Chiefs 2025
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Any sign of Wallace?
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@Crazy-Horse He was at the ASB tennis in Auckland couple days ago.
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@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.
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@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.
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@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?
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@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?
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@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?
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@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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@taniwharugby said in Chiefs 2025:
@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.
Bro, it's their career, they take their breaks and use AL like the rest of us. Being on tour, training daily etc is still work.
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@WoodysRFC think you are missing my point....there are plenty in the past years who have been on EOYT, in the TRC squad, but played fuck all, I bet most just want to get out there, but as soon as they are ABs, everything changes in terms of rest weeks for pre-season and also in super rugby, in some cases, after a few minutes in Black.
I have no issues with them taking leave, similarly Proctor and his partner having a kid last year, they need their lives outside rugby given the small window.
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@taniwharugby they're allowed back whenever they want for pre-season training. But legally they can't be forced to report for duty. It's not that they were the All Blacks, it's that their season went longer than players who weren't touring so they were given less holiday. Just normal employment law.
