Hurricanes 2021
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@mikey07 And he definitely won't unseat J. Blackwell from the starting lineup. Are we looking at IWL moving to take Bryn Evan's spot in the Highlanders? At least there is infinitely more chance of him getting starts down there than there is in Wellington.
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That signing is pretty funny considering I've used Dominic Bird as a joke on more than one occasion.
I'm thinking Dominic will take the place of Liam Mitchell.
I'ts also going to be hilarious when Blackwell and Dominic partner up in the line-out.
Note: he's also signed for the Wellington lions.
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@toddy massive improvement on what we have currently. Hope we don't lose IWL because of it though, wish it was at the expense of Blackwell.
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@canes4life said in Hurricanes 2021:
That signing is pretty funny considering I've used Dominic Bird as a joke on more than one occasion.
I'm thinking Dominic will take the place of Liam Mitchell.
I'ts also going to be hilarious when Blackwell and Dominic partner up in the line-out.
Note: he's also signed for the Wellington lions.
Faced a challenge to unseat any of Messrs Cridge, Parsons, Evans (B), or IWL for a spot in his home province squad! Maybe they are all holding contracts for 2021 which sort of shuts out any others coming in?
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@canes4life said in Hurricanes 2021:
I'm thinking Dominic will take the place of Liam Mitchell.
Le'aupepe needs to be replaced too.
The Canes having two 2 m+ locks. Who would have thought...
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@canes4life said in Hurricanes 2021:
That signing is pretty funny considering I've used Dominic Bird as a joke on more than one occasion.
I'm thinking Dominic will take the place of Liam Mitchell.
I'ts also going to be hilarious when Blackwell and Dominic partner up in the line-out.
Note: he's also signed for the Wellington lions.
You didn't need to add that, it goes without saying.
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@canes4life said in Hurricanes 2021:
@toddy massive improvement on what we have currently. Hope we don't lose IWL because of it though, wish it was at the expense of Blackwell.
He's actually had a few starts this year so I expect you wont lose him.
Will be hilarious next year when Blackwell keeps starting over one of Bird or IWL.
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@stargazer said in Hurricanes 2021:
@nepia That was what I was thinking; still a pity he won't play for his home province, though.
It's all good, we got BBBR because he chose Canterbury over the Hawkes Bay.
Maybe our locking spots are full or his Wellington Hurricanes contract is tied into Wellington province contract?
Canterbury and Crusaders, comes to Chiefs who help him regain form and an AB jumper anbd repays them by chasing the $$ overseas, returns and signs with Wellington (franchise and province) - the dude is as dead to me as Jason Taumalolo.
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Here is the latest Hurricane signings for next year (reference to official media releases at the bottom of the page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_2021–22_Super_Rugby_transfers_(New_Zealand)
Props: Alex Fidow, Tyrel Lomax, Tevita Mafileo
Hookers: Dane Coles, Asafo Aumua
Locks: James Blackwell, Scott Scrafton, Dominic Bird (not included yet)
Loose Forwards: Devan Flanders, Du'Plessis Kirifi, Reed Prinsep, Brayden Iose
Halfbacks: N.A
First Fives: Ruben Love
Centres: Peter Umaga-Jensen, Vince Aso, Billy Proctor
Outsides: Jordie Barrett (clause in his contract could see him shift elsewhere), Julian Savea, Wes Goosen
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@canes4life No A Savea?
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@higgins no Ardie yet. Hoping the big three of Ardie, Perenara and Barrett confirm their stay. But all of them leaving can't be ruled out either with the league rumours and the 'Jordie to the Blues' rumour.
A recent article suggested the Canes had signed up 28 players for 2022. With no media release actually citing who those players are.
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@canes4life They forgot Asafo Aumua, who is signed through to 2023.
