Hurricanes 2023
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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.
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@Canes4life far right is Graham Rowntree.
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Going from the below photo in comparison to the above, I’m 100% sure that’s Kini on the left.
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@foobaNZ said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Canes4life far right is Graham Rowntree.
Lol it’s definitely a hooker or a prop with that head shape and those ears. 😂
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@Canes4life right could be Sinkinson, his ears stick out a little bit
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@Yeetyaah said in Hurricanes 2023:
Right is defs Sinkinson. Here's the OG.
Nice one, good spot. He looks like a similar height to Julian in that match-up. Does anyone have stats on Sinkinson’s size and weight?
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@Canes4life no stats but he's quite tall but defs needs some more bulk. Good investment but not Super ready imo, hope I don't eat my words lmao.
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@Canes4life how annoying would it be if we resigned JGB kind of defeats the purpose of not giving him a contract to be fair, could be CGB but yes definitely looks like JGB.
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@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Canes4life how annoying would it be if we resigned JGB kind of defeats the purpose of not giving him a contract to be fair, could be CGB but yes definitely looks like JGB.
Yup agree it would be a huge step backward. I was hoping he'd go to Moana Pasifika.
Didn't Holland publicly say they've chosen not to re sign him?
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@foobaNZ said in Hurricanes 2023:
@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Canes4life how annoying would it be if we resigned JGB kind of defeats the purpose of not giving him a contract to be fair, could be CGB but yes definitely looks like JGB.
Yup agree it would be a huge step backward. I was hoping he'd go to Moana Pasifika.
Didn't Holland publicly say they've chosen not to re sign him?
It could be Brett Cameron in that post but it looks like JGB to me.
