AARON CRUDEN’S 100TH GALLAGHER CHIEFS MATCH! OFFICIAL PROGRAMME SATURDAY 1 AUGUST 2020, 7.05PM FMG STADIUM WAIKATO – 1 – – 1 – Welcome Proudly building enduring Investec Super Rugby | Top 15 Investec has enjoyed a strong partnership with New Zealand Rugby over ten consecutive years. This has resulted in us having a platform – in supporting Investec Super Rugby and Investec Rugby Championship games played in New Zealand – from which to be enablers of international rugby. We look forward to the pride, passion and standard of play the global rugby arena will partnerships through produce. Everything of the best to all the players. Regards, generations of Chiefs Danni Dixon – Head of Marketing, Investec SA About Investec Investec is an international specialist bank and asset manager that provides a diverse range of fi nancial products and services to a select client base in three principal markets – the UK and Europe, South Africa, and Asia/Australia as well as certain other countries. The group was established in 1974 and currently has approximately 10 500 employees. Investec focuses on delivering distinctive profi table solutions for its clients in three core areas of activity, namely Asset Management, Wealth & Investment and Specialist Banking. Asset Management: A leading global asset manager with GBP121 billion in assets under management (as at 30 September 2019), well-diversifi ed by asset class and region. Wealth & Investment: One of the leading UK and South African private client investment managers with over GBP56 billion in assets under management as at 30 September 2019. Specialist Banking: Market-leading specialist corporate and institutional banking, investment and private banking activities in South Africa and the UK with GBP25 billion in core loans and advances and GBP32 billion in customer deposits as at 30 September 2019. In July 2002, the Investec group implemented a dual-listed company structure with listings on the London and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges. The combined group’s current market capitalisation is approximately GBP4.3 billion. Proud sponsor of rivalry. Celebrating a decade of bringing fans the best rugby as title sponsor of all New Zealand-based Investec Super Rugby and Investec Championship Rugby games. #BestOfTheBestRugby Invested in the game | partnerships | each other Investec rugby | – 2 – – 3 – 25485-Investec Welcome Notes-S_Rugby_297x210mm_Rev.indd 1 2020/01/31 21:10 Welcome Investec Super Rugby | Top 15 Investec has enjoyed a strong partnership with New Zealand Rugby over ten consecutive years. This has resulted in us having a platform – in supporting Investec Super Rugby and Investec Rugby Championship games played in New Zealand – from which to be enablers of international rugby. We look forward to the pride, passion and standard of play the global rugby arena will produce. Everything of the best to all the players. Regards, Danni Dixon – Head of Marketing, Investec SA About Investec Investec is an international specialist bank and asset manager that provides a diverse range of fi nancial products and services to a select client base in three principal markets – the UK and Europe, South Africa, and Asia/Australia as well as certain other countries. The group was established in 1974 and currently has approximately 10 500 employees. Investec focuses on delivering distinctive profi table solutions for its clients in three core areas of activity, namely Asset Management, Wealth & Investment and Specialist Banking. Asset Management: A leading global asset manager with GBP121 billion in assets under management (as at 30 September 2019), well-diversifi ed by asset class and region. Wealth & Investment: One of the leading UK and South African private client investment managers with over GBP56 billion in assets under management as at 30 September 2019. Specialist Banking: Market-leading specialist corporate and institutional banking, investment and private banking activities in South Africa and the UK with GBP25 billion in core loans and advances and GBP32 billion in customer deposits as at 30 September 2019. In July 2002, the Investec group implemented a dual-listed company structure with listings on the London and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges. The combined group’s current market capitalisation is approximately GBP4.3 billion. Proud sponsor of rivalry. Celebrating a decade of bringing fans the best rugby as title sponsor of all New Zealand-based Investec Super Rugby and Investec Championship Rugby games. #BestOfTheBestRugby Invested in the game | partnerships | each other Investec rugby | – 2 – – 3 – 25485-Investec Welcome Notes-S_Rugby_297x210mm_Rev.indd 1 2020/01/31 21:10 SUMMIT HOMES ® Build It Right TE KAUWHATAKAUWHATA This is living Struggling to afford