The Silver Fern

<p>Brad Webber for Kaka would be one definite change.</p>

<p>Akira brings nothing.</p>

<p>Sevu Reece should be in Super Rugby next year... boy is phenomenal talent.</p>

<p>Saw Digby play for Stade when I was in Romania. He looked a pale of his former self... although it was a game in Romania, so I am not sure he was up for it (it was during a blizzard too). </p>

<p>Got a 5 day old to look after so couldn't watch. We listened together. How did Dmac go?</p>

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<p>Wait until Umaga Jr turns out for England next year...</p>
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<p>Small sample size, but Umaga-Jensen looked like he should have been there from the start. </p>

<p>Need a French miracle in the last ten... otherwise we are out.</p>

<p>How did Blues not get penalised there for entering the ruck from the side!?</p>

<p>Disgruntled? His resignation comes as a big sur... oh wait... ;-)</p>

<p>I genuinely feared the West Indies might disintegrate as a cricket team (it might still happen...) but what a start to 2016 it has been!</p>
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<p>U19 World Champs</p>
<p>Mens T20 World Champs</p>
<p>Womens T20 World Champs</p>
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<p>Fantastic! </p>

<p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/mdsDCYz.png" alt="mdsDCYz.png"></p>

Legin Hotham was criminally underrated in his last year...

Too lazy to find the appropriate thread but watched Waikato club rugby and think Sevu Reece, 13/wing, is going to be a real star.

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<p>Probably because he didn't play Holden Cup in 2015 Don. He made the 2014 Holden Cup Team of the year:</p>
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<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">1. Jake Mamo (Newcastle Knights)</p>
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">2. Valentine Holmes (Cronulla Sharks)</p>
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">3. Sione Mata'utia (Newcastle Knights)</p>
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">4. Brendan Elliot (Sydney Roosters)</p>
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">5. Nene Macdonald (Sydney Roosters)</p>
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">6. Te Maire Martin (Wests Tigers)</p>
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">7. Drew Hutchison (St.George Illawarra Dragons)</p>
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">8. Andy Saunders (Penrith Panthers)</p>
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">9. Manaia Cherrington (Wests Tigers)</p>
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">10. Sam Lisone (Warriors)</p>
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><strong>11. Nelson Asofa-Solomona (Melbourne Storm)</strong></p>
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">12. Tepai Moeroa (Parramatta Eels)</p>
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">13. Willis Meehan (Sydney Roosters)</p>
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">14. Danny Levi (Newcastle Knights)</p>
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">15. Joseph Tapine (Newcastle Knights)</p>
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">16. Addin Fonua-Blake (St.George Illawarra Dragons)</p>
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">17. Kane Elgey (Gold Coast Titans)</p>
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Coach: Mick Crawley (Newcastle Knights)</p>
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<p>Don Frye et al. </p>
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<p><img src="http://media0.giphy.com/media/4pMX5rJ4PYAEM/giphy.gif" alt="giphy.gif"></p>

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<p>How does it hold anyone back?<br><br>
You don't work as hard as you should. Your game doesn't evolve. Your decision making differs. The list goes on.<br><br>
You can disagree about his attitude though. Maybe I'm reading it all wrong and he's the first one at practice and the last one to leave. I'm just going by the little I've seen of him on the field.</p>
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<p>Agree... but that's not McKenzie. Do you even know the first thing about him off the field?</p>

<p>How on earth could Rennie start the same front row after last week? That was an initial backfire which the Lions built upon.</p>

<p>Seu on the bench? Thought he was Chiefs best forward last week. </p>

<p>Did Lavanini get banned? He is emerging as a genuine world class player but he has way too much mongrel in him.</p>
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<p>EDIT. Confirmed: <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.rugbydump.com/2016/03/4932/tomas-lavanini-suspended-for-a-week-for-diving-on-tryscorer'>http://www.rugbydump.com/2016/03/4932/tomas-lavanini-suspended-for-a-week-for-diving-on-tryscorer</a></p>

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<p>No Hurricane player in my team of the week !</p>
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<p>1. Tu'ungafasi</p>
<p>2. Coltman</p>
<p>3. Faumuina</p>
<p>4. Tuipolutu</p>
<p>5. Retallick</p>
<p>6. Edwards</p>
<p>7. Gibson</p>
<p>8. Luatua</p>
<p>9. Smith</p>
<p>10. Cruden</p>
<p>11. Lowe</p>
<p>12. Ngatai</p>
<p>13. Temanivalu</p>
<p>14. Macilai</p>
<p>15. Smith / McKenzie</p>
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<p>McKenzie and Gibson, both 20, both so exciting to watch. </p>

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<p>Can't believe the Chiefs weren't given a yellow there.</p>
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<p>Even though Crusaders mauled it illegally? </p>