Hurricanes 2025
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@Canes4life Is Jordie Viljoen is still in the Canes mix for 2023 ?
@Steven-Harris said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life Is Jordie Viljoen is still in the Canes mix for 2023 ?
Yeah if you look at the top of the thread it’s got everyone that has signed and how long for. He’s signed through until end of 2026.
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@Nogusta said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
I have updated the squad list at the top of this thread to include Perofeta and Tuifua who are rumoured to be on there way to the Canes.
You can add Ere Enari to the list
Over Preston? WTF
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Hurricanes second round game against the Drua confirmed for Napier.
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@sparky said in Hurricanes 2025:
https://twitter.com/Hurricanesrugby/status/1852093244663886194
I wonder why only for 2025, you’d think he’d push for longer.
Good signing, he can also play wing and is only 22.
Now we just need to lock in Callum Harkin.
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Yea Harkin is the next must sign, and it'd be nice to have the Perofeta signing confirmed officially too. Would be disappointing if that didn't turn out to be true.
@foobaNZ said in Hurricanes 2025:
Yea Harkin is the next must sign, and it'd be nice to have the Perofeta signing confirmed officially too. Would be disappointing if that didn't turn out to be true.
If we had all of Perofeta, Harkin, Love and Godfrey as 10 options I’d be pretty stoked with that.
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With the Super squad announcements apparently taking place next week, the Canes squad pretty much looks like the below at this stage, rumours included.
Props: Mafileo, Tosi, Lomax, Numia, Rakete-Stones, Lauaki
Hookers: Aumua, Devery/Tuputupu/O'Reilly/Bason
Locks: Gallagher, Walker-Leawere, Delany, Allen, Tucker/Plummer
Loose forwards: Lakai, Flanders, Iose, Kirifi, Shields, Tuifua
Halfbacks: Roigard, Vijoen, Enari
First Fives: Perofeta, Godfrey
Midfielders: Higgins, Proctor, Umaga-Jensen
Utility: Sullivan, Fineanganofo, Punivai
Outside Backs: Love, Naholo, Banks, Clarke, SinkinsonIf the above squad is accurate, we still need to sign 2 hookers, 1 loose forward and 1 first five.
Tuputupu, Devery and O’Reilly are the front runners for the remaining two hooking spots.
Cooper Flanders could get that last loose forward spot as he can play 7/8 and had a pretty handy NPC, other options could be Ropeti but I think the Canes need a third 7.
Not sure where the 5th midfielder will come from. Thought it may have been Kyle Brown from the Manawatu but he’s just signed for the MLR.
I’ve got my fingers crossed Callum Harkin gets that 3rd 10 jersey.
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@Canes4life I thought the Perofeta rumors had been quashed?
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With the Super squad announcements apparently taking place next week, the Canes squad pretty much looks like the below at this stage, rumours included.
Props: Mafileo, Tosi, Lomax, Numia, Rakete-Stones, Lauaki
Hookers: Aumua, Devery/Tuputupu/O'Reilly/Bason
Locks: Gallagher, Walker-Leawere, Delany, Allen, Tucker/Plummer
Loose forwards: Lakai, Flanders, Iose, Kirifi, Shields, Tuifua
Halfbacks: Roigard, Vijoen, Enari
First Fives: Perofeta, Godfrey
Midfielders: Higgins, Proctor, Umaga-Jensen
Utility: Sullivan, Fineanganofo, Punivai
Outside Backs: Love, Naholo, Banks, Clarke, SinkinsonIf the above squad is accurate, we still need to sign 2 hookers, 1 loose forward and 1 first five.
Tuputupu, Devery and O’Reilly are the front runners for the remaining two hooking spots.
Cooper Flanders could get that last loose forward spot as he can play 7/8 and had a pretty handy NPC, other options could be Ropeti but I think the Canes need a third 7.
Not sure where the 5th midfielder will come from. Thought it may have been Kyle Brown from the Manawatu but he’s just signed for the MLR.
I’ve got my fingers crossed Callum Harkin gets that 3rd 10 jersey.
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@Canes4life I thought the Perofeta rumors had been quashed?
@darylmitchell said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life I thought the Perofeta rumors had been quashed?
Nope, some people on here think it’s a done deal, others don’t so will find out next week.
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@Canes4life There are options at 7 outside of the Hurricanes region, e.g., Brash, Loft.
@Bovidae said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life There are options at 7 outside of the Hurricanes region, e.g., Brash, Loft.
Could be anyone really, will be interesting to see who they select.
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@Mr-Fish said in Hurricanes 2025:
Sounds like the Canes have signed one of Laidlaw's former sevens prodiges.
I hope it's Roderick Solo or Moses Leo. I've got Punivai as an outside back but he can also play in the midfield so he may already be the fifth option there which will open up another outside back spot.
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@Mr-Fish said in Hurricanes 2025:
Sounds like the Canes have signed one of Laidlaw's former sevens prodiges.
I hope it's Roderick Solo or Moses Leo. I've got Punivai as an outside back but he can also play in the midfield so he may already be the fifth option there which will open up another outside back spot.
https://www.nzsportswire.com/post/all-blacks-7s-player-confirmed-for-melbourne-storm
it would be a 1 year deal if so - -
https://www.nzsportswire.com/post/all-blacks-7s-player-confirmed-for-melbourne-storm
it would be a 1 year deal if so -@Daffy-Jaffy he might be at the Canes for a year though which I don't mind if he's a talent.
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@Daffy-Jaffy he might be at the Canes for a year though which I don't mind if he's a talent.
@Canes4life What about Fehi Fineanganofo? He seems an explosive player. Was he in the Sevens under Laidlaw?
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@Canes4life What about Fehi Fineanganofo? He seems an explosive player. Was he in the Sevens under Laidlaw?
@Daffy-Jaffy said in Hurricanes 2025:
Fehi Fineanganofo
Just announced, nice pick-up. He has signed for two years. He can cover midfield and wing which is great.
Anyone know much about him?
