Hurricanes 2023
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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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@FakatavaAllBlack said in Hurricanes 2023:
Hurricanes confirmed Asafo Aumua is sticking around at the Canes through to the end of 2025
Very good news. Coles can't last too much longer and Asafo needs to watch the high shots though but otherwise is getting up to AB quality again
Now confirmation regarding Barrett is needed
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Media release:
It's a contract extension:The 25-year-old, who had been contracted until 2023, said he was thrilled to extend his time with the Hurricanes.
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For those that like pictures:
I really hope Aumua can iron out the kinks plaguing his game atm. (Line-out throwing / brain explosions).
We can all see that he’s physically a freak but if he wants to reach his potential he needs to nail down the important areas of his game.
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@gt12 said in Hurricanes 2023:
Even if you lose PUJ to the Landers
Is this a sauce? He needs more gametime, somewhere.
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@MN5 said in Hurricanes 2023:
@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
how tall do you think he is?
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@nostrildamus I'd say Blackwell is probably 1.93m, 110-115kg. He's slightly shorter than Caleb Delany who stands at 1.95m I think.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2023:
@nostrildamus I'd say Blackwell is probably 1.93m, 110-115kg. He's slightly shorter than Caleb Delany who stands at 1.95m I think.
He asked me
The answer is about my height.
Dynamic hooker Asafo Aumua recommits to the Hurricanes through to 2025
