Chiefs v Reds

[Stargazer]

Chiefs

1 Atu Moli (34)
2 Nathan Harris (55)
3 Nepo Laulala (28)
4 Jesse Parete (20)
5 Tyler Ardron (22)
6 Sam Cane (107) (c)
7 Lachlan Boshier (40)
8 Pita Gus Sowakula (11)
9 Brad Weber (68)
10 Marty McKenzie (27)
11 Etene Nanai-Seturo (10)
12 Alex Nankivell (19)
13 Tumua Manu (12)
14 Shaun Stevenson (40)
15 Solomon Alaimalo (34)

Reserves:
16 Samisoni Taukei’aho
17 Aidan Ross (21)
18 Sosefo Kautai (10)
19 Daymon Leasuasu**
20 Mitchell Karpik (19)
21 Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi (28)
22 Jack Debreczeni (3)
23 Sean Wainui (23)

() = Gallagher Chiefs caps in brackets
*denotes Gallagher Chiefs debut
**denotes Investec Super Rugby debut

Unavailable for selection:
Angus Ta’avao, Anton Lienert-Brown, Brodie Retallick, Damian McKenzie, Fin Hoeata, Kane Hames, Laghlan McWhannell, Liam Polwart, Luke Jacobson, Michael Allardice, Mitchell Brown, Reuben O’Neill, Sam McNicol, Taleni Seu, Tevita Mafileo and Tiaan Falcon.

Head coach Colin Cooper has reshuffled his forward pack after Mitchell Brown sustained a knee injury against the Blues and Angus Ta’avao is on All Blacks leave. Nepo Laulala will start at tighthead, with Sosefo Kautai joining the bench as cover in jersey number 18. Tyler Ardron combines with Jesse Parete in a formidable locking duo. Sam Cane will start at six and Lachlan Boshier at seven, moving Mitchell Karpik to the bench in jersey number 20. Pita Gus Sowakula will complete the forward pack starting at number eight.

The only change to the exciting Gallagher Chiefs backline sees Alex Nankivell starting at second five eight in lieu of Anton Lienert-Brown who earns a week off with All Blacks leave. 

On the reserves bench, Samisoni Taukei'aho moves onto the bench in place of Liam Polwart who has been ruled out with concussion. Counties Manukau lock Daymon Leasuasu is set to make his Investec Super Rugby debut off the bench in jersey number 19. Utility back Jack Debreczeni returns to the fold alongside Sean Wainui named on the bench in jersey 22 and 23 respectively. Loosehead prop Aidan Ross and halfback Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi retain their positions in the reserves. 

Gallagher Chiefs set for Reds challenge

Buy NowThe Gallagher Chiefs will return for their final regular season game at FMG Stadium Waikato for 2019 when they face the Reds on Friday at 7.35pm.

[Donsteppa]

"Tyler Ardron combines with Jesse Parete in a formidable locking duo."

That's an interesting description for "two-thirds of the Bay of Plenty 2017 loose forward trio now find themselves locking the Chiefs scrum"....

[Nepia]

Chiefs NPC team are digging deep in the depth chart again this week.

[mariner4life]

I've just whacked some money on the Reds at $3.85 head to head. That Chiefs team is all sorts of ordinary

[Steven Harris]

@Nepia the chiefs named would struggle against the injured and unavailable list team..!,just saying

[Tim]

Reds aren't bringing Kerevi over.

[Yeetyaah]

Only going to the game because I want the last program, I have every other one from this year and it'd piss me off to not have them all. Already looking to next year tbh.

[Tim]

@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs v Reds:

Already looking to next year tbh.

Have they announced new coaches?

I assume that Retallick will be on sabatical or something next season.

[Yeetyaah]

@Tim Why you gotta hit me with that man.

[Donsteppa]

@Tim said in Chiefs v Reds:

I assume that Retallick will be on sabatical or something next season.

Or at this rate, still on the Food Bill.

