Hurricanes 2025
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@canefan said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
So big rumours that Perofeta has penned a contract with the Canes next year.
Not a bad first XV shaping up (give or take a few contestable positions)
- Numia
- Aumua
- Lomax
- Gallagher
- Walker-Leawere
- Delany
- Lakai
- Iose
- Roigard
- Perofeta
- Naholo
- Higgins
- Proctor
- Banks
- Love
Let's see if Perofeta can be the real deal. Smart move on his part
Comp-winning team. So if they don't win it next season, then there's little more than wind coming out of the capital.
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A source in the ‘Canes doesn’t believe the Perofeta yarn is accurate but we’ll see.
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@zedsdeadbaby said in Hurricanes 2025:
A source in the ‘Canes doesn’t believe the Perofeta yarn is accurate but we’ll see.
The CEO said the other day they were finalising a contract with someone so I guess we just have to wait and see.
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@zedsdeadbaby said in Hurricanes 2025:
A source in the ‘Canes doesn’t believe the Perofeta yarn is accurate but we’ll see.
It would make sense though; Perofeta has to fight for the position with Plummer in Auckland. The way is clear for him to walk in and claim first shot in Wellington, with a team that is near on as good or close as the Blues, wlth a superior halfback to feed off
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Agree - definitely makes sense, Blues are stacked there - Barrett, Plummer, Perofeta and Z Sullivan can all play 10 in theory and most can play 15 too.
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@zedsdeadbaby said in Hurricanes 2025:
Agree - definitely makes sense, Blues are stacked there - Barrett, Plummer, Perofeta and Z Sullivan can all play 10 in theory and most can play 15 too.
Unlike playing for the Crusaders, he's not going to advance his claims for the ABs by sitting on the bench...
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@Canes4life Not McClutchie is it?
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@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life Not McClutchie is it?
Hope not, after watching him closely the other, he's not up to it.
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@Trig said in Hurricanes 2025:
Have heard murmurs of Riley Hohepa to the canes. Not sure how reliable this is but he is a possible option that hasn't had much mentioned yet.
Ew, what the f are the Canes thinking. The Crusaders did that last year and he was horrible for them. No thanks.
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@Daffy-Jaffy what do we make of that story? Perhaps Perofeta is not Hurricane bound or the coach isn't prepared to say anything yet.
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@Bovidae said in Hurricanes 2025:
Laidlaw is either a good poker player or the Perofeta rumour isn't true. He does say that the squad will include a new 1st 5.
Interesting reading, according to some it’s a done deal and to others it’s just a rumour.
Maybe he’s just holding his cards close to his chest until the Perofeta deal is finalised.
If we can’t get Perofeta, I hope we sign Callum Harkin.
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@Canes4life I’m leaning towards Lucas Cashmore but hey like the El Paso ad “why not both”
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This feels like one of these rumours which could have been inadvertently twisted. Cashmore could have been described as a former NZ rep, or a relation of a former All Black, and along the grapevine it has been changed to '[former] All Black'
Cashmore surely won't be at the Blues, and is better than many of the contracted first fives so would make a great deal of sense.
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@Bovidae given that the player himself told my source that hes heading to the Canes next year i’m inclined to to believe thats how its gonna play out.
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@Steven-Harris said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Bovidae given that the player himself told my source that hes heading to the Canes next year i’m inclined to to believe thats how its gone play out.
Perofeta also offers a goalkicking optionI certainly hope you’re on the money mate. He’ll be a solid edition to the Canes, the sort of 10 we need outside of Roigard. The Canes are definitely going to have an attacking mindset (like they do most years) but with all of Roigard, Perofeta, Naholo, Higgins, Banks and Love in the backline, the Canes will score plenty of points.
