Hurricanes 2018

[cgrant]

What about Alex Fidow ? Is he still injured ?

[Stargazer]

@cgrant I posted this 16 days ago. Haven't seen any update since then.

@stargazer said in Hurricanes 2018:

Assuming this is his own hand, I wonder how many games Fidow will miss because of this?

[akan004]

FFS, now TJ (MCL rupture) and Amua(wrist fracture)are out for an extended period of time. Is it just me or does anyone else feel that the NZ teams are getting a hell of a lot more injuries than the Aussies and the South Africans?

[Stargazer]

Had a few spare minutes and decided to check the Wellington club rugby line-ups to see which Canes' were playing yesterday (and, therefore, not/no longer injured). Although, I also found a Blues player.

Isaia Walker-Leaware, Finlay Christie (both Poneke); Peter Umaga-Jensen (Wainuiomata); Jackson Garden-Bachop, Leni Apisai (Northern Utd); Ben May (a namesake or the Canes' prop?) (OBU).

[Higgins]

Walker-Leaware lasted barely 20 minutes before hobbling off with some sort of knee injury whilst Christie came on for about the last 20 minutes.

[Stargazer]

Wes Goosen posted on instagram today that he has a broken jaw. He has had surgery.
So I guess he'll be out of action for about 2 months.

[Stargazer]

Alex Fidow played club rugby yesterday (off the bench). New injury?

[Stargazer]

Hurricanes Development team to take on Japan 'A' on Thursday (k/o 5.30pm @ Courtesy Domain, Levin)

15 JJ Taulagi
14 Losi Filipo
13 Sasa Tofilau
12 Peter Umaga-Jensen
11 Mason Emerson
10 Ihaia West
9 Richard Judd
8 Blade Thomson
7 Sam Henwood or Aaron Lahmert
6 Josh Kaifa
5 Liam Mitchell
4 Sam Uluafouna
3 TBC
2 Nathan Vella
1 Fraser Armstrong

Reserves
16 Tim Cadwallader
17 Scott Cameron
18 Sean Rankin
19 Ryan Shelford
20 Patrick Allen
21 Brice Henderson
22 Lindsay Horrocks
23 John Ika
24 James Tofa
25 Willie Paia'aua

Hurricanes Development to face Japan A

[Tim]

@stargazer said in Hurricanes 2018:

6 Josh Kaifa
4 Sam Uluafouna

Good for them.

[Stargazer]

@tim Kaifa, Uluafouna, Tofilau and Taulagi are all players who have moved to Hawke's Bay this year. Only Taulagi has a full Magpies contract; the others hope to earn a spot in the Magpies squad via club rugby.

The starting line-up of that Canes Dev squad looks reasonably good, but that bench ..... quite a few Heartland players.

[African Monkey]

Interesting to see Nathan Vella called up. Does that mean he'll play his club rugby up in Wellington or continue to play for New Brighton down in Chch?

[Stargazer]

Full time: Hurricanes Development 36 - 27 Japan 'A' (HT: 12 - 17)

Japan Rugby posted score updates on twitter, but didn't give the names of the Canes' try scorers.

[Stargazer]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/103420349/ihaia-west-stars-in-highspeed-clash-against-japan-a-in-levin

[Stargazer]

From the above article:

The Hurricanes lost flanker Sam Henwood to concussion, but No 8 Blade Thomson, in his comeback 40 minutes, was the commanding figure in the first half.

[Rapido]

Ihaia West is going to have a great career when a team puts him fulltime at fullback.

[Number 10]

@rapido

So because he scores three tries at first-five eighth he obviously will be better at fullback?

[No Quarter]

Mercurial is a great word to describe West.

subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind.

That pretty much summarises why he's had most of his success off the bench rather then starting and directing a team around the paddock.

I agree with @Rapido I think if he does start, he's better off at 15 injecting himself from time to time rather than constantly touching the ball at 10.

[Stargazer]

Video of the Hurricanes Dev v Japan A match. Without sound/commentary.

[cgrant]

When is Fidow available ?

[KiwiMurph]

@rapido said in Hurricanes 2018:

Ihaia West is going to have a great career when a team puts him fulltime at fullback.

To play fullback full time he will need to improve his ability under the high ball a hell of a lot. Right now it is a real weakness.