Hurricanes 2026
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@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Canes4life You’d seriously hope we do…
If we are smart, we will do what the Highlanders have just done with Mika Muliana and sign him from 2028/2029
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@Darren said in Hurricanes 2026:
If he is that good, give him a Billy Proctor contract.
From what I've seen of him, he has all the talent in the world, a big boot (bigger than most pro players), size, and he's not afraid of barking orders to older players in his team. If I had to compare his playing style to anyone that we've seen over the last twenty years, he'd be the most similar to Larkham.
I think he's a very good Basketball player as well, so let's hope he chooses rugby and the Canes secure his talents long term.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2026:
@DurryMexted said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Canes4life Riley Higgins looking fucking huge, meanwhile Will Cole looks like a teenage soccer player
Yeah he looks ready to go for sure. 2026 is the year of Riley.
Ready to go to Wales?
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@tubbyj said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2026:
@DurryMexted said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Canes4life Riley Higgins looking fucking huge, meanwhile Will Cole looks like a teenage soccer player
Yeah he looks ready to go for sure. 2026 is the year of Riley.
Ready to go to Wales?
There's less than a 1% chance of that happening. Wales is for players that can't get Super contracts, i.e. Blair Murray.
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@Darren said in Hurricanes 2026:
If he is that good, give him a Billy Proctor contract.
Oh god, if he's 16 now that means we have 9 years of @Canes4life going on about him before he finally makes the ABs.
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@Nepia said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Darren said in Hurricanes 2026:
If he is that good, give him a Billy Proctor contract.
Oh god, if he's 16 now that means we have 9 years of @Canes4life going on about him before he finally makes the ABs.
Will never be worse than the McLutchie hype from you fellas. How did that one turn out?
I won’t have to hype up Cooper once he turns pro anyway, the rugby community will door that for me.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Nepia said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Darren said in Hurricanes 2026:
If he is that good, give him a Billy Proctor contract.
Oh god, if he's 16 now that means we have 9 years of @Canes4life going on about him before he finally makes the ABs.
Will never be worse than the McLutchie hype from you fellas. How did that one turn out?
I won’t have to hype up Cooper once he turns pro anyway, the rugby community will door that for me.
Never be worse than suggesting a player should be given a go by their supposed home Super team (something you yourself even suggested on occasion) while that organisation not only picked Hohepa but also has the second best 10 from our team on their books? Sure ...
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@Nepia said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Nepia said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Darren said in Hurricanes 2026:
If he is that good, give him a Billy Proctor contract.
Oh god, if he's 16 now that means we have 9 years of @Canes4life going on about him before he finally makes the ABs.
Will never be worse than the McLutchie hype from you fellas. How did that one turn out?
I won’t have to hype up Cooper once he turns pro anyway, the rugby community will door that for me.
Never be worse than suggesting a player should be given a go by their supposed home Super team (something you yourself even suggested on occasion) while that organisation not only picked Hohepa but also has the second best 10 from our team on their books? Sure ...
I’m talking about the original McLutchie hype when he first came on the scene. Not from a year ago. We already know he’s too small and doesn’t have a boot for Super level.
I was backing McLutchie during the NPC this year before the pressure went on and he reminded me exactly why he’s not built for the next level. Godfrey is also your best ten now by the way.
I’m also not the one that has a chip on their shoulder and has to bad mouth the Canes or Wellington in almost every post I make. Move on man.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Nepia said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Nepia said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Darren said in Hurricanes 2026:
If he is that good, give him a Billy Proctor contract.
Oh god, if he's 16 now that means we have 9 years of @Canes4life going on about him before he finally makes the ABs.
Will never be worse than the McLutchie hype from you fellas. How did that one turn out?
I won’t have to hype up Cooper once he turns pro anyway, the rugby community will door that for me.
Never be worse than suggesting a player should be given a go by their supposed home Super team (something you yourself even suggested on occasion) while that organisation not only picked Hohepa but also has the second best 10 from our team on their books? Sure ...
I’m also not the one that has a chip on their shoulder and has to bad mouth the Canes or Wellington in almost every post I make. Move on man.
Damn, coulda sworn you were that guy.
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@reprobate said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Nepia said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Nepia said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Darren said in Hurricanes 2026:
If he is that good, give him a Billy Proctor contract.
Oh god, if he's 16 now that means we have 9 years of @Canes4life going on about him before he finally makes the ABs.
Will never be worse than the McLutchie hype from you fellas. How did that one turn out?
I won’t have to hype up Cooper once he turns pro anyway, the rugby community will door that for me.
Never be worse than suggesting a player should be given a go by their supposed home Super team (something you yourself even suggested on occasion) while that organisation not only picked Hohepa but also has the second best 10 from our team on their books? Sure ...
I’m also not the one that has a chip on their shoulder and has to bad mouth the Canes or Wellington in almost every post I make. Move on man.
