Hurricanes 2019 Discussion
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@yeahtheboys Rayasi is a Wellington boy so I can understand that.
Compare the Canes props to that of the Chiefs!
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No Jack Whetton as rumored. May mean he is at the Highlanders.
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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.
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@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
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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)
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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.
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When do the WTG get named?
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@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.
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@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.
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@canes4life aren't the WTG the ones named with an asterisk? E.g. Rayasi
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@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.
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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.
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@number-10 Yeah those guys will be future Canes for sure. I expect Symes will take over Coles when he moves on after the W.C, McClutchie will probably push Garden Bachop out, Flanders will come into that loose forward mix and Fakatava will take Christie's spot.
