Who would you like to see come back ?
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Who would you like to see come back and get a contract in a NZ franchise ?
Props : Charlie Faumuina. Still going strong. Siegfried Fisihoi'i. Nothing flashy but probably the strongest scrummager on the LH side of the whole Top 14. Owen Franks ? Jeff Toomaga-Allen ?
Hookers : Hika Elliott ?
Locks : B. Retallick, of course.
Loose forwards : S. Luatua. Not really as there are a lot of big bruising 6s in NZ right now. Joe Edwards. Great experience, solid and cool headed. Brad Shields ?
Half-back : TKB. Would be welcome nearly everywhere.
1st Five : Ihaia West ? Botica ? Lima Sopoaga ?
Midfield : George Moala. He would be the ABs 12.
Toeava : his experience could be welcome in a few franchises (Blues, Highlanders, even the Crusaders). Charlie Ngatai. Malakai Fekitoa.
Back three : Piutau, Toby Arnold (outstanding in the Top 14) -
@cgrant said in Who would you like to see come back ?:
Who would you like to see come back and get a contract in a NZ franchise ?
Props : Charlie Faumuina. Still going strong. Siegfried Fisihoi'i. Nothing flashy but probably the strongest scrummager on the LH side of the whole Top 14. Owen Franks ? Jeff Toomaga-Allen ?
Hookers : Hika Elliott ?
Locks : B. Retallick, of course.
Loose forwards : S. Luatua. Not really as there are a lot of big bruising 6s in NZ right now. Joe Edwards. Great experience, solid and cool headed. Brad Shields ?
Half-back : TKB. Would be welcome nearly everywhere.
1st Five : Ihaia West ? Botica ? Lima Sopoaga ?
Midfield : George Moala. He would be the ABs 12.
Toeava : his experience could be welcome in a few franchises (Blues, Highlanders, even the Crusaders). Charlie Ngatai. Malakai Fekitoa.
Back three : Piutau, Toby Arnold (outstanding in the Top 14)George Moala.
I can't believe he didnt get more of a go. I suppose Nonu being brilliant and SBW and his managers negotiating skills made it tough for George of the Jungle to get game time at 12.
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@MN5 When Moala last played for the Blues, I still remember all the comments on the Fern of how very, very slow he looked and didn't achieve much. He definitely didn't deserve an ABs call-up at the time. I think the relatively slow pace of the Top 14 suits him well and possibly makes him look better than he'd be in SR.
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@Stargazer said in Who would you like to see come back ?:
@MN5 When Moala last played for the Blues, I still remember all the comments on the Fern of how very, very slow he looked and didn't achieve much. He definitely didn't deserve an ABs call-up at the time. I think the relatively slow pace of the Top 14 suits him well and possibly makes him look better than he'd be in SR.
Too much weights not enough speed work
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@cgrant Hika Elliott can stay in France, together with his tinfoil hat. I used to like him as a player, but after all the Covid-related conspiracy theories and other nonsense he's been spewing on instagram this year, even after testing positive himself, I don't want to see him back in NZ. I know, it has nothing to do with rugby, but hopefully he'll influence fewer fans if he stays right where he is.
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@Stargazer said in Who would you like to see come back ?:
@cgrant Hika Elliott can stay in France, together with his tinfoil hat. I used to like him as a player, but after all the Covid-related conspiracy theories and other nonsense he's been spewing on instagram this year, even after testing positive himself, I don't want to see him back in NZ. I know, it has nothing to do with rugby, but hopefully he'll influence fewer fans if he stays right where he is.
When you look up overrated in the dictionary you find a picture of....
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@ACT-Crusader I actually think he was an underrated player, and deserved more ABs caps, at some point (he definitely was better than James Parsons at the time).
I'd always pick Ash Dixon over him though, who should have been capped by the ABs IMO.
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Christian Cullen, Jeff Wilson, Jonah Lomu, and Frank Bunce
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@Machpants said in Who would you like to see come back ?:
Who would you like to see come back ?
Jesus
someone already said Charlie Ngatai
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@ACT-Crusader said in Who would you like to see come back ?:
@Stargazer said in Who would you like to see come back ?:
@cgrant Hika Elliott can stay in France, together with his tinfoil hat. I used to like him as a player, but after all the Covid-related conspiracy theories and other nonsense he's been spewing on instagram this year, even after testing positive himself, I don't want to see him back in NZ. I know, it has nothing to do with rugby, but hopefully he'll influence fewer fans if he stays right where he is.
When you look up overrated in the dictionary you find a picture of....
Jordie? George Bridge? Sevu Reece? Luke Whitelock? Sam Broomhall? Andy Ellis? Shit, I went too far, Andy doesn't deserve to be there, he actually did get good as his career progressed.
As @Stargazer notes Hika was underrated, a pity he's a loon now though.
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@Nepia said in Who would you like to see come back ?:
@ACT-Crusader said in Who would you like to see come back ?:
@Stargazer said in Who would you like to see come back ?:
@cgrant Hika Elliott can stay in France, together with his tinfoil hat. I used to like him as a player, but after all the Covid-related conspiracy theories and other nonsense he's been spewing on instagram this year, even after testing positive himself, I don't want to see him back in NZ. I know, it has nothing to do with rugby, but hopefully he'll influence fewer fans if he stays right where he is.
When you look up overrated in the dictionary you find a picture of....
Jordie? George Bridge? Sevu Reece? Luke Whitelock? Sam Broomhall? Andy Ellis? Shit, I went too far, Andy doesn't deserve to be there, he actually did get good as his career progressed.
As @Stargazer notes Hika was underrated, a pity he's a loon now though.
Geez Neps, what do you have against Stephen Bates ? Not even mentioned....
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@MN5 said in Who would you like to see come back ?:
@Nepia said in Who would you like to see come back ?:
@ACT-Crusader said in Who would you like to see come back ?:
@Stargazer said in Who would you like to see come back ?:
@cgrant Hika Elliott can stay in France, together with his tinfoil hat. I used to like him as a player, but after all the Covid-related conspiracy theories and other nonsense he's been spewing on instagram this year, even after testing positive himself, I don't want to see him back in NZ. I know, it has nothing to do with rugby, but hopefully he'll influence fewer fans if he stays right where he is.
When you look up overrated in the dictionary you find a picture of....
Jordie? George Bridge? Sevu Reece? Luke Whitelock? Sam Broomhall? Andy Ellis? Shit, I went too far, Andy doesn't deserve to be there, he actually did get good as his career progressed.
As @Stargazer notes Hika was underrated, a pity he's a loon now though.
Geez Neps, what do you have against Stephen Bates ? Not even mentioned....
I would have included him but that was a precision post aimed at who I was responding too.
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@Stargazer said in Who would you like to see come back ?:
@cgrant Hika Elliott can stay in France, together with his tinfoil hat. I used to like him as a player, but after all the Covid-related conspiracy theories and other nonsense he's been spewing on instagram this year, even after testing positive himself, I don't want to see him back in NZ. I know, it has nothing to do with rugby, but hopefully he'll influence fewer fans if he stays right where he is.
Spot on!
Fuck him and any coaching he might do.
Fuck the wee Maori kids that might want an all black role model.
Fuck any nutritional advice he might have for kids
Fuck him teaching young professionals the tricks of the trade
Fuck him being another club player
Fuck him contributing or giving something back to nz rugby and the communityThere's a non playing, non participating internet guy that disagrees with something political so fuck you hika Elliott- fuck off and never come back!
Blood oath stargazer👍
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I’d take Fekitoa and Naholo back, our midfield and right wing hasn’t been the same
