Hurricanes 2026
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Josh Moorby is leaving Montpellier. Nothing on where he is going but could he be returning to the Canes?
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Josh Moorby is leaving Montpellier. Nothing on where he is going but could he be returning to the Canes?
@Daffy-Jaffy said in Hurricanes 2026:
Josh Moorby is leaving Montpellier. Nothing on where he is going but could he be returning to the Canes?
Would be great to get Josh back.
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Hurricanes 2026:
Josh Moorby is leaving Montpellier. Nothing on where he is going but could he be returning to the Canes?
Would be great to get Josh back.
@Canes4life Interesting that he was only 1 year into a 2 year contract with MHR. 16 matches, 10 at Fullback, 2 wing and 4 off the bench, 2 tries.
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@Canes4life Interesting that he was only 1 year into a 2 year contract with MHR. 16 matches, 10 at Fullback, 2 wing and 4 off the bench, 2 tries.
@Daffy-Jaffy said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Canes4life Interesting that he was only 1 year into a 2 year contract with MHR. 16 matches, 10 at Fullback, 2 wing and 4 off the bench, 2 tries.
The Canes need to sign wingers as well so hopefully he comes back.
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I can now name the player I mentioned in the 2025 Canes thread that was working to get out of his contract for next year - the request has now been granted.
Peter Umaga-Jenson will be leaving and heading off to Japan. By all accounts the Hurricanes and NZR were really good about it.
@Landers92 As his biggest fan boy nooooo, nah totally understand why he’s going Wainui is definitely going to miss him.
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@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2026:
Any oil if Zac Gallagher is staying? Or going back to the Crusaders?
He’s going to Japan. It will be announced by the Canes in due course
@Landers92 Bot of a shame thought he had potential thank your for all the good oil.
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Callum Harkin puts pen to paper.
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
Callum Harkin puts pen to paper.
I hope you lot keep him happy, he has an Irish passport and the Irish know this.
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@BerhamporeNinja Harkin is actually 26... everyone assumes he is some youngster because he has burst through from obscurity.
@frugby
Correct has an Irish passport - from what I understand he was a halfback at Stream and because he was a year ahead of himself at school he went to Ulster for like a gap year and made Ulster U19’s. Turned down an Academy contract there. Came back made a Wgtn XV played against NZU20’s and Ricki Flutey converted him to 10 for Wgtn U19’s.
Scored a try for the Canes against the Saders in a preseason match back in Feb 2019 but broke his leg in the process. Could have found himself playing professional rugby sooner but he has won Jubilee Cups in 2020 and 2024 and has played over 75 Prem club rugby games in Wgtn at 9, 10, 12, and 15.
He has a body of work behind him -
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
Callum Harkin puts pen to paper.
I hope you lot keep him happy, he has an Irish passport and the Irish know this.
@nostrildamus Wouldn’t want to lose a player of his calibre to the Irish when they seem to have some problems at 10 at the moment
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
Callum Harkin puts pen to paper.
I hope you lot keep him happy, he has an Irish passport and the Irish know this.
@nostrildamus said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
Callum Harkin puts pen to paper.
I hope you lot keep him happy, he has an Irish passport and the Irish know this.
I was reading somewhere that Higgins is also Welsh eligible. Who'd want to play for them though.
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@frugby
Correct has an Irish passport - from what I understand he was a halfback at Stream and because he was a year ahead of himself at school he went to Ulster for like a gap year and made Ulster U19’s. Turned down an Academy contract there. Came back made a Wgtn XV played against NZU20’s and Ricki Flutey converted him to 10 for Wgtn U19’s.
Scored a try for the Canes against the Saders in a preseason match back in Feb 2019 but broke his leg in the process. Could have found himself playing professional rugby sooner but he has won Jubilee Cups in 2020 and 2024 and has played over 75 Prem club rugby games in Wgtn at 9, 10, 12, and 15.
He has a body of work behind him -
Could he (in a super pinch) cover HB at NPC / Super level? A 9/10/15 cover player could be gold for a 6/2 bench.
@gt12 said in Hurricanes 2025:
Could he (in a super pinch) cover HB at NPC / Super level? A 9/10/15 cover player could be gold for a 6/2 bench.
Funnily enough, he has played 9 before so he could be the perfect bench option.
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@gt12 said in Hurricanes 2025:
Could he (in a super pinch) cover HB at NPC / Super level? A 9/10/15 cover player could be gold for a 6/2 bench.
Funnily enough, he has played 9 before so he could be the perfect bench option.
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
@gt12 said in Hurricanes 2025:
Could he (in a super pinch) cover HB at NPC / Super level? A 9/10/15 cover player could be gold for a 6/2 bench.
Funnily enough, he has played 9 before so he could be the perfect bench option.
That's what the post above said - has he played there at Super level yet?
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
@gt12 said in Hurricanes 2025:
Could he (in a super pinch) cover HB at NPC / Super level? A 9/10/15 cover player could be gold for a 6/2 bench.
Funnily enough, he has played 9 before so he could be the perfect bench option.
That's what the post above said - has he played there at Super level yet?
@gt12 said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
@gt12 said in Hurricanes 2025:
Could he (in a super pinch) cover HB at NPC / Super level? A 9/10/15 cover player could be gold for a 6/2 bench.
Funnily enough, he has played 9 before so he could be the perfect bench option.
That's what the post above said - has he played there at Super level yet?
Oh right, I remember him getting injured in a pre-season game in Levin playing halfback for the Canes.
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@nostrildamus said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
Callum Harkin puts pen to paper.
I hope you lot keep him happy, he has an Irish passport and the Irish know this.
I was reading somewhere that Higgins is also Welsh eligible. Who'd want to play for them though.
@Canes4life Yeah I read that about Higgins as well.Taylor Cahill at the crusaders is Welsh qualified also
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@Bovidae said in Hurricanes 2025:
https://www.hurricanes.co.nz/news/article/fan-favourite-peter-umaga-jensen-departs
Obviously knew his writing was on the wall. Higgins is the future and Barrett is coming back in next year so good on him getting out of his contract.
