Hurricanes 2024

Bovidae

@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2024:

Has Veveni Lasaqa thrown his lot in with the Canes now last I heard he was with the Chiefs.

He was a Chiefs NDC player in 2022 but has never been in the Chiefs main squad. The Hurricanes seem to have a few BOP players in their wider squad, Reon Paul is another.

mikey07

@Bovidae interesting he’s picked over the likes of Sam Smith, Reon Paul was playing for Norths here in Wellington a few years ago.

Bovidae

@mikey07 Some players will be playing MLR so often it's about who is in NZ for the SR season to make up WTGs.

Canes4life

The Hurricanes Hunters (Hurricanes dev side) bt the Chiefs equivalent 35-34 today in Taupo, lead by TJ Perenara and Harry Godfrey.

Winger

@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2024:

The Hurricanes Hunters (Hurricanes dev side) bt the Chiefs equivalent 35-34 today in Taupo, lead by TJ Perenara and Harry Godfrey.

A thrashing. Wonder how Godfrey went. Was it televised

Dan54

Are these onesided games good for anyone? Certainly hope I can find some highlights somewhere, but haven't heard of anything.

Canes4life

@Winger no summary of the game anywhere but I suspect both Perenara and Godfrey had a big influence on the result. Looked like a solid Chiefs lineup so it’s a good result for the extended Canes squad and Godfrey’s future aspirations to play 10 at Super level.

We also have to remember that Godfrey was named the player of the tournament at the Under 20s comp playing 10 last year so he’s building a good track record.

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Winger

54 minutes in 29-7 after a 22-0 lead at HT

A superb display by the Canes so far. The coaches got the selections right. A very promising start after the disaster of the previous few years. In fact, ever since Plumtree took over.

Then the team looked really well conditioned. But they are playing like a well-coached team with VG team spirit.

I know it's just the Force and only one game in but this is such a huge change for a Canes fan. After the rubbish from recent years. I was so happy after useless Gibbes and Holland both left and it's continued with the team selections and this start.

Mr Fish

The Hurricanes did start last year with a 47-13 win over the Reds, to be fair.

Canes4life

@Mr-Fish the biggest handbrake on the Canes last year was Holland not picking form players. Laidlaw looks to have brought more of a attacking mentality back to the Canes aswell.

I think the biggest difference though is Laidlaw looks to have built a great culture in the off-season. Just look at how the players rallied around young Jordi Vijoen when he scored that try, it’s a sign of a tight knit team which is good to see.

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sparky

The good guys are top of the pile after Week One.

Canes4life

@sparky good start, will need to back it up against the Reds on Sunday to truely make it a successful trip to Aus.

Canes4life

Injury updates for the Canes:
Du Plessis Kirifi out for approx 3-4 weeks with an ankle strain.
Devan Flanders likely out for a similar period with an AC joint injury.
TJ Perenara has joined the squad in Melbourne and will be available for round 3.

The Silver Fern

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