Hurricanes 2020
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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.
@Stargazer he needs to move franchise. Obviously th Canes and him aren’t meant to be.
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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.
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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.
@Stargazer Looked like he'd hurt his arm/wrist to me.
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@Stargazer Did He i didn’t even see him go off
@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.
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Haven’t seen the game. Did anyone play well at all?
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Haven’t seen the game. Did anyone play well at all?
@Canes4life There are a few replays on Sky Sport 1:
Sat 18/1 - 10.40pm
Sun 19/1, 8.00pm
Mon 20/1, 8.00amor watch it on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/crusadersrugby/videos/626244424853454/
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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.
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Canes team vs Blues: (reserves haven't been announced).
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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 ArmstrongReserves
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 Wykhttps://www.hurricanes.co.nz/news/article/hurricanes-squad-named-for-pre-season-blues-clash/
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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 ArmstrongReserves
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 Wykhttps://www.hurricanes.co.nz/news/article/hurricanes-squad-named-for-pre-season-blues-clash/
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@Stargazer The captain Prinsep is missing.
@KiwiMurph How appropriate! :grinning_face:
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@OomPB surely he won't make the plane.
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@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 ArmstrongNot 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 -
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 ToalaAdd 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
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@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 ArmstrongNot 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 said in Hurricanes 2020:
@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 ArmstrongNot 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 ploddersNone of the ABs are playing preseason games. They have returned for training but are not allowed to play, yet. That applies to ABs at all SR franchises.
Also, selections in preseason games are usually not an indication of who is going to play - and where - during the season.
Lam at fullback is a ridiculous idea and if he plays like he did last week, he shouldn't even make the squad. He did absolutely nothing to deserve a spot in the 23.
Unfortunately, we won't be able to watch this game.
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@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 ArmstrongNot 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 said in Hurricanes 2020:
@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 ArmstrongNot the most powerful side the Canes have ever put out.
Tiatia I don't rate. Just not really up to this level. But I'm 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 ploddersI note that you have summarily removed him from the team list you quoted above! They have also allegedly having him leading the team onto the field as captain, surely the one and only token gesture of him starting a game this season?
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Right now, does anyone have a preference on the starting XV for round 1?
I'm thinking if we have no injuries against the Blues the team for the Stormers will probably look something like this:
1 Armstrong 2 Coles 3 Lomax 4 Blackwell 5 Walker-Leawere 6 Fifita 7 Kirifi 8 Evans 9 Perenara 10 Smith 11 Lam 12 Laumape 13 Aso 14 Goosen 15 Barrett
16 Aumua 17 Numia (if available) / Rakete-Stones 18 Fidow 19 Scrafton 20 Prinsep 21 Booth 22 Garden-Bachop 23 Umaga-JensenStill no sign of Leaupepe / Marshall, I don't think they are with the squad as of yet.
