May 3, 2025 • 8 mins
The Hurricanes and Chiefs are gearing up for a Super Rugby Pacific semifinal rematch tonight in Wellington.
After topping the table throughout the 2024 season, the Canes were ambushed by the Chiefs on home turf and didn't make the final.
Assistant Coach Cory Jane joined Piney to preview the clash.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine
from News Talks EDB.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Found twelve continues tonight five past seven Sky Stadium. The
Hurricanes structure prop to the hearken. They draw all the
Brumbies defense across to the right wing side and he
comes the hollow, shut the gate to before he's bolted.
Try against the Chiefs.
Speaker 1 (00:29):
A boy gets the head going he's taken centimeters short
of the line.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
Not Awa fancies himself at a half backs of ten.
Other back Tacum Daniel right.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Under the sixth Hurricanes assistant coach Corey Jane is with
us CJ. Thanks for your time, nice and fine today
in Wellington. But the week's been pretty wild weather wise.
Does that affect your prep week at all?
Speaker 3 (00:50):
Uh? Well, we have the green room at at our
training facility, which is as a luxury. We did get
outside on the Thursday and training the weather and you know,
obviously you have to tighten up and it was windy
and that, so you know, things don't go perfectly how
you plan. But we planned that well. We were hoping
(01:13):
that Saturday would be better, so we got out there
and stuck at it. Anyway, So now the boys are
the boys have been on This week has been a
great week, So big game for us.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
You're coming off the back of the one over the
Brumbi's first time you've beaten them in Canberra since twenty seventeen.
What was the most pleasing feature or features of that
when last weekend as far as the coaches were concerned, Ah.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
Well, good mindset from the men. You know, we really
embraced the handsac week. You know Whopper had been over
Glipoli in those ways and he started telling them stories
and you know, the boys just trying to understand what
they've done for for Australia New Zealand, and so we
kind of tapped into that mentality a little bit and
(01:57):
then just simple things that we had trained during the
week went out there and did it. And it looked like,
even though when things didn't go our way, we had
a calmness about us, which we probably haven't had too
much this year. It's always been chaos, chaos, chaos, and
so even if as things were a little bit offbeat
(02:20):
against the Brumbies, we kind of we had people where
they're supposed to be and could fix it. So it
was that was quite pleasing how.
Speaker 2 (02:27):
Big a boast has the return of Bully Proctor been
for you?
Speaker 3 (02:31):
He's a good player. He is, he's he's he's a
nice player to have on the field. He just understands
the game. And I've coached him a few years now
with Wellington and the Hurricanes, and his understanding for for
rugby both sides of the ball. You know, when you've
played for so long it's super rugby and that starts
(02:54):
slowing down for you, and then once it starts slowing
down for you can make some good decisions. And it's
just it's doing that for him. But just the confidence
that he brings guys around the paddick as well, his
voice in the team in huddles. He can be stern
when he needs to or give solutions. But also you know,
guys like Rubes who's just jumping into ten for us,
(03:16):
you got that a little bit of calm, a little
bit wider to help see things for them and make decisions.
So you know, he he had a good game.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
How do you reckon Ruben Love is going at first five?
Speaker 3 (03:30):
He don't mind it. Yeah, he's obviously a live wire
and you know he wants the ball in his hands
and he wants to create stuff and his ability to
play ten but also not have to do it all himself,
you know, make the right decision, look for space. And
he really is trying to learn from when he jumped
in against the force and potentially taking off, you know,
(03:53):
from his structure a little bit sometimes too early. He's
he learned that and during the week and trained it
and then got back into position a lot as a
first five to run the team. And and I'm enjoying
him being there. And again, when you've got a young
guy that's Waits played first five before, but then at
this level was really trying to jump in there and
(04:14):
run the ship. You still need a good understanding for
offense around the whole everyone and the team and making
it simple so you can make the right decisions, you
can see the right cues. And yeah, I thought he
was great in the against the Bumbies. So another opportunity
this week.
Speaker 2 (04:31):
Let's look at the Chiefs competition's top point scorers. Top
of the top of the table. I know you have
a defensive brief within the Hurricanes coaching staff, So where
do you place your defensive focus tonight?
Speaker 3 (04:43):
Oh, You've got to go everywhere. The physical their forwards
will try and and mussle you up. You know, you
give them opportunities to try to beat your forward pack up,
they're going to try and do it. So there's a
good opportunity that they're going to come for us physically
in that area. Backs are unbelievable. If you give them
time and space, they'll hurt you. But they're also got
(05:06):
what compliments there. Their attack is their unbelievable kicking game.
You know, everyone in that back line can kick a
ball long, can put you under pressure behind your defensive line,
and when they don't get the pitches they want, they
go to their kick. So yeah, we've got to be
We've got to be on defensively enough physicality and and
(05:27):
when they do kick, you know, we've just got to
be smart and take those balls and and not let
them pressure us that way too.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
They've gone six to two on their bench, I'm sure
you've picked up on that. They've done that a few
times this season. Hurricanes have always stuck to five to three.
