Hurricanes 2021
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Looks likes the token Hawkes Bay player will be happy to play in front of a home crowd đ
Hurricanes to play Western Force at Napier's McLean Park
Bay fans get to watch the Hurricanes at home.
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@stargazer said in Hurricanes 2021:
@canes4life No, he wasn't even cited! Unbelievable.
Pretty sure this is how it works.
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@stargazer yeah piss poor really.
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From that article in the Hawke's Bay Today:
Hurricanes CEO Avan Lee said: "We are really looking forward to playing in Napier. The team always love the experience in the Bay and it's always a great atmosphere on game day. Our relationship with Hawke's Bay rugby is very important to us and we thank them and the Force for making this happen."
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@stargazer I remember him promising that we secured the talents of an international calibre first five (post Beaudy moving on) in a Radio Sport interview. Heâs lied through his teeth more than once.
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@canes4life Or he consider Simon Hickey as "international calibre"
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@stargazer probably, no surprise at the other odd selections if thatâs the case.
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@canes4life said in Hurricanes 2021:
@stargazer I remember him promising that we secured the talents of an international calibre first five (post Beaudy moving on) in a Radio Sport interview. Heâs lied through his teeth more than once.
I remember that interview also I was thinking it was Sopoaga I was happy
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@stargazer have I missed something, is the Force game in Napier?
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@canes4life Yes, scroll back up to https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/post/566732
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@stargazer said in Hurricanes 2021:
From that article in the Hawke's Bay Today:
Hurricanes CEO Avan Lee said: "We are really looking forward to playing in Napier. The team always love the experience in the Bay and it's always a great atmosphere on game day. Our relationship with Hawke's Bay rugby is very important to us and we thank them and the Force for making this happen."
About the only thing that is important to them is the possibility of wrangling a large amount of money out of the Events Department of the Napier City Council as an appearance fee. It would not surprise me if any appearance fee collected would provide a return that is greater than their share of the gate take from a shite team's appearance at the Sky Stadium.
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@canes4life said in Hurricanes 2021:
@mikey07 weird aye, and then nothing eventuated which was odd.
Yeah we got no game Hickey instead.
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@higgins said in Hurricanes 2021:
@stargazer said in Hurricanes 2021:
From that article in the Hawke's Bay Today:
Hurricanes CEO Avan Lee said: "We are really looking forward to playing in Napier. The team always love the experience in the Bay and it's always a great atmosphere on game day. Our relationship with Hawke's Bay rugby is very important to us and we thank them and the Force for making this happen."
About the only thing that is important to them is the possibility of wrangling a large amount of money out of the Events Department of the Napier City Council as an appearance fee. It would not surprise me if any appearance fee collected would provide a return that is greater than their share of the gate take from a shite team's appearance at the Sky Stadium.
Yep, all money from ticket sales goes to the Hurricanes, as well as a fee from Napier City Council who underwrite the fixture.
It is a PR exercise for Hawke's Bay who's only income from the fixture is from the pre-match hospitality functions.
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The lure of an Olympic gold medal remains for recalled Hurricanes wing Salesi Rayasi, who insists heâll delay his decision until after next weekendâs final Super Rugby Aotearoa match.
Rayasi returns to No 11 for his fourth start of the season, against the high-flying Chiefs in Hamilton on Friday night, as the newly re-signed Julian Savea drops out of the 23 in the ongoing wing rotation.As he looks to make an impact for the 1-5 Hurricanes in Hamilton, Rayasi also knows he must commit to the Olympic sevens programme in the next fortnight as coach Clark Laidlawâs squad eye an Australian campaign to prepare for Tokyo in July.
His last tournament in the black jersey was in Sydney in February 2020, not long before the world series was put on hold for Covid-19.
Rayasi said the lure of Tokyo was still there, âin the back pocketâ but he wasnât looking past the bottom-placed Hurricanesâ next two matches against the Chiefs and Highlanders.
âIâm just focused on the present and trying to be in that 23 week to week and trying to put my hand up. When I get to that [sevens] situation, Iâll come to a decision,â Rayasi said on Wednesday.
â[There will be] ongoing chats with Alfie [coach Jason Holland] about where I want to be and my goals and how that fits into this, that will help my decision.â
Asked when he needed to commit to sevens, Rayasi said: âSometime soon. I know the sevens are getting into full power and they leave for Australia in the next couple of weeks for their trans- Ta$man bubble games.â
It would be a surprise if Rayasi opted out of a potential once in a lifetime chance at the Olympics, which would see him miss Trans- Ta$man Super Rugby which starts next month. No doubt he features highly in Laidlawâs plans and be a major asset.
