think.

Yeetyaah

He doesn't look too bad a week ago? Pre surgery maybe?

Bovidae

I assume the full squad is back from next week so I might go and have a look to see who is training. Particularly if Stevenson is there, as he didn't appear to be participating pre-Xmas.

Yeetyaah

@Bovidae are you allowed to just pop down and watch?

Bovidae

I haven't been in a while but the trainings at Ruakura aren't closed to the public. The hardest part is knowing which time they are out on the field, usually in the afternoon.

Yeetyaah

@Bovidae ah yeah easy, right around the corner for me so might try my luck.

chchfanatic

@Yeetyaah I’m not sure he ever had surgery. Think it might just be a time thing with those.

Yeetyaah

Yeetyaah

Bovidae

I did see Taukei’aho in one of the earlier training photos, so that is encouraging.

Crazy Horse

Any sign of Wallace?

george33

@Crazy-Horse He was at the ASB tennis in Auckland couple days ago.

Dan54

@Crazy-Horse said in Chiefs 2025:

Any sign of Wallace?

ABs wouldn't be training yet would they? Thought they didn't start until later.

Canes4life

@Dan54 said in Chiefs 2025:

@Crazy-Horse said in Chiefs 2025:

Any sign of Wallace?

ABs wouldn't be training yet would they? Thought they didn't start until later.

I think it's optional for ABs to come back early. Billy Proctor for example is already back with the Canes.

taniwharugby

@Canes4life it is ridiculous how guys like Proctor who had so little playing time for the ABs are also restricted on when they return to thier Super teams.

Did his inclusion in the ABs also restrict his NPC game time?

Nepia

@taniwharugby said in Chiefs 2025:

@Canes4life it is ridiculous how guys like Proctor who had so little playing time for the ABs are also restricted on when they return to thier Super teams.

Did his inclusion in the ABs also restrict his NPC game time?

Setting aside Proctor as he returned for the birth of a child (IIRC) does game time really matter if a player has been with the ABs, especially on an EOYT, as they're still away that whole time training, doing media etc, they're still doing the same job aside from being out on the field for 80m once a week.

Also, aren't these rests part of the players agreement rather than NZR directives?

Canes4life

@Nepia said in Chiefs 2025:

@taniwharugby said in Chiefs 2025:

@Canes4life it is ridiculous how guys like Proctor who had so little playing time for the ABs are also restricted on when they return to thier Super teams.

Did his inclusion in the ABs also restrict his NPC game time?

Setting aside Proctor as he returned for the birth of a child (IIRC) does game time really matter if a player has been with the ABs, especially on an EOYT, as they're still away that whole time training, doing media etc, they're still doing the same job aside from being out on the field for 80m once a week.

Also, aren't these rests part of the players agreement rather than NZR directives?

That's it, I think Proctor has probably been given an exemption considering he returned early. When is the return date for ABs anyway?

taniwharugby

@Nepia well thats the point, most of these guys wanna play, and given the lack of play for most of the fringe players, more so they are usually pulled form NPC as well, they are playing alot less...sure they are away, but it is just work on the training paddock they are putting in, which would be less than normal.

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