Chiefs 2024

A big opening game.

2024 Gallagher Chiefs Super Rugby Pacific Draw (round, opposition, date, kick-off time, location):
Round 1: v Crusaders, Friday 23 February, 7.05pm, FMG Stadium Waikato
Round 2: v Brumbies, Sunday 3 March, 4pm, AAMI Park, Melbourne
Round 3: v Queensland Reds, Saturday 9 March, 9.35pm, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Round 4: v Fijian Drua, Saturday 16 March, 7.05pm, FMG Stadium Waikato
Round 5: v Highlanders, Saturday 23 March, 4.35pm, FMG Stadium Waikato
Round 6: v Crusaders, Friday 29 March, 7.05pm, Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch
Round 7: v Moana Pasifika, Saturday 6 April, 7.05pm, FMG Stadium Waikato
Round 8: v Hurricanes, Saturday 13 April, 7.05pm, Sky Stadium, Wellington
Round 9: BYE
Round 10: v Waratahs, Friday 26 April, 9.35pm, Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Round 11: v Western Force, Saturday 4 May, 7.05pm, FMG Stadium Waikato
Round 12: v Moana Pasifika, Friday 10 May, 7.05pm, TBC
Round 13: v Melbourne Rebels, Friday 17 May, 9.35pm, AAMI Park, Melbourne
Round 14: v Hurricanes, Friday 24 May, 7.05pm, FMG Stadium Waikato
Round 15: v Blues, Saturday 1 June, 7.05pm, TBC

Home games are denoted in bold. Times in NZT.

We had the Saders early this year too right? It looks like they don’t make any effort to vary things up. Us playing them twice and the Blues (and other teams) only once is starting to really piss me off.

@gt12 Yep, the opening game in Chch.

The draw lacks any imagination as the Chiefs play the Crusaders twice before even playing the Hurricanes. They are meant to rotate which teams play once or twice each season but it's only one game against the Blues again.

@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2024:

@gt12 Yep, the opening game in Chch.

The draw lacks any imagination as the Chiefs play the Crusaders twice before even playing the Hurricanes. They are meant to rotate which teams once or twice each season but it's only one game against the Blues again.

It’s this sort of shit that turns off the fans too. We play the two (likely) strongest teams in the first two weeks, then the strongest team again before we see others in our conference. It’s just shit.

@ploughboy said:

yeah was wondering what the chiefs were going to do with him. will be interesting to see who they replace him with. would imagine AT will get join dyer so would leave room for one more

Ta'avao is negotiating a contract extension at the moment.

This season the props were:
LH - Aidan Ross, Ollie Norris, Jared Proffit
TH - 
Angus Ta’avao, Atunaisa Moli, George Dyer

The other prop used was Solomone Tukuafu but I don't think he's a SR-quality TH.

The young props in the region are all LHs (Kauvaka Kaivelata, Josh Bartlett, Mason Tupaea), in that order of readiness. Kaivelata can play TH though.

Maybe Reuben O’Neill
 gets picked up again?

a backup openside to sam cane would be handy anyone seen any potentials?

@ploughboy said in Chiefs 2024:

a backup openside to sam cane would be handy anyone seen any potentials?

I would still be looking at Tom Florence. Boshier has shown he is a better 6/8. Using Parker as a 7 isn't ideal either.

Roger Randle and Carl Hoeft were at the Waikato-Taranaki game. I wonder if the latter will be involved in 2024 or just being asked for input on the props?

@ploughboy the Chiefs could get some pay back on the Canes after they nabbed Du Plessis Kirifi a few years ago and sign Sione Halalilo out of Wellington. He's an exciting talent and some have even compared him to a young ASavea. He's just not getting much chance with the likes of Kirifi and Lakai infront of him at the moment. Wouldn't be a bad player to nab and invest in but might not be quite ready for Super yet.

More about him here. https://www.wrfu.co.nz/representative/latest-news/single/up-and-comer-sione-halalilo-signs-with-the-lions-through-2023

@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2024:

@ploughboy said:

yeah was wondering what the chiefs were going to do with him. will be interesting to see who they replace him with. would imagine AT will get join dyer so would leave room for one more

Ta'avao is negotiating a contract extension at the moment.

This season the props were:
LH - Aidan Ross, Ollie Norris, Jared Proffit
TH - 
Angus Ta’avao, Atunaisa Moli, George Dyer

The other prop used was Solomone Tukuafu but I don't think he's a SR-quality TH.

The young props in the region are all LHs (Kauvaka Kaivelata, Josh Bartlett, Mason Tupaea), in that order of readiness. Kaivelata can play TH though.

Maybe Reuben O’Neill
 gets picked up again?

Moli has signed with the Force, so we need at least one new prop.

tom florence is one id thought off .Wallace Sititi is another i thought was a training partner this year? but i think he came on at no 8 for harbour the other day.
@Canes4life would be interested to see more of him thats the kind of player that would be handy as cane signed to 25? i think

@ploughboy said in Chiefs 2024:

tom florence is one id thought off .Wallace Sititi is another i thought was a training partner this year?

Yes, Sititi was part of the WTG as both Florence and M Jacobson were playing in MLR. The other no.7 that could be in contention is Veveni Lasaqa. He will go against Florence in NP tomorrow, so worth watching that matchup.

have only been keeping a passing eye on things so far this year . florence for me not as effective as he had been and lasaqa been industrious but might lack the physical presence to step up . but as i say i have watched to closely

@ploughboy Yeah, Lasaqa isn't the biggest no.7. He is probably similar to Kirifi in height. Great over the ball though.

Ideally, you'd want someone with more size which is why I favour Florence. M Jacobson seems to be out of favour. There are heaps of 6/8s in the region but not so many true opensides.

@Bovidae doent have to be in region .im more than open to grab the right one from outside

@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2024:

I wonder if the latter will be involved in 2024 or just being asked for input on the props?

Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars announced a while ago that Hoeft had left the club, so he might be available.

The halfbacks are sorted.

@Canes4life It looks like Roigard is staying at the Canes and not moving to the Chiefs.

@Chris said in Chiefs 2024:

@Canes4life It looks like Roigard is staying at the Canes and not moving to the Chiefs.

Nah George has a dead set sauce that trumps reality

Roigard could still have been having discussions with the Chiefs but not signed any contract.

@Bovidae said in Chiefs 2024:

Roigard could still have been having discussions with the Chiefs but not signed any contract.

..and it's good when people post rumours on TSF