@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Reds:
I’m expecting a Higgins leaving announcement any week now.
Just spoken to a contact. He has confirmed Higgins definitely isn’t injured and won’t be on the injured list the Canes put out. I’m working to find out if there is more to the story or if it’s just a case of Rova being fit and training better. Something is definitely a bit fishy from the outside looking in
@Landers92 said in Hurricanes vs Reds:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Reds:
I’m expecting a Higgins leaving announcement any week now.
Just spoken to a contact. He has confirmed Higgins definitely isn’t injured and won’t be on the injured list the Canes put out. I’m working to find out if there is more to the story or if it’s just a case of Rova being fit and training better. Something is definitely a bit fishy from the outside looking in
Higgins has proven how good he is and would have started all of last year if it wasn’t for a broken leg. Now he can’t get a look in, it’s so frustrating.
He got about 10 mins against the Force.
Is Laidlaw just a moron when it comes to selection or does he just not like Higgins?
@samwise said in Hurricanes vs Reds:
Which Kiwi team is going to nab Higgins? The Blues to replace Lam seems most likely.
Landers will be after him as well as a centre. No doubt the Crusaders will also be sniffing around.
Back to the game anyway, can’t really see the Canes dropping this game, the starting 15 looks A1, especially with Lomax back.
Is that the Reds third string halves combo?
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Reds:
Is that the Reds third string halves combo?
I know Kalani Thomas has been in Wallaby squads but I would say Werchon is a better 9. He's been impressive
Agreed on 10 though. Shame that Carter Gordon is injured this week.
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Reds:
@samwise said in Hurricanes vs Reds:
Which Kiwi team is going to nab Higgins? The Blues to replace Lam seems most likely.
Landers will be after him as well as a centre. No doubt the Crusaders will also be sniffing around.
They do need to replace Ennor and McLeod,
Cooper Roberts has signed , Still a gap there.
@Chris said in Hurricanes vs Reds:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Reds:
@samwise said in Hurricanes vs Reds:
Which Kiwi team is going to nab Higgins? The Blues to replace Lam seems most likely.
Landers will be after him as well as a centre. No doubt the Crusaders will also be sniffing around.
They do need to replace Ennor and McLeod,
Cooper Roberts has signed , Still a gap there.
Who’s the other young gun down your way? Tony Bell is it? Has he signed?
@KiwiMurph said in Hurricanes vs Reds:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Reds:
Is that the Reds third string halves combo?
I know Kalani Thomas has been in Wallaby squads but I would say Werchon is a better 9. He's been impressive
Agreed on 10 though. Shame that Carter Gordon is injured this week.
Yeah he’s probably been the form Aussie 10 and one of the form 10s in the comp. I’m glad he’s out haha
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Reds:
@Chris said in Hurricanes vs Reds:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Reds:
@samwise said in Hurricanes vs Reds:
Which Kiwi team is going to nab Higgins? The Blues to replace Lam seems most likely.
Landers will be after him as well as a centre. No doubt the Crusaders will also be sniffing around.
They do need to replace Ennor and McLeod,
Cooper Roberts has signed , Still a gap there.Who’s the other young gun down your way? Tony Bell is it? Has he signed?
Yes he Toby Bell has signed, Cooper Roberts who has signed is the one with big Wraps on him.
@Canes4life I worry that Higgins is off to the NH probably Scotland. He is off contract this year and hasn’t re-signed with the Canes.
@Landers92 said in Hurricanes vs Reds:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Reds:
I’m expecting a Higgins leaving announcement any week now.
Just spoken to a contact. He has confirmed Higgins definitely isn’t injured and won’t be on the injured list the Canes put out. I’m working to find out if there is more to the story or if it’s just a case of Rova being fit and training better. Something is definitely a bit fishy from the outside looking in
Did you end up digging any info up on this?
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Reds:
I’m expecting a Higgins leaving announcement any week now.
Riley Higgins doesn't leave, he gives the place he was permission to remain.
Harry Godfrey doing sprints with Harkin and Punivai on the sideline atm. Looking at Godfrey, he definitely looks like he’ll be back this season. Looks in great nick.
Nice outside break by Moorby to set up the Canes try. It won’t happen at the Canes but I wonder if his future is in the midfield? Not sure he’ll be a starter for much longer in the back three
This is just the kind of loose game the Canes love. Hate to be a curmudgeon, but some of the passing and general skills have not been great.
So many of our tries have been off takeaways or Reds errors. Even that try started with a poor pass into the midfield by Love that could have caused us problems
@Higgins said in Hurricanes vs Reds:
@DurryMexted It was the same conditions facing both sides and as someone that was within 15 metres of the sideline witnessing the spectacle and viewing the ground conditions from far closer range than the vast majority of people you and I must have a different rating scale when it comes allocating a points value on the mudbath scale.
I do have the experience of viewing a match in almost mid calf depth mud at the Hunterville Domain in the late 1980s plus a memorable experience at the Taumaranui Domain for an NPC encounter around the same period. Just in Wellington city alone Prince of Wales Park, Martin Luckie Park and even Hataitai Park on a really bad day set a very high benchmark in absolute mudbath standards that make Churchill Park due a rating of "slightly greasy on top" category rating compared to the outstanding examples available in Wellington alone.
Fairly happy to have called that drua game a write off now. We looking good
@DurryMexted said in Hurricanes vs Reds:
@Higgins said in Hurricanes vs Reds:
@DurryMexted It was the same conditions facing both sides and as someone that was within 15 metres of the sideline witnessing the spectacle and viewing the ground conditions from far closer range than the vast majority of people you and I must have a different rating scale when it comes allocating a points value on the mudbath scale.
I do have the experience of viewing a match in almost mid calf depth mud at the Hunterville Domain in the late 1980s plus a memorable experience at the Taumaranui Domain for an NPC encounter around the same period. Just in Wellington city alone Prince of Wales Park, Martin Luckie Park and even Hataitai Park on a really bad day set a very high benchmark in absolute mudbath standards that make Churchill Park due a rating of "slightly greasy on top" category rating compared to the outstanding examples available in Wellington alone.
Fairly happy to have called that drua game a write off now. We looking good
It was already a right off.
