Hurricanes 2024
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Based on the above updated squad list, the following positions have yet to be announced - 1x prop, 1x lock, 2x loose forwards, 1x centre. These will be announced in tomorrow's squad naming.
Prop: I have no idea who the last prop will be but I assume it will be a tight-head, I wonder if they will go with Pasilio Tosi or try and sign Owen Franks again.
Lock: I'm assuming the last locking positon will go to Justin Sangster. We need experience and he's been around for a few years now.
Loose forwards: I'm picking the last two loose forward positions to go to Brayden Iose and Caleb Delany (who can also cover lock).
Centre: no surpises here, I think we'll keep Peter Umaga-Jensen.
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2024:
Based on the above updated squad list, the following positions have yet to be announced - 1x prop, 1x lock, 2x loose forwards, 1x centre. These will be announced in tomorrow's squad naming.
Prop: I have no idea who the last prop will be but I assume it will be a tight-head, I wonder if they will go with Pasilio Tosi or try and sign Owen Franks again.
Lock: I'm assuming the last locking positon will go to Justin Sangster. We need experience and he's been around for a few years now.
Loose forwards: I'm picking the last two loose forward positions to go to Brayden Iose and Caleb Delany (who can also cover lock).
Centre: no surpises here, I think we'll keep Peter Umaga-Jensen.
Think you've nailed it, with Tosi over Franks.
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https://www.hurricanes.co.nz/news/article/hurricanes-2024-dhl-super-rugby-pacific-squad-named
FORWARDS
Props
Siale Lauaki – Wellington
Tyrel Lomax – Ta$man
Tevita Mafileo – Bay of Plenty
Xavier Numia – Wellington
Pouri Rakete-Stones – Hawke’s Bay
Pasilio Tosi – Bay of Plenty
Hookers
Asafo Aumua – Wellington
Jacob Devery – Hawke’s Bay
James O’Reilly – Wellington
Locks
Caleb Delany – Wellington
Ben Grant – North Harbour
Justin Sangster – Bay of Plenty
Josh Taula – Manawatū
James Tucker – Waikato
Isaia Walker-Leawere – Hawke’s Bay
Loose Forwards
Devan Flanders – Hawke’s Bay
TK Howden – Manawatū
Brayden Iose – Manawatū
Du’Plessis Kirifi – Wellington
Peter Lakai – Wellington
Brad Shields – Wellington
BACKS
Halfbacks
Richard Judd – Bay of Plenty
TJ Perenara – Wellington
Cam Roigard – Counties Manukau
Five-eighths
Brett Cameron – Manawatū
Aidan Morgan – Wellington
Midfield
Jordie Barrett – Taranaki
Riley Higgins – Wellington
Billy Proctor – Wellington
Bailyn Sullivan – Waikato
Peter Umaga-Jensen – Wellington
Outside Backs
Harry Godfrey – Hawke’s Bay
Ruben Love – Wellington
Josh Moorby – Northland
Kini Naholo – Taranaki
Ngatungane Punivai – Canterbury
Salesi Rayasi – Auckland
Daniel Sinkinson – Waikato
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So so so glad we've re-signed Delany and Sangster. I'm so much happier about this side now knowing those two have been signed up.
Shame Morgan is still there, would have loved to sign McClutchie.
Interesting that on the Instagram post they've lumped Jordie with the inside backs.
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McClutchie is unlucky, you'd have to think if Morgan wasn't under contract he'd have got a spot.
Cameron with Godfrey or McClutchie on the pine is a lot more compelling.
@foobaNZ I'd say Godfrey will be on the pine covering 10/15 anyway.
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Post squad thoughts on the Canes strongest 23 I would actually go with the following:
- T Mafileo
- A Aumua
- T Lomax
- C Delany
- J Sangster
- T Howden / B Shields
- D Kirifi
- D Flanders
- C Roigard
- B Cameron
- K Naholo
- J Barrett
- B Proctor
- B Sullivan
- R Love
- J O'Reilly
- X Numia
- S Lauaki
- I Walker-Leawere
- P Lakai
- T Perenara
- H Godfrey
- R Higgins
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I have this feeling Bird and Prinsep maybe at the Crusaders.
Bird would be an ok pick up but Prinsep I will hate Penny straight away if we have@Chris who would they be in replace of? I can't see Prinsep getting a contract, has he even played?
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@Stargazer The annoying thing about this squad is the amount of locks we've signed. We could have signed one less lock and signed up McClutchie instead. Just seems so odd.
I wonder who's in the wider squad? Maybe he's in there potentially with a promise that he will have a full contract in 2025.
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Bird would take Dunshea spot
Prinsep would take HavilisCahill will probably replace Whitelock
@Chris makes sense.
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Strong front row and backs, but lack a top quality wing. Savea big loss. Dark horse for the title? Could cause some upsets in playoffs.
@Tim Sullivan played wing for the AB XVs and went well there. He’ll be more effective than the bus who was well out of his prime. Also Moorby isn’t a bad option on the right and Naholo will want to nail down that 11 jersey for the Canes after playing well last season. I’m picking the Canes to make the semis, and I’m hoping we can make it to the big dance but it will depend which players can stay fit.
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The Hurricanes email they sent out has an extra member in the squad. They have Jordi Vijoen in there as a fourth halfback. Maybe TJ has still a bit of work to do on rehabbing that injury.
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The Hurricanes email they sent out has an extra member in the squad. They have Jordi Vijoen in there as a fourth halfback. Maybe TJ has still a bit of work to do on rehabbing that injury.
@Canes4life Was surprised not to see Jordi Viljoen in the squad. Surely he's a better option that Judd??
