Hurricanes 2021

[Stargazer]

@higgins They were backing Wellington to sign Thompson for a reason! Although, this year, he was still behind the coke snorter. NPC will be interesting ...

[gt12]

@higgins said in Hurricanes 2021:

Kereru-Symes

Chiefs need another hooker too.

[Bovidae]

The Canes will probably sign O'Reilly instead!

Riccitelli would only be moving if promised more game time.

[Canes4life]

@nogusta I was in the corporate box at the Tin on Friday night and spoke to someone high up at MSP. Let's just say he's very confident that Thompson will be a Cane next year. I asked him about Ah Koui and why he wasn't ever considered for the Canes, apparently he was never offered a contract.

[Stargazer]

@gt12 I hope they sign him! The Chiefs or the Highlanders. He would never get game time at the Canes.

[Nogusta]

@canes4life be silly not to lock him in - his talent was pretty obvious during the M10 last year.

[Canes4life]

@stargazer not with two AB hookers and Thompson coming through.

I do hope the Canes get rid of O’Reilly, he really isn’t up to Super Rugby level.

[Stargazer]

@canes4life If the Canes signed Kereru-Symes, they wouldn't sign Thompson. But with Thompson signed by Wellington, they won't sign Kereru-Symes anyway, so it's a moot point.

[Canes4life]

@stargazer going from pure ability and potential the Canes will sign Thompson any day of the week.

[mikey07]

Interesting no one has poster this:

Stuff

Found this part quite interesting:
“Holland would also like to recruit another first-five, although he was pleased with the development of teenager Ruben Love, who capped off a promising debut season with a second half try against the Reds.

“We always need to make sure at 10 we’re solid so there’s probably one more spot there that we need to fill,” he said.”

Am I to believe that JGB won’t be a Cane next year?

[Yeetyaah]

@mikey07 Read that and never put 2 and 2 together there. Wouldn't surprise me if he went to Japan tbh.

[Stargazer]

@mikey07 Or Simon Hickey.

[mikey07]

@stargazer But then they’d be stockpiling 10’s ok Morgan will be a rookie next year would be better targeting the likes of Plummer or Perofeta especially with Barrett conning back next year.

[Machpants]

Love is on the books as a fullback, Hickey was a one year and done, so they are short on official 10s. Even counting love that's not 3, they know Leger ain't a 10 either.

[foobaNZ]

I think Black will come back to the Canes.

[Canes4life]

@foobanz wouldn't be a bad move, infact I wouldn't mind him starting, shifting Barrett to 12 and moving Love to 15, with Morgan on the bench.

The Canes essentially have Jackson Garden-Bachop, Brett Cameron, SImon Hickey or Otere Black to choose from.

[Duluth]

@foobanz said in Hurricanes 2021:

I think Black will come back to the Canes.

There was a NZH article that interviewed him about his upcoming decision. He talked a lot about looking after his families future.

The reporter hinted he was going overseas and the upcoming Maori game would be his last

[Stargazer]

@canes4life And Caleb Makene? Unless you're only talking about experienced SR players. He's spent all season with the Highlanders and I think his switch to 10 has been a success. Unlucky with his injury, preventing him from getting more than one cap.

[Canes4life]

@stargazer i'd prefer Lincoln McClutchie before Makene.

[Canes4life]

From this page (which is updated regularly) this is who the Canes have signed so far: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_2021–22_Super_Rugby_transfers_(New_Zealand)

Props:
Tyrel Lomax
Owen Franks
Alex Fidow
Tevita Mafileo

Hookers:
Asafo Aumua
Dane Coles

Locks:
Dominic Bird
James Blackwell
Scott Scrafton

Loose Forwards:
Devan Flanders
Du'Plessis Kirifi
Reed Prinsep
Brayden Iose

Halfbacks:
TJ Perenara

First Fives:
Aiden Morgan

Centres:
Vince Aso
Peter Umaga-Jensen
Billy Proctor

Outside Backs:
Wes Goosen
Salesi Rayasi
Julian Savea
Ruben Love