Has there ever been discussion or you know, a serious
look at going six two on your bench every week?
Speaker 3 (05:48):
Jamie McIntosh and Bryn they'd rather go an eight nil
and just have all forwards on the bench. So there's
discussions all the time. Yeah, the chief ones, you know,
are they trying to you know, muscle up with the
Fords or do they have any backs left with a
few injuries, so yeah, interesting one, but no, we definitely
(06:09):
talk about it a lot of just trying to find
coverage on that bench and who can go where and
we that kind of stuff that you know, you talk
about as a team. But you know they wanted every week.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
The last time the Chiefs played and Wellington the course
the semi final last year. Has that been talked about
it all? CJ is motivation for tonight.
Speaker 3 (06:31):
Some of the guys that played in it have just
had little little chats about it. But again it's a
new year and you know there's some guys that weren't
even involved in in it. So you know, we probably
had our worst first five minutes of a of a
semi final against them and they really put us to
the sword. So you know a couple of guys that
(06:53):
have that they still feel it, you know, don't want
it to happen again, but they've got an opportunity to
go out there and not let it happen again. So
it's yeah, it's going to be a good one.
Speaker 2 (07:03):
Just one more player. I'll ask you about Kenn Naholo.
You reckon he could be an All Black?
Speaker 3 (07:08):
I reckon he can be an All Black Piney, Yes,
he's He's so darnamic and and he's unbelievable with the
ball in hand. You give him a little bit of
room just as strength as fend. You know, I'm biased here,
but probably the best defensive winger in New Zealand at
the moment, just by spots he can get to and
(07:30):
then when he makes a tackle, he's great over the ball.
You know, had a little bit of a down period
for the last couple of weeks and up until the
Brumbies where he probably wasn't using his energy and efforts
as well as he had been. He came in and
was unbelievable against the four. So but he got injured
and then you know, Kenny came back against the Brumbies
(07:52):
and and just went out there and played awesome and
potentially was a big reason why we won the game.
So he's got an awesome opportunity this week to go
and and do the same against a great cheasting the.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
Game coming tonight. All the best mate, thanks for the
chat as always that awesome mate. Thank you, no, thank you, Corey.
Corey Jane, then assistant coach of the Hurricanes five past seven,
Skystadium Tonight for commentary on Gold Sport and iHeartRadio.
Speaker 1 (08:18):
For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, Listen live
to News Talk zed B weekends from midday, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio
You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine
from News Talks EDB.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Found twelve continues tonight five past seven Sky Stadium. The
Hurricanes structure prop to the hearken. They draw all the
Brumbies defense across to the right wing side and he
comes the hollow, shut the gate to before he's bolted.
Try against the Chiefs.
Speaker 1 (00:29):
A boy gets the head going he's taken centimeters short
of the line.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
Not Awa fancies himself at a half backs of ten.
Other back Tacum Daniel right.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Under the sixth Hurricanes assistant coach Corey Jane is with
us CJ. Thanks for your time, nice and fine today
in Wellington. But the week's been pretty wild weather wise.
Does that affect your prep week at all?
Speaker 3 (00:50):
Uh? Well, we have the green room at at our
training facility, which is as a luxury. We did get
outside on the Thursday and training the weather and you know,
obviously you have to tighten up and it was windy
and that, so you know, things don't go perfectly how
you plan. But we planned that well. We were hoping
(01:13):
that Saturday would be better, so we got out there
and stuck at it. Anyway, So now the boys are
the boys have been on This week has been a
great week, So big game for us.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
You're coming off the back of the one over the
Brumbi's first time you've beaten them in Canberra since twenty seventeen.
What was the most pleasing feature or features of that
when last weekend as far as the coaches were concerned, Ah.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
Well, good mindset from the men. You know, we really
embraced the handsac week. You know Whopper had been over
Glipoli in those ways and he started telling them stories
and you know, the boys just trying to understand what
they've done for for Australia New Zealand, and so we
kind of tapped into that mentality a little bit and
(01:57):
then just simple things that we had trained during the
week went out there and did it. And it looked like,
even though when things didn't go our way, we had
a calmness about us, which we probably haven't had too
much this year. It's always been chaos, chaos, chaos, and
so even if as things were a little bit offbeat
(02:20):
against the Brumbies, we kind of we had people where
they're supposed to be and could fix it. So it
was that was quite pleasing how.
Speaker 2 (02:27):
Big a boast has the return of Bully Proctor been
for you?
