Exodus
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I have a different view on Laumape. I think he was never really given a full shot to develop at test level.
A few consecutive games starting with the same 13 could have been a different story. He was always comparable to Nonu, with the difference that Nonu was fortunate enough to start constantly with his Canes team mate, Smith.
Not saying he defo would have kicked on and nailed the 12 jersey (in my view, that is a distinct possibility though) but I don't think he was ever really given a proper full shot at it.
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I have a different view on Laumape. I think he was never really given a full shot to develop at test level.
A few consecutive games starting with the same 13 could have been a different story. He was always comparable to Nonu, with the difference that Nonu was fortunate enough to start constantly with his Canes team mate, Smith.
Not saying he defo would have kicked on and nailed the 12 jersey (in my view, that is a distinct possibility though) but I don't think he was ever really given a proper full shot at it.
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@MajorRage but the other contenders played consistently better than him when he had his chance. So why on earth would you give him a prolonged run to develop a combo and leave one of them out?
@MajorRage but the other contenders played consistently better than him when he had his chance. So why on earth would you give him a prolonged run to develop a combo and leave one of them out?
Who played better than him at 12? Our most selected player during that period was ALB? Who seems to have been shifted between 12 and 13 all the time.
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I have a different view on Laumape. I think he was never really given a full shot to develop at test level.
A few consecutive games starting with the same 13 could have been a different story. He was always comparable to Nonu, with the difference that Nonu was fortunate enough to start constantly with his Canes team mate, Smith.
Not saying he defo would have kicked on and nailed the 12 jersey (in my view, that is a distinct possibility though) but I don't think he was ever really given a proper full shot at it.
@MajorRage Agreed. ABs just never committed to him. Looked like the kind of player they just tried to find faults with instead of just letting him run. Initially, with SBW around it made some kind of sense but post 2019 he wasn’t given the crack he deserved and had to take the bag. If he had left for Ireland 6 years ago, we all know how it would have ended up.
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Ngani has tickets on Ngani. Not really a good look eh, I think I see a peek of why he might not have got a proper look in.
@Bones I think this is where our coaches were picking and choosing when to apply the 'no dickheads' policy...
I never rated him above super, especially on d, and then the whole disrespected my name thing...and now this, confirms he is a knob imo...I think someone like him might be of value now, if I had to choose between him or Frizzell for the biggest dickhead to select, it'd be Ngani...
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@Bones I think this is where our coaches were picking and choosing when to apply the 'no dickheads' policy...
I never rated him above super, especially on d, and then the whole disrespected my name thing...and now this, confirms he is a knob imo...I think someone like him might be of value now, if I had to choose between him or Frizzell for the biggest dickhead to select, it'd be Ngani...
@taniwharugby oh yeah he would certainly have been handy and I would also have liked to see him given just half the chance a select few others have had
Alas, he saw bigger and better things for himself and just look what he's become! Unemployed.
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@MajorRage but the other contenders played consistently better than him when he had his chance. So why on earth would you give him a prolonged run to develop a combo and leave one of them out?
Who played better than him at 12? Our most selected player during that period was ALB? Who seems to have been shifted between 12 and 13 all the time.
@nostrildamus exactly. ALB and Goodhue played well and took their chances. Shame about the injuries since.
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@nostrildamus exactly. ALB and Goodhue played well and took their chances. Shame about the injuries since.
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Ngani has tickets on Ngani. Not really a good look eh, I think I see a peek of why he might not have got a proper look in.
Ngani has tickets on Ngani. Not really a good look eh, I think I see a peek of why he might not have got a proper look in.
Yes but the flipside is it’s always amusing when a player puts a nobody in his place. Morgan Nathan might think twice about critiquing a player online next time.
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Ngani has tickets on Ngani. Not really a good look eh, I think I see a peek of why he might not have got a proper look in.
Yes but the flipside is it’s always amusing when a player puts a nobody in his place. Morgan Nathan might think twice about critiquing a player online next time.
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@MN5 eh? At what point was he "put in his place"?
Yeah maybe not quite but like I said I always enjoy a player taking the time to retort to some nobody having a go at them.
He’d have a field day on the fern that’s for sure. So would any number of AB left wingers not called Jonah or Joe.
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@MN5 eh? At what point was he "put in his place"?
Yeah maybe not quite but like I said I always enjoy a player taking the time to retort to some nobody having a go at them.
He’d have a field day on the fern that’s for sure. So would any number of AB left wingers not called Jonah or Joe.
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Yeah maybe not quite but like I said I always enjoy a player taking the time to retort to some nobody having a go at them.
Oh very much so when they make themselves look that big of a clown.
Morgan or Ngani ?
I'm really not sure how the nobody has been put in his place or made himself look like a clown by saying one fairy tame, innocuous comment. I think you must be looking at something else.
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Yeah maybe not quite but like I said I always enjoy a player taking the time to retort to some nobody having a go at them.
Oh very much so when they make themselves look that big of a clown.
Morgan or Ngani ?
I'm really not sure how the nobody has been put in his place or made himself look like a clown by saying one fairy tame, innocuous comment. I think you must be looking at something else.
Yeah maybe not quite but like I said I always enjoy a player taking the time to retort to some nobody having a go at them.
Oh very much so when they make themselves look that big of a clown.
Morgan or Ngani ?
I'm really not sure how the nobody has been put in his place or made himself look like a clown by saying one fairy tame, innocuous comment. I think you must be looking at something else.
You know me. I always overanalyse Rugby on this forum.
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According to Rugbyrama and Midi Olympique, the 15-cap All Black is set to play in Japan Rugby League One after what many in the French media have described as a flop of a Top 14 season for the Parisians
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According to Rugbyrama and Midi Olympique, the 15-cap All Black is set to play in Japan Rugby League One after what many in the French media have described as a flop of a Top 14 season for the Parisians
@taniwharugby pure gold
