Hurricanes 2023
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@Stargazer said in Hurricanes 2023:
Although some player signings haven't been confirmed, sometimes instagram/FB posts can give us clues:
The re-signing of PU-J, Rakete-Stones and Iose, for example, hasn't been announced but they appear in this post (from 22 August 2022).
Man, Savea looks so old in that post. Time to move on I'd say.
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@Stargazer You’d have to think they’d be staying based entirely on the fact that they weren’t included in the farewell post the likes of JGB and O’Reilly got.
On a side note I thought Rakete-Stones and a Iose had another year left.
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@mikey07 If contract negotiations were still ongoing at the time they posted those farewell posts, they obviously couldn't say anything about those players returning, or not returning. For example, if they were - at the time - talking to one of those player's agent, another franchise (or overseas club) could still have made an offer they couldn't refuse.
No, R-S and Iose's contracts expired this year.
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@Canes4life Jules was in the same NZ 20's side as 1 of his coaches Tyler Bleyendal and then the yr after the same Canes side as another coach CJ🙂
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@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Stargazer You’d have to think they’d be staying based entirely on the fact that they weren’t included in the farewell post the likes of JGB and O’Reilly got.
On a side note I thought Rakete-Stones and a Iose had another year left.
I haven't kept up with signings until now, but would suggest if O'Reilly going, he will be a loss, while never a top line hooker, he is handy in the squad, Amosa and Colsey need back up, and disappoint me a bit that Canes didn't sign Tyrone Thompson from HB, really thing he's got a pretty good future.
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@Dan54 said in Hurricanes 2023:
@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Stargazer You’d have to think they’d be staying based entirely on the fact that they weren’t included in the farewell post the likes of JGB and O’Reilly got.
On a side note I thought Rakete-Stones and a Iose had another year left.
I haven't kept up with signings until now, but would suggest if O'Reilly going, he will be a loss, while never a top line hooker, he is handy in the squad, Amosa and Colsey need back up, and disappoint me a bit that Canes didn't sign Tyrone Thompson from HB, really thing he's got a pretty good future.
He might want to go. Otherwise its strnage that he's been let go. He was good this year in super rugby when he played. And Coles won't be around for too much longer
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@Canes4life that can't be far off but I have to say he's surprised me with how well he's played since he came back to NZ. I was super against signing him on his return but I think we got some decent value from him.
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@Paekakboyz Needs to move on though IMO his stupid cut in and jam the midfield on defence has created a few tries this year better off looking to the future.
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@Paekakboyz he's well passed it though to be fair. When you compare him to the top wingers now he's a couple of rungs down the ladder.
The injection of guys like Sullivan and Moorby into the Canes backline this year showed what can happen when you inject young talent over those players that have done their dash.
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@Dan54 said in Hurricanes 2023:
@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Stargazer You’d have to think they’d be staying based entirely on the fact that they weren’t included in the farewell post the likes of JGB and O’Reilly got.
On a side note I thought Rakete-Stones and a Iose had another year left.
I haven't kept up with signings until now, but would suggest if O'Reilly going, he will be a loss, while never a top line hooker, he is handy in the squad, Amosa and Colsey need back up, and disappoint me a bit that Canes didn't sign Tyrone Thompson from HB, really thing he's got a pretty good future.
Who's Amosa? haha. Despite being injured, I expect Jacob Devery will get that third hooker spot after some strong performances for the Canes early on in the season.
I think the Canes might also be keeping one eye on Vernon Bason who I understand is a freakish hooker out of Fielding Boys High School. I haven't actually seen him play but I've heard from people close to School Boy rugby that he's a pretty impressive young kid.
Apparently he's already signed for the Turbos for next season. Hopefully the Canes don't let him go like other top notch Fielding players who ended up as All Blacks.
There's also Raymond Tuputupu who was one of the NZ Under 20 hookers this year.
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@Canes4life I thought it would go to Tuputupu or Kereru-Symes.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Dan54 said in Hurricanes 2023:
@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Stargazer You’d have to think they’d be staying based entirely on the fact that they weren’t included in the farewell post the likes of JGB and O’Reilly got.
On a side note I thought Rakete-Stones and a Iose had another year left.
I haven't kept up with signings until now, but would suggest if O'Reilly going, he will be a loss, while never a top line hooker, he is handy in the squad, Amosa and Colsey need back up, and disappoint me a bit that Canes didn't sign Tyrone Thompson from HB, really thing he's got a pretty good future.
Who's Amosa? haha. Despite being injured, I expect Jacob Devery will get that third hooker spot after some strong performances for the Canes early on in the season.
I think the Canes might also be keeping one eye on Vernon Bason who I understand is a freakish hooker out of Fielding Boys High School. I haven't actually seen him play but I've heard from people close to School Boy rugby that he's a pretty impressive young kid.
Apparently he's already signed for the Turbos for next season. Hopefully the Canes don't let him go like other top notch Fielding players who ended up as All Blacks.
There's also Raymond Tuputupu who was one of the NZ Under 20 hookers this year.
Thanks mate, haven't really kept up with those options, will take note of them hopefully.
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@mikey07 Devery was above Keruru-Symes before he got injured wasn’t he?
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2023:
@mikey07 Devery was above Keruru-Symes before he got injured wasn’t he?
Keruru-Symes was injured which allowed Devery to start regularly for the Magpies which put him in line for the Canes. I doubt they would have looked at him otherwise.
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I cracked up when I saw this, look at that height and weight.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2023:
I cracked up when I saw this, look at that height and weight.
Either he’s grown since I walked past him in the Supermarket the other week or I’ve shrunk
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