Hurricanes 2024
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I'm liking the vibe Chris Laidlaw brings to the Canes. Hopefully he can bring the best out of the side this year and isn't a major disappointment like Holland. Appointing Brad is the right move IMO, he's our best 6, he's a proven winner and he has the most respect among the group having lead the Canes before.
I like the move not to give Perenara / Kirifi vice captaincy duties because of the obvious fact that Roigard has already surpassed Perenara, and Lakai will likely do the same to Kirifi.
'Everything we want': Veteran Shields named Hurricanes captain for 2024
The former England loose forward returns to the role, after previously leading the team in 2018.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2024:
Hurricanes have announced their captain for 2024.
Captain: Brad Shields
Vice captains: Jordie Barrett and Asafo Aumua.I'm glad Brad was given the captaincy over Du Plessis and TJ, I am surprised that Asafo is a vice-captain, maybe they've given him more responsibility to try and get the best out of him. Jordie as a VC is a no brainer.
Asafo is a surprise. But good to see. Including the PI aspect. It will be interesting to see how he develops and performs in this role.
I was expecting the captain plus 2 vice captains set-up but with Kirifi as the other VC. TJ might be a bit disappointed but JB was the obvious choice especially with TJs injury issues. And Roigard as the likely starter.
Kirifi is maybe the big loser here. Whether it's a reflection on his personality (he seems a bit of lad still) or his playing ability not being rated that highly. Time will tell.
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More reasoning behind the Aumua appt below. Laidlaw seems refreshing and willing to try new things to get the best out of his players. Something the mundane Holland wasn't able to. The Hurricane's season will be heavily influenced by the form of key players like Aumua, Lomax, Shields, Barrett, Roigard, Cameron, Proctor and Love. If they can perform and are supported well by that youthful but exciting bunch in behind them, it could be a sound year for the Canes.
@Winger Kirifi still seems a little hot headed to captain a Super side. He's had success with the Lions but we know provincial rugby is a big step down from Super these days. I also feel like Peter Lakai will get more opportunity this year at 7/8 so Kirifi is likely to be impacted by his rise.
The sometime international hooker has strayed off the international depth chart in recent seasons.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2024:
I'm liking the vibe Chris Laidlaw brings to the Canes. Hopefully he can bring the best out of the side this year and isn't a major disappointment like Holland. Appointing Brad is the right move IMO, he's our best 6, he's a proven winner and he has the most respect among the group having lead the Canes before.
I like the move not to give Perenara / Kirifi vice captaincy duties because of the obvious fact that Roigard has already surpassed Perenara, and Lakai will likely do the same to Kirifi.
The former England loose forward returns to the role, after previously leading the team in 2018.
Being involved in Rugby at 80 years of age is pretty damn inspiring I must say.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2024:
A forward must be in charge of the photo editing (eyeliner). The back is actually the tallest!
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@MN5 like Brad Shields I've recently resided back in Eastbourne, so it's good to see a fellow community member taking the reigns.
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The U20s programme outline is below (all times and venues to be confirmed) and starts this week.
10 February – Hawkes Bay Academy v Manawatu Academy – Napier
17 February – Hawkes Bay Academy v Wellington Academy – Palmerston North
24 February – Wellington Academy v Manawatu Academy
1 March – Hurricanes 20s Scenarios v Chiefs 20s – Taupo
9 March – Hurricanes 20s v Crusaders 20s – Blenheim
16-23 March – NZU20s Competition in Taupo -
The power of Pouri. I wonder what the NZ Super Rugby player record is?
Article below:
Watch: All Blacks XV prop stuns fans by squatting 300kg+ in pre-season
Pouri Rakete-Stones has stunned fans on social media by squatting a whopping 302kg.
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Perenara likely available from round 3:
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@Canes4life I must admit I was wondering why no one had posted anything about the team.
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Interesting developments - Wellington considers selling Hurricanes share after mounting losses.
I think it will be a good move - https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350178852/wellington-rugby-considers-selling-hurricanes-share-after-mounting-losses
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@Dan54 just highlights that New Zealand's rugby model isn't working anymore. NPC is pretty much a dev comp these days, NPC doesn't work in big stadia anymore.
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@Canes4life Agreed mate, but we could see that coming really.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2024:
@Dan54 just highlights that New Zealand's rugby model isn't working anymore. NPC is pretty much a dev comp these days, NPC doesn't work in big stadia anymore.
It's off-topic for this thread, but we need to cut out one tier.
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Not good news for Roigard by the sounds. Has tweaked his bicep and is now going for scans. Why is it always the good players that go down FFS? Even mild bicep tears can take months to recover from. Has our season finished before it's already begun? We won't win shit without him at halfback considering our limitation at 10.
TJ Perenara will play his first match for the Hurricanes since 2022 on Friday, but it's the health of Cam Roigard that was the main talking point on Thursday.
We might be left with Judd and Vijoen to open the season in Australia. LOL.
Also, this quote from Laidlaw is a little worrying - "I would suggest he's probably in the best condition of his career physically... I thought he was one of the players who actually played really well last week"................UMMM Roigard didn't play last week fella.
