Hurricanes 2024

[canefan]

@Duluth said in Hurricanes 2024:

@Canes4life

Surprised PUJ extended

Maybe the food in the cafeteria is good?

[Canes4life]

@canefan I wonder if all these players would have re-signed if Holland was still about? Probably not.

[frugby]

The Canes are showing what can happen with good coaching and a young motivated coaching group. Jamie Mackintosh is surely an All Blacks forward coach in waiting... can't say I'm not extremely bitter that the Highlanders dropped the ball there.

[mikey07]

Our prayers have been answered

Ulster rugby reach agreement to sign former U20 All-Black out-half Aidan Morgan

The Wellington out-half is capped four times at U20 level for New Zealand

[Daffy Jaffy]

Hurricanes star Xavier Numia talks journey from midfield to front row

When the Hurricanes beat the Chiefs 36-23 in Wellington on April 13, the Chiefs scrum was reduced to rubble.

[Winger]

@mikey07

Hopefully he goes before the NPC

He's courageous and at his best is good. But he's rarely at his best and is often at his worst and then he's awful. Even at NPC level.

[Winger]

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Hurricanes 2024:

Hurricanes star Xavier Numia talks journey from midfield to front row

When the Hurricanes beat the Chiefs 36-23 in Wellington on April 13, the Chiefs scrum was reduced to rubble.

His partner and Xavier might produce some good props for the future

[Canes4life]

@mikey07 this is amazing news.

I’m not sure if the Canes will need to find a replacement either. With Cameron, Godfrey and Love I think we are covered.

[foobaNZ]

@Canes4life not sure I agree with that. We should find an out and out 10.

We should target Jacomb. To me he's the best young prospect and I think is only WTG at the Chiefs?

Or, Rico Simpson from the 20's.

[Canes4life]

@foobaNZ nah we need to back Godfrey to be our long term 10. Him and Roigard ripped the Crusaders apart in a pre season game last year as a halves combo. I’d rather back Godfrey than take a punt on Jacomb who’s aligned with the Chiefs anyway.

Godfrey also was the under 20 player of the tournament playing 10 last year.

[foobaNZ]

@Canes4life with Morgan leaving we have a spot for another 10. No reason not to target a good one, even if we have Godfrey and Cameron on the books.

I think Love is pretty well established as a 15 now. He's probably odds on to get the AB 15 jumper this year.

[Canes4life]

@foobaNZ said in Hurricanes 2024:

@Canes4life with Morgan leaving we have a spot for another 10. No reason not to target a good one, even if we have Godfrey and Cameron on the books.

I think Love is pretty well established as a 15 now. He's probably odds on to get the AB 15 jumper this year.

Yeah another experienced 10 wouldn’t be bad to have in the squad.

[ruggabee]

@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2024:

@foobaNZ nah we need to back Godfrey to be our long term 10. Him and Roigard ripped the Crusaders apart in a pre season game last year as a halves combo. I’d rather back Godfrey than take a punt on Jacomb who’s aligned with the Chiefs anyway.

Godfrey also was the under 20 player of the tournament playing 10 last year.

I was going to say. Why do they feel the need to shoehorn him

@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2024:

Our prayers have been answered

Ulster rugby reach agreement to sign former U20 All-Black out-half Aidan Morgan

The Wellington out-half is capped four times at U20 level for New Zealand

thank fvck for that, no more inexplicably shoehorning Godfrey into 15 by the coaches just so the limited Morgan can start at 10...

[Canes4life]

I don’t like speculating but was having a chat to someone close to the Canes and apparently they are looking to sign Matt Proctor next year as an outside replacement for Josh Moorby. If it ends up being true I wouldn’t mind that at all. He would be a solid player to have on the right side and he’s awesome defensively.

He’s still got plenty of pace and it will be a chance for him to finish his career playing outside his brother.

Apparently it all depends on what happens with the Rebels though as he’s contracted to them until the end of 2025.

[SouthernMann]

Thought you'd be better off locking in Stanley Solomon rather than bringing back a 31-year-old centre. I know a needy team down south that is short of some decent outside backs that might be keen to take a punt on a talented outside back like Solomon.

[Canes4life]

@SouthernMann we’ll have a few open spots in the outsides next year so Solomon will also be on the radar. Signing Proctor isn’t a dumb move, he can play 13,11,14 and 15.

[SouthernMann]

@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2024:

@SouthernMann we’ll have a few open spots in the outsides next year so Solomon will also be on the radar. Signing Proctor isn’t a dumb move, he can play 13,11,14 and 15.

Yeah he's a good player Proctor. Who else a part from Moorby is going. No Punivai, I suspect. What about the U20s 12?

[Canes4life]

@SouthernMann not sure if Punivai will stick around or not.

With Barrett and Morgan not being there next year it will open up a few spots in the backs. I don’t necessarily think we’ll replace Morgan with a 10 or Barrett with a 12 so to speak because I feel like we’ve got those positions covered. That makes the Proctor signing a smart one because he can cover so many positions and he’s quality.

There’s also a few under 20s players coming through like Solomon who we will want to sign. Roderick Solo from the sevens is another guy I’ve heard the Canes are interested in, whether he’ll come back to 15s or not is another question altogether.

[Duluth]

@Canes4life

Here's the Canes playing minutes:

[Canes4life]

@Duluth I’m surprised that Kini Naholo is at the top. Lakai might get a rest this week considering his position is probably the hardest on the body.