Chiefs 2019
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@mariner4life said in Chiefs 2019:
@chris-b said in Chiefs 2019:
@mariner4life said in Chiefs 2019:
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In a world cup year, with the whole system geared up to fire around late October, that's not necessarily a bad thing, at least until June.
That's the key point, really.
In a RWC year all bets are off because you know all the senior ABs are going to have their eyes on another prize.
yea, you look at your mob, and your 5 best forwards probably should barely play until April.
The flip side being i think your 10 will be playing his ass off all season.
How many SR games are the AB's being made to have off?
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A quick scan through the Chiefs FB page has a comment from a good source (re: Tupaea's non-selection). If he signed a SR contract he would be ineliglble for the NZ U20s and he wants to play for them.
That must apply for all players. Let's see if Fakatava gets selected.
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@taniwharugby yea I think if the franchise agrees they can be released for the U20 Worlds a la Caleb Clarke last year. If hes not in the fulltime squad he would most certainly be on an ITC. ITC can still play SR in the event of injuries to other players. The SR franchise needs to get approval first though from the NZRFU. What a mature decision from the young man if indeed he has turned down a fulltime contract to ensure he plays at the U20 worlds.
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Waaka is from Taranaki isn't he?
I think the family still lives in Hamilton so he probably spends the off-season in the region, and it would make sense if the Chiefs need a larger squad.
I might try to get down to a training session next week to have a look at who is there.
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In that photo, who is the plonker with the staunch face trying to pop his arms?
I’ll admit to doing that when I was at high school, and I guess these guys aren’t much beyond that, but I hope he gets plenty of twitter or gram about it.
