{"id":39632,"date":"2021-02-12T08:45:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T19:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/?p=39632"},"modified":"2021-02-12T08:56:54","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T19:56:54","slug":"hurricanes-captaincy-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/super-rugby\/2021\/02\/hurricanes-captaincy-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricanes Captaincy Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ardie Savea has been named as captain of the Hurricanes for the 2021 Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa season.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The experienced loose forward\u2019s first home game in the role on February 27 will double as his 100th<\/sup> cap for the franchise.<\/span><\/p>\n

Savea says he is honoured to have the opportunity to lead.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is getting out of my comfort zone, but I feel like this is a time to step up and I\u2019ve got a lot of great leaders beside me, as well as Colesy, who I\u2019ve been observing. He\u2019s a man of action, which is what I\u2019m big on too.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m also big on connection and family, which are part of our values. We\u2019ve got great leaders who can lead on and off the field, so for me, it\u2019s about bringing each individual\u2019s strengths out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Savea\u2019s illustrious rugby career spans his entire twenties. Debuting against the Waratahs in 2013, the 27-year-old has been a solid feature for the All Blacks since 2016, and was part of the Hurricanes outfit which won the Super Rugby title.<\/span><\/p>\n

Head coach, Jason Holland, says Savea is a fantastic talent.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cArdie has been an integral part of our club for a long time and has the complete respect of everyone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe has played a major part in leading this team in his own way for the last few years and the boys will be desperate to follow him in the way they have followed Colesy and TJ in recent years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ardie Savea has been named as captain of the Hurricanes for the 2021 Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa season. The experienced loose forward\u2019s first home game in the role on February 27 will double as his 100th cap for the franchise. Savea says he is honoured to have the opportunity to lead. \u201cThis is getting out…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39633,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Hurricanes Captaincy Announcement\r\nhttps:\/\/wp.me\/p9yf19-aje\r\n\r\nArdie Savea has been named as captain of the Hurricanes for the 2021 Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa season.","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4842,4932,4832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hurricanes","category-latest-news","category-super-rugby"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ardieCapt.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9yf19-aje","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":39985,"url":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/super-rugby\/2021\/04\/dane-coles-to-lead-hurricanes-against-the-chiefs\/","url_meta":{"origin":39632,"position":0},"title":"DANE COLES TO LEAD HURRICANES AGAINST THE CHIEFS","author":"rr_admin","date":"April 21, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Dane Coles will step up to lead the Hurricanes in Friday night\u2019s Super Rugby Aotearoa match against the Chiefs in a week which saw the veteran hooker commit to the club for the next two years. 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