Hurricanes 2021

[Winger]

@stargazer said in Hurricanes 2021:

Half time:
Hurricanes Hunters 45 - 0 Hurricanes U20s

Are you watching it?

[Canes4life]

Anyone had a chance to see Love in action?

[Winger]

@canes4life

I would like anyone's view on the HB 1st 5 and 2nd combination

And a bit pointless at 45-0 HT though. Surely they could have set up more evenly matched teams

[Canes4life]

Full time: Hunters 64 Hurricanes Under20 Contenders 19

[Stargazer]

@winger Nope. From Hurricanes twitter.

[sparky]

Not sure we're going to win a single game this year. Side a bit shit and no depth. Tough season ahead. But Yellow & Black till I die!

[Gunner]

@canes4life said in Hurricanes 2021:

Anyone had a chance to see Love in action?

Has porn hub re-branded?

[mikey07]

@canes4life Would’ve been better off doing what the Chiefs and Blues do with provinces playing each other this seems pointless.

[Stargazer]

@mikey07 I think that game was a trial game for the U20s; they still have to trim the squad. Also good to give those young lads a run ahead of the tournament in Taupo, although the difference in strength may have been too big.

[mikey07]

@stargazer I understand the U20s having a run but think the other members of the Canes squad should be playing county cups like the Chiefs.

[Stargazer]

@mikey07 Yep, but the Chiefs have 4 NPC provinces; the Canes only 3. So you'd only have one game per weekend.

I don't think it's feasible to form a Heartland team from Wai-Bush, Poverty Bay, East Coast, Whanganui and Horo-Kap to make it four, and I don't think one of those provinces on their own would be good enough, even if you'd add non-playing Hurricanes from outside the catchment.

One game could still be useful though.

[mikey07]

@stargazer I think it might be able to work as it’s only about getting the players match fitness aswell as bringing the younger players through.

[bobily2]

@stargazer said in Hurricanes 2021:

@mikey07 Yep, but the Chiefs have 4 NPC provinces; the Canes only 3. So you'd only have one game per weekend.

I don't think it's feasible to form a Heartland team from Wai-Bush, Poverty Bay, East Coast, Whanganui and Horo-Kap to make it four, and I don't think one of those provinces on their own would be good enough, even if you'd add non-playing Hurricanes from outside the catchment.

One game could still be useful though.

Could do a game of three halves. You could even do a mini tournament between HB, Manawatu, and Wellington and the Hurricane U20s. It'd be a more even competition then the Hunters game

[Bovidae]

The teams that played in the Chiefs Centurion Country Cup at Hautapu today were a mixture of everything. Some current Chiefs squadies, NPC players, U20 players and even some in their first year out of school.

[Snowy]

@gunner said in Hurricanes 2021:

@canes4life said in Hurricanes 2021:

Anyone had a chance to see Love in action?

Has porn hub re-branded?

Read my mind.

[Stargazer]

https://twitter.com/pineyzb/status/1374498842486341647

That means he'll also miss the Mitre 10 Cup. Good opportunity for Love to take the reins for Wellington (and Morgan on the bench or at fullback).

[Higgins]

@stargazer This is Wellington so he has to get past A Morgan first! On second thoughts they will probably sign S Hickey to start for the Lions.

[mikey07]

@stargazer Far out talk about Bad luck for the Canes with 10 not that he’s that great but still...oh well guess Leger has a mortgage on that 10 jersey.

[Higgins]

@mikey07 Mayabe not, Fa'atonu Fili has been spotted doing a bit of sly training and must be in with a chance once he loses about another twenty five kgs. Incidentally where is TJ Va'a when you need him?

[mikey07]

@higgins said in Hurricanes 2021:

@stargazer This is Wellington so he has to get past A Morgan first! On second thoughts they will probably sign S Hickey to start for the Lions.

Don’t say that! Hopefully he still has a couple years on his Auckland contract