Chiefs 2024

[Bovidae]

Official media release:

https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/gallagher-chiefs-blues-take-pre-season-to-japan

[Daffy Jaffy]

@Bovidae Lets hope these games are televised. If so there's only 10 weeks till we see our teams play again!

[Bovidae]

@Daffy-Jaffy Yes, no times given yet.

I did read somewhere that the Blues and Chiefs will play each other in their final pre-season games after returning from Japan.

[Stargazer]

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Chiefs 2024:

Lets hope these games are televised.

[Daffy Jaffy]

[Bovidae]

It looks like there are a few extra players with the Chiefs in their pre-Xmas squad. I could see Fiti Sa, Cody Nordstrom and I think Riley Hohepa in the Insta video. Someone can post it as there is at least one other extra too.

[Yeetyaah]

@Bovidae got ya

[cgrant]

Rona is a big unit. He's had a very good 2023 SR season. I hope he won't be affected by the second year syndrome.

[Bovidae]

Aisake Vakasiuola looks to be training with the Chiefs so could be one of the NDC players. Some old fella is there too!

[Bovidae]

Oli Mathis is in this video, another NDC player?

Edit: Will Martin is also there.

49K views · 1.6K reactions | Pre-Season Working Bee | Teamwork makes...

Teamwork makes the dreamwork round here 🤝🏼

[Stargazer]

YouTube version:

[Bovidae]

https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/local-talent-earns-opportunity-with-gallagher-chiefs

National Development Contracts:
Fiti Sa (Taranaki)
Oli Mathis (Waikato)
Aki Tuivailala (Waikato)
Aisake Vakasioula (Bay of Plenty)
William Martin (Waikato)

Replacements:
Riley Hohepa (Counties Manukau)
Cody Nordstrom (Waikato)
Tevita Ofa (Counties Manukau)

[frugby]

I thought Oli Mathis had signed for the Crusaders? Was that said on the NZ Schools coverage? Obviously not true regardless.

[Bovidae]

@frugby Oli Mathis is in the Waikato Academy, so will be committed to the Chiefs.

[Yeetyaah]

https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/marty-bourke-joins-gallagher-chiefs-coaching-team

[ploughboy]

@Yeetyaah replaced feeney . imagine hes taken his role to?

[Bovidae]

Feeney was in charge of transition attack and kick strategies.

[Yeetyaah]

https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/former-chiefs-captains-return-to-the-club

[Bovidae]

It's great to keep these guys involved.

Messam is in most of the pre-Xmas training videos, usually during boxing drills.

Hopefully the Development team gets to play more games.

[Bovidae]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/301025552/a-bit-daunting-when-you-retire-liam-messam-finds-his-purpose-on-chiefs-return

This made me laugh.

“Shaun Stevenson has been my little project the last couple of weeks, just making sure he’s pushing the right amount of tin and he’s not taking any shortcuts,” Messam says.

“He always makes sure that he doesn’t have eye-contact with me, I always pull him aside. But he’s been impressive the last couple of weeks, I think he might have hit a PB.”