Chiefs v Crusaders (Suva)
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More on Dagg and Todd:
Fullback/wing Israel Dagg, who played 40 minutes of club rugby last weekend to test the knee he injured against the Reds on March 11, travelled to Fiji but wasn't named in the match-day 23. Robertson said he wanted to give the All Black more exposure to trainings, allowing him to work on combinations after such a lengthy lay-off. This means Dagg will be hoping to play the Rebels and Highlanders, giving him the chance to impress the national selectors ahead of the test series against the British and Irish Lions. Openside flanker Matt Todd, who left the field last weekend because of concussion, will be monitored to ensure he is fully recovered and he has shown no ill-effects from the head knock.
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that is not good at all!
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RS interviewed Rennie and they asked him and apparently after training Monday he said he had a headache so they made the decision to leave him behind then, whats worse is they reviewed game footage and could not find any sign of a knock
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@taniwharugby Plus they had a bye last weekend, so if Rennie means this Monday that's more than a week after the game.
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@taniwharugby said in Chiefs v Crusaders (Suva):
RS interviewed Rennie and they asked him and apparently after training Monday he said he had a headache so they made the decision to leave him behind then, whats worse is they reviewed game footage and could not find any sign of a knock
Same issue with Dane's headaches. I guess they can only trust in the protocols.
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@KiwiMurph he did, as he said they were flying out the following day so had to make the decision then to leave him
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They didn't look at footage from the game but from training.
"We just don't know, we've checked footage but we couldn't see anything that happened at training that might have caused it.
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This, and Coles' issue could well be over cautiousness and playing safely.
FFS I can get a headache after doing something but it doesn't mean I have a head injury.
Combine a headache with a known previous concussion and you play it carefully just in case they are related.
They had to make a call on taking him and decided is was less disruptive to preparation if they didn't have the possibility of a late withdrawal. Fair call and I don't think it warrants people without the inside knowledge of the situation making judgement calls on his playing future -
@Stargazer said in Chiefs v Crusaders (Suva):
@Crucial Who is making judgement calls in this thread?
Openly wondering if he should be playing rugby at all?
Certainly heading down that path.
Apologies if that wasn't your intention but that's how it reads to me.
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@Bovidae Home game for the Chiefs and the Crusaders still ravaged by injuries? ...The only thing that gives me a slight amount of hope is that Hometown Jacko isn't reffing.
Mind you, Mike Fraser, born in New Plymouth...that's nearly as good as getting Jacko!
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@Chris-B. said in Chiefs v Crusaders (Suva):
@Bovidae Home game for the Chiefs and the Crusaders still ravaged by injuries? ...The only thing that gives me a slight amount of hope is that Hometown Jacko isn't reffing.
Mind you, Mike Fraser, born in New Plymouth...that's nearly as good as getting Jacko!
Saders missing Read, S Barrett, Dagg, Ioane, not to mention McCaw, Carter, Ellis and Flynn.....