Hurricanes 2021
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@canes4life Maybe Toala and Visinia get a run in the last 10 minutes of the season. :disappointed_face:
Or sooner if the Canes are completely out of contention for a finals spot.
Both are off contract at the end of the season. I wonder whether Toala will re-sign or hopes to move (which will be difficult, with almost all squad spots being filled before the NPC starts) or will be looking for a contract overseas with his good mate McC.
@stargazer I’m not fussed on Visinia, he left NZ so if he doesn’t get an opportunity it’s not a big deal. Hopefully Toala does though.
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@stargazer I’m not fussed on Visinia, he left NZ so if he doesn’t get an opportunity it’s not a big deal. Hopefully Toala does though.
@canes4life said in Hurricanes 2021:
@stargazer I’m not fussed on Visinia, he left NZ so if he doesn’t get an opportunity it’s not a big deal. Hopefully Toala does though.
There might be some openings at The Highlanders with a few wayward players down there.
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Proctor was probably the best 13 on show last week.
@kiwi_expat yeah but PUJ deserves a crack.
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Proctor was probably the best 13 on show last week.
@kiwi_expat The bar (at 13) wasn't set very high, last weekend.
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@kiwi_expat yeah but PUJ deserves a crack.
I agree, but Proctor certainly isn't a bad player. The Hurricanes were 26 points ahead against Chiefs with Proctor at 13, after Proctor went off it turned to custard, so let's not act like PUJ starting is the be-all & end-all.
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I agree, but Proctor certainly isn't a bad player. The Hurricanes were 26 points ahead against Chiefs with Proctor at 13, after Proctor went off it turned to custard, so let's not act like PUJ starting is the be-all & end-all.
@kiwi_expat it’s not but he made the All Blacks for a reason so he definitely deserves a shot at some point. Billy is similar to his bro Matt, sound defensively which is his biggest asset and I agree he performed admirably against the Landers. Tbh long term we might see PUJ move to 12 anyway, just hope we don’t lose him to another franchise before that happens.
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@kiwi_expat it’s not but he made the All Blacks for a reason so he definitely deserves a shot at some point. Billy is similar to his bro Matt, sound defensively which is his biggest asset and I agree he performed admirably against the Landers. Tbh long term we might see PUJ move to 12 anyway, just hope we don’t lose him to another franchise before that happens.
@kiwi_expat in addition to my above comment, we may very well see PUJ at 12 sooner than first thought with this article coming out today.
@Stargazer this will also mean Toala will probably come into the match day 23 if Laumape does move on.
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@kiwi_expat in addition to my above comment, we may very well see PUJ at 12 sooner than first thought with this article coming out today.
@Stargazer this will also mean Toala will probably come into the match day 23 if Laumape does move on.
@canes4life I don't know where the idea comes from that PU-J will or should move to 12, except to keep Proctor in the 13 jersey, but Toala should play in 12. Realistically, the Canes' coaches will indeed look to play Wellington players out of position, and even prevent Toala from taking place on the bench. They'll probably have signed someone like Riley Higgins on a 5-year contract next year.
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@canes4life I don't know where the idea comes from that PU-J will or should move to 12, except to keep Proctor in the 13 jersey, but Toala should play in 12. Realistically, the Canes' coaches will indeed look to play Wellington players out of position, and even prevent Toala from taking place on the bench. They'll probably have signed someone like Riley Higgins on a 5-year contract next year.
He’s a big body and that’s the spot with the biggest hole right now.
Speculation is what we come here for!
Personally I’d like to see him nail down 13 more then get some starts at 12, but I could see why coaches might consider moving him there.
He’s very welcome at the Chiefs - he and ALB could be quite a pairing.
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Interesting. The Hurricanes offered James Marshall the backs coach position, but he declined. So then they appointed Bleyendaal.
https://nelsonapp.co.nz/sport/james-rugby-journey-comes-full-circle
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Interesting. The Hurricanes offered James Marshall the backs coach position, but he declined. So then they appointed Bleyendaal.
https://nelsonapp.co.nz/sport/james-rugby-journey-comes-full-circle
@stargazer said in Hurricanes 2021:
Interesting. The Hurricanes offered James Marshall the backs coach position, but he declined. So then they appointed Bleyendaal.
https://nelsonapp.co.nz/sport/james-rugby-journey-comes-full-circle
That’s interesting I thought he would’ve jumped at the chance considering he was helping coach last year.