Speaker 3 (02:31):
He's a good player. He is, he's he's he's a
nice player to have on the field. He just understands
the game. And I've coached him a few years now
with Wellington and the Hurricanes, and his understanding for for
rugby both sides of the ball. You know, when you've
played for so long it's super rugby and that starts
(02:54):
slowing down for you, and then once it starts slowing
down for you can make some good decisions. And it's
just it's doing that for him. But just the confidence
that he brings guys around the paddick as well, his
voice in the team in huddles. He can be stern
when he needs to or give solutions. But also you know,
guys like Rubes who's just jumping into ten for us,
(03:16):
you got that a little bit of calm, a little
bit wider to help see things for them and make decisions.
So you know, he he had a good game.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
How do you reckon Ruben Love is going at first five?
Speaker 3 (03:30):
He don't mind it. Yeah, he's obviously a live wire
and you know he wants the ball in his hands
and he wants to create stuff and his ability to
play ten but also not have to do it all himself,
you know, make the right decision, look for space. And
he really is trying to learn from when he jumped
in against the force and potentially taking off, you know,
(03:53):
from his structure a little bit sometimes too early. He's
he learned that and during the week and trained it
and then got back into position a lot as a
first five to run the team. And and I'm enjoying
him being there. And again, when you've got a young
guy that's Waits played first five before, but then at
this level was really trying to jump in there and
(04:14):
run the ship. You still need a good understanding for
offense around the whole everyone and the team and making
it simple so you can make the right decisions, you
can see the right cues. And yeah, I thought he
was great in the against the Bumbies. So another opportunity
this week.
Speaker 2 (04:31):
Let's look at the Chiefs competition's top point scorers. Top
of the top of the table. I know you have
a defensive brief within the Hurricanes coaching staff, So where
do you place your defensive focus tonight?
Speaker 3 (04:43):
Oh, You've got to go everywhere. The physical their forwards
will try and and mussle you up. You know, you
give them opportunities to try to beat your forward pack up,
they're going to try and do it. So there's a
good opportunity that they're going to come for us physically
in that area. Backs are unbelievable. If you give them
time and space, they'll hurt you. But they're also got
(05:06):
what compliments there. Their attack is their unbelievable kicking game.
You know, everyone in that back line can kick a
ball long, can put you under pressure behind your defensive line,
and when they don't get the pitches they want, they
go to their kick. So yeah, we've got to be
We've got to be on defensively enough physicality and and
(05:27):
when they do kick, you know, we've just got to
be smart and take those balls and and not let
them pressure us that way too.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
They've gone six to two on their bench, I'm sure
you've picked up on that. They've done that a few
times this season. Hurricanes have always stuck to five to three.
Has there ever been discussion or you know, a serious
look at going six two on your bench every week?
Speaker 3 (05:48):
Jamie McIntosh and Bryn they'd rather go an eight nil
and just have all forwards on the bench. So there's
discussions all the time. Yeah, the chief ones, you know,
are they trying to you know, muscle up with the
Fords or do they have any backs left with a
few injuries, so yeah, interesting one, but no, we definitely
(06:09):
talk about it a lot of just trying to find
coverage on that bench and who can go where and
we that kind of stuff that you know, you talk
about as a team. But you know they wanted every week.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
The last time the Chiefs played and Wellington the course
the semi final last year. Has that been talked about
it all? CJ is motivation for tonight.
Speaker 3 (06:31):
Some of the guys that played in it have just
had little little chats about it. But again it's a
new year and you know there's some guys that weren't
even involved in in it. So you know, we probably
had our worst first five minutes of a of a
semi final against them and they really put us to
the sword. So you know a couple of guys that
(06:53):
have that they still feel it, you know, don't want
it to happen again, but they've got an opportunity to
go out there and not let it happen again. So
it's yeah, it's going to be a good one.
Speaker 2 (07:03):
Just one more player. I'll ask you about Kenn Naholo.
You reckon he could be an All Black?
Speaker 3 (07:08):
I reckon he can be an All Black Piney, Yes,
he's He's so darnamic and and he's unbelievable with the
ball in hand. You give him a little bit of
room just as strength as fend. You know, I'm biased here,
but probably the best defensive winger in New Zealand at
the moment, just by spots he can get to and
(07:30):
then when he makes a tackle, he's great over the ball.
You know, had a little bit of a down period
for the last couple of weeks and up until the
Brumbies where he probably wasn't using his energy and efforts
as well as he had been. He came in and
was unbelievable against the four. So but he got injured
and then you know, Kenny came back against the Brumbies
(07:52):
and and just went out there and played awesome and
potentially was a big reason why we won the game.
So he's got an awesome opportunity this week to go
and and do the same against a great cheasting the.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
Game coming tonight. All the best mate, thanks for the
chat as always that awesome mate. Thank you, no, thank you, Corey.
Corey Jane, then assistant coach of the Hurricanes five past seven,
Skystadium Tonight for commentary on Gold Sport and iHeartRadio.
Speaker 1 (08:18):
For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, Listen live
to News Talk zed B weekends from midday, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio
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