Photo: Getty ImagesThe Hurricanes will have a new head coach next season. The New Zealand Herald understands Hurricanes assistant Jason Holland is the favourite to become the Hurricanes' third head coach in as many years, though it could yet be in a co-coaching capacity with newly-appointed forwards mentor Chris Gibbes. Negotiations between the Hurricanes and New Zealand Rugby, who pay the salaries of the head coach and one assistant, are on-going but an announcement is expected by Thursday or Friday this week. Plumtree's promotion may leave the Hurricanes with one further coach to add to their team which also includes assistant Carlos Spencer and scrum coach Dan Cron. It would not surprise if O'Halloran is lured to the Hurricanes coaching team for the 2021 season.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 17, 2019 19:07 UTC