Chiefs 2020

[Chris B.]

@Chris @Yeetyaah

[Yeetyaah]

@Chris-B Bloody good work.

[Chris B.]

@Yeetyaah Not the exact photo, but a pretty good likeness!

[Chris]

@Chris-B said in Chiefs 2020:

@Yeetyaah Not the exact photo, but a pretty good likeness!

pretty close no doubt its Cruden

[antipodean]

Guess that means DMac back to fullback.

[Bovidae]

@Chris-B Who's that Blues player chasing Cruden? He looks familiar.

[Higgins]

@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2020:

Vaa'i - a big unit out of Wesley who has size (1.98 m, 118 kg) and was also in the U20s. He is very mobile and started a lot for Taranaki this year.

Ahhh if that's the tall "skinny looking" guy then I liked him. He always played with plenty of vigor and aggression and sort of semi needled opposition players, whether they deserved it or not! Should be a good unit once he starts filling out a bit with more age.

[Bovidae]

Updated:

LOCKS (5)
Michael Allardice
Tyler Ardron
Laghlan McWhannell
Tupou Vaa’i
Daymon Leasuasu

LOOSE FORWARDS (7)
Sam Cane
Lachlan Boshier
Mitchell Karpik
Luke Jacobson
Mitchell Brown
Samipeni Finau
Pita Gus Sowakula

INSIDE BACKS (6)
Brad Weber
Te Torioa Tahuriorangi
Carlos Price/Leroy Carter
Aaron Cruden
Tiaan Falcon
Kaleb Trask/Luteru Laulala.

OUTSIDE BACKS (7)
Solomon Alaimalo
Shaun Stevenson
Sean Wainui
Damian McKenzie
Bailyn Sullivan
Kini Naholo
Etene Nanai-Seturo -> Lalomilo Lalomilo/winger via draft

[Baron Silas Greenback]

I would put Caleb Trask ahead of Falcon in the pecking order.

[Chris]

@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2020:

Updated:

LOCKS (5)
Michael Allardice
Tyler Ardron
Laghlan McWhannell
Tupou Vaa’i
Daymon Leasuasu

LOOSE FORWARDS (7)
Sam Cane
Lachlan Boshier
Mitchell Karpik
Luke Jacobson
Mitchell Brown
Samipeni Finau
Pita Gus Sowakula

INSIDE BACKS (6)
Brad Weber
Te Torioa Tahuriorangi
Carlos Price/Leroy Carter
Aaron Cruden
Tiaan Falcon
Kaleb Trask/Luteru Laulala.

OUTSIDE BACKS (7)
Solomon Alaimalo
Shaun Stevenson
Sean Wainui
Damian McKenzie
Bailyn Sullivan
Kini Naholo
Etene Nanai-Seturo -> Lalomilo Lalomilo/winger via draft

I heard you signed Michael Woolliams

[Bovidae]

@Higgins This guy.

[Bovidae]

@Chris said in Chiefs 2020:

I heard you signed Michael Woolliams

I mentioned him in my original post. There are probably 3 young locks fighting over 2 positions. Leasuasu was used as an injury replacement late in the season so might be favoured.

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae Sam McNicol not coming back?

[Stargazer]

@Baron-Silas-Greenback Of course, you would.

[Bovidae]

@Stargazer said in Chiefs 2020:

@Bovidae Sam McNicol not coming back?

No idea, but it's hard to pick someone who hasn't played in 2 seasons. His initial concussion was very severe.

[Jonty lean]

@Bovidae is Sam mcnicol still contracted

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae He played one or two games for the Magpies this year, and then injured his ankle. So his head should be allright.

[OleOleOle]

@Tim correct

[Number 10]

@Jonty-lean said in Chiefs 2020:

@Bovidae is Sam mcnicol still contracted

2019 was the final year of the Chiefs contract McNicol was on.

He suffered an ankle injury in the Magpies opening match of the Mitre 10 Cup, and didn't play again.

[Tim]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/117249254/super-rugby-chiefs-reveal-their-coaching-staff-with-warren-gatland-coming-home

Former Chiefs first five-eighth and New Zealand under-20s assistant David Hill will join the backroom staff as an assistant coach, the Chiefs announced when revealing their coaching line-up for next season on Friday.

Hill will join the unit of forwards coach Neil Barnes, defence coach Tabai Matson, attack coach Roger Randle, scrum coach Nick White, and resource coach Andrew Strawbridge, who have all stayed on after last season.

So, the same as last year, with Gatland making changes in 2021?