Super Rugby 2024

[Stargazer]

The draw for the 2024 season has been released:

2024 Super Rugby Pacific draw revealed

Link to the draw itself: https://super.rugby/superrugby/documents/media-files/super-rugby-pacific-match-schedule-2024/

[mariner4life]

Super Round in Melbourne coinciding with Group 1 racing at Flemington elevates this to ultimate boys weekend territory
The draw even helps by having the saturday late-arvo game being Pacifica v Drua, so no need to leave the races early

Rugby Racing & Beer

[KiwiMurph]

Blues following the lead of some other sports with a Guess The Team Names video.

Not bad

[Toddy]

You could tell they knew what the Crusaders were but couldn't say it

[Canes4life]

After playing for the Hurricanes and Crusaders, Pepesani Patafilo is Tana's first signing for Moana Pasifika next year.

[Stargazer]

@Canes4life Second. Sione Havili Talitui was the first.

I haven't seen it confirmed by MP or Patafilo yet.

[Canes4life]

@Stargazer there’s a post somewhere, it’s on Du Plessis Kirifi’s Insta story.

Probably not officially announced by MP or Patafilo himself yet but it’s happening.

Update: It was announced by SOPS Group who are a accredited Pasifika sports agency.

[Daffy Jaffy]

[Chris]

It sounds like Julian Savea wanted to stay at the canes.

Sport

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[Canes4life]

@Chris his time is up but he will always remain a Hurricanes great. Despite the botched try in the 2015 final there are definitely some awesome memories of Savea in a Canes jersey. My favourite is when he smoked Israel Dagg and sent him flying before dotting down in the corner.

I wonder if the Highlanders are the team that have picked him up.

[mikedogz]

It would be cool if he ended up at Moana. An Aussie team could be interested too.

[Machpants]

Yeah unlikely to be NZ team

[Chris]

@Canes4life
Savea would Probably do a ok job at centre for someone.

[frugby]

Savea will not be coming to the Highlanders. We have signed our quota of outside backs... and why would we want a washed up 33 year old. You'd be stunned if it wasn't Moana Pasifika.

[SBW1]

@frugby That would be a good outcome for MP.

[Stargazer]

@SBW1 That depends on who he replaces.

[Canes4life]

@frugby lol you have Connor Garden-Bachop and a random Argentinian. I’d take Julian any day over those options.

[Stargazer]

From his instagram stories:

[Chris]

@frugby
Savea might be your experienced MF option that the Highlanders coaches has been saying they are looking for.

[Stargazer]

Hurricanes chief executive Avan Lee has addressed Julian Savea’s exit from the club, saying poor contract negotiations saw the parties part ways.

Lee shed more light on that situation this afternoon, saying discussions between the two parties “weren’t as good as they should have been” but he wished Savea all the best for the next part of his career.

Lee also noted that a change in the team’s coaching setup for 2024 – with Clark Laidlaw replacing Jason Holland as head coach - played a part in the outcome.

“There were conversations taking place between coaches and the player, and obviously that didn’t work out in Julian’s favour. It’s massively difficult to go through a process like that and see a legend of the club leaving,” Lee said.

“The fact we had a new coaching setup was definitely a complication because that person hadn’t started, the coaches had to discuss players and contracts, who might be coming in and who might not be.

Super Rugby, Sport, Rugby

'Definitely a complication': Hurricanes boss reveals reasons behind Savea exit

Julian Savea will continue his Super Rugby career elsewhere in 2024.