Chiefs v Hurricanes

[Stargazer]

@Yeahtheboys Stirrer.

[Stargazer]

@cgrant We don't know, because the Hurricanes never give injury updates. I wouldn't be surprised if this is just another stupid selection decision.

[Stargazer]

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[Frank]

@Nepia
You a Blues fan yet?

[ACT Crusader]

I’m actually picking the Canes to win this one. Ardie, Dane and TJ to will them over for an unlikely win.

[mikey07]

@Higgins HOBM are the golden boys of Wellington Rugby they get whatever they want funny how when whenever we play them in our grade it’s always there home game 5 years in a row. #notbitter

[Dice]

@KiwiMurph said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:

@Stargazer the article also says this

Hickey has signed with the Hurricanes until the end of 2021.

So potentially rest of this year and 2021?

Hickey was on the radio this morning and he said he's signed for the rest of this year.

[Higgins]

@mikey07 Are you sure that it is not MSP that are the "golden boys" as they seem to get way more Hurricanes/Lions/Academy players allocated to them than almost all other clubs? It must be hurting someone badly that they have had to allocate Simon Hickey to Poneke after they had already shunted their latest schoolboy wonder signing (Aidan Morgan) to MSP given they both play in the same position. What is a big shock is that Hickey was not "allocated" to Petone!

[Nepia]

Did Hickey turn into a superstar up North? Otherwise WTF are the Canes playing at? The guys still fairly young but he didn't really shine at Super level last time around.

[Crucial]

My feeling is that Cruden is due a good one and the difference between he and JGB will be the winning of the game.

[Machpants]

@Nepia said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:

Did Hickey turn into a superstar up North? Otherwise WTF are the Canes playing at? The guys still fairly young but he didn't really shine at Super level last time around.

Nope ended up coming back cos he lost his first choice place in EDI

[Winger]

@Nepia said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:

Did Hickey turn into a superstar up North? Otherwise WTF are the Canes playing at? The guys still fairly young but he didn't really shine at Super level last time around.

Canes aim low these days. Just to provide a contrast with the other 4 sides.

[Bones]

@mikey07 pffft no thanks Ngatitoa Domain.

[mikey07]

@Bones where do you get Ngati toa domain from

[mikey07]

@Higgins I duno we got allocated Rueben Love here in Wainui which surprised me a lot to get a young 10

[Bones]

@mikey07 said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:

@Bones where do you get Ngati toa domain from

Hah I was trying to think of a shit ground to visit and it was either that or Tawa. But yeah had obviously erased Mary Crowther from my memory...

[mikey07]

@Bones Mary Crowther is actually not to bad now, I’d rate Haitaitai park, the other 3 fields at Porirua park and my absolute worst Ian Galloway what an absolute sess pit that place is

[mofitzy_]

Looks like the rain should hold off.

[Higgins]

@mikey07 @Bones Hataitai Park had untold amounts of Council money spent on it in the summer of 2017/19 putting in underwater irrigation and drainage. The irrigation bit works wonderfully as the grass can be kept alive over summer an is still green come the usual time to start the rugby season. Sadly the drainage has not been so successful. It is somewhat ironic that the Axemen junior teams often get to play on the Basin Reserve (an international cricket ground no less!!!!!!) rather than having to endure a bit of good old fashioned heavy underfoot conditions of Hataitai Park! The WCC are not prepared to risk further damaging the Hataitai surface but have no qualms about the Basin!

Has Martin Luckie Park been forgotten in you mud heap rankings?

[Stargazer]

Apparently, it will be Reed Prinsep's 50th game for the Canes, today.