Hurricanes 2025
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@Canes4life O’Reilly will be one of those 2 hookers I’d imagine.
@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life O’Reilly will be one of those 2 hookers I’d imagine.
and Raymond Tuputupu. Looks an excellent prospect
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@Winger I have known the kid from even before he started ripper at 4 years old and he has always been slight of build so there is almost nothing that can be done to change that. His father is of the traditional old fashioned prop build so he clearly gets his size from his mum, the former Black Fern Erin Rush. Right from the start he has always been a dangerous broken field runner and it was not unusual to see him and his mother at either Kilbirnie or Hataitai Parks practicing his rugby skills, inc goal kicking, after schools so it is no surprise that he is as talented and skilled as he is.
Right from the start of his playing days his Axemen Under 6s Wildfish team always finished their training sessions with a game of full contact bullrush so he was able to put into practice those swerves and steps he practiced as he evaded the crunching blows from the bigger kids had he been caught! In hindsight it was good to see the kids being taught proper tackle techniques from the age of five even though they had to wait a couple more years before they were allowed to use them in Saturday games. They certainly were not scared of the contact or afraid of getting hurt given the excellent grounding given them by their coaching staff, one of whom was Stan's father. Still being of slight build there is always the prospect of a hippopotamus smashing into him and breaking an attempted tackle no matter how correct the technique might be!
Remain to be convinced about him at first five though as he was well off the pace in a game I watched closely when NBHS trounced Well Coll a couple of years back with some very ineffective and rather aimless kicking for a big portion of the game. I was left pondering whether that was on the instructions of his coach as it was not happening in the first 15 or so minutes of the game as a few of the other times I went out of my way to watch him at high school he had a more rounded game than that. I suppose the best analogy would be to describe him as a less hairbrained Damian McKenzie. I guess only time will tell on how and where he ends up but I have got my fingers crossed as his parents are both good buggers!!!!EDIT Oh and his mother is from Taradale!!!!!!
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@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life O’Reilly will be one of those 2 hookers I’d imagine.
and Raymond Tuputupu. Looks an excellent prospect
@Winger said in Hurricanes 2025:
@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life O’Reilly will be one of those 2 hookers I’d imagine.
and Raymond Tuputupu. Looks an excellent prospect
I think Tuputupu is probably the guy they'll lock up long term. O'Reilly is serviceable but at this stage of his career he may look offshore. He's 29, soon to be 30 so may want to cash in overseas if he can.
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Yea I'd lock in Tuputupu, he was pretty impressive this year.
Except for his tackle technique. Coaching can fix that.
@foobaNZ said in Hurricanes 2025:
Yea I'd lock in Tuputupu, he was pretty impressive this year.
Except for his tackle technique. Coaching can fix that.
Yeah there are a few things to iron out with him but he will be the perfect hooker coming on late in a game for Aumua. Showed great signs this year and is a very physical tackler.
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An update on the Hurricanes squad based on recent player movements. Still 9 signings to make, obvious one being ASav.
Leaving from 2024:
J Barrett (Ireland), J Moorby (France), S Rayasi (France), A Morgan (Ireland), R Judd (un-signed), J Sangster (Japan)Hurricanes Squad 2025 - signed so far
Props:
T Lomax (2026)
X Numia (2025)
T Mafileo (2026)
P Tosi (2026)
S Lauaki (2025)
P Rakete-Stones (2025)Hookers:
A Aumua (2025)Locks
Z Gallagher (2025)
C Delany (2027)
I Walker-Leawere (2026)
J Taula (2025)
T Allen (2026)Loose forwards:
P Lakai (2027)
D Flanders (2026)
B Iose (2027)
T Howden (2025)
B Shields (2026)
D Kirifi (2025)Halfbacks:
C Roigard (2027)
T Perenara (2025)
J Vijoen (2026)First fives:
B Cameron (2026)
H Godfrey (2025)Centres:
R Higgins (2026)
B Proctor (2025)
P Umaga-Jensen (2026)
B Sullivan (2025)Wings:
D Sinkinson (2025)Fullbacks:
R Love (2025)@Canes4life Ardie definitely plying his trade in Auckland next year.
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@Canes4life Ardie definitely plying his trade in Auckland next year.
@Nogusta said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life Ardie definitely plying his trade in Auckland next year.
Massive tip. Fascinated to see how this plays out. Mt Smart or thr Garden of Eden?
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@Nogusta said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life Ardie definitely plying his trade in Auckland next year.
