Hurricanes 2025
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Zarn Sullivan's future surely the most exciting off-season move to watch. If Stevenson is leaving the Chiefs will want him, Canes and Crusaders could take him as a potential first five, and the Blues will obviously want to keep him.
The Highlanders even have a vacancy at 10 - could quite possibly have the pick of whatever franchise he wants!
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@george33 said in Hurricanes 2025:
@frugby were is Stephenson going?
On the Chiefs thread it was mentioned he was going? Maybe seeking an early release to go to league because he hasn't cracked the ABs.
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@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2025:
Good news
https://www.hurricanes.co.nz/news/article/rising-star-peter-lakai-re-signs-with-the-hurricanesMassive signing. Long term Hurricane and hopefully long term AB.
Have updated the signed list above.
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Lakai on lock........
https://twitter.com/hurricanesrugby/status/1805341679177859252
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@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2025:
Good news
https://www.hurricanes.co.nz/news/article/rising-star-peter-lakai-re-signs-with-the-hurricanesMassive signing. Long term Hurricane and hopefully long term AB.
Have updated the signed list above.
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2025:
Good news
https://www.hurricanes.co.nz/news/article/rising-star-peter-lakai-re-signs-with-the-hurricanesMassive signing. Long term Hurricane and hopefully long term AB.
Have updated the signed list above.
Can you attach this list to the first post
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I would keep James O'Reilly and Raymond Tuputupu. Tupututu after a shaky Brumbies performance started to look an excellent prospect. Until his ridiculous red card
How good is Bason? With injuries we need to really have 4 hookers
https://all.rugby/player/james-o-reilly
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Crusaders confirmation of Zach heading to the Canes.
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Signed for one year only.
@Canes4life one year trial?
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With Gallagher coming in I'd be tempted to move Delany back to 6 where he was very good for Wellington when they won the NPC a few years ago. He's a great carrier of the ball, our best lineout forward and I'm sure he can bring his physical attributes to that role. It then means we can shift Delany to lock late in the game and bring on both Flanders and Iose for impact.
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Talking to a mate that's close to Ories rugby and he said Roderick Solo is interested in coming back into 15s after having a rough year in sevens. Hopefully the Canes look at him. He's a huge talent but may need to put on a little beef for Super. Hopefully Wellington have signed him up for the NPC.
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Signed for one year only.
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
Signed for one year only.
But but but, what about my mindless speculation and half truths… guess I’m not just saying things to just say it yet again huh.
Great signing for the canes, getting a great player but also a great man. A win win.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
Signed for one year only.
But but but, what about my mindless speculation and half truths… guess I’m not just saying things to just say it yet again huh.
Great signing for the canes, getting a great player but also a great man. A win win.
@Landers92 said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
Signed for one year only.
But but but, what about my mindless speculation and half truths… guess I’m not just saying things to just say it yet again huh.
Great singing for the canes, getting great player but also a great man. A win win.
You've been 100% on the money so far. Keep it coming.
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When did we last see a super promising Crusader leave for elsewhere in New Zealand? Do I sense the tide slowly shifting here or will this just be a one off… time will tell.
@Landers92 said in Hurricanes 2025:
Also. Since when did you last see a super promising Crusader leave for elsewhere in New Zealand? Do I sense the tide slowly shifting here or will this just be a one off… time will tell.
Sam Darry just won a title with the Blues. Both players partnered each other at Christs College so maybe he saw the success Darry was having and maybe wants to emulate that at the Canes to push for higher honours.
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@Landers92 said in Hurricanes 2025:
Also. Since when did you last see a super promising Crusader leave for elsewhere in New Zealand? Do I sense the tide slowly shifting here or will this just be a one off… time will tell.
Sam Darry just won a title with the Blues. Both players partnered each other at Christs College so maybe he saw the success Darry was having and maybe wants to emulate that at the Canes to push for higher honours.
