Nz team of round 7
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Ioane R for FABJM
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Kaino had his moments at 6. As did Luatua.
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<p>I didn't see the Crusaders game but going by reports Taufua was good.<br>
If we were playing guys out of position though I would select Leitch.</p>
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<p>If Leitch were eligible, you wouldn't need to pick him out of position, he was much better than Read this weekend.</p>
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<p>R Ioane at 14, Lowe at 11 and Taufua at 6. Savea was better than he's been all season but I don't think he was as good as the scorecard made him look. And while Kaino had a good game, Taufua was the best forward on the field in his game.</p> -
When I mentioned Luatua i thought he had gone to 6 when Ioane came on.
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<p>I didn't watch the Landers game, but my NZ player of the week was Retallick. He was everywhere + effective. The difference between him and Bird was chalk and cheese. Just a machine.</p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Billy Tell" data-cid="571368" data-time="1460278438">
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<p>I didn't watch the Landers game, but my NZ player of the week was Retallick. He was everywhere + effective. The difference between him and Bird was chalk and cheese. Just a machine.</p>
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<p>Yeah, he was huge.</p>
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<p>Think you're being a bit harsh on Bird though, he's only just coming back from a long layoff, so should take a little while to get back up to speed. Maybe should've been eased back in from the bench but giving Allardice a rest after his enormous workload was understandable.</p> -
Taufua was awesome I thought. Both he and Todd worked very well together. <br><br>
Reiko was very strong with the ball.
