Hurricanes 2024

[Tim]

Rumour discussed on the Rugby Direct podcast: Dane Coles to join the squad? When does he finish in Japan?

[Canes4life]

@Tim would be pretty soon, don’t think his team is doing that great. Would be a pretty cool way to go out if he came back and helped us win a title.

[akan004]

Razor will be feeling relieved. I was expecting him to be out for the whole year.

[Winger]

This is a big loss.

Getting Coles back if possible is almost a must. But he's a level below Aumua now.

I have been worried about injuries. It's a bigger concern than the Blues form. That was why I was all for resting lots of players vs the FD. Lomax had a rest but Aumua should also have been rested. But, too late now.

[sparky]

@antipodean Terrible news, he's been in the best form of his career.

At least, it's not longer.

[chchfanatic]

Oh no wheels are starting to fall off.
Can’t wait to play the canes in the 1st v 8th QF.

[foobaNZ]

@Winger Aumua was on the bench and went down in a non contact situation. Could have just as easily happened at training.

[antipodean]

Recovery time of 6-8 weeks suggests partial tear. Source: I did my MCL in 2022.

[Canes4life]

@antipodean how long did it take you to recover?

[antipodean]

@Canes4life difficult to know exactly as there were other issues as a result of running out of traction talent on a bike, but I was back in three months.

[mikey07]

@chchfanatic Have to ACTUALLY win games first champ before you start thinking of a QF.

[BerhamporeNinja]

@chchfanatic last throw of the dice this weekend good luck

[Canes4life]

Hunters to play the NZ Under 20s

I wonder why Sangster has dropped down to the Dev side. Maybe they couldn’t be bothered sending him over to Aus.

[Bovidae]

@Canes4life Are you going to the game? It doesn't appear to be on Sky.

[Canes4life]

@Bovidae unfortunately I’ll be working but hopefully can find a live stream somewhere.

[ruggabee]

Brett Cameron on his All Blacks cap and his promising second stint with the Hurricanes

In 2024 Brett Cameron (27) has been vital in the Hurricanes best ever start to Super Rugby. The Wellington based franchise has won eight.

“The coaching staff have been outstanding. There’s been an extra level in detail and preparation – they’ve challenged us with different ideas and created a culture of healthy competition and care for each other.”

Hmm, that doesn't seem to bode well for the All Black's attacking strike plays, the guy designing them (Holland) is apparently not very big on attention to detail...

[chchfanatic]

@mikey07 well well well. The sleeping giants have finally woken up.

[chchfanatic]

@BerhamporeNinja we threw double sixes. The boys are back. Let’s all get back on the bandwagon.
Ps had corporate box so actually went last night. Was a decent crowd.

[mikey07]

@chchfanatic I don’t know if I’d be getting overly excited at winning your second game at home.

[chchfanatic]

@mikey07 it’s crazy that was only our third home game. Magic round must’ve been a home game for us.
You have to admit they looked good last night. Throw in Codie Taylor and Fergus Burke and we could surprise.
The playoff system is so stupid. We should never be in with a chance to still win it.
Chiefs Blues or hurricanes should win from here though.