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Landers92 said in Hurricanes 2025:
Also. Since when did you last see a super promising Crusader leave for elsewhere in New Zealand? Do I sense the tide slowly shifting here or will this just be a one off… time will tell.
Sam Darry just won a title with the Blues. Both players partnered each other at Christs College so maybe he saw the success Darry was having and maybe wants to emulate that at the Canes to push for higher honours.
Yeah that’s true. I more meant someone established in the Crusaders squad but Darry is also a good example because Crusaders wanted him too didn’t they. They had Gallagher pinned to be ‘the next Scott Barrett’ in their system and I know for a fact the Crusaders were pushing hard to keep him. Going to be interesting to see how it all plays out considering he hasn’t reached his prime years yet.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Landers92 said in Hurricanes 2025:
Also. Since when did you last see a super promising Crusader leave for elsewhere in New Zealand? Do I sense the tide slowly shifting here or will this just be a one off… time will tell.
Sam Darry just won a title with the Blues. Both players partnered each other at Christs College so maybe he saw the success Darry was having and maybe wants to emulate that at the Canes to push for higher honours.
Yeah that’s true. I more meant someone established in the Crusaders squad but Darry is also a good example because Crusaders wanted him too didn’t they. They had Gallagher pinned to be ‘the next Scott Barrett’ in their system and I know for a fact the Crusaders were pushing hard to keep him. Going to be interesting to see how it all plays out considering he hasn’t reached his prime years yet.
@Landers92 said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Landers92 said in Hurricanes 2025:
Also. Since when did you last see a super promising Crusader leave for elsewhere in New Zealand? Do I sense the tide slowly shifting here or will this just be a one off… time will tell.
Sam Darry just won a title with the Blues. Both players partnered each other at Christs College so maybe he saw the success Darry was having and maybe wants to emulate that at the Canes to push for higher honours.
Yeah that’s true. I more meant someone established in the Crusaders squad but Darry is also a good example because Crusaders wanted him too didn’t they. They had Gallagher pinned to be ‘the next Scott Barrett’ in their system and I know for a fact the Crusaders were pushing hard to keep him. Going to be interesting to see how it all plays out considering he hasn’t reached his prime years yet.
I hope it isn't just a one year signing and that he shifts back to the Crusaders afterwards. I think Gallagher will become a mainstay in the Canes tight five. The Crusaders have Barrett who will be there for a while and then Hannah who is a future AB in waiting. I think if Gallagher can lock down a spot at the Canes he probably wouldn't go back just to be a second fiddle player. It's a good move for him IMO.
If the Canes can get a solid hooker to back-up Aumua, our forwards will be a lot stronger than our backs next year. Something that I don't think I've ever said about a Canes side.
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The Gallagher move is very strange. He's been earmarked by the Crusaders as a long-term fixture and received ample minutes in his early years (and likely would've seen similar game time this year were it not for injuries). Would be odd to see any player shift away from any franchise given the above situation, less alone from the Crusaders (regardless of the change in coach/cultures etc).
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The Gallagher move is very strange. He's been earmarked by the Crusaders as a long-term fixture and received ample minutes in his early years (and likely would've seen similar game time this year were it not for injuries). Would be odd to see any player shift away from any franchise given the above situation, less alone from the Crusaders (regardless of the change in coach/cultures etc).
@Mr-Fish said in Hurricanes 2025:
The Gallagher move is very strange. He's been earmarked by the Crusaders as a long-term fixture and received ample minutes in his early years (and likely would've seen similar game time this year were it not for injuries). Would be odd to see any player shift away from any franchise given the above situation, less alone from the Crusaders (regardless of the change in coach/cultures etc).
He obviously wants to start though and he's stuck behind Barrett, Strange and now Hannah. I think it's a good move for him. Why wait to get an opportunity when you are almost guaranteed a starting spot somewhere else.
He's only signed for one year so who knows. Maybe he's coming up to the Canes to get some game time before heading back (when/if) Barrett takes a sabbatical.
