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Best players in SR this week

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  • kiwi_expatK kiwi_expat

    @Bovidae said in Best players in SR this week:

    Foster also mentions the form of Stevenson and Narawa in the same article below.

    I hope Foster has as much of a man crush on Narawa as I do, he's like a bigger & better looking Sevu Reece, the other Fijian pocket-rocket right winger. Emoni offers a very identical skillset to Sevu and brings greater versatility since he can cover anywhere between 11-15 comfortably, that aspect could potentially determine his selection.

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    @kiwi_expat said in Best players in SR this week:

    he can cover anywhere between 11-15 comfortably

    He comfortably covers the midfield? First I've heard he even plays there

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    • kiwi_expatK kiwi_expat

      @Bovidae said in Best players in SR this week:

      Foster also mentions the form of Stevenson and Narawa in the same article below.

      I hope Foster has as much of a man crush on Narawa as I do, he's like a bigger & better looking Sevu Reece, the other Fijian pocket-rocket right winger. Emoni offers a very identical skillset to Sevu and brings greater versatility since he can cover anywhere between 11-15 comfortably, that aspect could potentially determine his selection.

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      @kiwi_expat I see Foster also name-checked young Narawa in the recent article along with SS. Looks like it could be a good battle for WC spots in the backline. Versatility will be key and count for a lot.

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      • BonesB Bones

        @kiwi_expat said in Best players in SR this week:

        he can cover anywhere between 11-15 comfortably

        He comfortably covers the midfield? First I've heard he even plays there

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        @Bones said in Best players in SR this week:

        @kiwi_expat said in Best players in SR this week:

        he can cover anywhere between 11-15 comfortably

        He comfortably covers the midfield? First I've heard he even plays there

        Narawa has been used as the backup centre in the 23, and has played there. Not at 2nd 5 though.

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        • BovidaeB Bovidae

          @Bones said in Best players in SR this week:

          @kiwi_expat said in Best players in SR this week:

          he can cover anywhere between 11-15 comfortably

          He comfortably covers the midfield? First I've heard he even plays there

          Narawa has been used as the backup centre in the 23, and has played there. Not at 2nd 5 though.

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          @Bovidae yes and listed as utility back..

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          • BonesB Bones

            @kiwi_expat said in Best players in SR this week:

            he can cover anywhere between 11-15 comfortably

            He comfortably covers the midfield? First I've heard he even plays there

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            @Bones said in Best players in SR this week:

            @kiwi_expat said in Best players in SR this week:

            he can cover anywhere between 11-15 comfortably

            He comfortably covers the midfield? First I've heard he even plays there

            he's played quite a bit of rugby for BOP in the midfield

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            • kiwi_expatK kiwi_expat

              @Bones said in Best players in SR this week:

              @kiwi_expat said in Best players in SR this week:

              he can cover anywhere between 11-15 comfortably

              He comfortably covers the midfield? First I've heard he even plays there

              he's played quite a bit of rugby for BOP in the midfield

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              @kiwi_expat said in Best players in SR this week:

              @Bones said in Best players in SR this week:

              @kiwi_expat said in Best players in SR this week:

              he can cover anywhere between 11-15 comfortably

              He comfortably covers the midfield? First I've heard he even plays there

              he's played quite a bit of rugby for BOP in the midfield

              Narawa has played 37 games for BOP. Of those 37, he started 26 on the wing, 6 at fullback, 1 at second 5/8 and 2 at centre. He came of the bench in two games. So only 3 starts in the midfield and possibly 2 from the bench. I wouldn't call that "quite a bit". I'd call that "only a few".

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              • StargazerS Stargazer

                @kiwi_expat said in Best players in SR this week:

                @Bones said in Best players in SR this week:

                @kiwi_expat said in Best players in SR this week:

                he can cover anywhere between 11-15 comfortably

                He comfortably covers the midfield? First I've heard he even plays there

                he's played quite a bit of rugby for BOP in the midfield

                Narawa has played 37 games for BOP. Of those 37, he started 26 on the wing, 6 at fullback, 1 at second 5/8 and 2 at centre. He came of the bench in two games. So only 3 starts in the midfield and possibly 2 from the bench. I wouldn't call that "quite a bit". I'd call that "only a few".

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                @Stargazer he's going so fast you could easily mistake 14 for 13 :upside-down_face:

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                • kiwi_expatK kiwi_expat

                  @Stargazer he's going so fast you could easily mistake 14 for 13 :upside-down_face:

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                  @kiwi_expat first play is a forward pass 😉

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                  • StargazerS Stargazer

                    @kiwi_expat said in Best players in SR this week:

                    @Bones said in Best players in SR this week:

                    @kiwi_expat said in Best players in SR this week:

                    he can cover anywhere between 11-15 comfortably

                    He comfortably covers the midfield? First I've heard he even plays there

                    he's played quite a bit of rugby for BOP in the midfield

                    Narawa has played 37 games for BOP. Of those 37, he started 26 on the wing, 6 at fullback, 1 at second 5/8 and 2 at centre. He came of the bench in two games. So only 3 starts in the midfield and possibly 2 from the bench. I wouldn't call that "quite a bit". I'd call that "only a few".

