Hurricanes 2021
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@tim @Stargazer will be a happy happy man if this comes to fruition.
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@canes4life as should any canes fan?
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@taniwharugby I’d be happier if we signed a couple decent tight forwards.
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@canes4life Signing him is not enough; he needs to get sufficient game time, too.
Knowing the Canes, he'll be stuck behind TJP (if he decides to return) for the next few years. So probably not better off than when he stays at the Landers. If TJP moves on, then things could be different ... -
@stargazer He will also probably be stuck being Luke Campbell, who is essentially a Wellington product afterall, as well!
Incidentally who of Booth, TJP, Taumateine, Campbell, Roiguard or the almost inexhaustible supply of halfbacks brought in by the WRFU get given the DCM to fit Fakatava in? -
@higgins Roigard is only an injury replacement for Booth, so he doesn't count. Campbell only has a one-year contract (brought in because TJP isn't there). So he'd have to replace either Booth or Taumateine, who are also off-contract. In fact, the Canes have not a single halfback contracted for 2022 and beyond, yet.
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@higgins said in Hurricanes 2021:
@stargazer He will also probably be stuck being Luke Campbell, who is essentially a Wellington product afterall, as well!
Incidentally who of Booth, TJP, Taumateine, Campbell, Roiguard or the almost inexhaustible supply of halfbacks brought in by the WRFU get given the DCM to fit Fakatava in?fine!, you twisted my arm....we'll keep him.....
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@stargazer Oh that's interesting. Looks like we might be able to witness another couple of imported schoolboy superstar halfbacks running round in Petone, MSP and OBU colours this season then!
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@kpkanz in response to your comments on Jordie. We are talking about fullback not wing. Jordie was the better fullback last year so judging him as a winger is stupid - he just doesn’t have the pace. His height, size and kicking game are suited to 15. Go and watch some of his highlights for the Canes last year, he was fucking brilliant and would have lead most of the stats if he didn’t miss those first two rounds.
He’s a totally different to players like Jordan and Ben Smith who are able to move to the right or left wing as they have the pace to do so.
If you think Jordan and Jordie are like for like then ask Jordan to kick a 60m shot at goal.
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@tim said in Hurricanes 2021:
How very un Canes like to try sign a player with Flair though we should’ve thrown at least a development contract at him when he came out of school.
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Go and watch some of his highlights for the Canes last year, he was fucking brilliant and would have lead most of the stats if he didn’t miss those first two rounds.I kept track of the stats and thats not true at all. Jordie had more carries than Jordan throughout the season and was way down on every attacking stat and it wasnt even close. Jordan was either 1st or 2nd in metres made/defenders beaten/tries. Jordie wasnt close in ANY attacking category (wasnt in the top 10 for pretty much all of them) yet had more carries than Jordan throughout the season.
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Honestly speaking, there really isn't much in terms of good cattle ready to come and help out areas of weakness in the Canes right now, is there? Some good midfield talent, which they don't really need, and players most people have never heard of at lock and in the halves.
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'You've got to consider him': Why Julian Savea could be in line for an All Blacks re-call
An ex-All Black believes Julian Savea has put himself in line for a national re-call, four years after his last appearance for New Zealand.
Parsons reckons Jules has thrusted himself into AB's contention 😂
