Hurricanes 2023
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If I had to pick a 23 on form right now it would probably look something like this:
Update: I’ve decided to split this into a First XV and Second XV to show our depth.
1st 15:
- Numia
- Aumua
- Lomax
- Sangster
- Walker-Leawere
- Delany
- Savea (c)
- Lakai
- Roigard
- Morgan
- Rayasi
- Barrett
- Umaga-Jensen
- Sullivan
- Moorby
2nd 15:
- Rakete-Stones
- Coles
- Mafileo
- Blackwell
- Bird
- Howden
- Gibson
- Flanders
- Perenara
- Cameron
- Patafilo
- Higgins
- Proctor
- Savea
- Love
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@Canes4life like both those 15s. Good back up in a lot of positions.
Now can you do the team Holland will pick? Haha.
@foobaNZ said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Canes4life like both those 15s. Good back up in a lot of positions.
Now can you do the team Holland will pick? Haha.
if fit 5 starters not in the first team will be almost certain
Perenara, Proctor, Blackwell, Savea and Prinsep.
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@foobaNZ said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Canes4life like both those 15s. Good back up in a lot of positions.
Now can you do the team Holland will pick? Haha.
if fit 5 starters not in the first team will be almost certain
Perenara, Proctor, Blackwell, Savea and Prinsep.
@Winger said in Hurricanes 2023:
@foobaNZ said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Canes4life like both those 15s. Good back up in a lot of positions.
Now can you do the team Holland will pick? Haha.
if fit 5 starters not in the first team will be almost certain
Perenara, Proctor, Blackwell, Savea and Prinsep.
You forgot Kirifi
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@foobaNZ said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Canes4life like both those 15s. Good back up in a lot of positions.
Now can you do the team Holland will pick? Haha.
if fit 5 starters not in the first team will be almost certain
Perenara, Proctor, Blackwell, Savea and Prinsep.
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Interesting read on the state of Manawatu rugby.
Most of their young talent look to be shifting elsewhere. Good to see Bason locked up, between him and Tuputupu they have a couple of sound hookers going forward. -
The Hurricanes U20s have been dominated by Manawatū players in recent seasons but not all stay there. You've got the Love brothers and Leo Gordon from PNBHS who moved away too.
Ben Strang is another young hooker with promise.
@Bovidae said in Hurricanes 2023:
The Hurricanes U20s have been dominated by Manawatū players in recent seasons but not all stay there. You've got the Love brothers and Leo Gordon from PNBHS who moved away too.
Ben Strang is another young hooker with promise.
I see Christian Cullen's son Cole is boarding at PNBHS. Will be intersting to see how he goes as he moves towards those senior years of High School.
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Fantastic news for the Canes, now let’s sign Peter Lakai aswell.
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Fantastic news for the Canes, now let’s sign Peter Lakai aswell.
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Good news indeed. Now we need Lakai and also Barrett. Then I will be happy with the key players that have already signed
Although after having a superb game vs Waikato he was a bit quiet I thought against CM
@Winger said in Hurricanes 2023:
Good news indeed. Now we need Lakai and also Barrett. Then I will be happy with the key players that have already signed
Although after having a superb game vs Waikato he was a bit quiet I thought against CM
I'd say we would have heard rumours by now if Barrett was looking elsewhere. We are stacked in the midfield if Umaga-Jensen signs on aswell. We will end up with Barrett, Higgins, Umaga-Jensen, Sullivan and Proctor which ain't bad at all. We will need to make some key signings in the backfield if Barrett decides to make the permanent shift to 12.
We've got Love and Moorby who are more than capable at fullback, it's more the wings that I'm worried about. So far we have Patafilo, Rayasi, Savea and with Goosen gone, we probably need to sign 2 or 3 more wings.
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@Winger said in Hurricanes 2023:
Good news indeed. Now we need Lakai and also Barrett. Then I will be happy with the key players that have already signed
Although after having a superb game vs Waikato he was a bit quiet I thought against CM
I'd say we would have heard rumours by now if Barrett was looking elsewhere. We are stacked in the midfield if Umaga-Jensen signs on aswell. We will end up with Barrett, Higgins, Umaga-Jensen, Sullivan and Proctor which ain't bad at all. We will need to make some key signings in the backfield if Barrett decides to make the permanent shift to 12.
We've got Love and Moorby who are more than capable at fullback, it's more the wings that I'm worried about. So far we have Patafilo, Rayasi, Savea and with Goosen gone, we probably need to sign 2 or 3 more wings.
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The media release relating to Higgins' signing :
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@Canes4life sign Kini Naholo
@FakatavaAllBlack said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Canes4life sign Kini Naholo
Would be nice if we can get him or one of those Blues wingers. Maybe AJ Lam could replicate his brother and make the shift down.
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These are the Hurricanes Under 18 teams that will go toe to toe against a Fiji side in Taupo tomorrow.
The Savea XV looks stronger to me: that front row looks bloody good.
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Tis a bit odd no announcement re: Barrett yet but I'm sure he'll be locked up. Hopefully for a few years it would be a bit of a shame if it was a 1 year deal again.
Hopefully we give Lakai a 5 year Proctor contract. Shit - make it 10 years.
@foobaNZ said in Hurricanes 2023:
Tis a bit odd no announcement re: Barrett yet but I'm sure he'll be locked up. Hopefully for a few years it would be a bit of a shame if it was a 1 year deal again.
Hopefully we give Lakai a 5 year Proctor contract. Shit - make it 10 years.
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@foobaNZ said in Hurricanes 2023:
Tis a bit odd no announcement re: Barrett yet but I'm sure he'll be locked up. Hopefully for a few years it would be a bit of a shame if it was a 1 year deal again.
Hopefully we give Lakai a 5 year Proctor contract. Shit - make it 10 years.
@Machpants said in Hurricanes 2023:
@foobaNZ said in Hurricanes 2023:
Tis a bit odd no announcement re: Barrett yet but I'm sure he'll be locked up. Hopefully for a few years it would be a bit of a shame if it was a 1 year deal again.
Hopefully we give Lakai a 5 year Proctor contract. Shit - make it 10 years.
Aside from Ardie, he's our most important player so it's good to sign him for the next three seasons. It will be interesting to see if the Canes continue his run in the 12 jersey...
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