Hurricanes 2024
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@Landers92 without detailing too much information were the offers from overseas clubs?
I really can't see him missing out on the ABs for the first squad of the year. Both him and Stevenson should be selected so I think it's likely he'll sign a long term deal with the Canes if he makes the ABs this year and next.
@Canes4life overseas yes but not as far overseas as you probably think. Love has to make it, it would be extremely disappointing if he didn’t.
Wearing the black jersey is what will keep him here post 2025, not that that’s uncommon but thats what has been said. Sounds like if that wasn’t a possibility then he wouldn’t be afraid to leave. Thankfully that’s not something we as All Black fans have to worry about haha
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@Canes4life overseas yes but not as far overseas as you probably think. Love has to make it, it would be extremely disappointing if he didn’t.
Wearing the black jersey is what will keep him here post 2025, not that that’s uncommon but thats what has been said. Sounds like if that wasn’t a possibility then he wouldn’t be afraid to leave. Thankfully that’s not something we as All Black fans have to worry about haha
@Landers92 the hard thing for NZ rugby atm is keeping players that are bubbling just under the ABs. There is so much opportunity for players in their prime now to take the money and run, especially if they don't see the ABs as the be all and end all.
We should be fine because Love is almost a lock for the ABs but there are plenty of other talented players that may look overseas if they miss out, because there will be a few.
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Surprised PUJ extended
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@canefan I wonder if all these players would have re-signed if Holland was still about? Probably not.
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Hurricanes 2024:
His partner and Xavier might produce some good props for the future
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@mikey07 this is amazing news.
I’m not sure if the Canes will need to find a replacement either. With Cameron, Godfrey and Love I think we are covered.
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@mikey07 this is amazing news.
I’m not sure if the Canes will need to find a replacement either. With Cameron, Godfrey and Love I think we are covered.
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@Canes4life not sure I agree with that. We should find an out and out 10.
We should target Jacomb. To me he's the best young prospect and I think is only WTG at the Chiefs?
Or, Rico Simpson from the 20's.
@foobaNZ nah we need to back Godfrey to be our long term 10. Him and Roigard ripped the Crusaders apart in a pre season game last year as a halves combo. I’d rather back Godfrey than take a punt on Jacomb who’s aligned with the Chiefs anyway.
Godfrey also was the under 20 player of the tournament playing 10 last year.
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@foobaNZ nah we need to back Godfrey to be our long term 10. Him and Roigard ripped the Crusaders apart in a pre season game last year as a halves combo. I’d rather back Godfrey than take a punt on Jacomb who’s aligned with the Chiefs anyway.
Godfrey also was the under 20 player of the tournament playing 10 last year.
@Canes4life with Morgan leaving we have a spot for another 10. No reason not to target a good one, even if we have Godfrey and Cameron on the books.
I think Love is pretty well established as a 15 now. He's probably odds on to get the AB 15 jumper this year.
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@Canes4life with Morgan leaving we have a spot for another 10. No reason not to target a good one, even if we have Godfrey and Cameron on the books.
I think Love is pretty well established as a 15 now. He's probably odds on to get the AB 15 jumper this year.
@foobaNZ said in Hurricanes 2024:
@Canes4life with Morgan leaving we have a spot for another 10. No reason not to target a good one, even if we have Godfrey and Cameron on the books.
I think Love is pretty well established as a 15 now. He's probably odds on to get the AB 15 jumper this year.
Yeah another experienced 10 wouldn’t be bad to have in the squad.
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@foobaNZ nah we need to back Godfrey to be our long term 10. Him and Roigard ripped the Crusaders apart in a pre season game last year as a halves combo. I’d rather back Godfrey than take a punt on Jacomb who’s aligned with the Chiefs anyway.
Godfrey also was the under 20 player of the tournament playing 10 last year.
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2024:
@foobaNZ nah we need to back Godfrey to be our long term 10. Him and Roigard ripped the Crusaders apart in a pre season game last year as a halves combo. I’d rather back Godfrey than take a punt on Jacomb who’s aligned with the Chiefs anyway.
Godfrey also was the under 20 player of the tournament playing 10 last year.
I was going to say. Why do they feel the need to shoehorn him
@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2024:
thank fvck for that, no more inexplicably shoehorning Godfrey into 15 by the coaches just so the limited Morgan can start at 10...
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D Duluth forked this topic on
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I don’t like speculating but was having a chat to someone close to the Canes and apparently they are looking to sign Matt Proctor next year as an outside replacement for Josh Moorby. If it ends up being true I wouldn’t mind that at all. He would be a solid player to have on the right side and he’s awesome defensively.
He’s still got plenty of pace and it will be a chance for him to finish his career playing outside his brother.
Apparently it all depends on what happens with the Rebels though as he’s contracted to them until the end of 2025.
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Thought you'd be better off locking in Stanley Solomon rather than bringing back a 31-year-old centre. I know a needy team down south that is short of some decent outside backs that might be keen to take a punt on a talented outside back like Solomon.
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Thought you'd be better off locking in Stanley Solomon rather than bringing back a 31-year-old centre. I know a needy team down south that is short of some decent outside backs that might be keen to take a punt on a talented outside back like Solomon.
@SouthernMann we’ll have a few open spots in the outsides next year so Solomon will also be on the radar. Signing Proctor isn’t a dumb move, he can play 13,11,14 and 15.
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@SouthernMann we’ll have a few open spots in the outsides next year so Solomon will also be on the radar. Signing Proctor isn’t a dumb move, he can play 13,11,14 and 15.
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2024:
@SouthernMann we’ll have a few open spots in the outsides next year so Solomon will also be on the radar. Signing Proctor isn’t a dumb move, he can play 13,11,14 and 15.
Yeah he's a good player Proctor. Who else a part from Moorby is going. No Punivai, I suspect. What about the U20s 12?
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2024:
@SouthernMann we’ll have a few open spots in the outsides next year so Solomon will also be on the radar. Signing Proctor isn’t a dumb move, he can play 13,11,14 and 15.
Yeah he's a good player Proctor. Who else a part from Moorby is going. No Punivai, I suspect. What about the U20s 12?
@SouthernMann not sure if Punivai will stick around or not.
With Barrett and Morgan not being there next year it will open up a few spots in the backs. I don’t necessarily think we’ll replace Morgan with a 10 or Barrett with a 12 so to speak because I feel like we’ve got those positions covered. That makes the Proctor signing a smart one because he can cover so many positions and he’s quality.
There’s also a few under 20s players coming through like Solomon who we will want to sign. Roderick Solo from the sevens is another guy I’ve heard the Canes are interested in, whether he’ll come back to 15s or not is another question altogether.
