Michael Chammas
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1,038 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 31 Jul
Michael Chammas’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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The poverty is real there.
You can't get away from that.
But there's also a side to it, which the players that we've brought up have seen, that has led them to believe that this is a place that they can bring their families, they can bring their partners and have a good life.
And that narrative, we've worked tirelessly to make sure that changes.
Well, I think the messaging around what it's going to be like, but also, Jerome, I think
When we look back now in 10 or 15 years' time, the signature of Jerome, regardless of what he produces on the field, is a pivotal moment for the club.
Because it's the moment everyone started taking us seriously.
And it was big for us to say, we need to send a message early.
And if you get Jerome Luai...
obviously with his Polynesian background, four-time premiership winner, it says to everyone else, if it's good enough for him and it's good enough for me.
And not only did we sign someone of premiership winning caliber, we signed someone with three kids and a partner who then said to everyone else, hey, well, if he's going to bring his family...
This isn't as bad as everyone's making it out to be.
Maybe we should go and have a look at it.
And I made some comments at the time about Jerome being our greatest recruitment officer.
I didn't literally mean going out there and trying to sign players, but simply signing that contract.
attracted people to the prospect of joining the Chiefs.
So the appeal of then tax-free becomes even greater.
Because at the start, people were saying, that's not enough.
That's not enough.
Suddenly, it is becoming enough.
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