Wellington's Jeremy Thrush, talking to The Dominion Post's Hamish Bidwell, is determined to make the 2011 ITM Cup a successful campaign.
"Sounds like the Hurricanes' younger brigade have finally found their voice.
Having watched askance, as the senior members of their Super Rugby squad tore the franchise apart this year, their would-be successors have cried "no more".
Yesterday was meant to be the launch of Wellington's season, but it turned into the final scuttling of the Hurricanes' ill-fated 2011 voyage.
Having had his captaincy of the Lions confirmed, Hurricanes lock Jeremy Thrush used yesterday as an opportunity to put some distance between his team and the events of the past Super Rugby season."