Hurricanes 2021
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Looks likes the token Hawkes Bay player will be happy to play in front of a home crowd
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/hurricanes-to-play-western-force-at-napiers-mclean-park/6PA6CG2JAFBOG2NRRFCQMKGRBI/ -
@canes4life No, he wasn't even cited! Unbelievable.
@stargazer said in Hurricanes 2021:
@canes4life No, he wasn't even cited! Unbelievable.
Pretty sure this is how it works.
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@mikey07 It's against the Western Force. Maybe we get three players on the field instead of two.
@stargazer Hey hey Hey don’t get carried away now you can choose between IWL or Flanders that’s it no Raukete-Stones or Toala is 1 too many for a starting 23.
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@canes4life No, he wasn't even cited! Unbelievable.
@stargazer yeah piss poor really.
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From that article in the Hawke's Bay Today:
Hurricanes CEO Avan Lee said: "We are really looking forward to playing in Napier. The team always love the experience in the Bay and it's always a great atmosphere on game day. Our relationship with Hawke's Bay rugby is very important to us and we thank them and the Force for making this happen."
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From that article in the Hawke's Bay Today:
Hurricanes CEO Avan Lee said: "We are really looking forward to playing in Napier. The team always love the experience in the Bay and it's always a great atmosphere on game day. Our relationship with Hawke's Bay rugby is very important to us and we thank them and the Force for making this happen."
@stargazer I remember him promising that we secured the talents of an international calibre first five (post Beaudy moving on) in a Radio Sport interview. He’s lied through his teeth more than once.
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@stargazer I remember him promising that we secured the talents of an international calibre first five (post Beaudy moving on) in a Radio Sport interview. He’s lied through his teeth more than once.
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@canes4life Or he consider Simon Hickey as "international calibre" :face_with_tears_of_joy:
@stargazer probably, no surprise at the other odd selections if that’s the case.
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It's a pity that they didn't swap this Napier game for the one against the Rebels. The Rebels are at least certain to field Stacey Ili.
@stargazer No way the Rebels are of too high quality compared to the Force you know you only get the rubbish games being little brother.
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@stargazer I remember him promising that we secured the talents of an international calibre first five (post Beaudy moving on) in a Radio Sport interview. He’s lied through his teeth more than once.
@canes4life said in Hurricanes 2021:
@stargazer I remember him promising that we secured the talents of an international calibre first five (post Beaudy moving on) in a Radio Sport interview. He’s lied through his teeth more than once.
I remember that interview also I was thinking it was Sopoaga I was happy
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@canes4life said in Hurricanes 2021:
@stargazer I remember him promising that we secured the talents of an international calibre first five (post Beaudy moving on) in a Radio Sport interview. He’s lied through his teeth more than once.
I remember that interview also I was thinking it was Sopoaga I was happy
@mikey07 weird aye, and then nothing eventuated which was odd.
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It's a pity that they didn't swap this Napier game for the one against the Rebels. The Rebels are at least certain to field Stacey Ili.
@stargazer have I missed something, is the Force game in Napier?
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@stargazer have I missed something, is the Force game in Napier?
@canes4life Yes, scroll back up to https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/post/566732
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From that article in the Hawke's Bay Today:
Hurricanes CEO Avan Lee said: "We are really looking forward to playing in Napier. The team always love the experience in the Bay and it's always a great atmosphere on game day. Our relationship with Hawke's Bay rugby is very important to us and we thank them and the Force for making this happen."
@stargazer said in Hurricanes 2021:
From that article in the Hawke's Bay Today:
Hurricanes CEO Avan Lee said: "We are really looking forward to playing in Napier. The team always love the experience in the Bay and it's always a great atmosphere on game day. Our relationship with Hawke's Bay rugby is very important to us and we thank them and the Force for making this happen."
About the only thing that is important to them is the possibility of wrangling a large amount of money out of the Events Department of the Napier City Council as an appearance fee. It would not surprise me if any appearance fee collected would provide a return that is greater than their share of the gate take from a shite team's appearance at the Sky Stadium.
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@mikey07 weird aye, and then nothing eventuated which was odd.
@canes4life said in Hurricanes 2021:
@mikey07 weird aye, and then nothing eventuated which was odd.
Yeah we got no game Hickey instead.
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@canes4life said in Hurricanes 2021:
@mikey07 weird aye, and then nothing eventuated which was odd.
Yeah we got no game Hickey instead.
