Chiefs v Brumbies
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@Bovidae said in Chiefs v Brumbies:
A few more changes.
Is the flag thing new? Or have I missed it previously.
Has had me madly googling "yellow ensign" (turns out to be Niue), and "Cook Islands flag" (blue ensign with the circle of stars).
Assume it shows their ethnicity/ancestry?
Interesting Ah Kuoi has a Chinese flag. Assume his name traces back to there.
Cool idea.
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@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs v Brumbies:
@booboo said in Chiefs v Brumbies:
Interesting Ah Kuoi has a Chinese flag. Assume his name traces back to there.
A significant chunk of Samoans have Chinese ancestry.
Didn't know that. Always wondered about names like Ah Wong and Ah Kuoi. Assume there's the answer.
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The majority of Chinese nationals currently residing in Samoa are businessmen, labour workers, and shopowners in the southwestern Pacific island nation of Samoa,[5] and there are at least 30,000 people in Samoa who are of mixed Samoan and Chinese descent,[6] although they are classified as ethnic Samoans in official census.[7] Around the world, about 25% of all Samoans claim Chinese ancestry. Nearly all Chinese nationals in Samoa reside within the Apia municipal area; neighbouring American Samoa,[8] also has a small population of Chinese expatriates.[9]
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@cgrant said in Chiefs v Brumbies:
I am stunned by the changes on the bench. The Taranaki props had a hell of a game when they came in against the Saders and I was expecting to watch them again this week against a strong Brumbies scrum.
The replacement props were certainly good (and have proven pretty useful in the past) but also true that the Crusaders reserve props were pretty green so can't read too much into the dominance.
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@booboo said in Chiefs v Brumbies:
@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs v Brumbies:
@booboo said in Chiefs v Brumbies:
Interesting Ah Kuoi has a Chinese flag. Assume his name traces back to there.
A significant chunk of Samoans have Chinese ancestry.
Didn't know that. Always wondered about names like Ah Wong and Ah Kuoi. Assume there's the answer.
Yep Boo, we had a few Samoan boys called Chongnee in my club in Aus, have to admit it confused me a little for a while.
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our boy Judah coming off the bench again for the brumbies
BRUMBIES (1-15): James Slipper, Billy Pollard, Allan Alaalatoa (c), Nick Frost, Cadeyrn Neville, Rory Scott, Luke Reimer, Charlie Cale, Ryan Lonergan, Declan Meredith, Corey Toole, Ollie Sapsford, Len Ikitau, Andy Muirhead, Tom Wright
Replacements: Lachlan Lonergan, Blake Schoupp, Rhys van Nek, Lachlan Shaw, Judah Saumaisue, Harrison Goddard, Jack Debreczeni, Hudson Creighton
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@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs v Brumbies:
Dmac apparently out with a shoulder injury. Take this with a grain of salt but I'm hearing a dislocated AC joint.
Fucking hell, every time he's got a chance to cement his position, he either gets injured or Beaudened. Suuuicks
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@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs v Brumbies:
Dmac apparently out with a shoulder injury. Take this with a grain of salt but I'm hearing a dislocated AC joint.
I think he's annoyed that the Chiefs decided he was Pakeha only so is sitting out the game in protest.
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@Mr-Fish said in Chiefs v Brumbies:
@cgrant said in Chiefs v Brumbies:
I am stunned by the changes on the bench. The Taranaki props had a hell of a game when they came in against the Saders and I was expecting to watch them again this week against a strong Brumbies scrum.
The replacement props were certainly good (and have proven pretty useful in the past) but also true that the Crusaders reserve props were pretty green so can't read too much into the dominance.
George Bower is not that green ...
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@cgrant said in Chiefs v Brumbies:
@Mr-Fish said in Chiefs v Brumbies:
@cgrant said in Chiefs v Brumbies:
I am stunned by the changes on the bench. The Taranaki props had a hell of a game when they came in against the Saders and I was expecting to watch them again this week against a strong Brumbies scrum.
The replacement props were certainly good (and have proven pretty useful in the past) but also true that the Crusaders reserve props were pretty green so can't read too much into the dominance.
George Bower is not that green ...
Fair. Green, on the way back from injury, not at their best etc.
But either way, the two Taranaki props were the preferred bench props last year anyway so they're well regarded.
Chinese in Samoa - Wikipedia