to buy in Hamilton? Make the smart choice & build in Te Kauwhata. The Chiefs Building Partner Swan Road Estate is a fantastic new The village has a state of the art new Summit Homes is proud to be residential development connected to library, schools, a doctor, a hairdresser, supporting the Chiefs as their Hamilton by a brand new expressway. an op shop, the infamous Wests official home build partner and This residential offering is perfect for an Trading and two Bakehouse Cafes with will be working hard to ensure affordable entry into the housing the current Four Square scheduled to the Chiefs are able to attract market, settled in a rural slice of mother be replaced with a New World. With and retain the best players nature. three early childhood learning centres, each season! primary and secondary school, Nestled on the banks of lake Waikare retirement village Te Kauwhata caters and surrounded by rural farmland, this for all age groups. If sport is your thing is the perfect setting for the family. It’s there is golf, rugby, netball, squash, also just 10 minutes from cricket, tennis, swimming, bowling and family-friendly Hampton Downs a community fitness centre. motorsport park and half an hour from the fish-filled Firth of Thames. Te The best part, house and land packages Kauwhata’s position alongside the are still available from as low as Waikato Expressway means it is an $650,000. Talk to the team at Summit attractive place to live for people Homes today for more information or working in either Auckland or Hamilton visit our Swan Road Showhome in Te and places in between. Kauwhata. Learn more at www.summithomes.co.nz – 4 – [email protected] | 0508 NZ SUMMIT – 5 – CEO COMMENT Good evening and welcome back to FMG Stadium Waikato for our final home game of the Investec Super Rugby Aotearoa Competition. This evening we hope you join us in celebrating Gallagher MICHAEL Chief Aaron Cruden’s 100th cap in the Gallagher Chiefs COLLINS jersey. Aaron has been a fantastic contributor to this team, Chiefs Rugby Club CEO the organisation and wider community since 2012. Having returned from France earlier this year, Aaron has once again delivered over and above for the Club. At 31, the now senior member of the Gallagher Chiefs team joins an elite group of Gallagher Chiefs Centurions including Brodie Retallick, Stephen Donald, Tanerau Latimer, Liam Messam, Hika Elliot and current Gallagher Chiefs Captain Sam Cane. Congratulations Aaron on this fantastic achievement and thank you for your outstanding contribution to the Chiefs Rugby Club. On behalf of the Chiefs Rugby Club, we would like to thank our loyal members, sponsors, stakeholders and fans for your support, it has been exceptional. It has been great seeing families and friends back in the stands for both our evening and afternoon fixtures and new fans joining us for the first time. We hope you enjoy this evening’s game and we will look forward to seeing you again in 2021. – 4 – – 5 – – 6 – – 7 – COACH COMMENT We are excited to be back on home soil and what an evening it will be. We have plenty to celebrate; Aaron’s impending milestone, a potential debut for Simon and we have both Angus and Naitoa returning from injury. We hope our fans show their passionate support for us in our final 2020 home WARREN match. GATLAND Aaron is an exceptional player, a great leader and a proud Gallagher Chiefs Head Coach Chiefs man. He has been an influential contributor to this team both on and off the park this year and most importantly a great mentor for a number of these young players. It will be a very special moment for Aaron and the team this evening and it is fitting he is able to celebrate this milestone at FMG Stadium Waikato in front of a home crowd. He has been a privilege to coach this year. Last weekend I was exceptionally proud of the efforts from the boys. This weekend we need to again strive for a full eighty- minute performance. The Crusaders are a class act and will be hurting from the weekend but as a team we are ready for the challenge. – 6 – – 7 – DamianMcKenzie Fir Windows & Doors Ambassador Fir Windows & Doors proud major sponsor of the Gallagher Chiefs Fir op for home inspiration firstwindows.co.nz – 8 – – 9 – First_Damian_A5_new.indd 1 23/01/20 11:01 AM GALLAGHER CHIEFS 2020 SQUAD AARON ADAM CRUDEN THOMSON Position: First Position: Five-Eighth Loose Forward DOB: 08/01/89 DOB: 23/03/82 Height: 1.78m Height: 1.96m Weight: 84kg Weight: 110kg Province: Manawatu Province: - AIDAN ALEX ROSS NANKIVELL Position: Prop Position: Midfield Back DOB: 25/10/95 DOB: 25/10/96 Height: 1.89m Height: 1.88m Weight: 111kg Weight: 98kg Province: Tasman Province: BOP ANGUS ANTON TA’AVAO LIENERT-BROWN Position: Prop Position: Midfield Back DOB: 22/03/90 DOB: 15/04/95 Height: 1.94m Height: 1.85m Weight: 96kg Weight: