Hurricanes 2021

[Higgins]

@Stargazer Played a couple of seasons for OBU around five or six years back so it could be another Wellington self centered pick
http://www.clubrugby.co.nz/wellington/clubs-teams-people.php?club_id=&team_id=&person_id=4057&type=1&page=1&sort=Date+DESC&searchfield=&searchstring=#results_p

[ARHS]

On form in NPC it would make sense. He was pretty sharp and got the BOP backline firing after early tentativeness

[mikey07]

@Stargazer I wouldn’t mind Connor Collins tbh.

[Chris]

@mikey07 said in 2021 Hurricanes:

@Stargazer I wouldn’t mind Connor Collins tbh.

He was in Canterbury for a while. Fiery little bugger never quite broke into the Crusaders/Canterbury system.

[mikey07]

@Chris That’s why he’d be a perfect fit rev our forward pack up

[Cpt Kumera]

@mikey07 luke having a good run injury free showing his potential and deserves to get it

[mikey07]

@Cpt-Kumera In his defence I haven’t seen him play so cant really pass judgement.

[Winger]

@mikey07 said in 2021 Hurricanes:

@Stargazer I wouldn’t mind Connor Collins tbh.

Agree. But he lost his position as a Wellington starter so unlikely

Although the Canes need two additional HB. One only for a year to replace Perenara. One an injury replacement. So both might only be for 12 months

[mikey07]

@Winger They could always call him in for injury cover to replace Booth while he recovers

[Machpants]

Who's this fella? Any good?

https://www.hurricanes.co.nz/news/article/hurricanes-sign-ruben-love-until-2023

[Canes4life]

Very promising First Five/ Fullback but I question the timing of his signing due to his age.

[ARHS]

Another coup for the Canes, after Billy Procter and Julian Savea. No room for Fletcher Smith now

[Winger]

@Canes4life said in 2021 Hurricanes:

Very promising First Five/ Fullback but I question the timing of his signing due to his age.

No choice. A player as promising as Ruben would be snapped up by another team.

Very happy with this signing. Hope he can be developed as a future 1st 5

[Winger]

@ARHS said in 2021 Hurricanes:

Another coup for the Canes, after Billy Procter and Julian Savea. No room for Fletcher Smith now

Proctor was signed a few years back. But hes still only 22 so still time for him to come good. To me he's a center but needs a powerful 2nd 5 inside him. Maybe UJ at 2nd 5 might work

[Stargazer]

@ARHS said in 2021 Hurricanes:

Another coup for the Canes, after Billy Procter and Julian Savea. No room for Fletcher Smith now

Or Lincoln McClutchie.

[ARHS]

@Stargazer Would have expected Visinia, Fomai and Parsons to be snapped up also.

[Stargazer]

@ARHS Yep. Hopefully another franchise shows some interest, because it seems the number of Magpies at the Canes is only decreasing ... I think we were over our quota, last year.

[ARHS]

@Winger Just a little odd that both long-term signings were competing for fullback berth with Wellington, and Jordie, Tiatia and Toala already play there for Canes. So, I assume Love is intended as a 10 in place of Smith

[Stargazer]

@ARHS He must be a long-term project though, because he's no where near SR quality, yet.

[mikey07]

@Machpants He was very good at prem level and was showing signs at Mitre 10 level good pick up, though I really wanted McClutchie.