@mikey07 I was on a flight back to Welly from Auckland when the A Cup was on and Hickey was sitting a couple of rows in front of me. He definitely isn't the biggest bloke running around.
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@stargazer said in Hurricanes 2021:
From that article in the Hawke's Bay Today:
Hurricanes CEO Avan Lee said: "We are really looking forward to playing in Napier. The team always love the experience in the Bay and it's always a great atmosphere on game day. Our relationship with Hawke's Bay rugby is very important to us and we thank them and the Force for making this happen."
About the only thing that is important to them is the possibility of wrangling a large amount of money out of the Events Department of the Napier City Council as an appearance fee. It would not surprise me if any appearance fee collected would provide a return that is greater than their share of the gate take from a shite team's appearance at the Sky Stadium.
@higgins said in Hurricanes 2021:
@stargazer said in Hurricanes 2021:
From that article in the Hawke's Bay Today:
Hurricanes CEO Avan Lee said: "We are really looking forward to playing in Napier. The team always love the experience in the Bay and it's always a great atmosphere on game day. Our relationship with Hawke's Bay rugby is very important to us and we thank them and the Force for making this happen."
About the only thing that is important to them is the possibility of wrangling a large amount of money out of the Events Department of the Napier City Council as an appearance fee. It would not surprise me if any appearance fee collected would provide a return that is greater than their share of the gate take from a shite team's appearance at the Sky Stadium.
Yep, all money from ticket sales goes to the Hurricanes, as well as a fee from Napier City Council who underwrite the fixture.
It is a PR exercise for Hawke's Bay who's only income from the fixture is from the pre-match hospitality functions.
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The lure of an Olympic gold medal remains for recalled Hurricanes wing Salesi Rayasi, who insists he’ll delay his decision until after next weekend’s final Super Rugby Aotearoa match.
Rayasi returns to No 11 for his fourth start of the season, against the high-flying Chiefs in Hamilton on Friday night, as the newly re-signed Julian Savea drops out of the 23 in the ongoing wing rotation.As he looks to make an impact for the 1-5 Hurricanes in Hamilton, Rayasi also knows he must commit to the Olympic sevens programme in the next fortnight as coach Clark Laidlaw’s squad eye an Australian campaign to prepare for Tokyo in July.
His last tournament in the black jersey was in Sydney in February 2020, not long before the world series was put on hold for Covid-19.
Rayasi said the lure of Tokyo was still there, “in the back pocket” but he wasn’t looking past the bottom-placed Hurricanes’ next two matches against the Chiefs and Highlanders.
“I’m just focused on the present and trying to be in that 23 week to week and trying to put my hand up. When I get to that [sevens] situation, I’ll come to a decision,” Rayasi said on Wednesday.
“[There will be] ongoing chats with Alfie [coach Jason Holland] about where I want to be and my goals and how that fits into this, that will help my decision.”
Asked when he needed to commit to sevens, Rayasi said: “Sometime soon. I know the sevens are getting into full power and they leave for Australia in the next couple of weeks for their trans- Ta$man bubble games.”
It would be a surprise if Rayasi opted out of a potential once in a lifetime chance at the Olympics, which would see him miss Trans- Ta$man Super Rugby which starts next month. No doubt he features highly in Laidlaw’s plans and be a major asset. -
@akan004 I think the Blues have plenty of depth with Eklund, Tolai, Vikena and Apisai. They probably need a player like Thompson the least of all franchises other than the Hurricanes.
Highlanders have Dixon, Coltman, Jackson; not sure who's below that.
Chiefs have Harris, Taukei'aho, Slater ...; again, I don't know who would be next in line.
Crusaders have Taylor, McAlister .... and Nathan Vella covering for Makalio. The other Canterbury & Ta$man hookers are definitely not of Thompson's calibre.
So, definitely, not the Blues.
@stargazer said in Hurricanes 2021:
@akan004 I think the Blues have plenty of depth with Eklund, Tolai, Vikena and Apisai. They probably need a player like Thompson the least of all franchises other than the Hurricanes.
Highlanders have Dixon, Coltman, Jackson; not sure who's below that.
Chiefs have Harris, Taukei'aho, Slater ...; again, I don't know who would be next in line.
Crusaders have Taylor, McAlister .... and Nathan Vella covering for Makalio. The other Canterbury & Ta$man hookers are definitely not of Thompson's calibre.
So, definitely, not the Blues.
Apisai is awful. Tolai is going ok - jury is out.
