Hurricanes 2021
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Ruben Love won the annual Surf to Peak comfortably today, cementing all the talk that I’ve heard around him being an absolute professional in everything he does. These new young kids setting a high standard of fitness, I’m liking what I’m seeing.
1st. Ruben Love
2nd. Luke Campbell
3rd. James Blackwell
4th. Cam Roigard
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@Canes4life James Blackwell was a former winner of that event too so you obviously can't read too much into it.
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thats cos the old boys know how to pace themselves for the season, the young pups out of the gate quick, keen to impress
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@Higgins I’ve heard plenty about Ruben’s talent but if he has a good work ethic to back that up then he has the potential to go far in the game. A good playmaker sets the bar high and he’s obviously done that in his first stint with the Canes.
The difference with Blackwell is he never really had talent or height to match his work ethic.
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@taniwharugby this is true, or their age is usually an excuse to not partake.
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@Stargazer do you know who the players are either side of Zane Kepeli (far left middle) in the photo below from todays boxing session?
I also notice G Evans at the back, along with Kirifi and P Umaga-Jensen.
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@Canes4life Your mystery player above isn't Kapeli but the player with the longer hair could be. Kapeli is a loose forward whereas the other guy is taller than IWL.
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@Canes4life @Bovidae I think we may be looking at different players when talking about "mystery player" haha.
My attempt at naming most players in this photo:
Left to right, starting at the back:
Patafilo, Proctor, Evans, Iose (in front of Evans), Scrafton, Thompson, 1: someone hiding behind Thompson, maybe T Mafileo?, Taumateine, Aso, J. Savea, Toala, 2: don't know, Numia, 3: don't know (at the back, looks a little bit like Cory Jane but doubt it's him), Kirifi (hiding behind Numia's shoulder), Prinsep, Armstrong, Love (hiding behind Armstrong), 4 and 5: two players I don't know the name of, Umaga-Jensen, Fidow, Laumape, Rakete-Stones, Blackwell.
Middle row: 6: I don't know the blond guy, 7: the one next to him might or might not be Kapeli, 8: I don't know the long haired guy, Delany (in front of Taumateine and Toala), Garden-Bachop (in front of Kirifi), Roigard, Fifita, Flanders and Rayasi (head in front of Blackwell).
Front row: Goosen, Campbell, 9: I recognise him but can't remember who he is, 10: I don't know, 11: I don't know (is it Le'aupepe hiding behind a beard?), Hickey, O'Reilly, Morgan, IWL.
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@Stargazer said in 2021 Hurricanes:
Middle row: 6: I don't know the blond guy, 7: the one next to him might or might not be Kapeli, 8: I don't know the long haired guy, Delany?
What I was saying is that the guy with the long hair could be Kapeli, not the player in the photo next to Holland you posted above.
Kapeli is in the middle of this photo.
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I really don't know. I've just been guessing with those two guys (7 and 8 in my numbering). I don't think either one of them looks like Kapeli haha. I'm sure from Delany to Rayasi in that middle row, but not the players on the other side of Delany.
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@Stargazer 2. that is Numia.
4 is the Manawatu loose forward / number 8 and 5 is Liam Mitchell.
- is the Southland Stags centre
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@Canes4life I had already named Numia (he has his hand on Delany's shoulder. With number 2, I'm referring to the player in-between him and Toala.
I'm not sure, but could number 3 be Connor Collins?
No. 4, do you mean Tyler Laubsher? Could be him ...
No. 5 is indeed Liam Mitchell.
9: Not sure who you mean with the Southland centre. They used Te Tamaki and Jay Thompson at centre. Do you mean Isaac Te Tamaki? I don't think he looks like Te Tamaki but it's hard to say; his face was hidden behind all that hair during Mitre 10 Cup haha. He must have had a good trim then.
@Bovidae I think you're right about no. 7! Looks like Howden.
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The 2 blokes at the back behind the likes of Numia could be trainers from the boxing gym they were at.
Defs not Connor Collins. Ray Nu’u is the player I was thinking of from Southland. There is a post about him higher up the thread but I’m not sure which one he is.
That blonde guy is someone I have never seen.
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Armstrong looks like he's bulked up (but maybe not in a good way)
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