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FWC: SUI vs BIH live on SN ExtraJane: Hurricanes title for long-serving stars would be 'the coolest feeling'
Savannah Lendich Jonkers • June 19th, 2026 7:41 am
Cory Jane | Photo: Photosport
Hurricanes assistant coach Cory Jane says delivering a Super Rugby title for the club’s long-serving and departing players would be “the coolest feeling” as they prepare for Saturday’s final.
The Hurricanes have not won the Super Rugby Championship since 2016, and Jane admits the match is an opportunity for players to finally achieve their Super Rugby goal.
“I just want the boys that have been here for a long time, the Jordie Barrett's and the Billy's (Proctor) and Suf's (Asafo Aumua) and all those guys that have played for the Hurricanes for many years to experience what it feels like to win. That for me would be the coolest feeling.” Jane told Sport Nation's Scotty & Izzy
And as the pressure continues to build, Jane said "the boys know what it means to the guys that are leaving."
Cory Jane scored the opening try of the 2016 Super Rugby final | Photo: Photosport
Jane was part of the Hurricanes team to win their first and only title, scoring the opening try in the 2016 final, helping secure a 20-3 victory over the Lions in Wellington.
“I guess there's a different stress as a coach, as a player. You can do as much as you can, but you need everyone around you as well. It took me 10 years to win it as a player and this is my seventh year coaching the Canes now.”
Jane also highlighted the effort of the wider squad behind the Hurricanes’ dominating run to the final, despite only 23 players able to be named for game day.
“Most of the guys, even guys in the wider training group that have played for both teams, contributed so much in the season.
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“23 get to do it, but all of us are part of it, which is cool,” Jane explained.
He said the selection of the 23 players was very tough.
“You're trying to put in what every coach in different departments wants or needs from their own little game plan and which person or personnel suits.
“It's tough conversations to have with men that should be still playing, but you just look at the depth and what the team needs in the moment and in the game.
“It's a tough one leaving people out or not being able to give guys as many opportunities through the season. But again, at the end of the day, if you win, they win as well and it's hard to understand sometimes, but everyone means something.”
Cam Roigard in Super Rugby Pacific 2026 semi-final against the Blues | Photo: Photosport
Standing in the Hurricanes way of securing their second title is the Chiefs - a side Jane says will test the Hurricanes across the park.
“The Chiefs are a team that love attacking and they've got flair and they have got physicality and so the boys will have to be on this weekend and it's a good challenge.
“The Chiefs have been here (in the final) the past three years so a lot of them would have learned their lesson of being in the final.”
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However, Jane believes past disappointments have also prepared his side for the occasion.
“We've got great experience in our team that have felt hurt before getting into the finals.
“They know what getting into play-offs and not performing and going to the show looks like.”
Listen to the full interview below:
