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One-test All Blacks first-five Brett Cameron signs with Hurricanes
By Alex McLeod
Former All Blacks first-five Brett Cameron will return to Super Rugby next year after signing a two-year deal with the Hurricanes.
Cameron missed this year's Super Rugby Pacific after signing a one-season contract with the Kamaishi Seawaves in the newly-formed Japan Rugby League One after years of riding the bench at the Crusaders behind All Blacks star Richie Mo'unga.
However, the one-test international - whose sole test match came against Japan in 2018 - has returned to New Zealand and will turn out for the Hurricanes over the next two campaigns.
A standout in his debut season for Manawatu in last year's NPC, Cameron said he is stoked to join the Hurricanes as he prepares for his second year with the Turbos after guiding the Seawaves to a fifth-placed finish in the second division of League One.
“I’m stoked to be joining the Hurricanes for the 2023 season. Being from Whanganui, the Hurricanes are the team I grew up supporting, and I’ve always loved the way they play,” Cameron said via a statement.
“I’ve been speaking to some of the guys in the team, and it’s exciting to hear the direction the club is heading in from a culture perspective, so I’m just really excited to get amongst it and see what the team is all about.”
Hurricanes head coach Jason Holland added that he was eager to bring the 25-year-old on board as one of three first-fives, alongside young duo Aidan Morgan and Ruben Love.
“Brett is a Whanganui boy who I watched closely while he was with the Crusaders," Holland said of Cameron, a four-time Super Rugby champion during his time with the Christchurch-based franchise between 2018 and 2021.
"When he decided to make the move to Manawatu and play for the Turbos last year, I obviously got a closer look and was able to understand more about how he operates.
"To see the influence he had, in directing the game and the leadership he showed within the Turbos camp was outstanding, especially given he was new to the group.
"He is a talented player with a great skill set, a good kicker, and punts well, but he is also a real threat at the line. He is an athlete who makes really good decisions."
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As per above I think there is a lot of intelligence in doing that. I reckon I could come up with a dead wood list of 30 names for you. But yes, it certainly means they would need to factor in a better way of making sure the right players are retained. I like small squads myself, but every year teams are needing to go well beyond their numbers and pick from those that remained in NZ after missing out on Super contracts, so just compensating by having fewer teams but larger squads would certainly be viable, especially the way they are injurying their players currently.
Why not just give them Moana figuretively speaking to have as their fourth side (so they need to drop a side so it can be 5 teams on each side of the ditch, with Drua having Fiji games as well)? That’s the point of my reply, that the Aussies should have actually consolidated to 3 teams years ago, not four, pertinent because the 11 teams currently is not ‘it’. Hey, if they can get a Jaguares, or (South) American team in with even half of Argentina’s test stars and most of all the others, as a 12th team willing to play within 10 hours flight, then great, that’s obviously the way to go. But weve heard nothing. I can’t see a 6th NZ team as they’ve refused profusely and it would take too much of a restructural step for them to accept imo.
Yep, that’s right, the 12 number is also not ‘it’. 10 rather than 12 gives them more flexibility imo. It could all change depending on what this new test window global season bs is going to be.
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