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Tyrel Lomax to don Hurricanes colours for the first time in pre-season clash with Crusaders

Tyrel Lomax. (Photo by Dianne Manson/Getty Images)

The Hurricanes coaching staff have named a 34-man squad to take on the Crusaders in Ashburton this Saturday.

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It’s the first of two pre-season matches the Hurricanes will play, before launching into their 2020 Super Rugby campaign on February 1.

Jason Holland is set for his first outing as head coach and says he’s looking forward to seeing how the players have progressed in the off-season.

“I’ve seen these guys giving it everything at training in preparation for this season. I know how much they want to make an impact this year.”

Hooker Ricky Riccitelli will captain the squad, which is littered with experience including flanker Vaea Fifita and outside centre Vince Aso.

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Several debutants have made the starting line-up, including former Highlanders star Tyrel Lomax and South African wing Kobus Van Wyk.

Lomax says he’s excited about pulling on the black and yellow jersey for the first time.

“It’ll be different, that’s for sure, but I’m proud to be part of the squad and looking forward to our first hit-out.”

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The match will feature rolling substitutions played over two 40-minute halves.

The reserves bench features a mix of Hurricanes squad members and younger players who have been training with the group.

Hurricanes All Black Ngani Laumape is also featured in the squad, but will start the game on the bench.

The game will kick-off at Ashburton Showgrounds from 4pm.

Hurricanes: Chase Tiatia, Kobus Van Wyk, Vince Aso, Peter Umaga- Jensen, Jonah Lowe, Jackson Garden Bachop, Jamie Booth, Brayden Lose, Du’Plessis Kirifi, Vaea Fifita, James Blackwell, Liam Mitchell, Tyrel Lomax, Ricky Riccitelli (c), Fraser Armstrong.

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Reserves: James O’Reilly, Kianu Kereru- Symes, Pouri Rakete-Stones, Xavier Numia, Joel Hintz, Scott Scrafton, Taine Plumtree, Hamilton Burr, Josh Southall, Devan Flanders, Caleb Delany, Jonathan Taumateine, Logan Crowley, Fletcher Smith, Ben Lam, Ngani Laumape, Billy Proctor, Wes Goosen, Trent Renata.

– Hurricanes Rugby

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NB 47 minutes ago
'Passionate reunion of France and New Zealand shows Fabien Galthie is wrong to rest his stars'

Nice bit if revisioniusm but that's all it is JW.


For your further education, I found the following breakdown of one prominent club's finances in the Top 14 [Clermont].


For Clermont (budget of €29.5 million for 2021-2022) :

- 20% from ticket sales

- 17% from the LNR (includes TV Rights, compensation from producing french internationals and other minor stuff)

- 5% from public collectivities (so you're looking at funds from the city of Clermont, the department of Puy-De-Dôme and the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)

- 4% from merchandising and events

- 3% from miscellaneous

- 51 % from sponsorships and partnerships. They've got 550 different partners. The main ones are CGI, Groupama, Limagrain/Jacquet, Omerin, Paprec, Renault and of course Michelin (not surprising since they're actually the founders of the club).


As you can see nothing comes from the FFR at all. The LNR is a separate entitiy to FFR and their aims frequently do not accord.


It is also why the European breakaway plotted by LNR and PR back in 2013 had nothing to do with the governing bodies of either England or France - and it most certainly did not have their blessing https://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/story/_/id/15331030/jean-pierre-lux-anglo-french-cup-detrimental-european-rugby


And from the horse's mouth [ex AB skipper Sean Fitapatrick] about the comp between Top 14 and Super Rugby:


"The Top 14 in France is probably the best rugby competition in the world at the moment, purely for the week-in, week-out.”


“I think the quality of players. They are bigger, they are faster, they are stronger. Which then carries on into the international game.”

Take it from someone who knows JW😅

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