Chiefs 2023
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@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2023:
Samipeni Finau
Three schools in three years shows how much school rugby has taken over as the development pathway from club.
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@Crucial said in Chiefs 2023:
Three schools in three years shows how much school rugby has taken over as the development pathway from club.
I knew Finau had moved to St Peter's from Manurewa HS but didn't realise he'd been at James Cook HS first. Joe Rokocoko is another who originally went to James Cook HS.
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@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2023:
Great result, I do like how well the NZR/Clubs etc are doing in resigning these players!
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Looking ahead to Weber's replacement, I hope Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi isn't the no.1 option. He's past it. The other Dev halfback is Adam Lennox, which would be a selection for the future. It would also mean that Xavier Roe would be the oldest halfback of the three, and he would only be 25 at the start of the 2024 season.
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@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2023:
Looking ahead to Weber's replacement, I hope Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi isn't the no.1 option. He's past it. The other Dev halfback is Adam Lennox, which would be a selection for the future. It would also mean that Xavier Roe would be the oldest halfback of the three, and he would only be 25 at the start of the 2024 season.
Ratima and Roe are the obvious ones to move up the pecking order. It is a pity that Roe's injury has meant that the two have not been able to push each other this season. Ratima has looked good when coming off the bench but not as a starter.
Pity that the ship has sailed on Roigard but that is just unlucky timing.
The call on a third will depend on readiness. Has Lennox overtaken Crowley at Naki yet? If not then keep him in the WTG but the backup of TTT might still be required. -
Ratima was terrible against the Reds, slow to the breakdown and spent a large amount of time at the back of the ruck waving his hands unsuccessfully trying to draw penalties whilst allowing plenty of time for the Reds defensive line to fuse into an impenetrable wall...
A surprise as he's been very effective off the bench and added quite a lot of impact in prior games, maybe just a bad game but gracious me - a hard watch.
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@Windows97 said in Chiefs 2023:
Ratima was terrible against the Reds, slow to the breakdown and spent a large amount of time at the back of the ruck waving his hands unsuccessfully trying to draw penalties whilst allowing plenty of time for the Reds defensive line to fuse into an impenetrable wall...
A surprise as he's been very effective off the bench and added quite a lot of impact in prior games, maybe just a bad game but gracious me - a hard watch.
Shows how the starting/finishing roles are different.
A halfback sets the rhythm for the game. Ratima seems to be able to pick up and continue an established flow but if he has to set it he brings too much other stuff to the party. -
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@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2023:
https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/daniel-rona-inks-three-year-deal-with-gallagher-chiefs
Wasjust coming to post same thing, only mine was from Taranaki Bulls, he signed there another couple of years too. Pleased with that!
