Hurricanes 2020

[Yeetyaah]

Hamilton Burr is was quite good for Waikato last year. He's on exchange I think.

[mikey07]

@Yeetyaah It doesn’t matter he won’t be with them when Leaupepe and Walker-Leawere come back

[Stargazer]

F*ck, less than 10 minutes into the preseason game and Jonah Lowe has already gone off injured. He can't get a break from bad luck.

[Canes4life]

@Stargazer he needs to move franchise. Obviously th Canes and him aren’t meant to be.

[mikey07]

@Stargazer Did He i didn’t even see him go off

[Chris B.]

@Stargazer Looked like he'd hurt his arm/wrist to me.

[Stargazer]

@mikey07 Yeah. He made a nice break, got tackled hard and you could see from his body language that something was wrong. Later you saw him grabbing his arm with his other hand. Then he was replaced by Ben Lam.

So I assume a wrist, arm or shoulder injury. Hopefully, it's not too bad.

[Canes4life]

Haven’t seen the game. Did anyone play well at all?

[Stargazer]

@Canes4life There are a few replays on Sky Sport 1:

Sat 18/1 - 10.40pm
Sun 19/1, 8.00pm
Mon 20/1, 8.00am

or watch it on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/crusadersrugby/videos/626244424853454/

[Stargazer]

[Canes4life]

Looks like Aumua has worked hard in the off-season going by his Canes headshot for 2020.

Also, anyone know who this guy is? Tyler Laubscher aparently.

[Canes4life]

Canes team vs Blues: (reserves haven't been announced).

[Stargazer]

Full Hurricanes squad to face the Blues:

15 Chase Tiatia
14 Wes Goosen
13 Billy Proctor
12 Ngani Laumape
11 Ben Lam
10 Fletcher Smith
9 Jonathan Taumateine
8 Gareth Evans
7 Du’Plessis Kirifi
5 James Blackwell
4 Scott Scrafton
3 Tyrel Lomax
2 Ricky Riccitelli
1 Fraser Armstrong

Reserves
16 James O’Reilly
17 Asafo Aumua
18 Pouri Rakete-Stones
19 Alex Fidow
20 Sitiveni Paongo
21 Isaia Walker-Leawere
22 Liam Mitchell
23 Brayden Iose
24 Josh Southall
25 Devan Flanders
26 Vaea Fifita
27 Jamie Booth
28 Jackson Garden-Bachop
29 Vince Aso
30 Peter Umaga-Jensen
31 Danny Toala
32 Kobus Van Wyk

https://www.hurricanes.co.nz/news/article/hurricanes-squad-named-for-pre-season-blues-clash/

[KiwiMurph]

@Stargazer The captain Prinsep is missing.

[Stargazer]

@KiwiMurph How appropriate! :grinning_face:

[OomPB]

Kobus van Wyk returning to his roots in round 1.

[Canes4life]

@OomPB surely he won't make the plane.

[Daffy Jaffy]

[Winger]

@Stargazer said in Hurricanes 2020:

Full Hurricanes squad to face the Blues:
15 Chase Tiatia
14 Wes Goosen
13 Billy Proctor
12 Ngani Laumpehe
11 Lam
10 Fletcher Smith
9 Jonathan Taumateine
8 Gareth Evans
7 Du’Plessis Kirifi
5 James Blackwell
4 Scott Scrafton
3 Tyrel Lomax
2 Ricky Riccitelli
1 Fraser Armstrong

Not the most powerful side the Canes have ever put out.
Tiatia I don't rate. Just not really up to this level. But Im sure Aso will come in next week. And maybe its too early for Proctor. And where's Barrett. I wouldn't mind seeing him at 2nd 5 with Ngani Laumape at centre. Lam at FB with Goosen and Aso on the wings.

Blackwell is almost a joke selection. Poor ball skill and far too short (1.90) I thought he was a Plumtree selection. I just hope these current selectors don't continue this silliness

and Prinsep. What do they see in him. The Canes need more stars not adequate plodders

[Winger]

whats Im hoping for is a big year from these replacements

17 Asafo Aumua
18 Pouri Rakete-Stones
19 Alex Fidow
25 Devan Flanders
31 Danny Toala

Add in Coles and Barrett (and Savea returning early). And maybe it can be a good enough year

But somehow I don't think it will be a great year for the Canes. We seem to have just adequate coaches now and players who are not good enough to make up for this deficiency