Hurricanes 2023
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@Tim not sure about Mafileo’s signing but he’s one the Canes will want to lock down. He’s 25 which is young for a prop and he can play both sides to a high standard which is considered gold these days.
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Chris Gibbes to leave the Canes at season's end.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Tim not sure about Mafileo’s signing but he’s one the Canes will want to lock down. He’s 25 which is young for a prop and he can play both sides to a high standard which is considered gold these days.
I reckon he's the type of player they should try and keep to. He's actually a good scummager etc , so plenty of pluses to keeping him.
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@Canes4life Guess that means he won’t the Canes head coach.
Playing conspiracy theorist here I wonder if the Canes head coach has already been chosen as Gibbes doesn’t want to work with him?
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@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Canes4life Guess that means he won’t the Canes head coach.
Playing conspiracy theorist here I wonder if the Canes head coach has already been chosen as Gibbes doesn’t want to work with him?
Haha Mikey, or wonder if he just wants to go hame to Te Awamutu like he says.
Am I the only innocent on here who doesn't try to find twists to everything?? And I know mate you weren't being serious (I hope) -
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The Hurricanes have today confirmed the signing of young tighthead prop, Hurricanes and New Zealand under-20 representative, Siale Lauaki, until 2025.
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@Stargazer awesome signing, with Franks unlikely to sign on we need to future proof our props and he looks to have all the attributes for Super Rugby and above.
I hope the Canes also sign PJ Sheck over Pasilio Tosi going forward aswell.
With the signing of Godfrey and now Lauaki I hope we can lock in more under 20 talent. Hopefully we sign the likes of Raymond Tuputupu, Tom Allen, Cooper Flanders and Jordi Vijoen before other teams get their mits on them.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2023:
@Stargazer awesome signing, with Franks unlikely to sign on we need to future proof our props and he looks to have all the attributes for Super Rugby and above.
I hope the Canes also sign PJ Sheck over Pasilio Tosi going forward aswell.
With the signing of Godfrey and now Lauaki I hope we can lock in more under 20 talent. Hopefully we sign the likes of Raymond Tuputupu, Tom Allen, Cooper Flanders and Jordi Vijoen before other teams get their mits on them.
Lauaki seems like another top talent. in the Godfrey, Higgins, Lakai class.
Who of the other 4 you mentioned seems the most promising. And fit with the canes requirements. Flander is a short 7 as far as I can make out so do we need another one (or is he too good to lose). What we really need is a tall quality lock, top hooker and HB and another prop (Sheck). As Tosi is not up to much and Franks might go
And esp a new quality head coach. Pointless having players like lakai and Higgins if they are ignored. Or play well in a few games and are then dropped
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@Winger well if Laidlaw gets the gig he would have worked with most of these guys in the Under 20s setup.
To be fair I haven't watched too much of those four but to me they've all built a pretty strong reputation through schools and under 19s.
The younger Flanders looks to be an old school 7 with strong leadership skills, definitely someone I'd like the Canes to sign.
Tom Allen looks like a pretty decent locking option for the Canes going forward. He really stood out playing for Hastings Boys last year.
I've seen Jordi Vijoen play a couple of times and he's a whippet with an outstanding pass. He would be the perfect guy coming on for Roigard in the last 20 minutes of a game. He's already spent some time training with the Canes this year.
Raymond Tuputupu has already made his Hurricanes debut and he did a decent job. Expect him to start for the Under 20s, he's a candidate to replace Coles next year but has faced a few niggly injuries lately.
Hurricanes Assistant Coach, Chris Gibbes, confirms departure
