Super Rugby Pacific: Hurricanes star Ruben Love comes out of 'retirement' to make No.15 jersey his own in breakout campaign

Rumour has it, when Clark Laidlaw took over the Hurricanes coaching reins last year, he laid two jerseys on the ground for Ruben Love to choose from - the No.10 and No.15. 

Through his early years in Super Rugby, Love had shown glimpses of ability at both first-five and fullback, but maybe it was time to choose a position to make his own. 

"There was No.8 jersey there as well," he chuckles. "I bet he left that part out.

"I remember that convo and, at that point, I had missed two years of rugby and I didn't think I was in a position to pick up one jersey - it could have been a 22 or 23 jersey, because I hadn't played.

"I remember that convo with Clark and it's stayed the same over the past six months - it's just being able to do both and, if there are situations in the game where I need to go to 10, I feel I can definitely do that.

"That conversation went well, and I just wanted to get on the field and actually grab a jersey, because for the last two years, I hadn't even had one."

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Rumour has it, when Clark Laidlaw took over the Hurricanes coaching reins last year, he laid two jerseys on the ground for Ruben Love to choose from - the No.10 and No.15. 

Through his early years in Super Rugby, Love had shown glimpses of ability at both first-five and fullback, but maybe it was time to choose a position to make his own. 

"There was No.8 jersey there as well," he chuckles. "I bet he left that part out.

"I remember that convo and, at that point, I had missed two years of rugby and I didn't think I was in a position to pick up one jersey - it could have been a 22 or 23 jersey, because I hadn't played.

"I remember that convo with Clark and it's stayed the same over the past six months - it's just being able to do both and, if there are situations in the game where I need to go to 10, I feel I can definitely do that.

"That conversation went well, and I just wanted to get on the field and actually grab a jersey, because for the last two years, I hadn't even had one."

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