{"id":29796,"date":"2026-03-06T11:32:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T22:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/?p=29796"},"modified":"2026-03-06T11:32:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T22:32:53","slug":"aisle-be-back-hurricanes-v-waratahs-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/2026\/03\/06\/aisle-be-back-hurricanes-v-waratahs-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Aisle be Back: Hurricanes v Waratahs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Petone&#8217;s Brad Shields and others celebrate Oriental-Rongotai wing Fehi Fineanganofo&#8217;s try against Moana Pasifika in their opening game.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#wpls-logo-showcase-slider-1 .wpls-fix-box,\n\t\t\t#wpls-logo-showcase-slider-1 .wpls-fix-box img.wp-post-image{max-height:250px; }\n\t\t<\/style>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wpls-wrap wpls-logo-showcase-slider-wrp wpls-logo-clearfix wpls-design-1 \" data-conf=\"{&quot;slides_column&quot;:4,&quot;slides_scroll&quot;:1,&quot;dots&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;arrows&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;autoplay_interval&quot;:3000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;rtl&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:800,&quot;center_mode&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpls-logo-showcase logo_showcase wpls-logo-slider  sliderimage_hide_border \" id=\"wpls-logo-showcase-slider-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.roblawmax.co.nz\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/rmax24.jpg?fit=220%2C120&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geeksonwheels.co.nz\/locations\/wellington-computer-repair\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/images.jpg?fit=296%2C170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecallcentre.co.nz\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/TCC-Logo-400x260-1.jpg?fit=400%2C260&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.partnersfinance.co.nz\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/part2.jpg?fit=300%2C195&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>By Kevin McCarthy<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What are you planning to do in the next 15 months? If you answer, trying to win a world cup, sorry \u2013 that\u2019s gone.<\/p>\n<p>Dave Rennie, new All Blacks coach, also has the tour of South Africa to fit in.<\/p>\n<p>Is that a good thing? Yes, well, the incremental building of new teams and styles of play over four years \u2013 or sometimes never \u2013 will by necessity be ditched.<\/p>\n<p>Rennie will \u2013 and will have to \u2013 produce a simple, structured formula for the All Blacks. That is definitely his strength. There won\u2019t be time for fans to be told that a wee tweak will finally get the team firing, ad nauseum. The team will have a blueprint \u2013 while the stress will be on lifting skills at the individual players.<\/p>\n<p>We have no idea who he will have as his lieutenants, but we do know that some very recent All Blacks are going to be part of the picture \u2013 as players, and presumably mentors. Definitely Brodie Retallick, Aaron Smith. Sam Cane? And Richie Mo\u2019ounga already penciled in.<\/p>\n<p>Are you entertained already? Oh yes. I imagine a fair few current players are as well \u2013 wondering if what they have to do to stay in the frame. Play well in Super Rugby, says Rennie.<\/p>\n<p>Bringing back an old guard may fix the humiliating tendency for the All Blacks to fold in key matches if the heat goes on. There\u2019s certainly a vast reservoir of knowledge and leadership there, used judiciously in what would be the last hurrah.<\/p>\n<p>Will this be a side vulnerable to being worked out and predictable? I don\u2019t think that\u2019s what you are looking at here. I mean, the world champions are predictable \u2013 they just execute so well that it doesn\u2019t matter most days.<\/p>\n<p>So, we wait for the next chapter of who will be the rest of the coaching team. Surely Jason Ryan will survive? The All Black pack isn\u2019t perfect, but it is demonstrably better because of Ryan.<\/p>\n<p>+++++++<\/p>\n<p>Amid all this going on, and a few other events in other spheres, I just haven\u2019t got into the vibe of the early rounds of Super Rugby Pacific.\u00a0\u00a0Plenty of upsets, and it\u2019s a brave man or woman who will predict results confidently across the board.<\/p>\n<p>Still, only round 4. The Hurricanes of course, in a game reminiscent of the 1970s, when chopped up turf and a side serve of rain reduced the match to a bit of a slug fest. Frustrating for the Canes to leak the match-deciding intercept. Yet no-one can ever assume an easy trip to the Drua\u2019s home.<\/p>\n<p>The game of the round has to be the Crusaders visiting Eden Park. The Blues perished, just, at the Canberra graveyard. The Crusaders of course bounced impressively to up-end the Chiefs in Hamilton.<\/p>\n<p>As for the Canes, playing the Waratahs away tonight is going to be a real trial. Remember to tackle Max Jorgensen is my only observation.<\/p>\n<p>+++++++<\/p>\n<p>Du Plessis Kirifi makes his return from injury to play the Waratahs, as Brayden Iose starts of the bench.