Hurricanes 2025
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I just took my family to the Life Flight Open Day at Lyall Bay / Wellington Airport and was a bit disappointed with the Hurricanes. 1000s of people there, plenty of families and kids and overall it was a very well run event. The Hurricanes had a stand with a few passing games set up for the kids. However, not one Hurricanes player bothered to show up. All they had was the mascot and a Marketing chick manning the space and the kids were a bit bemused at what to do because there was no one showing them the ropes.
Jesus Christ Hurricanes, I’m sick of this club not getting the basics right. It’s not hard to send a few players a long to interact with the kids. Missed opportunity as per usual.
Grant Elliot was there with Life Flight and he was interacting with all the kids, showing them a couple cricket techniques and the right way to do it.
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I just took my family to the Life Flight Open Day at Lyall Bay / Wellington Airport and was a bit disappointed with the Hurricanes. 1000s of people there, plenty of families and kids and overall it was a very well run event. The Hurricanes had a stand with a few passing games set up for the kids. However, not one Hurricanes player bothered to show up. All they had was the mascot and a Marketing chick manning the space and the kids were a bit bemused at what to do because there was no one showing them the ropes.
Jesus Christ Hurricanes, I’m sick of this club not getting the basics right. It’s not hard to send a few players a long to interact with the kids. Missed opportunity as per usual.
Grant Elliot was there with Life Flight and he was interacting with all the kids, showing them a couple cricket techniques and the right way to do it.
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@Canes4life Problem is on a bye that's the only weekend they get with their families
@Machpants said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life Problem is on a bye that's the only weekend they get with their families
It’s one of their main sponsors. I’m sure they could have found a couple players that could have stepped up. No excuses and looks really bad in what was a pretty big community event.
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@Machpants said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life Problem is on a bye that's the only weekend they get with their families
It’s one of their main sponsors. I’m sure they could have found a couple players that could have stepped up. No excuses and looks really bad in what was a pretty big community event.
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@Canes4life Totally agree even if it’s there wider training group players at least someone even the injured players.
@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life Totally agree even if it’s there wider training group players at least someone even the injured players.
100%, the only organisation at that event that didn't have their shit together.
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Damn don’t think Riley will be available for a few rounds yet. This was only posted four days ago:
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Godfrey out 4-6 weeks. Not good news for the Canes
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@Landers92 said in Hurricanes 2025:
Godfrey out 4-6 weeks. Not good news for the Canes
We can't buy a trick this year, if only we could get our top team on the park.
Hopefully they give Cashmore the 10 jersey over Hohepa.
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Harkin or Cashmore would be a immediate upgrade over Hohepa.
Massive blow losing Godfrey.
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Harkin or Cashmore would be a immediate upgrade over Hohepa.
Massive blow losing Godfrey.
@MacDazzler said in Hurricanes 2025:
Harkin or Cashmore would be a immediate upgrade over Hohepa.
Massive blow losing Godfrey.
They'll pick Hohepa because of experience.
Other option is to throw Love the 10 jersey.
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@MacDazzler said in Hurricanes 2025:
Harkin or Cashmore would be a immediate upgrade over Hohepa.
Massive blow losing Godfrey.
They'll pick Hohepa because of experience.
Other option is to throw Love the 10 jersey.
@Canes4life Never rated Hohepa but I'll admit Laidlaw will most likely pick him despite his obvious weaknesses at Super Rugby level.
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@Landers92 said in Hurricanes 2025:
Godfrey out 4-6 weeks. Not good news for the Canes
We can't buy a trick this year, if only we could get our top team on the park.
Hopefully they give Cashmore the 10 jersey over Hohepa.
@Canes4life that's a big blow for Hurricanes is Cashmore close to returning?
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Du Plessis Kirifi extends.
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Great game by Kini Naholo tonight though, he is joining Japanese league one club Urayasu Drocks for 2025-2026 season.
Nice sauce. They have heaps of non-Japanese players so must be offloading some to snare him I imagine.
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Lucas Cashmore played club rugby in Tauranga last weekend.
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Lucas Cashmore played club rugby in Tauranga last weekend.
@MacDazzler said in Hurricanes 2025:
Lucas Cashmore played club rugby in Tauranga last weekend.
Good to know, however with the way Hohepa played last night it will be hard to drop him. Cashmore might have to bide his time for an opportunity with Love covering 10 from fullback.
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Great game by Kini Naholo tonight though, he is joining Japanese league one club Urayasu Drocks for 2025-2026 season.
@jpnhigdud said in Hurricanes 2025:
Great game by Kini Naholo tonight though, he is joining Japanese league one club Urayasu Drocks for 2025-2026 season.
Nice work.
Just to add some interesting details to this, I just asked one of my contacts about this and he said he had heard the same. The player they had signed was Connor Garden-Bachop(RIP) so they are now looking for someone else to fill that spot. Jonah Lowe was on the cards but they aren’t too keen after his recent knee injury and have moved on to Kini Naholo.
