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Chiefs name eight All Blacks in team to play the Reds

Luke Jacobson of the Chiefs leads his team in ahead of the round 14 Super Rugby Pacific match between Chiefs and Hurricanes at FMG Stadium Waikato, on May 24, 2024, in Hamilton, New Zealand. (Photo by Michael Bradley/Getty Images)

The Chiefs have named eight All Blacks in their team to play the Queensland Reds in a quarter-final rematch in Hamilton on Friday night.

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The two sides kick off the playoffs for 2024 where they met each other for the second consecutive season. The Chiefs prevailed 29-20 in last year’s clash on route to the final at FMG Stadium.

The Reds come to Hamilton in hot form, having won four of their last five. They also carry confidence into the match up having defeated the Chiefs earlier in the season in Brisbane.

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“When we play the Reds, we tend to bring out the best in each other. Both teams like to express themselves with ball in hand and we are expecting a fast-paced and fierce encounter,” said Gallagher Chiefs head coach Clayton McMillan.

“We have been impressed with how the Reds have been playing, they are clear on their identity, have threats across the park to impose their game on you, and generally look a cohesive happy unit. They will be up for this game and have our full respect.”

In key personnel decisions, the back row looks particularly strong with powerful Wallace Sititi getting the nod at No 8, captain Luke Jacobson has been named at openside to combat the threat of Fraser McReight while All Black blindside Samipeni Finau starts at 6.

Up front All Blacks Samisoni Taukei’aho and Tupou Vaa’i have been named to start.

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In the halves Cortez Ratima partners All Black Damian McKenzie.

A surprise start has been handed to Rameka Pohipi at second five-eighth over Quinn Tupaea, who will play from the bench.

The ever-reliable back three of Shaun Stevenson, Emoni Narawa and Etene Nanai-Seturo all start, with Daniel Rona named as utility cover.

Gallagher Chiefs team to face the Queensland Reds:

1. Aidan Ross
2. Samisoni Taukei’aho
3. George Dyer
4. Jimmy Tupou
5. Tupou Vaa’i
6. Samipeni Finau
7. Luke Jacobson (c)
8. Wallace Sititi
9. Cortez Ratima
10. Damian McKenzie
11. Etene Nanai-Seturo
12. Rameka Poihipi
13. Anton Lienert-Brown
14. Emoni Narawa
15. Shaun Stevenson

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Reserves

16. Bradley Slater
17. Jared Proffit
18. Reuben O’Neill
19. Naitoa Ah Kuoi
20. Simon Parker
21. Xavier Roe
22. Quinn Tupaea
23. Daniel Rona

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Andrew 303 days ago

Come on Chiefs. Show us you are more than flat track bullies. Tight 5 has to step up.

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NB 8 minutes ago
Why Les Kiss and Stuart Lancaster can lead Australia to glory

https://www.london.edu/think/how-claudio-ranieri-transformed-leicester-city


He jts knew how to use that deep well of knowledge accumulate over many years of management. A true Moneyball story!

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fl 15 minutes ago
Why Les Kiss and Stuart Lancaster can lead Australia to glory

“Two comparable achievements 15 years apart (at different clubs in different leagues) represent failure and not continued success for an elite level coach/manager? Not even a hint of consistency? Just gradual, inevitable decline? And all because he is in his sixth decade?”

Why don’t you try reading what I wrote before you start inventing a load of other random things that I didn’t say. I said “Pep hasn’t gotten better with age”. He hasn’t. I don’t think he’s got much worse, and yeah, he’s been fairly consistent over his career and has had more success than almost any other coach. But he hasn’t gotten better.


“You’ve missed that Mourinho’s early start in football was as a translator for Bobby Robson (ironically a much older manager at the time!).”

I was actually aware of that. I didn’t mention it because it wasn’t relevant to the fact that Mourinho - aged 52 - had more experience than Arteta does at 43. It also isn’t ironic that Bobby Robson was a much older manager at the time - it actually confirms by point that a lot of the top football managers used to be older than they are today.


“You suggested that Les Kiss would not be suited to an international coaching role because of his age profile…that seemed to relate to rugby”

That did relate to rugby. Let me walk you through the thread…


NB suggested that Les Kiss should become Australia head coach in 2027.

I said: “Given the drop off so many top coaches seem to experience as they get older (e.g. Jones, Gatland) Kiss could be a riskier appointment than you’d think!”

NB said: “Drawing a parallel with the NFL and NBA, plenty of coaches stay well into their 70’s”

I said: “Not all sports are going the same way though” then gave the example of football.


The example of football was introduced in order to make the point that the age profile of managers is not the same in every sport. If you had read the thread you were replying to you would know this!

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