Hurricanes 2023
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@Stargazer said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Canes4life Ruben Love is in the pictures at the finish.
Oh good spot, interesting that he hasn't placed because he won comfortably the last couple of seasons. Maybe off the pace after having a few extra weeks off.
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@Chris said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2023:
The road to the Hurricanes has been quite a journey for Josh Southall. This paints a picture of what he’s gone through since making the NZ Schools as a year 12 a few years back. I really hope his career thrives from here.
Injuries from the age of 13:
Age 13: Tore my calf muscle (4 MONTHS)
Age 14: Severs Disease Heel (12 weeks)
Age 15: Osgood Schlatters Disease, Two Knee Hyper Extension (12 weeks)
Age 16: Two Concussions, Carpal Tunnel in Wrist, Popped AC Shoulder Joint, Grade 3 Ankle Sprain (Total 5 MONTHS, 19 weeks)
Age 17: Tore ACL, MCL, PCL & Meniscus Right Knee Surgery (13 MONTHS)
Age 18: MCL Right Knee (8 weeks)
Age 19: Popper AC Shoulder Joint (12 weeks)
Age 20: Concussion, Articular Cartilage Knee Surgery (15 MONTHS)
Age 21: Blew Left Hamstring (10 weeks)
Age 22: Changed position no.7 ➡️ no.2 Blew Right Hamstring (10 weeks)Geez poor bugger that is a lot of injuries to cope with.
It does show he is mentally strong though,I hope he gets some real reward out of all the Rehab.Yeah that’s an insane list aye. I really hope he can make a fist of it at hooker. If you scroll across on the post below it shows how hard he’s working to reach the standard required for Super Rugby in his new position. Looks like a slightly smaller Dane Coles when he runs but he looks strong as an ox. Hopefully he gets a tone of minutes for Wellington next year.
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Hurricanes Under 20 Development squad announced. @Stargazer no Gus Brown, I wonder if he’s signed somewhere else?
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@Canes4life Wellington has picked up Jack O'Brien from Waikato.
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@Bovidae said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Canes4life Wellington has picked up Jack O'Brien from Waikato.
Don’t know much about him? What position?
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@Canes4life He's a 12 that can play 10. A big frame on him, good footwork. can kick. He played for St John's College in the CNI comp, made the barbarians team from memory. A good pick up.
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Yes, O'Brien was in the Barbarians U18s and also played for the Asian Barbarians in the World School 7s.
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@Canes4life A bit of a confusing name is this one. Is that the real Under 20s (or A Team) or the Under 20s "B" team?
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@Canes4life If rumours are true, Gus Brown may be in the Crusaders U20 WTG.
I'm also surprised Gilgal Malasia (Bethel's twin) isn't in the squad.
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@Stargazer Didn't see much of him (Gilgal) for Napier Tech last season. He was injured when I arrived up home and only got back for the last few games so can't really give a totally informed rating as to his form. The few times I glimpsed him we went ok with the ball in hand going forward but there is more than that to a No 8s requirements.
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@Stargazer said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Canes4life If rumours are true, Gus Brown may be in the Crusaders U20 WTG.
I'm also surprised Gilgal Malasia (Bethel's twin) isn't in the squad.
Lol of course he is, don't they have enough props down there? A real shame as I felt he's the most promising prop to come out of the Hurricane's catchment for some time.
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@Higgins I guess Jayden Stok is too old now? If he's U21, he may still have a chance to get picked in the Barbarians U21 team. He really should get that opportunity, after not having been able to compete in the SR U20s tournament, last year.
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@Stargazer In all honesty he looked just a good, well drilled and solid team player in the games I saw him at Tech Old Boys. He did make a few nice breaks in midfield but when a lot of the Texans game plan revolved around choking the living daylights out of the opposition pack before bring attacking play in the backs into play he was not really given as big a chance as he might have got to showcase himself.
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Seems to be lots of Hawkes Bay players in there? Have we signed a bunch of Wellingtonian kids for our U20s team?
@Stargazer said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Higgins This is the squad they'll pick the Hurricanes U20 squad from.
Oh right, so that's where the HB players will drop out.
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@Nepia said in Hurricanes 2023:
Seems to be lots of Hawkes Bay players in there? Have we signed a bunch of Wellingtonian kids for our U20s team?
Our Academy got at least two players from Manawatū's Academy, who - due to plain incompetence and/or lack of $$ of the MRU - weren't offered contracts: Hunter Morrison and Kade Manuel. I'll check the others later. Just like Flanders and Godfrey, Morrison has a National Development Contract and is training with the Hurricanes' senior side.
Oh right, so that's where the HB players will drop out.
Haha, yeah, I think Larsen is still there!
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Is this the World’s toughest pre-season activity?
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2023:
Is this the World’s toughest pre-season activity?
Shit, how good does Wellington look ! What a spot
