Former Auckland and Blues playmaker Simon Hickey, 26, has been signed by the Hurricanes, the club confirmed on Thursday, ahead of their team announcement to face the also-winless Chiefs in Super Rugby Aotearoa. Getty-Images Jordie Barrett at Hurricanes Super Rugby training at Rugby League Park. SUPPLIED Highlanders attack coach Tony Brown says the Highlanders have the nucleus of a side that can challenge for the Super Rugby title in the coming years. Hickey was a schoolboy star in Auckland and captained the New Zealand Under-20 side, making his debut for Auckland in 2012 and the Blues in 2014. Hickey returned home just before the Covid-19 pandemic with the ambition of playing Super Rugby again, and had his first training with the Hurricanes in Wellington on Wednesday.

Source: Stuff July 02, 2020 06:56 UTC