At a glance
What: Super Rugby Pacific
Who: Chiefs v Brumbies
Where, when: FMG StadiumWaikato, Hamilton; 7.05pm tonight
Chiefs: Kaleb Trask, Jonah Lowe, Alex Nankivell, Quinn Tupaea, Etene NanaiSeturo, Bryn Gatland, Cortez Ratima, Pita Gus Sowakula, Sam Cane (c), Luke Jacobson, Tupou Vaa’i, Josh Lord, Angus Ta’avao, Samisoni Taukei’aho, Aidan Ross. Reserves: Bradley Slater, Ollie Norris, Atu Moli, Naitoa Ah Kuoi, Samipeni Finau, Xavier Roe, Rameka Poihipi, Emoni Narawa. Brumbies: Tom Banks, Tom Wright, Len Ikitau, Irae Simone, Andy Muirhead, Noa Lolesio, Nic White (c), Pete Samu, Jahrome Brown, Rob Valetini, Cadeyrn Neville, Darcy Swain, Sefo Kautai, Folau Fainga’a, James Slipper. Reserves: Billy Pollard, Scott Sio, Allan Alaalatoa, Nick Frost, Tom Hooper, Rory Scott, Ryan Lonergan, Ollie Sapsford.
■ Go to stuff.co.nz for coverage of last night’s matches featuring the Blues against the Rebels and the Highlanders against the Reds.
year deal for 2022.
Then, amidst a growing Chiefs’ list of unavailable outside backs, Lowe stood tall for his crowning glory in that 51-27 Super Round win over the Waratahs at AAMI Park when he dotted down for his fab four fivepointers.
‘‘Yeah, I was pretty happy with that, but I have to do the old ‘full credit to the boys’ – I didn’t really have to do much, just finish it off, so it was a good team effort,’’ Lowe said, scratching his head for when the last time would have been that he managed a quadruple.
‘‘It would have been back in 12th grade or kiddy rugby or something.’’
Now back home after two games in Australia, Lowe is looking for a big finish to the season, admitting he has to weigh up his next rugby move, amid a desire to add the ultimate black jersey to the New Zealand Secondary Schools, New Zealand Under-20s and Māori All Blacks ones he has already collected.
‘‘I’m not sure what I want to do next year yet, I’ll have to start thinking about that,’’ he said.
‘‘At the moment I’m focusing on trying to get game time.
‘‘The end goal’s always the All Blacks. But I don’t really focus on that, just try and play aswell as I can, and if stuff happens it happens.’’