Taranaki's changing of the guard will be official when they look to defend the Ranfurly Shield against Poverty Bay this afternoon
Taranaki's changing of the guard will be official when they look to defend the Ranfurly Shield against Poverty Bay this afternoon
28 July 2018
It will be new head coach Willie Rickards' first official match in charge, after taking over from current Chiefs coach Colin Cooper.
Rickards was Cooper's assistant last Mitre 10 Cup season, but admits he has some humongous shoes to fill.
He says he's been very lucky to have learnt a lot from Cooper over the last four or five years, so in a strange way it doesn't feel too new.
Kick off from the grassroots setting of Tikorangi Domain in Taranaki is at 2:35pm.
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