Hurricanes v Moana Pasifika - Postponed

[Higgins]

@foobanz Any bets on whether someone as obscure as Callum Harkin OBU will be shoveled in their somewhere ( first five or halfback) - seems to have disappeared off the radar somewhere a bit after being on the fringes of the Lions a year or so back. They could be willing to spring him in as a surprise that MP will have done no reconnaissance on.

[foobaNZ]

@canes4life https://www.rugbypass.com/news/hurricanes-confirm-covid-in-playing-squad-as-tj-perenara-nears-injury-return/

From above:

Gibbes wouldn’t confirm the reasoning behind Aumua’s withdrawal, but said the Hurricanes are still preparing to face Moana Pasifika in Wellington this weekend.

“Well it could do, I guess, if we don’t have enough people to field a team, but, at the moment, we’re not in the space whatsoever,” Gibbes said when asked if Saturday’s clash against the competition newcomers is in doubt due to his side’s positive Covid cases.

[foobaNZ]

@higgins don't know - is he in the WTG?

It sounds like we were down to bringing in a 18 year old hooker from Manawatu on the bench, so who knows if a few go down in other positions! Be interesting to see the team sheet.

[Crucial]

@foobanz said in Hurricanes v Moana Pasifika:

It sounds like we were down to bringing in a 18 year old hooker from Manawatu ....

It it end of season party time already?

[Bovidae]

Gibbes said that a few other options for hooker weren't available (no reasons given). Ben Strang (also Manawatu) would surely have been one of those.

[mikey07]

@higgins said in Hurricanes v Moana Pasifika:

@bayimports
I will start penciling in the definites for the Hurricanes come what may

4 J. Blackwell
6 R. Prinsep
10 J. Garden-Bachop
13 B. Proctor
23 P. Umaga-Jensen

You forgot Savea at 12 or 14.

[mikey07]

Haven’t seen Patefilo since pre season I’d reckon he’d be in the 23 ( subject to Covid of course)

[Higgins]

@mikey07 There must be a Fijian winger floating around in Manawatu or Wanganui that could do the job better.

[mikey07]

@higgins There’s that one that was with Whanganui 2 years ago before signing with Taranaki now with the Landers.

We have a Flying Fijian in our Pressies team makes us look like we’re walking could give Holland his number.

[Daffy Jaffy]

@mikey07 said in Hurricanes v Moana Pasifika:

makes us look like we’re walking

That's because you are walking. Your memory just thinks you are running.

[Canes4life]

@higgins he played a pre-season game for the Canes a couple years back and then broke his ankle or something. He’s been there or there abouts for the Lions but hasn’t quite returned to the form that got him on the fringe of the Canes in the first place.

[Higgins]

@canes4life I can recall he spent a period training at the Ulster Youth Academy in Belfast about four or five years ago so he must have something going for him.

[Canes4life]

@higgins oh good on him if that’s the case. I’m pretty sure he’s been around the Lions squad recently though. I wonder if he will pop up in club rugby this year…

[Stargazer]

If the last few posts were about Callum Harkin (and not a Fijian winger): he played for Wellington Centurions (the Wellington Lions development team) in 2021.

[mikey07]

@daffy-jaffy No more of a case of running but thinking I’m faster 😂

[Duluth]

Ezekiel Lindenmuth, Luteru Tolai, Sekope Kepu (c), Mike McKee, Sam Slade, Solomone Funaki, Alamanda Motuga, Henry Time-Stowers, Jonathan Taumateine, Lincoln McClutchie, Neria Fomai, Danny Toala, Levi Aumua, Tima Fainga'anuku, Will Havili

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[Stargazer]

@duluth So Visinia still not back from injury. William Havili is a serious weakness at fullback.

[KiwiMurph]

[bayimports]

@kiwimurph said in Hurricanes v Moana Pasifika:

if that is the case, I am guessing no point MP even naming a team, unless some of you imported polish locals based in the franchise area start lacing up

...............in which case let me have a quick bet on Moana first lol

[Stargazer]

@kiwimurph Geez, if this game can't go ahead, that will be the third MP game to be postponed/cancelled. Can't see MP play all these games at a later date. Maybe the Canes should just play their U20s if they're Covid free.