Hurricanes 2020

[Higgins]

@Bones Yeah, one of the others (aside from Arnold) might have been Steven Bachop. I had forgotten he had defected to The 'Poo and subsequently that other despised orange jersey wearing outfit after his stint with Otago.

[Bones]

@Higgins any opportunity to post stuff like this should never be turned down.

[OomPB]

@Daffy-Jaffy Canes backline with Goosen and van Wyk, thats very Afrikaans.

[Nepia]

@OomPB said in Hurricanes 2020:

@Daffy-Jaffy Canes backline with Goosen and van Wyk, thats very Afrikaans.

They have a Du Plessis in the pack as well.

[OomPB]

@Nepia Plumtree's scouting. Maybe need to change my favourite NZ franchise from Chiefs to Hurricanes.

[Nepia]

@OomPB said in Hurricanes 2020:

@Nepia Plumtree's scouting. Maybe need to change my favourite NZ franchise from Chiefs to Hurricanes.

Abort.

[Higgins]

@Bones You do know that you have consigned me to at least a week of horrific nightly nightmares after posting that picture. After 20 years I have got those down to only about one or two a nights a week where I wake up a couple of times a night all hot and bothered and screaming obscenities whilst clinging tightly to my stuffed magpie comforter but it looks like the grieving process has taken a few steps backward!

[Bones]

@Higgins oh come on, can't go past a favourite son.

[Higgins]

Is that shot taken at the game where they fluked about a twenty point win over Wgtn. One of the very few times I have not supported the team playing against Wgtn!

[Higgins]

On reflection it might be from the time they rolled Nelson Bays for about a hundred. No doubt ChrisB will have the newspaper clippings from that encounter in his scrapbook of the 1997 season and will be able to confirm one way or the other. Pretty sure I would have only been supporting the referee in that game, again another thing that does not happen all that often!

[Darren]

Have to wonder if Teariki Ben-Nicholas turned down the Canes? Or not offered a spot?
This one makes me as upset as when we let the Highlanders take Lima Sopoaga from us.

[mikey07]

@Darren yeah I feel the same it does make you wonder, thought Plumtrees not massive on players with X factor judging by some of his signings he seems to favour the no frills player.

[Canes4life]

So apparently according to Avan Lee, the Canes already have someone in line as a first five signing for 2021, couldn’t sign him this year for contract reasons. My first bet is that Otere Black will come back to the Canes.

Also, does anyone know if there will be WTG players this year?

[sparky]

@OomPB said in Hurricanes 2020:

@Daffy-Jaffy Canes backline with Goosen and van Wyk, thats very Afrikaans.

Saffa-Canes

[sparky]

@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2020:

My top 23 for next year:

1. Fraser Armstrong
2. Dane Coles (c)
3. Tyrel Lomax
4. Scott Scrafton
5. Isaia Walker-Leawere
6. Vaea Fifita
7. Ardie Savea
8. Gareth Evans
9. TJ Perenara
10. James Marshall
11. Ben Lam
12. Ngani Laumape
13. Vince Aso
14. Wes Goosen
15. Jordie Barrett
16. Asafo Aumua
17. Xavier Numia
18. Alex Fidow
19. James Blackwell
20. Du Plessis Kirifi
21. Jamie Booth
22. Fletcher Smith
23. Peter Umaga-Jensen

Jordie to play First Five.

[Stargazer]

@Canes4life For 2021, I wonder whether Lee was referring to Sopoaga (who'll come off contract at the end of the 2019-2020 season.

They don't seem to publish the names of players on a development contract, unfortunately. I usually look at photos of social media; sometimes that gives you a clue.

[sparky]

Underwhelming. Hurricanes will do well to make the playoffs.

[mikey07]

@Stargazer hopefully it’s him .I happened to notice that he was playing 10 and Gopperth at 12 for Wasps on the weekend which I found an interesting concept.

[canefan]

@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2020:

@Stargazer hopefully it’s him .I happened to notice that he was playing 10 and Gopperth at 12 for Wasps on the weekend which I found an interesting concept.

Double pivot? 🤔

[Stargazer]

@mikey07 I'm only happy if it's Sops, if he will be able to increase his workrate. I haven't watched him play for Wasps, but his last season at the Landers wasn't good at all. Completely switched off.