Chiefs have won 4 in a row against the Highlanders. The last 3 games have been comfortable margins too (24, 21 & 10 point victories)
Tab currently has it 1.20 v 4.50
Chiefs have won 4 in a row against the Highlanders. The last 3 games have been comfortable margins too (24, 21 & 10 point victories)
Tab currently has it 1.20 v 4.50
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Crusaders named the same side as the weekend
Highlanders
1 MCINTOSH
2 LOLOFIE
3 ТАКАТАКА
4 PALMER
5 TENGBLAD
6 PEITA
7 RATCLIFFE
8 SHAW
9 PLEDGER
10 THODE
11 AUGUSTINE
12 WILLIAMS
13 WHAANGA
14 RANGITUTIA
15 BREEN
16 KEMPTON
17 FERGUSON
18 FISHER
19 TASI-CORDTZ
20 AREAIITI-BURGESS
21 RUTLEDGE
22 HOLLAND
23 THODE
24 PATUAWA
25 TIMU
26 NEMEC-VIAL
27 MCCLURE
Moana Pasifika
1 AUIMATAGI
2 RAVULA ARMSTRONG
3 FRUEN
4 SAULALA
6 SAMUELU
5 RIRINU
7 GEMMELL
8 JUSTICE RIPINE
9 SINGH
10 PULINI
11 SAMI
12 AFAMASAGA
24 TUITUPOU
14 POPOALII
15 TAU VESI
16 LUI TAFILI
17 IOLEU
18 ROUNDS
19 FAALUPEGA
20 ELATO
21 HELU
22 NANAI
23 VAIOLETI
13 OTUKULU
25 NIULEVAEA
26 TONGA
27 MATAKAIONGO
So Dalton only had a minor niggle and there's positive noises about Rieko's quick recovery. So I guess that means not many changes
I suspect more experimentation will come after this game
Probably rotation in the loosies again? It's Dalton's turn to be on the bench but he's captain so perhaps it will be Akira (personally I would like to see DP & AS on the flanks and AI at 8, I think the game might be shifting back to large 8's)
I don't know if we can trust Eklund's throwing. Riccitelli to start?
I'd like to see Funaki on the bench too. Nock wasn't trusted off the bench in a tight game
Heem looked slightly off the pace. Maybe Lam comes back into the 23?
The Chiefs have released a team list this time. Some changes to the forwards, particularly the loose forwards.
University of Waikato Chiefs U20s team to face the Hurricanes U20s:
1 Aoturoa Seeling
2 Sione Tupou
3 Will Martin
4 Tai Cribb
5 Aisake Vakasiuola
6 Andrew Smith
7 Micah Fale
8 Grady Forbes (Co-Captain)
9 Rui Farrant
10 Daniel Tickelpenny
11 Frank Vaenuku
12 Kase Meyer
13 Giancarlo Tuivailala (Co-Captain)
14 Waisake Salabiau
15 Joel Naufahu
Reserves
16 Tom McCarthy
17 Apai Ma’au-Hinkes
18 Faauma Kupita
19 Dylan Eti
20 Joey Taumateine
21 Topia Barrowcliffe
22 Oli Mathis (Co-Captain)
23 Hone Mathieson
24 Raharuhi Palmer (replacing Breyton Legge)
25 Brooke Mitchell
26 Josh Brunger
27 Fletcher Carpenter