Hurricanes U18 Squad Confirmed

Photo Credit - Dave Brownlie

Fifty-eight players have been selected to attend the 2017 Hurricanes Under-18s camp at Rathkeale College in Masterton.

The five-day training camp from July 9 to 13 will see the players coached by the current Hurricanes Investec Super Rugby coaching staff and professional players, but they will learn as much off the field as they do on it.

Hurricanes recruitment and development manager Darren Larsen said the camp took a holistic approach to educating the chosen players.

“It was incredibly tough to select the group from 293 nominations and we are very fortunate with the amount of talented players in the Hurricanes region.

“Our hope is that the young men who attend the camp will start to understand what is needed to become a professional rugby player and to enhance themselves as individuals.”

The camp will include guidance around nutrition, mental skills, physical preparation, media and leadership as well as performance planning, technical, tactical and positional coaching.

The week will culminate in a training match between the Coles XV and the Perenara XV whose coaching staff will include former All Black captain Rodney So’oialo and former New Zealand sevens star Tafai Ioasa.

At the conclusion of the camp 23 players will be chosen to play a one-off match against the Crusaders Under 18s as the curtain raiser to the Hurricanes v Crusaders Investec Super Rugby match at Westpac Stadium on July 15.

The 2017 training squad includes players from throughout the Hurricanes region with players from Hawke’s Bay (21), Wellington (14), Manawatu (11), Poverty Bay (6), Wanganui (3), Wairarapa Bush (3) as well as Horowhenua-Kapiti (1) and East Coast (1).

Fourteen schools and five clubs are represented in the training squad with Hastings Boys High School providing the most with 11 players.

Coaching staff from the Hurricanes three Mitre 10 Cup teams the Wellington Lions, Manawatu Turbos and Hawke’s Bay Magpies will be present at the camp, along with resource coaches from each of the club’s other partner unions and a number of first XV coaches.

“The theme for the camp is ‘up skill for all’,” Larsen said. “We want all of the people involved from within our region including our coaches, selectors, analysts, strength and conditioning coaches, and medical staff to gain something from the camp.”

The 2017 Hurricanes Under 18s camp squad is:
Moala Katoa
Scots College
Wellington

Tai Neli
Scots College
Wellington

Jaylen Tuapola
Scots College
Wellington

Kyle Preston
Tawa College
Wellington

Kienan De La Rambelje
St Pats Silverstream
Wellington

Albert Polu
St Pats Silverstream
Wellington

Todd Svenson
St Pats Silverstream
Wellington

Josh Southall
St Pats Silverstream
Wellington

Xavier English
St Pats Town
Wellington

Keelan Whitman
St Pats Town
Wellington

Tanara Haenga
Wainuiomata High School
Wellington

Naitoa Ah Koui
Wellington College
Wellington

Taine Plumtree
Wellington College
Wellington

Kaliopasi Uluilakepa
Petone RFC
Wellington

Ryan Hargood
Marist Rugby Club
Wairarapa Bush

Raniera Petersen
Greytown Club
Wairarapa Bush

Dominic Herlihy
Rathkeale College
Wairarapa Bush

Austin Brown
Gisborne BHS
Poverty Bay

Quade Tapsell
Gisborne BHS
Poverty Bay

Sione Ki-Niua
Gisborne BHS
Poverty Bay

Billy Priestley
Gisborne BHS
Poverty Bay

Joseph Mason
Gisborne BHS
Poverty Bay

Moses Christie
Gisborne BHS
Poverty Bay

Adam Boult
Te Kawau
Manawatu

Jack Fleury
FAHS Feilding High School
Manawatu

Ethan McQuinlan
FAHS
Manawatu

Tyler Moeau
FAHS
Manawatu

Griffin Culver
FAHS
Manawatu

Kody Edwards
FAHS
Manawatu

Josiah Maraku
FAHS
Manawatu

Michael Ioane
PNBHS
Manawatu

Tyler Laubscher
PNBHS
Manawatu

James Stratton
PNBHS
Manawatu

Mackenzie Tansley
PNBHS
Manawatu

Folau Fakatava
Hastings BHS
Hawkes Bay

Devan Flanders
Hastings BHS
Hawkes Bay

Gideon Kautai
Hastings BHS
Hawkes Bay

Kianu Kereru-Symes
Hastings BHS
Hawkes Bay

Miracle Lolofie
Hastings BHS
Hawkes Bay

Donovan Mataira
Hastings BHS
Hawkes Bay

Lincoln McClutchie
Hastings BHS
Hawkes Bay

Josiah Metcalfe
Hastings BHS
Hawkes Bay

Dennon Robinson
Hastings BHS
Hawkes Bay

Danny Toala
Hastings BHS
Hawkes Bay

Liam Udy-Johns
Hastings BHS
Hawkes Bay

Cam Huata
Napier Boy's High School
Hawkes Bay

Tyrone Thompson
Napier Boy's High School
Hawkes Bay

Jacob Lochore
Napier Boy's High School
Hawkes Bay

Josh Gimblett
Napier Boy's High School
Hawkes Bay

Josh Bokser
Napier Boy's High School
Hawkes Bay

Humphrey Sheild
Napier Boy's High School
Hawkes Bay

Nathan Giles
Napier Boy's High School
Hawkes Bay

Leo Thompson
Napier Boy's High School
Hawkes Bay

Chase Sheridan
Tolaga Bay Area School
East Coast

Sean Pape
Shannon RFC
Horowhenua Kapiti

Bradley Sanson
Wanganui Collegiate School
Wanganui

Codi Hemi
Wanganui Collegiate School
Wanganui

Finau Nimatasau
Wanganui Collegiate School
Wanganui

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