Sunwolves vs Chiefs

[Bovidae]

[Bovidae]

Messam and Falcon have some injury niggles. Karpik is rewarded for performance for the Dev team.

I'm surprised Allardice isn't starting.

[gt12]

Typically enough, I have work this Saturday, so won't be able to go along!

The rest of the family will be there though. Nice to see TTT get a go - that team should be just strong enough to get past the SWs. I hope...

[Nepia]

@bovidae said in Sunwolves vs Chiefs:

Messam and Falcon have some injury niggles. Karpik is rewarded for performance for the Dev team.

I'm surprised Allardice isn't starting.

I assume he must have shat in Cooper's cornflakes.

[Bovidae]

@nepia

I do think this game is also about giving some other players time on the field. Let's see who starts next Friday vs the Highlanders.

[mariner4life]

@bovidae said in Sunwolves vs Chiefs:

@nepia

I do think this game is also about giving some other players time on the field. Let's see who starts next Friday vs the Highlanders.

given our injuries, i am surprised we still have players who need a run

[Donsteppa]

Ardron at starting lock is, interesting.

[Crucial]

@donsteppa said in Sunwolves vs Chiefs:

Ardron at starting lock is, interesting.

Sounds like it is based on what they predict the SWs lineup to be and that Allardice coming on later will provide a valuable edge.
Plus there is the need to give game time to others in the squad. Its a long comp.
You have to take a risk sometimes with rotation and Allardice on the bench is a little insurance.

[Hooroo]

What is the Tea And Biscuits paying for a Sunwolves win?

[Duluth]

Sunwolves

Ryuji Noguchi, Kotaro Matsushima, Timothy Lafaele, Michael Little, Hosea Saumaki, Yu Tamura, Fumiaki Tanaka, Willie Britz (c), Ed Quirk, Michael Leitch, Kazuki Himeno, Uwe Helu, Hencus van Wyk, Shota Horie, Keita Inagaki
Reserves: Yusuke Niwai, Craig Millar, Jiwon Koo, Wimpie van der Walt, Yoshitaka Tokunaga, Yutaka Nagare, Robbie Robinson, Will Tupou

Leitch and Robinson get to play their old side

After being overlooked a couple of seasons ago, Little probably has a point to prove against the NZ sides. Run at Fa'auli.

[Stargazer]

@duluth said in Sunwolves vs Chiefs:

Sunwolves

Ryuji Noguchi, Kotaro Matsushima, Timothy Lafaele, Michael Little, Hosea Saumaki, Yu Tamura, Fumiaki Tanaka, Willie Britz (c), Ed Quirk, Michael Leitch, Kazuki Himeno, Uwe Helu, Hencus van Wyk, Shota Horie, Keita Inagaki
Reserves: Yusuke Niwai, Craig Millar, Jiwon Koo, Wimpie van der Walt, Yoshitaka Tokunaga, Yutaka Nagare, Robbie Robinson, Will Tupou

Leitch and Robinson get to play their old side

After being overlooked a couple of seasons ago, Little probably has a point to prove against the NZ sides. Run at Fa'auli.

So a bit of a family reunion with his cuzzies DMac and MMac. Robbie looked good in one of the earlier SW games I watched.

[ARHS]

@hooroo

Far too much in my opinion. Looks like strongest team Sunwolves have fielded this year, and by far the weakest for the Chiefs. Their bench looks terribly weak with the absence of Ngatai and Messam. I would have liked Aumua to partner Lienert-Brown in midfield too, and Allardice starting. Just hope they cope without Weber starting.

[Bovidae]

Some explanations about the team selection:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/102389527/damian-mckenzie-returns-to-first-fiveeighth-for-chiefs-match-against-sunwolves

[Donsteppa]

@crucial said in Sunwolves vs Chiefs:

@donsteppa said in Sunwolves vs Chiefs:

Ardron at starting lock is, interesting.

Sounds like it is based on what they predict the SWs lineup to be and that Allardice coming on later will provide a valuable edge.
Plus there is the need to give game time to others in the squad. Its a long comp.
You have to take a risk sometimes with rotation and Allardice on the bench is a little insurance.

I used the word interesting mainly because I don't recall Ardron starting at lock for the Steamers, and arguably he wasn't in our top three loose forwards last season either.

[Bovidae]

@donsteppa

Ardron did make a cameo at lock against the Blues. He's the same height as Brown so undersized for a lock.

[Dice]

DMac always has at least one kick out on the full a game. He gets one in the very first second of the game.

[taniwharugby]

Tanaka getting the ball kicked by one of his team mates in the back of his head, Chiefs roll through multiple phases to score.

[taniwharugby]

shitty blindside play there??

[taniwharugby]

Chiefs score from a scrum through that Retallick guy.
0-14

[Donsteppa]

Lineout try to Nathan Harris, both teams doing their best to bury memories of the game last year