Hurricanes 2026
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@Canes4life
I hope that I am wrong. However my source is involved in the Canes' ownership restack so he has visibility over these things. -
@Old-Alleynians said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Canes4life
I hope that I am wrong. However my source is involved in the Canes' ownership restack so he has visibility over these things.It would make sense if Holland was a success as a head coach but he was far from that. I don't want someone mentoring us to be mediocre, just very odd in my view.
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I don't disgaree. There is a press announcement next week on the Canes' ownership restack.
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Hurricanes squad for 2026:
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2026 HURRICANES SQUAD
Props
Siale Lauaki
Tyrel Lomax
Tevita Mafileo
Xavier Numia
Pouri Rakete-Stones
Pasilio TosiHookers
Asafo Aumua
Vernon Bason
Jacob Devery
Raymond TuputupuLocks
Tom Allen
Warner Dearns
Caleb Delany
Hugo Plummer
Isaia Walker-LeawereLoose Forwards
Devan Flanders
Brayden Iose
Du’Plessis Kirifi
Peter Lakai
Arese Poliko
Brad ShieldsHalfback
Ereatara Enari
Cam Roigard
Jordi ViljoenFirst-Fives
Brett Cameron
Harry Godfrey*
Callum Harkin
Lucas CashmoreMidfielders
Jordie Barrett
Riley Higgins
Billy Proctor
Jone Rova
Bailyn Sullivan
Josh TimuOutside Backs
Fehi Fineanganofo
Ruben Love
Josh Moorby
Kini Naholo
Ngatungane Punivai*Harry Godfrey is expected to miss the 2026 Super Rugby season due to injury
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@brodean said in Hurricanes 2026:
Pretty good overall. Warner Dearns is a massive win.
Just need to keep guys fit, already missing Godfrey and Naholo to start the year.
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Good to see Vernon Bason in there. Pretty settled squad. Pending injuries I put us a top 3 finish
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@DurryMexted said in Hurricanes 2026:
Good to see Vernon Bason in there. Pretty settled squad. Pending injuries I put us a top 3 finish
Just as long as we don't end up in Canberra during the playoffs. It's been our undoing for too many years.
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@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2026:
Seriously think we messed up re signing Enari also I think Shields is getting a little long in the tooth would’ve been better getting a younger loose forward
Yeah I wish we kept TK Howden, Shields is done in my view. Enari is also another massively dud signing, alongside Poliko.
If required, I hope Delany is played at 6 before Shields.
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@Canes4life 100% be good if we played Poliko before giving him an extension.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2026:
@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2026:
Seriously think we messed up re signing Enari also I think Shields is getting a little long in the tooth would’ve been better getting a younger loose forward
Yeah I wish we kept TK Howden, Shields is done in my view. Enari is also another massively dud signing, alongside Poliko.
If required, I hope Delany is played at 6 before Shields.
Yeah i think if you split it into the positions (in descending order) I would look at it as:
- Flanders, Delaney, Shields, (Ariko??) i think hes a 6
- Kirifi/Lakai (pretty even for me)
- Lakai, Iose, Flanders
In the locks would want Dearns starting i would say, other lock jersey up for grabs unless IWL can sort himself out and play some consistent footy like he is capable of!
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@DurryMexted said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2026:
@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2026:
Seriously think we messed up re signing Enari also I think Shields is getting a little long in the tooth would’ve been better getting a younger loose forward
Yeah I wish we kept TK Howden, Shields is done in my view. Enari is also another massively dud signing, alongside Poliko.
If required, I hope Delany is played at 6 before Shields.
Yeah i think if you split it into the positions (in descending order) I would look at it as:
- Flanders, Delaney, Shields, (Ariko??) i think hes a 6
- Kirifi/Lakai (pretty even for me)
- Lakai, Iose, Flanders
In the locks would want Dearns starting i would say, other lock jersey up for grabs unless IWL can sort himself out and play some consistent footy like he is capable of!
100% Dearns starts, he’s our marquee signing.
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@Grooter said in Hurricanes 2026:
as we know Riley Higgins is set to be a generational player, so I'm thinking for the majority of the season Laidlaw should go Love 10. Higgins 12. Jordie 15. Cheers
It will be very interesting to see how the juggle them. Higgins and Proctor were clicking big time for the few games they were both healthy last year. Laidlaw has a tendancy to be pretty conservative so I dare say we will see Cameron at 10 a fair bit - probably will start the season there and hopefully play himself out of 10/Love play himself into it
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@SecFid said in Hurricanes 2026:
Agree Laidlaw will probably be conservative. Losing Godfrey is a real shame. The successful spine of the Canes backline became Roigard, Love, Harkin but Laidlaw went away from that in what proved to be the last game of the season.
I'd be happy with Roigard, Love in the halves, Higgins and Proctor in the midfield and a back three of 11. Fineanganofo, Moorby and Barrett to start the season. Naholo out for the start of the campaign.
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Hurricanes WTG:
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Great to see Bason, Flanders & Will Cole in there. I actually rated Will Cole over Rico Simpson for the U20s. How good for Drew Wild too.
