Chiefs 2024
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https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/gallagher-chiefs-squad-named-for-japan-pre-season
ABs are included. No starters like Lord, ENS, Stevenson and Narawa.
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An update on the injuries.
Narawa - back
Stevenson and Nanai-Seturo - minor leg injuriesAll are expected to play the Blues.
Trask - undisclosed injury that kept him out of the NPC
Wrampling - elbow
Lord and Thompson - minor ankle issuesThe Cross-Border games will be played over normal 40-minute halves, but the Chiefs were successful with their request for the teams to field expanded match-day squads of 27, and therefore allowing for 12, as opposed to eight, substitutions.
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@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs 2024:
Best choice IMO. I thought it was between him and ALB.
Jacobson has captained just about every team he's played for from the Waikato U19s.
Newshub have reported that the vice-captains are Boshier and Poihipi. This suggests that Boshier will be the no.7.
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@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2024:
@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs 2024:
Best choice IMO. I thought it was between him and ALB.
Jacobson has captained just about every team he's played for from the Waikato U19s.
Newshub have reported that the vice-captains are Boshier and Poihipi. This suggests that Boshier will be the no.7.
Poihipi?
Will he start (will he even bench) in our best team? He's a good player, but that is a surprise.
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I don't see Poihipi being in the XV but likely on the bench.
To that end, while Jacobson’s elevation was not so surprising, McMillan’s choice of vice-captains was more of an eyebrow-raiser, as he confirmed loose forward Kaylum Boshier and midfielder Rameka Poihipi had been handed those roles, ahead of the likes of All Blacks Damian McKenzie (111) and Anton Lienert-Brown (106), who are now the most-capped players in the squad.
“It’s a little bit of a nod to the future, but the general public won’t be aware around the influence those guys have in our environment,” McMillan said.
“We know we’ve got some more-established All Blacks and perhaps bigger personalities in the team that are going to add value anyway. So it’s about sharing the responsibility of the leadership role.”https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350162075/luke-jacobson-named-skipper-chiefs-ditch-co-captaincy
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Chiefs hooker Tyrone Thompson denies he has signed with the Newcastle Knights for 2025, but admits he is certainly weighing up an offer to join the NRL club.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350170772/chiefs-hooker-hasnt-signed-newcastle-knights-yet
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Narawa and Lord will miss the first few rounds. Josh Jacomb has officially replaced Kaleb Trask in the squad.
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I expect the Chiefs will be wearing armbands on Friday night, and maybe an acknowledgement pre-game.
The Chiefs Rugby Club join in mourning the loss, and celebrating the life of W H D (Dennis) Brown. In 2002 and 2003 Brown was an assistant coach here at the Chiefs and has had a long career playing and coaching in Chiefs Country.
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M Wrampling and Poihipi are not involved.
https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/development-xv-team-named-for-taup-game
Chiefs Development XV to face the Hurricanes Development XV:
1 Jared Proffit
2 Millenium Sanerivi
3 Sione Ahio
4 Hamilton Burr (Captain)
5 Manaaki Selby-Rickit
6 Senita Lauaki
7 Tom Florence
8 Wallace Sititi
9 Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi
10 Josh Jacomb
11 Peniasi Malimali
12 Brayton Northcott-Hill
13 Tana Tuhakaraina
14 Cody Nordstrom
15 Tevita OfaReserves
16 Hakaraia Richards-Coxhead
17 Mason Tupaea
18 Kauvaka Kaivelata
19 Hemopo Cunningham
20 Ollie Mathis
21 Adam Lennox
22 Riley Hohepa
23 Josh Gray
24 Taine Kolosi -
Anyone know the final score in this game?
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@Canes4life said in Chiefs 2024:
Anyone know the final score in this game?
The game is tomorrow at 12:30 pm.
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@Bovidae It's today. The Hurricanes just posted the final score. 35-34 to the Hurricanes Hunters.
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@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2024:
And Tupaea out with concussion. If Poihipi is available there will be enough midfield cover.
The smart mouth guard got the wrong midfielder it seems.
Feel sorry for Tupaea, he just can't get a break.
And very glad that Dmac is still in one piece!