Damn, coulda sworn you were that guy.
Bagging the Canes and Wellington? Aye?
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Nepia said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Nepia said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Darren said in Hurricanes 2026:
If he is that good, give him a Billy Proctor contract.
Oh god, if he's 16 now that means we have 9 years of @Canes4life going on about him before he finally makes the ABs.
Will never be worse than the McLutchie hype from you fellas. How did that one turn out?
I won’t have to hype up Cooper once he turns pro anyway, the rugby community will door that for me.
Never be worse than suggesting a player should be given a go by their supposed home Super team (something you yourself even suggested on occasion) while that organisation not only picked Hohepa but also has the second best 10 from our team on their books? Sure ...
I’m talking about the original McLutchie hype when he first came on the scene. Not from a year ago. We already know he’s too small and doesn’t have a boot for Super level.
I was backing McLutchie during the NPC this year before the pressure went on and he reminded me exactly why he’s not built for the next level. Godfrey is also your best ten now by the way.
I’m also not the one that has a chip on their shoulder and has to bad mouth the Canes or Wellington in almost every post I make. Move on man.
Nah, you didn't watch the Magpies enough, we were a far more efficient team with McClutchie at 10 than we were with Godfrey and he was one of our better players in the one game we lost against the eventual champions after he took over fully at 10. You just have Godfrey blinkers.
Also, no I politely decline, it's fun making fun of your franchise and union who can't balance their books despite all their advantages. Although I might ease of a bit if you stop fellating Proctor and Higgins in every post.
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@Nepia said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Nepia said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Nepia said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Darren said in Hurricanes 2026:
If he is that good, give him a Billy Proctor contract.
Oh god, if he's 16 now that means we have 9 years of @Canes4life going on about him before he finally makes the ABs.
Will never be worse than the McLutchie hype from you fellas. How did that one turn out?
I won’t have to hype up Cooper once he turns pro anyway, the rugby community will door that for me.
Never be worse than suggesting a player should be given a go by their supposed home Super team (something you yourself even suggested on occasion) while that organisation not only picked Hohepa but also has the second best 10 from our team on their books? Sure ...
I’m talking about the original McLutchie hype when he first came on the scene. Not from a year ago. We already know he’s too small and doesn’t have a boot for Super level.
I was backing McLutchie during the NPC this year before the pressure went on and he reminded me exactly why he’s not built for the next level. Godfrey is also your best ten now by the way.
I’m also not the one that has a chip on their shoulder and has to bad mouth the Canes or Wellington in almost every post I make. Move on man.
Nah, you didn't watch the Magpies enough, we were a far more efficient team with McClutchie at 10 than we were with Godfrey and he was one of our better players in the one game we lost against the eventual champions after he took over fully at 10. You just have Godfrey blinkers.
Also, no I politely decline, it's fun making fun of your franchise and union who can't balance their books despite all their advantages. Although I might ease of a bit if you stop fellating Proctor and Higgins in every post.
Godfrey is a Super level 10 and proved it for the Canes this year before getting injured (even TJ was loving him - refer to vid below) Shit I must have missed how exceptional McLutchie was, surely he has a Super contract?… oh wait.
I don’t go on about Proctor nearly as much as you think. Higgins however, I’ll go on about him all I like, he’s going to be a long term AB and probably would have been there this year if he wasn’t injured, and probably over Proctor might I add. He’s Roigard level class, just needs to stay fit. Much better than his unfortunate brother who has to play provincial footy for the shield breaking grubs up north.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Nepia said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Nepia said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Nepia said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Darren said in Hurricanes 2026:
If he is that good, give him a Billy Proctor contract.
Oh god, if he's 16 now that means we have 9 years of @Canes4life going on about him before he finally makes the ABs.
Will never be worse than the McLutchie hype from you fellas. How did that one turn out?
I won’t have to hype up Cooper once he turns pro anyway, the rugby community will door that for me.
Never be worse than suggesting a player should be given a go by their supposed home Super team (something you yourself even suggested on occasion) while that organisation not only picked Hohepa but also has the second best 10 from our team on their books? Sure ...
I’m talking about the original McLutchie hype when he first came on the scene. Not from a year ago. We already know he’s too small and doesn’t have a boot for Super level.
I was backing McLutchie during the NPC this year before the pressure went on and he reminded me exactly why he’s not built for the next level. Godfrey is also your best ten now by the way.
I’m also not the one that has a chip on their shoulder and has to bad mouth the Canes or Wellington in almost every post I make. Move on man.
Nah, you didn't watch the Magpies enough, we were a far more efficient team with McClutchie at 10 than we were with Godfrey and he was one of our better players in the one game we lost against the eventual champions after he took over fully at 10. You just have Godfrey blinkers.
Also, no I politely decline, it's fun making fun of your franchise and union who can't balance their books despite all their advantages. Although I might ease of a bit if you stop fellating Proctor and Higgins in every post.
