Hurricanes 2019 Discussion

[Daffy Jaffy]

[Yeahtheboys]

Fletcher smith, Richard judd and Salesi Rayasi should’ve been snapped up by the chiefs how useless

[Bovidae]

@yeahtheboys Rayasi is a Wellington boy so I can understand that.

Compare the Canes props to that of the Chiefs!

[Daffy Jaffy]

No Jack Whetton as rumored. May mean he is at the Highlanders.

[Canes4life]

I would have had Flanders over most of those loose forwards. Heigen Bedwell Curtis is a huge suprise.

It think we could really struggle at Prop and Loose forward.

[Duluth]

@bovidae said in Hurricanes 2019 Discussion:

Rayasi is a Wellington boy so I can understand that

Yeah, I suspect he'll leave the Auckland NPC side too

No Renata or Whetton - those were the other Aucklanders rumoured to be heading to the Canes

[Canes4life]

@duluth Canes never learn, always pick the same props and expect different results. I would of had Renata over any of May, Toomaga Allen & Eves.

[Daffy Jaffy]

@duluth Hopefully that means that Renata is at the Blues. They need back up depth to Ofa T. at tighthead.

[Stargazer]

Interesting: Heiden Bedwell-Curtis. Another player who had to be discovered by another franchise first before getting a chance at the Canes

Rayasi taking Julian Savea's spot.

Devan Flanders not in the list, so he must have a development contract. No other, new Magpies in the squad either. In fact, we've gone down a player with West leaving.

No more Peter Umaga Jensen, TJ Va'a (both always injured)

[Bovidae]

Renata has been a big improver, as his scrummaging was poor. As @Daffy-Jaffy says, there would be room for him at the Blues ahead of Tamoaieta/Mafileo.

[sparky]

Great backline yet again. Shame about the Props and Locks. Hope that Fidow and Aumua kick on next season.

[Canes4life]

When do the WTG get named?

[Daffy Jaffy]

@bovidae I spoke to Renata's Dad a while ago and he said that this is only his fourth year playing prop. It is not then surprising that he is on a learning curve in scrummaging skills. All other parts of his game are top class I reckon.

[Stargazer]

@canes4life They rarely get published. To think of it, I've never seen it published since they're no longer included in the main squad lists. They're not even on teams' websites.

[KiwiMurph]

@canes4life aren't the WTG the ones named with an asterisk? E.g. Rayasi

[Bovidae]

When the squad size increased to 38 I don't think the WTG was listed anymore. All squads will run a larger training squad including development players.

[Stargazer]

@kiwimurph No the asterisk means that it is a new signing.

[Canes4life]

@kiwimurph Nope, they are rookies or first time Canes I believe. I know Flanders has been signed by the Canes so there must be a development squad ontop of this. Hopefully guys like Kereru-Symes, Fakatava & McClutchie are also in there.

[Nogusta]

@duluth Rayasi will still play M10 for Auckland. Whetton off to the Highlanders.

[Number 10]

@canes4life

Devan Flanders told me the three-year contract was : first year as development (covering him in the Under 20's next year) and years two and three are full contracts.

It is eminently possible that others like Kereru-Symes, Fakatava and McClutchie have something similar. From a Hawke's Bay perspective I hope so.