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@Crash Seemed like you were saying they should've picked JGB over Donald but if that's not the case then there just wasn't space for him. Not much they can do about that, there's plenty of other more promising players IMO who missed out too, like Michael Little and Sam Vaka. There's still the chance more players will get exposure at Super level through injury replacements though.
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The Chiefs have confirmed their 2017 Super Rugby venues. Their home game v Crusaders will again be played in Suva, Fiji!
http://www.chiefs.co.nz/news/news/latest-news/272-2017-venues-announced
Friday 3 March – Gallagher Chiefs vs Blues, FMG Stadium Waikato, 7:35pm Friday 10 March – Gallagher Chiefs vs Hurricanes, FMG Stadium Waikato, 7:35pm Saturday 1 April – Gallagher Chiefs vs Bulls, FMG Stadium Waikato, 7:35pm Saturday 29 April – Gallagher Chiefs vs Sunwolves, FMG Stadium Waikato, 7:35pm Saturday 6 May – Gallagher Chiefs vs Reds, Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth, 7:35pm Friday 19 May – Gallagher Chiefs vs Crusaders, ANZ Stadium, Suva, 7:35pm Saturday 3 June – Gallagher Chiefs vs Waratahs, FMG Stadium Waikato, 5:05pm Tuesday 20 June – Gallagher Chiefs v British & Irish Lions, FMG Stadium Waikato, 7:30pmPreseason game:
Wednesday 8 February – Gallagher Chiefs v Bulls, Ballymore, Brisbane -
@Stargazer So again no game in one of the largest provinces in the country but there is a game overseas .....
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@KiwiPie said in Super Rugby News: Injuries:
@Stargazer So again no game in one of the largest provinces in the country but there is a game overseas .....
I'll refer you to this thread:
http://www.thesilverfern.com/topic/1184/we-need-a-stadium/Rotorua will probably get another pre-season game though.
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@KiwiPie said in Super Rugby News: Injuries:
@Stargazer So again no game in one of the largest provinces in the country but there is a game overseas .....
you know what, fuck Taranaki. Those rural motherfuckers are a burden. They were with the Hurricanes for ages, and the Hurricanes didn't win shit. We won a couple, so the sneaky fuckers jumped ship for what looked like greener pastures. Since then? We haven't won, but lo and behold, the Hurricanes won a comp. They are the bringers of failure.
And on top of that the sneaky fuckers up and stole games from BOP, the province that was there for the Chiefs for all the shit years
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@mariner4life , what a joke no games in either rotorua or Tauranga., but games in the naki and overseas, bay of plenty and counties been a member of the chiefs longer then the naki,,
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@KiwiPie @Cpt-Kumera What were the crowd numbers for the last Chiefs game at Rotorua? IIRC it was the Bulls game that was played in the rain so that may have affected crowd numbers.
As a Chiefs season ticket holder, I think one home game should be played in BOP (i.e., Rotorua) each season, even if that means one less game I'll attend. But the decision will come down to money. Speaking of which, the game in Suva this year made more money for the Chiefs than a full house at Waikato Stadium would have.
The Chiefs play the Bulls in Brisbane of all places in one of their pre-season games. The other is vs the Blues in Auckland.
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16 Nov 2016
The Blues will welcome back their long-term injured players ready for the start of the 2017 Investec Super Rugby season.
Former New Zealand Under-20 star TJ Faiane and fan favourite Rene Ranger are progressing well in their rehabilitation. Both suffered season-ending anterior cruciate ligament injuries earlier this year and both have faced long term rehabilitation – Faiane for 13 months and Ranger for 11 months.
“Both have done a great job in terms of rehabilitation following their surgeries,” said Blues medical director, Dr Stephen Kara. “These sorts of injuries require real patience and discipline and both guys have coped well with the situation and the mental challenges to do things by the book.”
Rehabilitation is a long-term planned activity beginning after recovery from surgery, based on each individual case.
The first phase involves gentle activation of muscles and low-risk cardio work, which increases in phase 2 to include more fitness on the bike and grinder, and neuromuscular training on wobble board and rocker board.
From weeks 7-12 allows for some straight-line running and phase 4 up to 16 weeks includes goals of straight running without pain and jumping without difficulty.
The progression for the next 10 weeks involves aggressive strengthening work with squats and leg press and step ups, agility drills, plyometrics with hopping and jumping and sport-specific interval and other training work which is the final phase until return to play – no earlier than seven months after recovery from surgery.
Both players are expected to play a full part in the Blues pre-season plans which get underway in early December.
New signing Sonny Bill Williams, who suffered an Achilles tendon rupture at the Rio Olympics, is also progressing well in his rehabilitation and is expected to return at some stage later in the Blues’ open eight-game block until their first bye.
Captain James Parsons is due to return for the start of pre-season after more than two months out with acute concussion.
George Moala has returned home from the All Blacks Northern Tour with an elbow ligament injury but Dr Kara believes he should also be ready early in the pre-season training block.
A number of players have minor injuries suffered during the Mitre-10 Cup competition but all are expected to be ready for the start of pre-season training. These include Michael Collins (hand injury), Piers Francis (hand), Blake Gibson (shoulder), Josh Goodhue (ankle), Sam Nock (hand), Declan O’Donnell (wrist) and Jimmy Tupou (face).
The other members of the All Blacks will make gradual returns to the Blues with the likes of Jerome Kaino, Patrick Tuipulotu and Charlie Faumuina the last to come back to the squad before the start of the season.
