Hurricanes 2024

[Canes4life]

@Winger Aumua is going to be a massive loss and probably the one player (aside from maybe Lomax) we couldn't afford to really lose. O'Reilly has been solid but it's Aumua's physicality that will be miss most. Aswell as the fact he's been in career best form.

It's hard to gauge Tuputupu because he hasn't really played much over the last couple seasons. Based on pre-season form he looked solid but he's still really green and will be a massive drop from Aumua. Fingers crossed the injury isn't as bad as first feared. It seems like injuries might be the only thing stopping the Canes this year.

[Jailbreak7]

@antipodean said in Hurricanes 2024:

@Duluth said in Hurricanes 2024:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350247881/hurricanes-assistant-coach-tyler-blyendaal-joins-all-black-jordie-barrett-leinster

Hurricanes assistant coach Tyler Bleyendaal will link with Irish powerhouse club Leinster ahead of the 2024-25 season.

Do Canes fans think this will be a big loss? How is he regarded as a coach?

Think Bleyandaal will be missed. Canes current coaching group has a huge bearing on how well Canes are travelling, as opposed to Saders coaches at the opposite ends of the scale. Bleyendaal has always impressed as insightful and creative as player and coach. I guess he wants international experience under his belt, and I mark him for the future in an AB setting.

[antipodean]

[Machpants]

Big steamy poos

[Canes4life]

Hopefully we get him back for the playoffs. That’s 7 weeks away.

[foobaNZ]

Honestly that's better news than I thought we'd get.

He could potentially be back come finals time. However, I'm thinking it's more than likely he'll be on the higher end, or more of that estimated time frame out.

Hopefully not though!

And, for his sake as well, means he's not going to miss any ABs tests if he's named.

[Canes4life]

@foobaNZ I heard the NZCIS recovery setup is amazing. If he works hard and uses all the opportunity that facility holds, he could be at the lower end. Let’s hope so.

[Yeetyaah]

Tough gig for Aumua. O'Reilly and Devery are a considerable step down, might finally get some straight lineout throws though.

[Tim]

Rumour discussed on the Rugby Direct podcast: Dane Coles to join the squad? When does he finish in Japan?

[Canes4life]

@Tim would be pretty soon, don’t think his team is doing that great. Would be a pretty cool way to go out if he came back and helped us win a title.

[akan004]

Razor will be feeling relieved. I was expecting him to be out for the whole year.

[Winger]

This is a big loss.

Getting Coles back if possible is almost a must. But he's a level below Aumua now.

I have been worried about injuries. It's a bigger concern than the Blues form. That was why I was all for resting lots of players vs the FD. Lomax had a rest but Aumua should also have been rested. But, too late now.

[sparky]

@antipodean Terrible news, he's been in the best form of his career.

At least, it's not longer.

[chchfanatic]

Oh no wheels are starting to fall off.
Can’t wait to play the canes in the 1st v 8th QF.

[foobaNZ]

@Winger Aumua was on the bench and went down in a non contact situation. Could have just as easily happened at training.

[antipodean]

Recovery time of 6-8 weeks suggests partial tear. Source: I did my MCL in 2022.

[Canes4life]

@antipodean how long did it take you to recover?

[antipodean]

@Canes4life difficult to know exactly as there were other issues as a result of running out of traction talent on a bike, but I was back in three months.

[mikey07]

@chchfanatic Have to ACTUALLY win games first champ before you start thinking of a QF.

[BerhamporeNinja]

@chchfanatic last throw of the dice this weekend good luck