Hurricanes 2020

[Bones]

@Stargazer said in Hurricanes 2020:

Fabish

@Kirwan you might want to track this guy's career.

[Stargazer]

@Bones ??

[Bones]

@Stargazer may predate you....it's related to the rise and rise of Scott Hamilton (FABSH).

[pukunui]

@Bones said in Hurricanes 2020:

@Stargazer may predate you....it's related to the rise and rise of Scott Hamilton (FABSH).

Haha so i guess Fabish is a future fringe AB.

[Kirwan]

@Bones said in Hurricanes 2020:

@Stargazer said in Hurricanes 2020:

Fabish

@Kirwan you might want to track this guy's career.

I’ve already had my dinner, thanks.

[Kirwan]

@Stargazer said in Hurricanes 2020:

@Bones ??

Future All Black Scott Hamilton.

I infamously said I’d eat my hat if Hamilton got selected and that year Henry picked five wingers in the bloody squad. Five!

Felt personal.

[Yeetyaah]

@Kirwan was the hat consumed?

[sparky]

@Kirwan said in Hurricanes 2020:

@Stargazer said in Hurricanes 2020:

@Bones ??

Future All Black Scott Hamilton.

I infamously said I’d eat my hat if Hamilton got selected and that year Henry picked five wingers in the bloody squad. Five!

Felt personal.

The Former Future All Black Scott Hamilton is Director of Rugby for Hinckley Rugby Club in Leicestershire, England who are in National League North Division 2. Seems to have taken some of Robbie Deans matras with him.

Hinckley Rugby Club 1st XV

[Kirwan]

@Yeetyaah said in Hurricanes 2020:

@Kirwan was the hat consumed?

Ummm, sure.

[Machpants]

@Kirwan said in Hurricanes 2020:

@Yeetyaah said in Hurricanes 2020:

@Kirwan was the hat consumed?

Ummm, sure.

[Bones]

[Stargazer]

Hurricanes playing club rugby today:

Wellington
Kane Lea'aupepe (Johnsonville)
Alex Fidow (Oriental-Rongotai) at no. 8!
TJ Perenara (Northern United) from the bench
Murphy Taramai (Upper Hutt Rams)

Hawke's Bay
Danny Toala (Hastings)?

[Winger]

So maybe IWL has resigned. Maybe Fifita hasn't

Two wings left. Unsure why 2-3 rather than just 2 or 3.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/122470613/hurricanes-coach-jason-holland-still-on-julian-savea-watch-he-needs-to-get-on-the-park

With all their big names back next year, Holland said they only had 2-3 spots left on their roster in the outside backs and one loose forward position.italicised text

[Stargazer]

@Winger There are three Hurricanes loosies coming off contract this year: Fifita, Evans and Taramai. Going by that article, two have already re-signed. I wish they'd tell us who. I really hope Evans is one of them.

[mikey07]

@Stargazer I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s Evans and Taramai, Fifita definitely seems on his way out.

[Canes4life]

@mikey07 I hope it isn't Taramai, we can do better IMO.

[Stargazer]

2020 Hurricanes loosies & their preferred positions:

Murphy Taramai - 6, ?
Vaea Fifita - 6, lock, 8?
Reed Prinsep - 6, 8

Ardie Savea - 7, 8
Du’Plessis Kirifi - 7

Devan Flanders - 8, 6, (also used as lock at NPC level)
Gareth Evans - 8, 7, 6

So 3 loosies who prefer 6, and two others who can adequately cover 6
Also two loosies who are best at 7, and one other who can adequately cover 7
Two loosies who prefer 8, two who can cover 8 (Ardie and Prinsep), and one can maybe cover 8 (Fifita)?

If I were a selector, I'd be looking for a versatile loosie who can - at least - cover 7 as well (not necessarily as his preferred position) and/or another position like lock.

Edited to add that I don't know what Brayden Iose (Evans' injury replacement)'s preferred position is. Is it 8?

[Higgins]

@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2020:

@Stargazer I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s Evans and Taramai, Fifita definitely seems on his way out.

Think the term might be "bon voyage"

[mikey07]

@Canes4life I completely agree with that statement

[Stargazer]