Chiefs 2025

[frugby]

Weren’t games on NZR+ last year?

[Canes4life]

@frugby said in Chiefs 2025:

Weren’t games on NZR+ last year?

Some of the games were on Sky Sport as well. Hopefully they stream a couple at least.

[Machpants]

@Canes4life said in Chiefs 2025:

@frugby said in Chiefs 2025:

Weren’t games on NZR+ last year?

Some of the games were on Sky Sport as well. Hopefully they stream a couple at least.

Making SR Great Again

Yeah Right

[Trig]

Gibson Popoali'i from counties is now training with the Chiefs, had been with Moana pre xmas

[Bovidae]

Maybe some other niggles in the midfield group. No ALB yet, and there wasn't any cover amongst the WTG and extras.

[Bovidae]

[Bovidae]

Leone Nawai is a former Drua, a halfback. Now with Taranaki.
Ethan Reti is a Taranaki utility back.

[Bovidae]

Apart from the ABs and Shaun Stevenson, there is no Fiti Sa, Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi (hence two extra halfbacks), Kaleb Trask, Quinn Tupaea (as mentioned), Emoni Narawa and Liam Coombes-Fabling.

The Hurricanes have named 47 players compared to the Chiefs 37.

[DurryMexted]

@Bovidae is Jacomb the only 10 in the whole line up? Not familiar enough with the bench names

[Bovidae]

@DurryMexted Koller would be the backup in this squad. Not too many options at fullback either.

[Bones]

@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2025:

@DurryMexted Koller would be the backup in this squad. Not too many options at fullback either.

Poihipi?

[Bovidae]

Yes, he would be the other option at 1st 5 from the starters.

[Bovidae]

Changes to the starting XV and reserves post-training today.

8 Malachi Wrampling -> Kaylum Boshier
34 Manaaki Boyle-Tiatia -> Micah Fale (didn't really need three hookers amongst the reserves)
37 Gibson Popoalii

[Bovidae]

From the Waikato Times:

• Coombes-Fabling had off-season knee surgery, will miss the first few rounds
• Narawa had wrist surgery so will be eased back into play
• Tupaea had his foot stood on at training

McMillan is bemoaning the lack of quality outside backs that aren't already in SR squads or aren't in the NZ sevens programme.

[Bovidae]

ENS is looking good at fullback. I've liked Brown's physicality and support lines at 7.

Both teams have made handling errors, the Hurricanes more often.

[Yeetyaah]

17-0 to the Chiefs at the end of the first third.

[WoodysRFC]

Jacombs clearing kicks are great, forget how important clearing from your 22 really is, something that DMac, Barett, and Mo'unga aren't great at.

[Bovidae]

So Carter went into halfback and Jacomb back to fulback in that third. Subs on after ~45 mins. Sinton is now at halfback.

24-19 Chiefs after 60 mins.

[Bovidae]

Interesting that when he was playing Jacobson was playing 6, Norris at 7 and Parker at no.8.

[Bovidae]

Popoalii scores in the 93rd min as the Chiefs go the length of the field to win 43-40.

Hopefully no injuries for either squad. The last 15-20 mins were WTG and young players in each team.