Moana Pasifika vs Chiefs

[Yeetyaah]

Weird af. Reihana covering halfback? After the way Moana played v the Crusaders idk if it's wise putting out a half-assed squad.

[Machpants]

@yeetyaah said in Moana Pasifika vs Chiefs:

Weird af. Reihana covering halfback? After the way Moana played v the Crusaders idk if it's wise putting out a half-assed squad.

That might be so they've got standing, to a certain extent

[Hooroo]

Is this the postponed match from the first round?

[Machpants]

@hooroo said in Moana Pasifika vs Chiefs:

Is this the postponed match from the first round?

Round 2, but yes

[ARHS]

Must be huge numbers out at other nz franchises if Chiefs can play with 17 players ruled out.

[Crucial]

@arhs said in Moana Pasifika vs Chiefs:

Must be huge numbers out at other nz franchises if Chiefs can play with 17 players ruled out.

I think they have made a real effort (at a little risk) to get this game played and deserve some kudos for that.
Risk is a loss or loss of a bonus point. Positive is that it (hopefully) gets rid of the 3 games in 8 days scenario.

[Bovidae]

Without knowing exactly who the 7 players that were ruled out last were, most seem to be back, while a lot from the Crusaders game are now missing. The Chiefs won't want any late defections as I doubt there are many other options in the forwards.

[Duluth]

The round two game was meant to be in Hamilton. So this is a Chiefs home game at Mt Smart? Then later in the year it's a Pasfika home game which is also at Mt Smart?

[Bovidae]

I think/expect that the return fixture (April 16) will now be a Chiefs home game. It would have been the midweek game otherwise. Good to get MP playing again, and to give them a home game.

The Super Rugby Aupiki games are to be played at FMG Stadium Waikato on Sunday so it would make sense not to play there the night before.

[Tim]

Sport, Rugby

Six All Blacks missing as 17 players unavailable for Chiefs

The Chiefs will be without the services of several key All Blacks this weekend.

[Bovidae]

Paul Williams is the ref.

[Crazy Horse]

@yeetyaah said in Moana Pasifika vs Chiefs:

Weird af. Reihana covering halfback? After the way Moana played v the Crusaders idk if it's wise putting out a half-assed squad.

I reckon it was more that the Crusaders were poor, but I guess we will get more of an idea from this game. Crusader depth is not what it once was.

[Higgins]

@tim said in Moana Pasifika vs Chiefs:

Sport, Rugby

Six All Blacks missing as 17 players unavailable for Chiefs

The Chiefs will be without the services of several key All Blacks this weekend.

There is a bit of an error here. Angus Ta'avao clearly belongs in the "Six All Blacks" part of the headline rather than the "several key All Blacks" caption under the photo.

[Bovidae]

“When we found out that we were going to be playing Moana, because of their situation, we really committed to going deep into the well to try and make this game happen,” he said.

“Some people might say that’s a little bit silly of us, because there’s an absolute risk that we could go up there and get beaten by a team that’s really hungry, we don’t know what they’ve been doing behind closed doors the last three or four weeks.
“So that creates a certain amount of anxiety. But we’ve got to put our own desires to the sideline and just do what we think is best for the competition.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/128087076/put-our-own-desires-to-the-sideline-why-chiefs-wanted-to-face-moana-pasifika

[Bovidae]

Solomone Tukuafu will be the latest player to debut in SR before playing in the NPC.

[Bovidae]

A couple of late changes.

[Stargazer]

@bovidae So Poihipi and Brown out of the match day 23, Tupaea moving from the bench to the starting line-up and Lord and Tiatia coming onto the bench.

[Yeetyaah]

Broken record but holy fuck Nisbo is past it

[gt12]

That was shit Nankivell

[Yeetyaah]

Slater fucked a couple already