Hurricanes 2024
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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.
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.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2024:
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.
Fuck sake, dementia
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D Duluth forked this topic on
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I'm liking Laidlaw's approach to selection. From Brad Shield's interview on the Rugby Pod it sounds like no matter what reputation you have, you need to earn the jersey. This means he's likely to pick those in form which is a huge difference to Holland who picked his favourites even though they underperformed for so long.
Like any team, our hopes this year will linger on how good our 10 plays so it's good to see Laidlaw hasn't made up his mind on who that will be yet. Apparently it's a 3 horse race between Cameron, Love and Morgan atm so Laidlaw clearly sees Godfrey as a fullback (interesting though as he's listed as a 10 on the Canes website). What I'm hoping is that Cameron plays well on Friday and solidifies his rank as our number 1 ten. This will mean we don't need Morgan on the bench because Love can clearly cover 10 aswell from fullback.
More about the 10 battle here: https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350187273/hurricanes-no-10-battle-set-define-their-season
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2024:
@MN5 like Brad Shields I've recently resided back in Eastbourne, so it's good to see a fellow community member taking the reigns.
You're one of the crossing guards at muritai too huh?
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2024:
I'm liking Laidlaw's approach to selection. From Brad Shield's interview on the Rugby Pod it sounds like no matter what reputation you have, you need to earn the jersey.
Easy to say of course. Were there examples of Laidlaw dropping out of form senior players in 7's? Let's see what happens if Shields form dips
Although, maybe he's had a change of philosophy or maybe 7 contracts provided more restrictions?
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@Duluth Never watch 7s mate, so wouldn't know if he did or didn't drop out of form players, but withh all due respect to most posters, we don't know who is out fo form etc anyway, as we tend to see if players do amazing things, and if we don't like them judge them harshly, and don't take account of what's happening around them.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2024:
More about the 10 battle here: https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350187273/hurricanes-no-10-battle-set-define-their-season
I hope it's just talking up Morgan. He's been dropped from the starting
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@gt12 said in Hurricanes 2024:
@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.
I disagree, we just need to make it the correct level. Without playing games at 30-40k stadiums, and with all the full coverage at high cost level.
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Hurricanes Hunters to play Chiefs Development: Perenara and Godfrey starting at 9 and 10.
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@Canes4life is the prop Newland any relation to Clint Newland?
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@Grooter said in Hurricanes 2024:
@Canes4life is the prop Newland any relation to Clint Newland?
Could be this guy out of Whanganui.
Rugby: Newland makes NZ Maori U18
Matches for the New Zealand Maori U18 team will be announced in due course.
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Nephew I believe. @Stargazer posted something a while back.
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With Godfrey starting at 10 the Canes obviously see him as a future 10 so that's good to see. 2024 might be a little early for him though but he should be pushing for that role in the top team come 2025. Let's hope Morgan Fs off.
Hopefully Godfrey still sees plenty of mins either at fullback or off the bench for the main side.