Godfrey is a Super level 10 and proved it for the Canes this year before getting injured (even TJ was loving him - refer to vid below) Shit I must have missed how exceptional McLutchie was, surely he has a Super contract?… oh wait.
I don’t go on about Proctor nearly as much as you think. Higgins however, I’ll go on about him all I like, he’s going to be a long term AB and probably would have been there this year if he wasn’t injured, and probably over Proctor might I add. He’s Roigard level class, just needs to stay fit. Much better than his unfortunate brother who has to play provincial footy for the shield breaking grubs up north.
You lost half the games that Godfrey started as 10. Also, who cares what TJ thinks? Godfrey probably said something nice about Blenheim in an interview.
At any rate, this isn't about whether Godfrey is a good player or not, because he is, but he wasn't a better 10 this year (which you'd know if you watched the Magpies games you claim).
McClutchie having never been selected by the Canes, while Hohepa has been just highlights how fucked up the selection is.
You've only eased of your fellating of Proctor since you got your wish and he got given a bunch of tests and didn't live up to the hype.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Darren said in Hurricanes 2026:
If he is that good, give him a Billy Proctor contract.
From what I've seen of him, he has all the talent in the world, a big boot (bigger than most pro players), size, and he's not afraid of barking orders to older players in his team. If I had to compare his playing style to anyone that we've seen over the last twenty years, he'd be the most similar to Larkham.
I think he's a very good Basketball player as well, so let's hope he chooses rugby and the Canes secure his talents long term.
He was in the NZ u15s basketball team last year but is seemingly concentrating fully on rugby. Imagine getting asked "so what are you doing over the holidays bro?" "just training with Canes, and you?"
Another good prospect his year at Stream is Thomas the Tank Engine's son who is a winger, just ran 10.7 and came third at the nationals in the 100, 200m at the NZSS meet, he is in yr 11 as well, so that's pretty quick.
Maybe the re-financed Canes are getting a bit more serious about player development to ward off the emegering threat from the NRL.
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So do Canes fans reckon Jason Holland coming back is a good move or not?
I'd be interested to know if he was actually rated by the players between 2016-2023 or if was just a middling coach but nice guy who players wouldn't have a bad word to say about, which like Foster is the overriding vibe I got from him.
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@restofit Hard to say, there were some tough years while he was in fully charge, but hard to blame squarely on Holland as we were fielding some absolute battlers through those years, which could be put down to poor squad management and losing a tonne of guys through 2019-20-21
In a way, the guys that have hit their straps in the last few years (Love, Proctor, Lakai, Kirifi, Flanders, etc) probably started their time and development under Holland, so some credit due there potentially.
I rate Laidlaw, he seems like hes a bit of a hard ass and thats likely what a lot of these guys need sometimes, and as a sevens man probably drills them hard for conditioning etc, while being slightly removed from the All Blacks/NZR silo. If Holland can influence some more progressive selections in the backline that would be a good outcome. Overall i think its surely likely to be a net benefit to have him helping manage a large squad, but hard to say it will be the deciding factor in any success we have (or not)
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@Boourns said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2026:
@Darren said in Hurricanes 2026:
If he is that good, give him a Billy Proctor contract.
From what I've seen of him, he has all the talent in the world, a big boot (bigger than most pro players), size, and he's not afraid of barking orders to older players in his team. If I had to compare his playing style to anyone that we've seen over the last twenty years, he'd be the most similar to Larkham.
I think he's a very good Basketball player as well, so let's hope he chooses rugby and the Canes secure his talents long term.
He was in the NZ u15s basketball team last year but is seemingly concentrating fully on rugby. Imagine getting asked "so what are you doing over the holidays bro?" "just training with Canes, and you?"
Another good prospect his year at Stream is Thomas the Tank Engine's son who is a winger, just ran 10.7 and came third at the nationals in the 100, 200m at the NZSS meet, he is in yr 11 as well, so that's pretty quick.
Maybe the re-financed Canes are getting a bit more serious about player development to ward off the emegering threat from the NRL.
Thanks for the info mate, sounds like you're pretty close to the St Pats Stream setup. I'm glad the Canes have got Cooper in the environment already, it's very obvious from the few matches I've watched that he's class. Haven't really seen a 10 this promising at college level rugby in Wellington for a long time, so great to see.
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@restofit said in Hurricanes 2026:
So do Canes fans reckon Jason Holland coming back is a good move or not?
I'd be interested to know if he was actually rated by the players between 2016-2023 or if was just a middling coach but nice guy who players wouldn't have a bad word to say about, which like Foster is the overriding vibe I got from him.
The biggest thing I didn't like about Holland was his selections, he was very conservative (a bit like Laidlaw), so with both of them involved I hope it doesn't prevent them from playing Love at 10 next year.
