Chiefs v Brumbies (round 4)

[Crucial]

BTW Tony Pulu is off the injury list and a probable for the 23 - for the Brumbies (if you didn’t realise)

[Duluth]

Brumbies
Tom Banks, Solomone Kata, Tevita Kuridrani, Irae Simone, Andy Muirhead, Noah Lolesio, Joe Powell, Pete Samu, Will Miller, Rob Valetini, Murray Douglas, Cadeyrn Neville, Allan Alaalatoa (c), Connal McInerney, James Slipper

Reserves: Lachlan Lonergan, Scott Sio, Tom Ross, Nick Frost, Lachlan McCaffrey, Ryan Lonergan, Bayley Kuenzle, Toni Pulu

Not that many changes

Winger Tom Wright (illness), hooker Folau Fainga’a (toe) and centre Len Ikitau drop out and are replaced by Andy Muirhead, Connal McInerney and Irae Simone respectively.

Simone has overcome his bout of mumps to regain his place in the side.

[Number 10]

Chiefs: Damian McKenzie, Sean Wainui, Anton Lienert-Brown, Alex Nankivell, Sam McNicol, Aaron Cruden, Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi; Pita Gus Sowakula, Sam Cane (c), Luke Jacobson, Mitchell Brown, Michael Allardice, Atu Moli, Bradley Slater, Aidan Ross.
Reserves: Samisoni Taukei'aho, Reuben O'Neill, Ross Geldenhuys, Naitoa Ah Kuoi, Mitchell Karpik, Lisati Milo-Harris, Kaleb Trask, Quinn Tupaea.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/119668451/super-rugby-sam-mcnicol-luke-jacobson-return-for-chiefs-after-concussion-absences

[sparky]

Great to see Luke Jacobson back.

[Stargazer]

Great to see Sam McNicol back.

[chchfanatic]

Nick Frost the ex Lincoln University lock on
the bench for the brumbies

[cgrant]

The Chiefs are going to be tested upfront, especially in the rolling mauls, and I hope Slater will throw adequately. But this lineup has too much firepower for the Brumbies.
Chiefs by +15 or more.

[Crucial]

@cgrant said in Chiefs v Brumbies (round 4):

The Chiefs are going to be tested upfront, especially in the rolling mauls, and I hope Slater will throw adequately. But this lineup has too much firepower for the Brumbies.
Chiefs by +15 or more.

Brumbies have only had one try scoring option for a few seasons now. Have to concede that they do it well and I would hope Gats has some tricks up his sleeve.
No penalties in your half please Chiefs.

[KiwiMurph]

@chchfanatic said in Chiefs v Brumbies (round 4):

Nick Frost the ex Lincoln University lock on
the bench for the brumbies

He was last week v Highlanders too.

[Duluth]

Brumbies finding some space

[Yeetyaah]

Kata's looking a bit dangerous

[Nepia]

@chchfanatic said in Chiefs v Brumbies (round 4):

Nick Frost the ex Lincoln University lock on
the bench for the brumbies

Good of the Crusaders to develop him for the Brumbies and Australia.

[Nepia]

@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs v Brumbies (round 4):

Kata's looking a bit dangerous

Well that doesn’t compute.

[Bones]

Lolosio, love it.

Gets tackled, places ball, gets halfway up ready to grab the ball and go again, looks up and sees Jacobson. Lies back down.

[Bones]

I guess the brumbies can score tries outside of a maul.

[Yeetyaah]

Jacobson off already

[Stargazer]

@Yeetyaah Oh no!

[Yeetyaah]

@Stargazer going for an HIA. Just saw him walk down the tunnel.

[Tim]

Oh crap.

[Stargazer]

@Yeetyaah Commentator says leg injury.