<\/p>\n<p>The fixture also marks a significant milestone for halfback Cam Roigard, who will earn his 50th Hurricanes cap.<\/p>\n<p>The game kicks off tonight at 9.35pm NZT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HURRICANES TEAM TO PLAY WARATAHS (Hurricanes caps and players\u2019 clubs in brackets)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Xavier Numia\u00a0<\/strong>(78 &#8211; Oriental Rongotai)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Asafo Aumua\u00a0<\/strong>(77 &#8211; Avalon RFC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pasilio Tosi\u00a0<\/strong>(39 &#8211; Paremata-Plimmerton)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Warner Dearns\u00a0<\/strong>(2 &#8211; Napier Pirates)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Isaia Walker-Leawere\u00a0<\/strong>(80 &#8211; Ruatoria City Sports Club)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Devan Flanders\u00a0<\/strong>(58 &#8211; Havelock North RFC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Du\u2019Plessis Kirifi\u00a0<\/strong>(93 &#8211; Northern United RFC) &#8211;\u00a0<strong><em>co-captain<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Peter Lakai\u00a0<\/strong>(39 &#8211; Petone RFC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cam Roigard\u00a0<\/strong>(49 &#8211; Onewhero RFC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Callum Harkin\u00a0<\/strong>(12 &#8211; Old Boys University)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fehi Fineanganofo\u00a0<\/strong>(14 &#8211; Oriental Rongotai)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jordie Barrett\u00a0<\/strong>(113 &#8211; Coastal RFC) &#8211;\u00a0<strong><em>co-captain<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Billy Proctor\u00a0<\/strong>(70 &#8211; Marist St Pats RFC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bailyn Sullivan\u00a0<\/strong>(41 &#8211; Wainuiomata)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Josh Moorby\u00a0<\/strong>(40 &#8211; Te Awamutu Sport Rugby Club)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jacob Devery\u00a0<\/strong>(19 &#8211; Hastings Rugby &amp; Sports Club)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Siale Lauaki\u00a0<\/strong>(6 &#8211; Northern United RFC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tevita Mafileo\u00a0<\/strong>(59 &#8211; Johnsonville RFC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brad Shields\u00a0<\/strong>(130 &#8211; Petone RFC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brayden Iose\u00a0<\/strong>(53 &#8211; Kia Toa RFC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ereatara Enari\u00a0<\/strong>(14 &#8211; Lincoln University)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lucas Cashmore\u00a0<\/strong>(1 &#8211; Upper Hutt Rams)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jone Rova\u00a0<\/strong>(2 &#8211; Lincoln University)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>UNAVAILABLE DUE TO INJURY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taine Roiri (hamstring): 6 weeks<br \/>\nJai Tamati (ankle): 7-9 weeks<br \/>\nBrett Cameron (knee): Expected to miss season<br \/>\nHarry Godfrey (knee): Expected to miss season<br \/>\nRuben Love (ankle): 2-4 weeks<br \/>\nJosh Timu (foot): 5-7 weeks<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#wpls-logo-showcase-slider-2 .wpls-fix-box,\n\t\t\t#wpls-logo-showcase-slider-2 .wpls-fix-box img.wp-post-image{max-height:250px; }\n\t\t<\/style>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wpls-wrap wpls-logo-showcase-slider-wrp wpls-logo-clearfix wpls-design-1 \" data-conf=\"{&quot;slides_column&quot;:4,&quot;slides_scroll&quot;:1,&quot;dots&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;arrows&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;autoplay_interval&quot;:3000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;rtl&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:800,&quot;center_mode&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpls-logo-showcase logo_showcase wpls-logo-slider  sliderimage_hide_border \" id=\"wpls-logo-showcase-slider-2\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.roblawmax.co.nz\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/rmax24.jpg?fit=220%2C120&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geeksonwheels.co.nz\/locations\/wellington-computer-repair\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/images.jpg?fit=296%2C170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecallcentre.co.nz\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/TCC-Logo-400x260-1.jpg?fit=400%2C260&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"wpls-logo-cnt\">\n\t<div class=\"wpls-fix-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.partnersfinance.co.nz\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-image\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clubrugby.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/part2.jpg?fit=300%2C195&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Petone&#8217;s Brad Shields and others celebrate Oriental-Rongotai wing Fehi Fineanganofo&#8217;s try against Moana Pasifika in their opening game. 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