Chiefs 2018
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@mikedogz said in Chiefs 2018:
Whats the deal with players going to school in Auckland but making a chiefs team? Are they playing for their home province/where family live or are they signed up ?
The latter. A couple of Auckland-schooled boys in the Crusaders too I'm told.
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@chester-draws said in Chiefs 2018:
I presume St Paul's School is St Paul's Collegiate.
Yes. That was a typo on the Chiefs website.
Not many kids there from small schools. If selections only pick from the "name" schools it destroys the chances of them to compete.
I am sure the selections still have a lot to do with what school you go to. Lincoln Combined are 3rd in the UC Championship but have only 3 players in the Crusaders squad.
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@bovidae said in Chiefs 2018:
@chester-draws said in Chiefs 2018:
I presume St Paul's School is St Paul's Collegiate.
Yes. That was a typo on the Chiefs website.
Not many kids there from small schools. If selections only pick from the "name" schools it destroys the chances of them to compete.
I am sure the selections still have a lot to do with what school you go to. Lincoln Combined are 3rd in the UC Championship but have only 3 players in the Crusaders squad.
I assume that would be true in some cases, but in others the better players just gravitate to the the better schools. Havelock North High School isn't going to have mauch representation in the Canes schools team because good rugby players are going to choose to go to Hastings Boys or Napier Boys.
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@stargazer said in Chiefs 2018:
Apparently, it's full time. Final score: U18 Chiefs 22 - 18 U18 Crusaders
The Chiefs scored 2 tries in the last 5 mins, the winner from Ravautaumada who ran down the sideline from 40 m out with 1 min to go. He took the ball from a ruck in front of where I was sitting and beat the defenders with pace.
As to the game, the Chiefs' backs were much more dangerous but made too many handling errors and struggled to win many of their own lineouts, including a couple from 5 m out. The Crusaders were well drilled so made less errors and used their lineout drive to good effect. You could say that the Chiefs were lucky to come back to win but if they had taken their earlier opportunities could have scored 3 or 4 more tries.
A good game to watch and a decent-sized crowd to support both teams.
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There was a chiefs under 16 or 17 squad named at the end of last year, I never saw the team list but know there were players from smaller schools named. It was at the end of the year after under 16 rep season. Two or three boys from my old school, Onewhero Area School were named in it. One of those players is at Wesley now of course.
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The Chiefs U18 side has been named to take on the National Maori U18 team at Rotorua International Stadium today (Wed, 18 July). Kickoff is at 2:45pm.
1 Nirai Ririnui (Rotorua BHS)
2 Chay Jacobs (Taupo Nui)
3 Tutarangi Anderson (New Plymouth BHS)
4 AJ Lagilagi Slade (Manurewa HS)
5 Daniel Johnson (St Paul's Collegiate)
6 Te Rama Reuben (Rotorua BHS)
7 Taituha Woller (Te Wharekura O Mauo)
8 Liam Allen (St Paul's Collegiate)
9 Kristian Standen (New Plymouth BHS)
10 Larenz Tupaea (Wesley College)
11 Jarmahl Hapi (New Plymouth BHS)
12 Jacob Kneepkens (Francis Douglas)
13 Josh Calvert (Hamilton BHS, Waikato)
14 Tama Te Aute (Rotorua BHS)
15 Tepaea Cook Savage (St Paul's Collegiate)
16 Irirangi Taniere (Wesley College)
17 Mairenga Laapo (Francis Douglas MC)
18 Taane Beach (Wesley College)
19 Leuatea Alo Tema (Rotorua BHS)
20 Hemopo Cunningham (Rotorua BHS)
21 Te Aparua Tata (Te Wharekura O Mauao)
22 Gabrielle Wilson (Pukekohe HS)
23 Tuki Simpkins (Rotorua BHS)
24 Cassius Misa (Rotorua BHS)
25 Jon Taumetiene (Wesley College)
26 Kahi Borrell (Te Wharekura O Mauao)
27 Nicolas Nasila (Wesley College)
28 Manu Akauola (Rotorua BHS) -
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