2012 Hurricanes Squad Named
Today the Hurricanes squad for the 2012 Investec Super Rugby competition was named with 21 players returning to the franchise and a number of new faces.
Two offshore players have decided to return to New Zealand and have chosen the Hurricanes as their franchise. Tim Bateman, currently playing in Japan, already has 35 Super Rugby caps to his name at the age of 24 and Tusi Pisi, who starred with Samoa in the Rugby World Cup, will also return from playing in Japan to join the Hurricanes.
The Hurricanes will not be short of young talent in the ranks with three from the 2011 World Championship winning New Zealand Under 20 team also in the squad – Beauden Barrett, TJ Perenara and Brad Shields.
The squad will form later in November for pre-season training, with the All Blacks and overseas players joining the team early next year, after their current commitments.
2012 Hurricanes Squad is as follows:
Beauden Barrett
Tim Bateman
Michael Bent
James Broadhurst
Richard Buckman
Dane Coles
Reggie Goodes
Chris Eaton
Jason Eaton
David Hall
Jayden Hayward
Cory Jane
Daniel Kirkpatrick
Jack Lam
Alapati Leiua
Faifili Levave
Karl Lowe
Motu Matu’u
Ben May
Tristan Moran
Charlie Ngatai
TJ Perenara
Tusi Pisi
Mark Reddish
Julian Savea
Brad Shields
Conrad Smith
Chris Smylie
Andre Taylor
Jeremy Thrush
Jeffery Toomaga-Allen
Victor Vito
