Chiefs 2020
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@Crucial said in Chiefs 2020:
@shark said in Chiefs 2020:
I vaguely recall a couple of solid seasons from some form of Invitational XV made up of players from unions all over the land
You should do, you support the Crusaders after all
Touche
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Maybe I've missed something, but has anyone heard anything about whether Tyler Ardron will be available for the entire SRA comp? Considering he's signed with Castres, you'd think he'll be off to France soon, just like Ben Lam?
And then the follow-up question is, has anyone heard of a possible replacement?
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Wiki says Ardron's departure has only just been announced.
I might try to go to a training run to see what extra players are involved but based on the preseason game the likely replacement would be from Taranaki (Lord, Vaa'i or Hoeata).
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@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2020:
Wiki says Ardron's departure has only just been announced.
I might try to go to a training run to see what extra players are involved but based on the preseason game the likely replacement would be from Taranaki (Lord, Vaa'i or Hoeata).
Ardron was in the squad as a loosie. Do they replace him with another back row or a lock?
Last year Daymon Leasuasu was called in after Seu was injured out.
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@Crucial I didn't mention Leasuasu as I thought he had left NZ. I might be wrong but he wasn't involved in the game in Waihi.
Based on a fit squad, Allardice and Ardron should be the starting locks. Ah Kuoi has been used on the bench and Brown has also been used as a lock. I am not a fan of that. McWhannell is also back from injury which helps too.
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@Bovidae It was already reported in the French media in March that he had signed with Castres (and confirmed by Ardron himself). What Wiki is referring to is a media release in which Castres officially confirms all their new signings for the next season. So the Chiefs and NZR have known about his departure for months.
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@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2020:
@Crucial I didn't mention Leasuasu as I thought he had left NZ. I might be wrong but he wasn't involved in the game in Waihi.
Leasuasu signed with Ricoh Black Rams in December 2019. Not sure whether he is off-contract now. His name is not on the list of players leaving the Black Rams after the cancelled 2020 season and is still on their online squad list.
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@Stargazer said in Chiefs 2020:
@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2020:
@Crucial I didn't mention Leasuasu as I thought he had left NZ. I might be wrong but he wasn't involved in the game in Waihi.
Leasuasu signed with Ricoh Black Rams in December 2019. Not sure whether he is off-contract now. His name is not on the list of players leaving the Black Rams after the cancelled 2020 season and is still on their online squad list.
Cheers. I had missed that. Hope he got some advance yen then.
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Interesting to see that the Chiefs squad includes four more players than the Blues squad (all in the forwards).
Who are the players in the squad that are there as injury cover? Maka for Harris, Geldenhuys for Tava'ao? I assume the other two are Adam Thomson and Simon Parker; who are the injured players (if they're indeed injury replacements)? Jacobson (hamstring) and Ardron (infection) still not fully recovered? -
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@Stargazer said in Chiefs 2020:
Who did Thomson replace before the SR season (but after the squad announcement in November 2019)?
I think he was only there as temporary cover for Jacobson when he was returning from concussion symptoms.
Maka is the only confirmed injury replacement but Geldenhuys and Vaa'i will fall into that category now.
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@Stargazer said in Chiefs 2020:
DAMMIT!! That has got me all pumped about rugby again. I was hoping not to support sky and get sport back on but it looks as though I will be.
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@Bones McGougan played for BOP and later moved to Otago.
They are showing a lot of archive matches and I have seen the odd game. Hosea Gear was the Landers captain in this particular game. Rhys Marshall debuted for the Chiefs at hooker as Elliot and Schwalger were both injured. Pulu was being talked up as an exciting find as the no.3 halfback.
