Hurricanes 2022
-
Coles is a big asset to the Canes, not only with his leadership, but also our scrum tends to be more stable when he's in the front row... he's 35 now so won't play as much game time in each match, when he is on the field though he still shows that real pace he has.
-
@nzbloke said in Hurricanes 2022:
Coles is a big asset to the Canes, not only with his leadership, but also our scrum tends to be more stable when he's in the front row... he's 35 now so won't play as much game time in each match, when he is on the field though he still shows that real pace he has.
Still the best, most impactful 2 in NZ. His absence basically cost us that Lions series win, he's that good
-
Picking a starting Hurricanes team for round one of Super Rugby Pacific
With less than a week until Super Rugby Pacific kicks-off, here's a possible Hurricanes side that could open the new campaign.
I'm never been a fan of Kirifi & Savea starting together, the balance is just wrong.
They are both very lightweight 7s as it is.
-
@kiwi_expat said in Hurricanes 2022:
Picking a starting Hurricanes team for round one of Super Rugby Pacific
With less than a week until Super Rugby Pacific kicks-off, here's a possible Hurricanes side that could open the new campaign.
I'm never been a fan of Kirifi & Savea starting together, the balance is just wrong.
They are both very lightweight 7s as it is.
Disagree, they might be a bit shorter than some of the other loosies, but both take the ball up strongly, have real pace, good at the breakdown & tackle well, add Flanders at 6 & we have an excellent loose forward trio... Savea has outstanding leg drive when taking the ball up, can't think of another number 8 in NZ that can consistently power through tackles like he can.
-
-
-
-
@nepia said in Hurricanes 2022:
We know there were two options the coach really wanted - Prinsep and Blackwell, but I guess the sponsors etc wouldn't have been too pleased.
Just glad that plodder Prinsep didn't get the captains job, otherwise he would've started in every match unless he out through injury.
-
@nzbloke Don't get your hopes up too high as he pretty much started every game last season, something to do with his indispensable leadership skills.
-
@higgins said in Hurricanes 2022:
@nzbloke Don't get your hopes up too high as he pretty much started every game last season, something to do with his indispensable leadership skills.
Don't see his leadership skills indispensable at all... there are others in the leadership group that can contribute really well.
-
@nzbloke They were the mitigating circumstances spouted by Mr. Holland in support of the continued selections of Messrs. Prinsep and Blackwell last season.
-
Hopefully the pain's over soon fellas, I've heard murmurs that he's interested in the Munster job.
-
@higgins said in Hurricanes 2022:
@nzbloke They were the mitigating circumstances spouted by Mr. Holland in support of the continued selections of Messrs. Prinsep and Blackwell last season.
Amazes me how a coach can favour a player so much, when you know there is another player clearly better than him in the same position.
-
@canes4life said in Hurricanes 2022:
Hopefully the pain's over soon fellas, I've heard murmurs that he's interested in the Munster job.
Hope that's the case.
-
@canes4life said in Hurricanes 2022:
Hopefully the pain's over soon fellas, I've heard murmurs that he's interested in the Munster job.
He’s specificaly come out to the press and said he is not going to Munster.
So obviously he is!
-
@canes4life said in Hurricanes 2022:
Hopefully the pain's over soon fellas, I've heard murmurs that he's interested in the Munster job.
Pleeeeaase
-
@canes4life said in Hurricanes 2022:
Hopefully the pain's over soon fellas, I've heard murmurs that he's interested in the Munster job.
really, from who?
-
Hurricanes boss Jason Holland responds to speculation over Munster job
Hurricanes head coach Jason Holland has replied to suggestions that he will look to apply for the vacant Munster job over the coming months.
-
@kiwi_expat a connection through my work knows Holland fairly well and said he was open to shifting. The fact he's come out and said he isn't I guess puts that to bed but you never know. Hurricanes coaches and staff have said one thing to the media before and have completely gone against their word so who really knows. If he doesn't perform this year, he should be out anyway IMO.
