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Chiefs co-captain Sam Cane will miss the Hurricanes game as a precaution following his concussion last weekend.
The Chiefs keep some great powder ahead of the Super Rugby quarter-finals next weekend, with a bit of reshuffling of the agenda for their final match against the Hurricanes in Hamilton on Friday night.
As reported Monday, co-driver and flanker Sam Cane will sit on the play as a precaution following his concussion suffered against the Brumbies last Saturday, joining Damian McKenzie on the sidelines, with the first five eighth serving his second and final match of the All Blacks.
Cane had passed his HIA test in the night, but was not pushed back into action, he did not show up at 100 percent this week, so the decision was take it to rest before the quarter-finals next weekend – certainly also against the Hurricanes.
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Lock Brodie Retallick will make his return to the Chiefs on Friday after his pectoral injury picked up against the Crusaders last month.
But while Sean Wainui's back will miss Friday's game due to a shoulder injury contracted last weekend, there have been several changes to the bunch that indicate that the Chiefs certainly have an eye on the playoffs. All-Blacks hooker Nathan Harris and impressive young forward Luke Jacobson were out of 23, while test pillar Karl Tu & Inukuafe and veteran Loosie Liam Messam will play on the bench.
Midfielder Anton Lienert-Brown is back after serving his second and final game of the All Blacks
Retallick missed the last two games of the Chiefs and the test series against France. a fracture On June 2, he faced the Coracoids against the Crusaders in Hamilton. Michael Allardice went to the bench of substitutes.
Sam Prattley gets his first start of the season replacing Tu 'inukuafe, while Liam Polwart Harris' place
Mitch Karpik gets the nod to replace Cane in the # 7 jersey, with Lachlan Boshier and Jesse Parete promoted bench roles last weekend to start blindside and No. 8.
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The first five-eighth Damian McKenzie will have his legs in front of the quarterfinal, In the backline, McKenzie is replaced by his brother Marty at No. 10, Tiaan Falcon arriving on the reserves, while Lienert-Brown resumes his place in the center, replacing Wainui, who came out of the wing and played The Chiefs still have an outside chance of finishing second in the New Zealand conference and getting the rights to Hosting for their quarter-finals by being the best wildcard player, but they will have to beat the Hurricanes with a bonus point and the only team that could pass in front of the Chiefs in fifth place is the Highlanders, but they would need the Chiefs to take no point in the competition Friday night, then put a huge bonus … point of victory over the rebels at Dunedin on Saturday, needing to bridge their current points differential gap for the s leaders of 104.
The last time the Chiefs and Hurricanes met, another Friday 13 – in April of this year – with the Hurricanes triumphing 25-13 at Wellington. They have, however, only won one of their last eight games away against the leaders.
IN BRIEF
Heads: Solomon Alaimalo, Toni Pulu, Anton Lienert-Brown, Charlie Ngatai (c), Shaun Stevenson, Marty McKenzie, Brad Weber, Jesse Parete , Mitch Karpik, Lachlan Boshier, Tyler Ardron, Brodie Retallick, Angus Ta & Avao, Liam Polwart, Sam Prattley. Reserves: Samisoni Taukei 'aho, Karl Tu' inukuafe, Jeff Thwaites, Michael Allardice, Liam Messam, Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, Tiaan Falcon, Johnny Fa 'auli.
– Tips and Tricks
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