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The Hurricanes are counting the cost of beating the Blues last week with with wing Hosea Gear out and first-five Willie Ripia in doubt for their first match at home which is against the Force.
Hurricanes coach Colin Cooper's biggest concern is Hosea Gear as he is one of their biggest strike weapons and suffered knee cartilage damage in Friday's 34-20 win over the Blues at North Harbour.
"He doesn't look well," coach Colin Cooper told the Dominion Post.
"He won't be playing this week, but we just need to get confirmation on how serious it is."....
http://super14.com/news/viewarticle.asp?id=24425
never nice to lose good players but this could help even up the odds a bit for us!