New players to feature in Super Rugby squads in 2025

The Hurricanes have nine new signings in their 38-player squad, some of whom could also be in line to make their Swindale Shield debuts next season.

The full squad, as released this morning, is listed below.

There are 12 Wellington players in the Hurricanes squad, these being: Asafo Aumua (Avalon), TJ Clarke (Petone) Caleb Delany (OBU), Riley Higgins (Petone), Du’plessis Kirifi (Norths), Peter Lakai (Petone), Siale Lauaki (Tawa), Ruben Love (Wainuiomata), Xavier Numia (Ories), Billy Proctor (MSP), Brad Shields (Petone) and Peter Umaga-Jensen (Wainuiomata).

In other squads, Kyle Preston (OBU) has been named in the Crusaders, Matt Proctor (Ories) is in the Force, PJ Sheck (Tawa) in the Blues and Losi Filipo (Petone), Jackson Garden-Bachop (Norths), Pepesana Patafilo (Tawa) Ardie Savea (Ories), Julian Savea (Ories) are all at Moana Pasifika.

Of other Wellington players, Callum Harkin (OBU) has a training contract with the Hurricanes, while we have sought clarification on the status of others, in particular both James ‘O’Reilly (HOBM) and Hugo Plummer (Tawa). O’Reilly’s recent NPC season was hampered by a neck injury so he could be injured.

Plummer’s Tawa and Wellington Lions locking teammate Akira Ieremia is off to Japan for three years. It is understood that he was offered a training contract with the Chiefs but has opted for Japan, the land of his birth, for his immediate playing future.

There are also a handful of former Wellington players in other squads, such as Naitoa Ah Kuoi (MSP) in the Chiefs and Jeff Toomaga-Allen (MSP) in the Reds.

Former Rongotai College and Norths outside back Reon Paul is in the Blues, out of Bay of Plenty.

Also in the Hurricanes for the first time from home unions are Hawke’s Bay lock Tom Allen and Manawatū lock Josh Taula.

Of last year’s Hurricanes, Manawatu’s TK Howden is one player joining another Super Rugby side. Howden is joining the Highlanders.

The 2025 Super Rugby season kicks off in mid-February.

Hurricanes 2025 Squad:

Tom Allen – Hawke’s Bay
Asafo Aumua – Wellington
Kade Banks – North Harbour
Brett Cameron – Manawatū
Lucas Cashmore – Bay of Plenty
Tjay Clarke – Wellington
Caleb Delany – Wellington
Jacob Devery – Hawke’s Bay
Ereatara Enari – Hawke’s Bay
Fehi Fineanganofo – Bay of Plenty
Devan Flanders – Hawke’s Bay
Zach Gallagher – Canterbury
Harry Godfrey – Hawke’s Bay
Riley Higgins – Wellington
Riley Hohepa – Counties Manukau
Brayden Iose – Manawatū
Du’Plessis Kirifi – Wellington
Peter Lakai – Wellington
Siale Lauaki – Wellington
Tyrel Lomax – Tasman
Ruben Love – Wellington
Tevita Mafileo – North Harbour
Kini Naholo – Taranaki
Xavier Numia – Wellington
Arese Poliko – Taranaki
Billy Proctor – Wellington
Ngatungane Punivai – Canterbury
Pouri Rakete-Stones – Hawke’s Bay
Cam Roigard – Counties Manukau
Brad Shields – Wellington
Daniel Sinkinson – Waikato
Bailyn Sullivan – Waikato
Josh Taula – Manawatū
Pasilio Tosi – Bay of Plenty
Will Tucker – Otago
Raymond Tuputupu – Manawatū
Peter Umaga-Jensen – Wellington
Jordi Viljoen – Manawatū
Isaia Walker-Leawere – Hawke’s Bay

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