Massive tip. Fascinated to see how this plays out. Mt Smart or thr Garden of Eden?
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@Canes4life Ardie definitely plying his trade in Auckland next year.
@Nogusta said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life Ardie definitely plying his trade in Auckland next year.
What’s your source? If he leaves he leaves, I’d just be interested to know where this is coming from. No inkling whatsoever in the media about it.
Apparently Cam Roigard was definitely going back to Chiefs territory last year and that didn’t happen so I’ll believe it when I see it.
If he goes to MP, I can deal with that. Auckland though, yuck.
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@Nogusta said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life Ardie definitely plying his trade in Auckland next year.
What’s your source? If he leaves he leaves, I’d just be interested to know where this is coming from. No inkling whatsoever in the media about it.
Apparently Cam Roigard was definitely going back to Chiefs territory last year and that didn’t happen so I’ll believe it when I see it.
If he goes to MP, I can deal with that. Auckland though, yuck.
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
If he goes to MP,
I could see this happening
It would eb a foolish move by Ardie though as he would be leaving excellent gym facilities. And leaving a potential winning team
Esp as he will be 31 next year.
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@Nogusta said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life Ardie definitely plying his trade in Auckland next year.
What’s your source? If he leaves he leaves, I’d just be interested to know where this is coming from. No inkling whatsoever in the media about it.
Apparently Cam Roigard was definitely going back to Chiefs territory last year and that didn’t happen so I’ll believe it when I see it.
If he goes to MP, I can deal with that. Auckland though, yuck.
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Nogusta said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life Ardie definitely plying his trade in Auckland next year.
What’s your source? If he leaves he leaves, I’d just be interested to know where this is coming from. No inkling whatsoever in the media about it.
Apparently Cam Roigard was definitely going back to Chiefs territory last year and that didn’t happen so I’ll believe it when I see it.
If he goes to MP, I can deal with that. Auckland though, yuck.
@Nogusta has good oil on things coming out of Auckland he is probably on the money with this .
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
If he goes to MP,
I could see this happening
It would eb a foolish move by Ardie though as he would be leaving excellent gym facilities. And leaving a potential winning team
Esp as he will be 31 next year.
@Winger said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
If he goes to MP,
I could see this happening
It would eb a foolish move by Ardie though as he would be leaving excellent gym facilities. And leaving a potential winning team
Esp as he will be 31 next year.
And his last memory as a Cane will be a disallowed try against the Brumbies.
If he doesn’t want to be at the Canes so be it. We’ve got plenty of talent in the loose.
The irony is if he wants to build his brand in Auckland then why would you sign for the worst team in the comp? You might aswell go and play league for the Warriors, that will build massive hype.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Nogusta said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life Ardie definitely plying his trade in Auckland next year.
What’s your source? If he leaves he leaves, I’d just be interested to know where this is coming from. No inkling whatsoever in the media about it.
Apparently Cam Roigard was definitely going back to Chiefs territory last year and that didn’t happen so I’ll believe it when I see it.
If he goes to MP, I can deal with that. Auckland though, yuck.
@Nogusta has good oil on things coming out of Auckland he is probably on the money with this .
@Chris I’m sure it’s true, I’m actually not too pissed off about it tbh. I feel like the Canes as a collective played better this year not having to rely on Ardie so much.
At the end of the day if he goes then he goes. If his reason for leaving is because his brother was sacked by the Canes then it would be a little harder to stomach.
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@Chris I’m sure it’s true, I’m actually not too pissed off about it tbh. I feel like the Canes as a collective played better this year not having to rely on Ardie so much.
At the end of the day if he goes then he goes. If his reason for leaving is because his brother was sacked by the Canes then it would be a little harder to stomach.
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Chris I’m sure it’s true, I’m actually not too pissed off about it tbh. I feel like the Canes as a collective played better this year not having to rely on Ardie so much.
At the end of the day if he goes then he goes. If his reason for leaving is because his brother was sacked by the Canes then it would be a little harder to stomach.
Yeah you have a lot of depth in the loose forwards, It probably means they develop better with longer careers left than Ardie has.
I wouldn’t be pissed either if I was a canes fan. -
@Machpants He is still available for AB selection
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@Yeetyaah @Canes4life if @Nogusta says it, you best believe it.
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@Machpants He is still available for AB selection
@george33 said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Machpants He is still available for AB selection
How, MP is not an NZ SR team, point me to where the rules were changed
