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Super Rugby Aotearoa: Round 1 - [13 - 14 June 2020]
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<blockquote data-quote="Umaga&#039;s Witness" data-source="post: 997301" data-attributes="member: 65365"><p>...and the chiefs have a team too. I'm not saying anything about relative importance compared to the highlanders naming but here they are nonetheless</p><p></p><p><strong>Gallagher Chiefs:</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>1. Aidan Ross (31)</p><p>2. Samisoni Taukei'aho (28)</p><p>3. Nepo Laulala (33)</p><p>4. Mitchell Brown (38)</p><p>5. Tupou Vaa'i**</p><p>6. Luke Jacobson (22)</p><p>7. Lachlan Boshier (49)</p><p>8. Pita Gus Sowakula (20)</p><p>9. Brad Weber (77) ©</p><p>10. Kaleb Trask (4)</p><p>11. Sean Wainui (30)</p><p>12. Anton Lienert-Brown (74)</p><p>13. Quinn Tupaea (4)</p><p>14. Shaun Stevenson (48)</p><p>15. Damian McKenzie (76)</p><p> </p><p></p><p><strong>Reserves:</strong></p><p></p><p>16. Bradley Slater (7)</p><p>17. Ryan Coxon (5)</p><p>18. Ross Geldenhuys (5)</p><p>19. Naitoa Ah Kuoi (6)</p><p>20. Dylan Nel (1)</p><p>21. Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi (36)</p><p>22. Aaron Cruden (94)</p><p>23. Etene Nanai-Seturo (11)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Unavailable for selection:</strong></p><p></p><p>Atu Moli (hips), Angus Ta'avao (quad), Laghlan McWhannell (knee), Michael Allardice (shoulder), Mitchell Karpik (back strain), Nathan Harris (shoulder), Sam Cane (lower back strain), Sam McNicol (ankle).</p><p></p><p>A very interesting team, a strong team but signs there will be rotation of the squad during the comp. the likes of Ardron, Nankivell, manu, alaimalo available but not picked, sure to feature in latter rounds.</p><p></p><p>I see this as a critical game for the highlanders who may be at risk of going into a lack of confidence hole if they don't bring results early in the comp. apparently the forwards have had a bit of a rev up about their non-constant effort. Will be interesting to see how they respond. Interesting to see how well Jacobson goes against a revved up highlanders pack, after spending a long time on the sidelines. Will Lachlan Boshier be as effective when the opposition have had several months to analyse his threat?</p><p></p><p> The key for the highlanders is to prevent the turnovers and to not let the chiefs get on a roll. I wouldn't be surprised to see Hunt coming into the line, but from slight depth, to put the kick cover in two minds before he kicks it behind them, and out. My feeling is both teams will want to win the territorial battle and the game will only open up when the players Start getting tetchy about not being able to throw the ball around. </p><p></p><p>The team that wins will be the one who gives away the least penalties.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Umaga's Witness, post: 997301, member: 65365"] ...and the chiefs have a team too. I’m not saying anything about relative importance compared to the highlanders naming but here they are nonetheless [B]Gallagher Chiefs:[/B] 1. Aidan Ross (31) 2. Samisoni Taukei’aho (28) 3. Nepo Laulala (33) 4. Mitchell Brown (38) 5. Tupou Vaa’i** 6. Luke Jacobson (22) 7. Lachlan Boshier (49) 8. Pita Gus Sowakula (20) 9. Brad Weber (77) © 10. Kaleb Trask (4) 11. Sean Wainui (30) 12. Anton Lienert-Brown (74) 13. Quinn Tupaea (4) 14. Shaun Stevenson (48) 15. Damian McKenzie (76) [B]Reserves:[/B] 16. Bradley Slater (7) 17. Ryan Coxon (5) 18. Ross Geldenhuys (5) 19. Naitoa Ah Kuoi (6) 20. Dylan Nel (1) 21. Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi (36) 22. Aaron Cruden (94) 23. Etene Nanai-Seturo (11) [B]Unavailable for selection:[/B] Atu Moli (hips), Angus Ta’avao (quad), Laghlan McWhannell (knee), Michael Allardice (shoulder), Mitchell Karpik (back strain), Nathan Harris (shoulder), Sam Cane (lower back strain), Sam McNicol (ankle). A very interesting team, a strong team but signs there will be rotation of the squad during the comp. the likes of Ardron, Nankivell, manu, alaimalo available but not picked, sure to feature in latter rounds. I see this as a critical game for the highlanders who may be at risk of going into a lack of confidence hole if they don’t bring results early in the comp. apparently the forwards have had a bit of a rev up about their non-constant effort. Will be interesting to see how they respond. Interesting to see how well Jacobson goes against a revved up highlanders pack, after spending a long time on the sidelines. Will Lachlan Boshier be as effective when the opposition have had several months to analyse his threat? The key for the highlanders is to prevent the turnovers and to not let the chiefs get on a roll. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Hunt coming into the line, but from slight depth, to put the kick cover in two minds before he kicks it behind them, and out. My feeling is both teams will want to win the territorial battle and the game will only open up when the players Start getting tetchy about not being able to throw the ball around. The team that wins will be the one who gives away the least penalties. [/QUOTE]
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