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@stargazer said in Hurricanes 2021:
Interesting. The Hurricanes offered James Marshall the backs coach position, but he declined. So then they appointed Bleyendaal.
https://nelsonapp.co.nz/sport/james-rugby-journey-comes-full-circle
That’s interesting I thought he would’ve jumped at the chance considering he was helping coach last year.
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Someone was asking about Roderick Solo the other day but I can’t remember what thread it was so will post it on here. I saw an Insta post of him with Ruben Love today and it looks like he’s out of crutches after having serious knee surgery last year, hence why he wasn’t named in the Canes 20s squad.
Totally forgot about the kid to be fair but he’s one player I hope the Canes have in their arsenal for the future. Looks to have put on a bit of size which was my only worry with him.
Hope he gets an opportunity with Wellington this year.
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Someone was asking about Roderick Solo the other day but I can’t remember what thread it was so will post it on here. I saw an Insta post of him with Ruben Love today and it looks like he’s out of crutches after having serious knee surgery last year, hence why he wasn’t named in the Canes 20s squad.
Totally forgot about the kid to be fair but he’s one player I hope the Canes have in their arsenal for the future. Looks to have put on a bit of size which was my only worry with him.
Hope he gets an opportunity with Wellington this year.
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@canes4life I had mentioned him as he was in the same NZ Schools team as Love and others now playing NPC/SR.
@bovidae oh yup, he’s been recovering from a knee injury hence why we haven’t seen much of him. Hopefully he gets back out on the park soon because his side-step is something else.
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It might not be Thursday but I am making a bold prediction that Devan Flanders will be starting at No. 8 against the Crusaders and Vaea Fifita will be somewhere in the 23. Sadly I am also predicting the Reid Prinsep will retain his number 6 jersey. Mr. Flanders was not impressed when reminded of his club team getting cleaned up by Napier Tech Old Boys in the HB season opener!!!!!!
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It might not be Thursday but I am making a bold prediction that Devan Flanders will be starting at No. 8 against the Crusaders and Vaea Fifita will be somewhere in the 23. Sadly I am also predicting the Reid Prinsep will retain his number 6 jersey. Mr. Flanders was not impressed when reminded of his club team getting cleaned up by Napier Tech Old Boys in the HB season opener!!!!!!
@higgins I hope you’re right. About time Devan Flanders got a gig.
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It might not be Thursday but I am making a bold prediction that Devan Flanders will be starting at No. 8 against the Crusaders and Vaea Fifita will be somewhere in the 23. Sadly I am also predicting the Reid Prinsep will retain his number 6 jersey. Mr. Flanders was not impressed when reminded of his club team getting cleaned up by Napier Tech Old Boys in the HB season opener!!!!!!
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So going from the Hurricanes Insta story and the fact that non starters wear bibs on Wednesday means we may very well get to see Ruben Love run the cutter this week with PUJ coming into 13 outside Laumape (about time).
Looks like Savea retains his 14 jersey and Rayasi takes a seat. I can see both Kirifi and A Savea but I can’t see Prinsep or Flanders so I’m not sure who misses out.
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So going from the Hurricanes Insta story and the fact that non starters wear bibs on Wednesday means we may very well get to see Ruben Love run the cutter this week with PUJ coming into 13 outside Laumape (about time).
Looks like Savea retains his 14 jersey and Rayasi takes a seat. I can see both Kirifi and A Savea but I can’t see Prinsep or Flanders so I’m not sure who misses out.
@canes4life said in Hurricanes 2021:
So going from the Hurricanes Insta story and the fact that non starters wear bibs on Wednesday means we may very well get to see Ruben Love run the cutter this week with PUJ coming into 13 outside Laumape (about time).
Looks like Savea retains his 14 jersey and Rayasi takes a seat. I can see both Kirifi and A Savea but I can’t see Prinsep or Flanders so I’m not sure who misses out.
We can’t have something we have wanted to see since JGB was ruled out....I think the coaches missed a trick not having him on the bench against the Blues which if correct means he’ll face the Crusaders only having played 10 mins
