Hurricanes 2021
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@canes4life Yeah I’m definitely not crying over it he is overrated for the wraps he had on him. Surely a couple of them will stand up in the NPC
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@mikey07 I’m hoping big Tevita Mafileo gets more game time. He looks to have the size and scrummaging ability to be a real weapon but just needs more experience. Hopefully Owen Franks can teach the likes of Numia, Lomax and Mafileo a trick or two to take them to that next level.
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@canes4life I hope Rakete-Stones stays and gets more game time; Mafileo can wait in the queue behind him.
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@stargazer I rate Mafileo higher tbh and I’m pretty sure the Canes do aswell. If it wasn’t for his injury he would have been in the 23 over Rakete-Stones.
Rakete-Stones got rolled last night and looked fairly average tbh. In a game you’d expect him to dominate, he didn’t and that won’t have done his chances any good with contracts up for grabs atm.
I don’t care where the prop comes from, the Canes should be going all out in finding someone that has more experience and ability than our current crop of loose heads. If we can get someone like Hodgman, I’d be happy.
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@canes4life You must have watched a different game last night. His opposite in the Samoan squad kept angling in, got one scrum over him at the beginning because of it, and then got penalised for it a few times. RS had the better of him for most of the game! You should listen less to the commentators, who had no clue.
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@stargazer I think you are looking at him through rainbow tinted glasses tbh. His performance was below average and at the end of the day he was the prop getting penalised. All I saw was another undersized Hurricanes forward who couldn’t make the step up when it mattered.
The Canes are going to be really good when we have all of Rakete-Stones, Blackwell, Prinsep, Kirifi and Gibson on the park at the same time… NOT.
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@canes4life said in Hurricanes 2021:
I don’t care where the prop comes from, the Canes should be going all out in finding someone that has more experience and ability than our current crop of loose heads. If we can get someone like Hodgman, I’d be happy.
Do you reckon we could send a scout over to Argentina and pick up a prop
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@canes4life said in Hurricanes 2021:
@stargazer I think you are looking at him through rainbow tinted glasses tbh. His performance was below average and at the end of the day he was the prop getting penalised. All I saw was another undersized Hurricanes forward who couldn’t make the step up when it mattered.
The Canes are going to be really good when we have all of Rakete-Stones, Blackwell, Prinsep, Kirifi and Gibson on the park at the same time… NOT.
He's 118kg. He's not the biggest prop, but he's not exactly small.
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Looks like one good propping prospect on the horizon in Joseph Gavigan.
Joseph Gavigan makes New Zealand under-20s rugby team
Joseph Gavigan from Pahiatua has been selected for the New Zealand Under 20's Rugby Team.
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@canes4life said in Hurricanes 2021:
There have been a couple of "good prospects" over the years. Sadly not all of them (no names mentioned!) make the ultimate step up.
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@higgins let’s hope he can take that next step. Not bad for a small town boy.
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@canes4life And not going to a "big name" rugby school too boot.
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@canes4life the good thing is he’s on the Canes radar
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@mikey07 at 1.9 metres, if he doesn’t get a crack at prop he still meets the height requirements to be a Hurricanes lock.
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@canes4life nah too tall
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@canes4life Why would be though he’d never get passed Blackwell 😂