[Crucial]

@Donsteppa said in Chiefs v Reds:

@Tim said in Chiefs v Reds:

I assume that Retallick will be on sabatical or something next season.

Or at this rate, still on the Food Bill.

He's not on the food bill. He's been sent away to get bigger and badder before the real games start.

[Stargazer]

Chiefs skipper Sam Cane has confirmed today that he will start at openside flanker for the Waikato franchise in their Super Rugby match against the Reds tomorrow at FMG Stadium in Hamilton.

Cane was named yesterday to initially start at blindside flanker.

"I wouldn't read too much into the six-seven thing, to be fair it is probably just the way the team got announced," said Cane.

"As soon the team came out me and Lockie [Lachlan Boshier] talked and Neil Barnes [Chiefs assistant coach] came over [and said] - 'I don't care which jerseys you wear, you sort it out.'

"I'll probably wear seven tomorrow."

May 22, 2019

Chiefs' Sam Cane says team-naming error behind his 'move' to blindside - 'I'll probably wear seven'

The skipper's return from injury nearly took a strange turn.

[Stargazer]

Referee: Angus Gardner
AR1: Ben O'Keeffe
AR2: Dan Waenga
TMO: Glenn Newman

[Yeetyaah]

@Stargazer Good to not see Glen Jackson on that list. Gardner has arguably been one of the more consistent refs in the past few years.

[Yeetyaah]

Great decision. Clear double movement.

[Nogusta]

Faaaaaaarrrrr out.....

[KiwiMurph]

That is awful decision against the Chiefs. One of the worst you will see.

[Nogusta]

@KiwiMurph un far&$#n believable

[Chris]

Oh here we go again Glen Newman great decision on the Reds no try but The Chiefs seemed to have scored

[Yeetyaah]

How the hell is that a knock on? That's ridiculous. I take back what I said about Gardner.

[Donsteppa]

Go home refs, you are drunk.

[Stargazer]

Initially, I thought it was a try, but the last shot of the replay clearly showed that it was a knock-on.

[Higgins]

That one not so flash. In full speed he clearly grounded the ball no worries but in superslow motion there might, just might, have been a microscopic disconnection for about a one thousandth of a second.

[Donsteppa]

Surprised the ref awarded that........

[Rancid Schnitzel]

Wtf? That's probably the worst TMO decision I've ever seen.

[Chris]

Was not Newnan the TMO last week Chiefs v Blues

[KiwiMurph]

@Stargazer said in Chiefs v Reds:

Initially, I thought it was a try, but the last shot of the replay clearly showed that it was a knock-on.

At real time speed completely disagree.

[antipodean]

I've seen enough to recognize that the cheeky $20 I put on the Reds I won't see again.

[Stargazer]

@KiwiMurph True, but that probably applies to the disallowed try of the Reds as well.

[Kirwan]

@Stargazer said in Chiefs v Reds:

@KiwiMurph True, but that probably applies to the disallowed try of the Reds as well.

Nah, one was a clear penalty (like Canes one last week should have been), the other was just a poor decision from super slow mo.

[Kirwan]

Good to see Cane still tackling hard and putting his head in dark places. Not playing gingerly at all

[booboo]

@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs v Reds:

How the hell is that a knock on? That's ridiculous. I take back what I said about Gardner.

Gardner's not lived up to his earlier promise

[booboo]

@Stargazer said in Chiefs v Reds:

@KiwiMurph True, but that probably applies to the disallowed try of the Reds as well.

Nup

[antipodean]

Sam Cane brilliant

[Kirwan]

Jesus that was like ping pong, be good if it’s a try

[Yeetyaah]

Good try.

[Kirwan]

Fight!

[Stargazer]

Nankivell looking good tonight..

[Yeetyaah]

@Stargazer Nankivell is coming along nicely. NZ has so many good midfielders.

[Dice]

Did Lose just say that Laulala was Tongan?