Hurricanes 2023

Canes4life

@Winger

If I had to pick a 23 on form right now it would probably look something like this:

Update: I’ve decided to split this into a First XV and Second XV to show our depth.

1st 15:

Numia
Aumua
Lomax
Sangster
Walker-Leawere
Delany
Savea (c)
Lakai
Roigard
Morgan
Rayasi
Barrett
Umaga-Jensen
Sullivan
Moorby

2nd 15:

Rakete-Stones
Coles
Mafileo
Blackwell
Bird
Howden
Gibson
Flanders
Perenara
Cameron
Patafilo
Higgins
Proctor
Savea
Love

Winger

@Canes4life

Id be happy with that team. Esp the forward pack. But I'm still not sold on Sangster. Hows he going in the NPC?

edit. 2nd 15 is good for a 2nd 15 side

Canes4life

@Winger he’s been at the forefront in everything that BOP have done well this year. Mafileo has been playing well for them aswell.

mikey07

@Canes4life what about Iose and Booth there’s not exactly crap players

Kirwan

So, ummm, any news on Jordie Barrett's contract for 2023? Asking for a friend.

Winger

@Kirwan said in Hurricanes 2023:

So, ummm, any news on Jordie Barrett's contract for 2023? Asking for a friend.

I understand he wants to stay at the Canes for as long as he's wanted. Or maybe I just imagined this

nostrildamus

@Winger said in Hurricanes 2023:

@Kirwan said in Hurricanes 2023:

So, ummm, any news on Jordie Barrett's contract for 2023? Asking for a friend.

I understand he wants to stay at the Canes for as long as he's wanted. Or maybe I just imagined this

He's a bit too tall for the Canes. As a back or ~~even~~ especially as a forward.

Canes4life

@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2023:

@Canes4life what about Iose and Booth there’s not exactly crap players

Both very good aswell, there’s also Tyler Laubscher and Kirifi so plenty of depth. I’m not including Prinsep. 😂

Crazy Horse

I heard both Jordie and Lakai have been signed by the Crusaders.

Machpants

@Crazy-Horse said in Hurricanes 2023:

I heard both Jordie and Lakai have been signed by the Crusaders.

Crazy Horse

@Machpants said in Hurricanes 2023:

@Crazy-Horse said in Hurricanes 2023:

I heard both Jordie and Lakai have been signed by the Crusaders.

Dreaming.

mikey07

@Crazy-Horse Wow imagine it….

foobaNZ

@Canes4life like both those 15s. Good back up in a lot of positions.

Now can you do the team Holland will pick? Haha.

Winger

@foobaNZ said in Hurricanes 2023:

@Canes4life like both those 15s. Good back up in a lot of positions.

Now can you do the team Holland will pick? Haha.

if fit 5 starters not in the first team will be almost certain

Perenara, Proctor, Blackwell, Savea and Prinsep.

Canes4life

@Winger said in Hurricanes 2023:

@foobaNZ said in Hurricanes 2023:

@Canes4life like both those 15s. Good back up in a lot of positions.

Now can you do the team Holland will pick? Haha.

if fit 5 starters not in the first team will be almost certain

Perenara, Proctor, Blackwell, Savea and Prinsep.

You forgot Kirifi

mikey07

@Winger At least we don’t have to include JGB in that list.

Canes4life

Interesting read on the state of Manawatu rugby.
Most of their young talent look to be shifting elsewhere. Good to see Bason locked up, between him and Tuputupu they have a couple of sound hookers going forward.

Stuff

Bovidae

The Hurricanes U20s have been dominated by Manawatū players in recent seasons but not all stay there. You've got the Love brothers and Leo Gordon from PNBHS who moved away too.

Ben Strang is another young hooker with promise.

Nepia

The Magpies relatively good recent years was based on retaining homegrown players - obviously didn't help them in having a presence in the Canes though (to keep it on thread topic).

Canes4life

@Bovidae said in Hurricanes 2023:

The Hurricanes U20s have been dominated by Manawatū players in recent seasons but not all stay there. You've got the Love brothers and Leo Gordon from PNBHS who moved away too.

Ben Strang is another young hooker with promise.

I see Christian Cullen's son Cole is boarding at PNBHS. Will be intersting to see how he goes as he moves towards those senior years of High School.

The Silver Fern

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