Hurricanes 2023
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@ARHS said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Canes4life yes. NZ sevens background. Was close to leading tryscorer and top metres gained for most of npc....
Sounds like a good pickup. Why aren’t the Chiefs onto him?
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@Canes4life too many light outside backs at Chiefs already. Need a more powerful player like Nanai or K Naholo or Malimali. Patafilo was quite mediocre up this way. Much improved in last few games. Sinkinson is more like Goosen than Savea.
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@ARHS said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Canes4life too many light outside backs at Chiefs already. Need a more powerful player like Nanai or K Naholo or Malimali. Patafilo was quite mediocre up this way. Much improved in last few games. Sinkinson is more like Goosen than Savea.
We’ve got Rayasi and Savea so Sinkinson wouldn’t be a bad pick-up in that case.
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@Canes4life could be!? from the little ive seen Sinkinson's not bad, but not seen enough and id still rather Pepesana, have the Saders given up on Kini? if he shed some weight and got faster and good on high ball would be great at the Canes
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@BerhamporeNinja said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Canes4life could be!? from the little ive seen Sinkinson's not bad, but not seen enough and id still rather Pepesana, have the Saders given up on Kini? if he shed some weight and got faster and good on high ball would be great at the Canes
On Naholo slack work ethic is what I heard after his season at the Crusaders in 2022.They didn't extend his contract.
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@Chris apparently Canes signed him 🤷🏽♂️
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@BerhamporeNinja said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Chris apparently Canes signed him 🤷🏽♂️
Ok you could be right,I know he had offers from the Chiefs and Canes and the rumour around was he had signed for the Chiefs.
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@BerhamporeNinja said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Chris apparently Canes signed him 🤷🏽♂️
Where did you hear that one?
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@Chris ironically this is what Scott Robertson was quoted saying when they signed Naholo initially: “Kini is a powerful ball runner and prolific try-scorer, with a really impressive work ethic. We’re looking forward to welcoming him in to the Crusaders and helping further develop his immense talent,” Crusaders coach Scott Robertson said in a statement.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Chris ironically this is what Scott Robertson was quoted saying when they signed Naholo initially: “Kini is a powerful ball runner and prolific try-scorer, with a really impressive work ethic. We’re looking forward to welcoming him in to the Crusaders and helping further develop his immense talent,” Crusaders coach Scott Robertson said in a statement.
Maybe he was hoping that and it didn't work out that way.
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@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2023:
Whose everyone expecting to be the newcomers to be when the squad gets named tomorrow?
Will be interesting to see who they name as the third hooker, even though he didn't take part in the NPC, Raymond Tuputupu might be that guy. He was up there with Lakai as one of the top performers for the Hurricanes Under 20s.
We need another prop so I wonder if PJ Sheck will get that spot after his performances for the Lions or whether Pasilio Tosi keeps his position.
?? around the lock signing. I've already mentioned this on the Chiefs thread but because we've signed Peter Lakai and now have 9 loose forwards, Delany might have to be the 5th lock option cover.
I think the only other area we might see some surprises is in the outside backs. There have been talks that the Hurricanes didn't offer Patafilo enough so he's likely off to the Crusaders. There's murmurs that we've either signed Sinkinson from Waikato or Kini Naholo from Taranaki. (Watch this space)
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@Canes4life Wouldn’t Tosi already be accounted for they’d be taking Fidows position wouldn’t they?
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@Bovidae said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Dan54 said in Hurricanes 2023:
Hoping for a tall lock from somewhere!
Bird will be like a new (tall) lock.
Already got him Bov, wouldn't mind another couple, otherwise, reckon you need 3 or 4 tall ones for injury cover etc. You can sneak through with 1 shortish lock, but you need one real good target.
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@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Canes4life Wouldn’t Tosi already be accounted for they’d be taking Fidows position wouldn’t they?
I'm not sure how long Tosi's contract was for, therefore we could be on the hunt for two props.
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Can anyone make out the players from this Hurricanes post? I think the front three are Lakai, Higgins and it looks like Jackson Garden-Bachop. I can’t tell who the back two are…
Back left could be Kini Naholo. Definitely stumped on the player on the far right.
