Hurricanes lose Love for start of Super Rugby season

Advertisement Sport Hurricanes lose Love for start of Super Rugby season Rugby Union - Japan v New Zealand - Yokohama International Stadium, Yokohama, Japan - October 26, 2024 New Zealand's Ruben Love celebrates after the match REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo 18 Feb 2026 12:17PM Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Set CNA as your preferred source on Google Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. Read a summary of this article on FAST. Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST Feb 18 : Rising All Blacks playmaker Ruben Love will miss up to six games of the Super Rugby Pacific season after suffering an ankle injury during Wellington Hurricanes training, the team said on Wednesday.The Hurricanes, who had a bye in the opening round last weekend, kick off their season on Friday when they host Moana Pasifika, who return from victory over Fijian Drua in Lautoka.Love joins a number of Hurricanes players on the sidelines, including All Blacks loose forward Du'Plessis Kirifi (calf), winger Kini Naholo (knee) and lock Isaia Walker-Leawere (calf).Hurricanes coach Clark Laidlaw named Warner Deans, the Japan co-captain and lock, in the starting 15 for his Hurricanes debut. Source: Reuters Newsletter Recommended Read Subscribe to CNA's Recommended Read A single handpicked story that we think you shouldn't miss. Just one a day. Sign up for our newsletters Get our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inbox Subscribe here Get the CNA app Stay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best stories Download here Get WhatsApp alerts Join our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat app Join here Advertisement Also worth reading Content is loading... Advertisement Expand to read the full story Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST