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@Steven-Harris Tamati Tua is still on Exeter Chiefs' books, to my knowledge, but faces rehab from a significant Achilles injury:
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@Dan54 said in NH Club Rugby:
Geez just watched another cracker of a game NH Saints against Saracens. By geez they like wingers scoring in multiples don't they? Freeman for Saints touched down 4 times! But bloody good entertaining game I thought!
Freeman showing the Wunderkind how it’s done
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And last weeks hero
CalorieCalouri (bloody predictive text) barely touched the ball. Reports say he was exposed defensively too? Not that I mean to tall poppy him but last weeks raptures always felt a little premature. -
@Catogrande said in NH Club Rugby:
And last weeks hero
CalorieCalouri (bloody predictive text) barely touched the ball. Reports say he was exposed defensively too? Not that I mean to tall poppy him but last weeks raptures always felt a little premature.Yep mate, but no way was he going to have repeat of last week. He wasn't bad, I didn't think, just play didn't go his way. I thought he was ok on defence, not great, but also thought he got left exposed by his centre who actually seemed to drift in a couple of times. Geez he can get some height from a standing jump. So really I thought he was ok, and probably ok only, but still looks to have incredible potential to me.
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@Dan54 I only saw the highlights so really can't comment with any authority so thanks for the insight. I agree in that I feel his ceiling is very high and as an England fan let's fucking hope he gets anywhere near that ceilng. In truth my post was more a dig at all the press wanking on about him. As Martin Johnson said of Henry Pollock "two tries against a shit Wales team doesn't mean anything".
A point of difference between England and NZ is that when you guys have a generational talent, ie Lomu, whilst you're not afraid to get him in there with some actual game time, you also seem to nurture them, look after them and maybe ensure some cover for their perceived deficiencies. We either wait until they are 29 and have had the opportunity to have any talent coached out of them or give them one shot and expect them to work wonders from the get go before dropping them for "defensive failures".
See also cricket football and God knows how many other England sports.
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As I said last week, i'd like to see him in defence before i cast an opinion, he wasn't exactly spectacular. Also, this crap about him being good in the air, he's got a big vertical jump and attempts to take the ball above his head but i'm not sure i've seen him catch one!
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@sparky said in NH Club Rugby:
Ma'a Nonu, aged 43, is starting at 12 for Toulon tomorrow against Lyon in the Top 14.
Ten years and one day after his second Rugby World Cup win.
His father will be cheering from the stands
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@sparky said in NH Club Rugby:
Ma'a Nonu, aged 43, is starting at 12 for Toulon tomorrow against Lyon in the Top 14.
Ten years and one day after his second Rugby World Cup win.
That's at LEAST five more years he could have played for the ABs.
So selfish, especially considering the donkeys we've had since him.