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                    @Stargazer said in Best players in SR this week:

                    @kiwi_expat said in Best players in SR this week:

                    @Bones said in Best players in SR this week:

                    @kiwi_expat said in Best players in SR this week:

                    he can cover anywhere between 11-15 comfortably

                    He comfortably covers the midfield? First I've heard he even plays there

                    he's played quite a bit of rugby for BOP in the midfield

                    Narawa has played 37 games for BOP. Of those 37, he started 26 on the wing, 6 at fullback, 1 at second 5/8 and 2 at centre. He came of the bench in two games. So only 3 starts in the midfield and possibly 2 from the bench. I wouldn't call that "quite a bit". I'd call that "only a few".

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                    • BonesB Bones

                      @kiwi_expat come on man, Razor is the coach next year, you got your wish, you can stop with the bizarre claims now.

                      Telea is absolutely the form 14 of the whole comp, Weber is absolutely a running halfback, he isn't noted for his pace because of his amazing pass.

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                      @Kiwiwomble said in Best players in SR this week:

                      @mariner4life thats exactly where i am...all fun chat aside...i just cant see fozzie trying anything new unless he's forced too through injury

                      I can't think of anything that would surprise me more than him going against a decade and a half of collective experience and insight that experience is what matters at the RWC, not form.

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                        2 team of the week

                        Unsure about the stuff team

                        https://www.planetrugby.com/news/super-rugby-team-of-the-week-chiefs-sparkle-in-culture-round

                        https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/131909529/super-rugby-team-of-the-week-shaun-stevenson-passes-all-blacks-audition

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                          Both of those articles have Aumua at hooker.
                          Not knocking his performance at all, he had a good game, but surely Sami T was more influential and stood up in the biggest game?

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                            Both of those articles have Aumua at hooker.
                            Not knocking his performance at all, he had a good game, but surely Sami T was more influential and stood up in the biggest game?

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                            @Crucial perhaps Samisoni being penalised for the Chiefs lineout issues in the first half?

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                              Stuffs team of the weel

                              1 Hurricane
                              2 Blues
                              3 Highlanders
                              4 Chiefs
                              5 Crusaders

                              https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/132179894/super-rugby-team-of-the-week-luke-jacobson-makes-his-move-for-the-chiefs

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                                I agree about Luke Jacobson, player of the round, even better than Talea imo

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                                  Stuffs team of the weel

                                  1 Hurricane
                                  2 Blues
                                  3 Highlanders
                                  4 Chiefs
                                  5 Crusaders

                                  https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/132179894/super-rugby-team-of-the-week-luke-jacobson-makes-his-move-for-the-chiefs

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                                  @Winger i say without exaggeration we would be multiple places higher up the ladder if Nareki could keep injury free, make meters at will and his line speed and tackle technique were perfect

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                                    I agree about Luke Jacobson, player of the round, even better than Talea imo

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                                    @Machpants said in Best players in SR this week:

                                    I agree about Luke Jacobson, player of the round, even better than Talea imo

                                    Considering his position and the opposition quality, he shone. Yes, his highlight run was a misread from the defence but his other work was awesome. Pity there is no decent stats site so we have to go from reported comments but I think he was around 20 tackles?

                                    Telea also excellent but mainly through the skill of picking out when the Canes were set up like schoolboys. Canes really were a mess at times. Great to have that ability but may not get those chances often.

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                                      @Machpants said in Best players in SR this week:

                                      I agree about Luke Jacobson, player of the round, even better than Talea imo

                                      Considering his position and the opposition quality, he shone. Yes, his highlight run was a misread from the defence but his other work was awesome. Pity there is no decent stats site so we have to go from reported comments but I think he was around 20 tackles?

                                      Telea also excellent but mainly through the skill of picking out when the Canes were set up like schoolboys. Canes really were a mess at times. Great to have that ability but may not get those chances often.

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                                      @Crucial said in Best players in SR this week:

                                      I think he was around 20 tackles?

                                      Jacobson 17 with 1 miss
                                      Cane was 20 with 1 miss
                                      PGS 6 with 3 misses
                                      Finau 9 with 2 misses

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                                        @Crucial said in Best players in SR this week:

                                        I think he was around 20 tackles?

                                        Jacobson 17 with 1 miss
                                        Cane was 20 with 1 miss
                                        PGS 6 with 3 misses
                                        Finau 9 with 2 misses

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                                        @Duluth where do you get the stats? would love to see what Nareki did

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                                        • KiwiwombleK Kiwiwomble

                                          @Duluth where do you get the stats? would love to see what Nareki did

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                                          @Kiwiwomble

                                          ESPN
                                          https://www.espn.com/rugby/scoreboard

                                          Pretty sure they use opta which is reasonably reliable

                                          The UI is clunky. Use the calendar to find older games

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