Chiefs v Highlanders
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Possible Highlanders 23:
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De Groot
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Bell
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Kautai
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Dunshea
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Holland
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Haig
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Lasaqa
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Renton
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Fakatava
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Millar
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Filimone
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Tavatavanawai
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Tele’a
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Gilbert
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Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens
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Vikena
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Lienert-Brown
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Ma’u
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Stodart
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Howden
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Broughton
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Lennox
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Lowe
Judging off Instagram, Umaga-Jensen has the yellow bib on and is out. Looks like Broughton is in the reserve scrum, with Stodart at 8 and Howden at 6, so either Lasaqa is out or it is a 6-2 split (latter seems more likely). Looks like Robinson is in grey, so Gilbert must be in the 23, therefore he is probably starting which means Nareki is out? Lowe probably favoured as he covers both the wing and midfield.
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Sititi was training today in front of the AB coaches, so might play for the Taua.
My guess for the Chiefs team is:
1 Ollie Norris
2 Brodie McAlister
3 George Dyer
4 Naitoa Ah Kuoi
5 Tupou Vaa’i
6 Samipeni Finau
7 Jahrome Brown
8 Luke Jacobson (c)
9 Cortez Ratima
10 Damian McKenzie
11 Leroy Carter
12 Quinn Tupaea
13 Daniel Rona
14 Emoni Narawa
15 Shaun Stevenson16 Samisoni Taukei’aho
17 Aidan Ross
18 Reuben O’Neill
19 Manaaki Selby-Rickit
20 Kaylum Boshier
21 Xavier Roe
22 Josh Jacomb
23 Gideon Wrampling/Anton Lienert-Brown -
There’s a few exciting match ups for a highlanders fan at least. Can Groot get his act together and dominate? Can Holland hack it against Vai’i? Is Haig anywhere close? Can Tavatavanawai put a big shift in against Tupaea? Will be interesting all round to see how the teams match up
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Chiefs by a million
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Robinson and Hastie have both been named in club sides for games tomorrow
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Starting XV
Only 1 change to the starting side with Dunshea in for Stodart.
Stodart drops to the bench in place of Cribb. Vikena in for Taylor. Lowe in for Tele’a.
- Ethan de Groot
- Henry Bell
- Sosefo Kautai
- Mitch Dunshea
- Fabian Holland
- Oliver Haig
- Veveni Lasaqa
- Hugh Renton (CC)
- Folau Fakatava
- Cameron Millar
- Jona Nareki
- Timoci Tavatavanawai (CC)
- Thomas Umaga-Jensen
- Taniela Filimone
- Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens
Impacts:
16. Soane Vikena
17. Daniel Lienert-Brown
18. Saula Ma’u
19. Te Kamaka Howden
20. Will Stodart
21. Adam Lennox
22. Sam Gilbert
23. Jonah Lowe
