Ni with columnar grain was cold rolled and then recrystallized. The orientations at triple junctions before and after annealing were characterised using the EBSD technique, and recrystallization nuclei at triple junctions were identified. A comparison was made between the orientations of the nuclei and the orientations of the grains in the same area before annealing. Both nuclei with orientations within the orientation spread of the deformed grains as well as away from that were found.