Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's
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@cgrant said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
@Canes4life said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
The Canes are celebrating their Māori & Pacific players and fans with Mana Moana week at Sky Stadium on Saturday.
It got me thinking, who would make an all-time Mana Moana Canes XV - feel free to add a Blues one in here aswell.
Considering the likes of Cullen and Coles count, here is my stab at an all time XV: * I feel like I've missed someone obvious in the locking department.
- Schwalger 2. Coles 3. Tialata (but would probably have Lomax over him already) 4. Tito 5. Fatialofa 6. Collins 7. Savea 8. So'oialo 9. Perenara 10. Weepu 11. Lomu 12. Nonu 13. Umaga 14. Milner Skudder 15. Cullen
Has Weepu ever played 10 for the Canes ? If not, R. Flutey then.
Surely you'd take Cruden before Flutey?
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@Gunner said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
This is probably a really stupid question, but why are Fijians not classed as Polynesian?
I'm thinking because they're Melanesian?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanesians?wprov=sfla1Not something usually considered really though eh.
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@Hooroo said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
Chiefs for me would be:
Taumalolo
Hika Elliot
Laulala
Gibbs
Lock
Holah (I think he played for NZ Maori)
Messam
Lauaki (RIP big man!)
Tawera Kerr-Barlow
Cruden
Second Five
ALB
McKenzie
Lomu (RIP Big fella)
MilsI have a mind blank for another lock and a 2nd 5
Hohneck played for the Maori. no? Surely, SBW at 12!
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@Bones said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
@Gunner said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
This is probably a really stupid question, but why are Fijians not classed as Polynesian?
I'm thinking because they're Melanesian?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanesians?wprov=sfla1Not something usually considered really though eh.
That could have something to do with it.
You learn something every day.
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@mariner4life said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
my Chiefs loosies are Messam, Lats, and Lauaki
My backline?
TKB, Cruden, Reihana, Little, Bunce, Randle, Mils
The dreamy Richard Kahui the unlucky one. Sivivatu also because someone made the "no fijians" rule.
No room for title-winning fullback Robbie Robinson?
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@junior said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
@mariner4life said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
my Chiefs loosies are Messam, Lats, and Lauaki
My backline?
TKB, Cruden, Reihana, Little, Bunce, Randle, Mils
The dreamy Richard Kahui the unlucky one. Sivivatu also because someone made the "no fijians" rule.
No room for title-winning fullback Robbie Robinson?
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@Bovidae said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
@junior said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
Hohneck played for the Maori. no?
Yes, but I'd select Deacon Manu over Hohneck.
I think he meant Sean Hohneck the lock ... not the prop version. Cooksley and Hoeata are both test capped locks available for the Chiefs.
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@Nepia said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
@Bones said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
@Gunner for some reason I used to think Maori were Melanesian too...
You sure that wasn't the Moriori before we came at ate them all?
You all look the same to me.
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@Bones said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
@Nepia said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
@Bones said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
@Gunner for some reason I used to think Maori were Melanesian too...
You sure that wasn't the Moriori before we came at ate them all?
You all look the same to me.
But do they taste the same?
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@canefan said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
@Bones said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
@Nepia said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
@Bones said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
@Gunner for some reason I used to think Maori were Melanesian too...
You sure that wasn't the Moriori before we came at ate them all?
You all look the same to me.
But do they taste the same?
Over to you @Snowy
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@Nepia said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
@Bovidae said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
@junior said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
Hohneck played for the Maori. no?
Yes, but I'd select Deacon Manu over Hohneck.
I think he meant Sean Hohneck the lock ... not the prop version. Cooksley and Hoeata are both test capped locks available for the Chiefs.
That's right, I forgot about him. To answer @junior, Sean Hohneck started for the Maori in their win over the B&I Lions in 2005.
After all of the options mentioned I would probably go back to Cooksley.
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@taniwharugby said in Best Maori & Polynesian Super Rugby XV's:
so Lomu makes 3 teams...
As he should. What a player.
