Hurricanes 2024
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2024:
Based on the above updated squad list, the following positions have yet to be announced - 1x prop, 1x lock, 2x loose forwards, 1x centre. These will be announced in tomorrow's squad naming.
Prop: I have no idea who the last prop will be but I assume it will be a tight-head, I wonder if they will go with Pasilio Tosi or try and sign Owen Franks again.
Lock: I'm assuming the last locking positon will go to Justin Sangster. We need experience and he's been around for a few years now.
Loose forwards: I'm picking the last two loose forward positions to go to Brayden Iose and Caleb Delany (who can also cover lock).
Centre: no surpises here, I think we'll keep Peter Umaga-Jensen.
Think you've nailed it, with Tosi over Franks.
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FORWARDS
Props
Siale Lauaki – Wellington
Tyrel Lomax – Ta$man
Tevita Mafileo – Bay of Plenty
Xavier Numia – Wellington
Pouri Rakete-Stones – Hawke’s Bay
Pasilio Tosi – Bay of Plenty
Hookers
Asafo Aumua – Wellington
Jacob Devery – Hawke’s Bay
James O’Reilly – Wellington
Locks
Caleb Delany – Wellington
Ben Grant – North Harbour
Justin Sangster – Bay of Plenty
Josh Taula – Manawatū
James Tucker – Waikato
Isaia Walker-Leawere – Hawke’s Bay
Loose Forwards
Devan Flanders – Hawke’s Bay
TK Howden – Manawatū
Brayden Iose – Manawatū
Du’Plessis Kirifi – Wellington
Peter Lakai – Wellington
Brad Shields – Wellington
BACKS
Halfbacks
Richard Judd – Bay of Plenty
TJ Perenara – Wellington
Cam Roigard – Counties Manukau
Five-eighths
Brett Cameron – Manawatū
Aidan Morgan – Wellington
Midfield
Jordie Barrett – Taranaki
Riley Higgins – Wellington
Billy Proctor – Wellington
Bailyn Sullivan – Waikato
Peter Umaga-Jensen – Wellington
Outside Backs
Harry Godfrey – Hawke’s Bay
Ruben Love – Wellington
Josh Moorby – Northland
Kini Naholo – Taranaki
Ngatungane Punivai – Canterbury
Salesi Rayasi – Auckland
Daniel Sinkinson – Waikato
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So so so glad we've re-signed Delany and Sangster. I'm so much happier about this side now knowing those two have been signed up.
Shame Morgan is still there, would have loved to sign McClutchie.
Interesting that on the Instagram post they've lumped Jordie with the inside backs.
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Post squad thoughts on the Canes strongest 23 I would actually go with the following:
- T Mafileo
- A Aumua
- T Lomax
- C Delany
- J Sangster
- T Howden / B Shields
- D Kirifi
- D Flanders
- C Roigard
- B Cameron
- K Naholo
- J Barrett
- B Proctor
- B Sullivan
- R Love
- J O'Reilly
- X Numia
- S Lauaki
- I Walker-Leawere
- P Lakai
- T Perenara
- H Godfrey
- R Higgins
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@Stargazer The annoying thing about this squad is the amount of locks we've signed. We could have signed one less lock and signed up McClutchie instead. Just seems so odd.
I wonder who's in the wider squad? Maybe he's in there potentially with a promise that he will have a full contract in 2025.
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@Tim Sullivan played wing for the AB XVs and went well there. He’ll be more effective than the bus who was well out of his prime. Also Moorby isn’t a bad option on the right and Naholo will want to nail down that 11 jersey for the Canes after playing well last season. I’m picking the Canes to make the semis, and I’m hoping we can make it to the big dance but it will depend which players can stay fit.
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The Hurricanes email they sent out has an extra member in the squad. They have Jordi Vijoen in there as a fourth halfback. Maybe TJ has still a bit of work to do on rehabbing that injury.
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@Canes4life Was surprised not to see Jordi Viljoen in the squad. Surely he's a better option that Judd??
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Looks weaker than this year.
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If Laidlaw is any good, he should do well with this side. Esp if he appoints a VG head forwards coach (its odd that all is so quiet on this front)
My biggest concern is 1st 5.
But this will be a good test of Laidlaw's coaching ability. Morgan is a useless first that hopefully is in his final year. Love was poor this NPC and needs to focus on regaining form at FB. Godfrey is not even close to being ready yet. The obvious answer Cameron starting with Barrett as his backup. Except for the easier games where another option can be given game time.
2 big pluses. Blackwell is gone. And Prinsep too. Not their fault but once regular starters and not even close to being good enough at this level. So, I'll add the dumb coaches who selected them as well. So, a new start. I just hope they step up. Tamati Ellison didn't at NPC level as a head coach. I hope Laidlaw isn't a repeat.
