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Super Rugby: Hurricanes confirm interest in Akira Ioane
The Hurricanes have confirmed they have considered making an approach for Akira Ioane.
Assistant coach John Plumtree admits he's keen on the Blues number eight as he looks ahead to the 2019 Super Rugby season.
He will take over the head coaching role from Chris Boyd, who has agreed to become director of rugby for English club, Northampton Saints at the end of the season.
Speaking to Andrew Gourdie and Jim Kayes on RadioLIVE, Plumtree revealed Ioane's name has been discussed as he looks to assemble next year's Hurricanes squad.
"There's certain things that have to be done now for next year regarding more the roster, players that potentially we need to target," he said.
"Certainly he was talked about and certainly he'd be a great addition for us but the word is he is still staying in Auckland to help them out, so good for him," he said.
Ioane could be seen as a replacement for departing number eight and captain, Brad Shields, who has signed for the Wasps in England.
The Hurricanes are currently riding a three-match losing streak after going down to the Brumbies on Saturday.
Boyd called the second half failure in Canberra, where they failed to register a point, as among the worst 40 minutes since his coaching tenure began in 2015.
But he did note the Brumbies were out to keep their season alive, with a loss meaning the ACT team would be out of finals contention.
"That's probably the worst 40 minutes of football we've played in four years really," Boyd said.
"I think at the end of the day, one team was desperate to stay alive and we've already qualified for the playoffs, it's just where we're going to play and who against.
"That doesn't excuse that performance but one team had more to play for than the other."
In better news for the Hurricanes, they could get three of the four star players who missed the game back for their home clash with the Blues next Saturday.
Boyd said he expected captain Brad Shields and All Blacks Beauden Barrett and Vaea Fifita back for the Kiwi derby.
The clear highlight against the Brumbies for the Hurricanes was captain TJ Perenara scoring a freak try by diving to intercept a Joe Powell pass in the corner.
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@tim great news,good to know my sources where close to the mark,but delighted Akira is staying with the Blues..now let’s find a forward coach who knows what he is doing..!
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@tim said in Super Rugby News:
Boyd called the second half failure in Canberra, where they failed to register a point, as among the worst 40 minutes since his coaching tenure began in 2015.
The worst 40 minutes since he coached the Wellington team to losing their first 640 minutes (8 games) in 2014.
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That means working on recruitment even while this campaign is in full cry. The Hurricanes host the Ioane brothers' Blues team at Westpac Stadium on Saturday, having apparently sounded them out about a shift. "We're not chasing Akira now because we believe he's staying with the Blues," said Plumtree. "**He was made available to every franchise in the country a little while ago** and I'm sure there were a lot of clubs interested in Akira, like we were, but we believe he's staying at the Blues." **Like his brother?** "**I would say he'll be staying at the Blues too**." -
@tim Sooooooooo expect to see them both playing for different franchises then
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@shadowtrooper said in Super Rugby News:
@tim Sooooooooo expect to see them both playing for different franchises then
What?
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@stargazer said in Super Rugby News:
Geez, that's old news. Under which rock have the Stuff editors been hiding?
Maybe they got information that it was a season ending injury, but assumed the season in question was just the French Barbarians season.
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@shadowtrooper said in Super Rugby News:
@tim Sooooooooo expect to see them both playing for different franchises then
Yeah i wouldn't underestimate the Blues ability to fuck it up from here and result in them going elsewhere.
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@pukunui said in Super Rugby News:
@shadowtrooper said in Super Rugby News:
@tim Sooooooooo expect to see them both playing for different franchises then
Yeah i wouldn't underestimate the Blues ability to fuck it up from here and result in them going elsewhere.
Chiefs, Chiefs, Chiefs!!!
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I see Kerevi is out for the rest of the year. Not such a big deal for the Reds as they should be focussed on next year anyway, but the Wobs don't have a lot of depth. Cheika will have to plaster over the hole just as he seemed to finally have worked out a settled backline.
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@crucial said in Super Rugby News:
I see Kerevi is out for the rest of the year. Not such a big deal for the Reds as they should be focussed on next year anyway, but the Wobs don't have a lot of depth. Cheika will have to plaster over the hole just as he seemed to finally have worked out a settled backline.
I rate kuridrani as a better all round player anyway
