All Blacks v Wales Test #3
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<p>Though Fekitoa went to the RWC last year when Crotty and Ngatai didn't.</p>
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<p>I meant they are the best 3 current options as AB starters. Fekitoa, I think, would make the ideal impact sub as he offers something different. At the risk of repeating myself, Fekitoa could be useful as a 2nd 5 if told just to run straight and tackle anything that comes his way. Centre requires a more rounded game which he lacks.</p>
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<p>But as you say, Fekitoa would have to be rated the no.1 midfielder of these 4 by the selectors based on last year.</p> -
Ngatai has yet to show he is not this generation's Kahui. Who knows, he may grow out of his injury problems but history tells us he is more than likely not going to.
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<p>Ngatai has yet to show he is not this generation's Kahui. Who knows, he may grow out of his injury problems but history tells us he is more than likely not going to.</p>
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<p>he's a future world cup winner? I like your attitude sir!</p> -
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he's a future world cup winner? I like your attitude sir!</p></blockquote>
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<p>3 in a row, lock it in Eddie!</p> -
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<p>I met him a few times when I worked at Mediaworks, definitely slimmer than his playing days and a lot friendlier than you'd think. Impossibly to imagine him eye gouging and smashing peoples noses.</p>
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<p>He's a genuinely nice bloke off the field. It's just when he crosses the white line that things change. I've known a few players like that to varying degrees</p>
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<p>He didn't smash Carozza's nose on purpose </p>
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<p>He was going for the ball, try hadn't been scored yet :)</p>
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<p>How to make friends with Wallaby supporters; try explaining that to them.</p> -
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<p>I tell Aussies this all the time. Was viscous by Carozza, headbutting Loe like that, while he legitimately tried to prevent a try from being scored. </p>
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<p>Funnily enough, it doesn't go down well. </p>
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<p>I like Richard Loe - he was an exceptional front rower who went on to success in business and as an articulate and interesting occasional commentator.</p>
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<p>A busted nose - wow. That incident has been talked up and up and up ever since it happened. It was no big deal at the time - the commentators didn't mention it at all until after the replay - yet a combination of Carozza playing on his home ground before a local crowd and of the emerging age of commentators who felt duty bound to improve the spectacle of rugby, by hyperbolising furiously, gave the headline writers something to screech about. The home town Courier Mail omitted comment on Sam Scott-Young's legitimate (I say) rucking of the head which looked like a ball. Well, it might have been Fitzpatricks' or Ian Jones' scone - a righteous rucking.</p>
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<p>It happened 26 years ago and I am amused the standard-of-outraged-outrage and ritual distaste for Richard Lowe is now carried by 30 somethings who did not see it. They do the same about "stupid" Campese's in goal pass to Marto the Innocent when they were 4½ years old (we were seated in the front row on the 25 - one of those "Did that really happen?" moments). This lot have never, ever seen a Wallaby side routinely, confidently, competently running the ball but they are nostalgic and expert about that too.</p> -
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<p>Why Moala called 'Silverback' in Blues:
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<p>think there was a thing with him and Faumuina this week where he said he is called George of the jungle in the gym, so possibly related?</p>
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<p>Why Moala called 'Silverback' in Blues:
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<p>Being a white guy, would it have been okay for me to call Moala a "silverback" in the media? Or would it have been misconstrued?</p>
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<p>Being a white guy, would it have been okay for me to call Moala a "silverback" in the media? Or would it have been misconstrued?</p>
<p>Just thinking aloud.</p>
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<p>I was wondering that too, and no I don't think so. I think primate related nicknames are off the agenda for the foreseeable future.</p>
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<p>I'm just glad they removed the colour preface from Julian Savea's nickname and now it's just 'The Bus'. That was a particularly awkward nickname too.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Siam" data-cid="591359" data-time="1466819315"><p>Strange set of circumstances when the Welsh first choice fullback plays in the French club final and not for his country against NZ.</p></blockquote>
I'm sure he'd be in NZ if he'd been playing for a few months or even weeks. Only made his comeback last week from long-term injury.<br>
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<p>Proper excited about this game. Only way it could be better for me personally would be for Lima to be starting. (BB certainly demanded his start though)</p>
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<p>Looking for a big games from DIxon and Moala</p>
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<p>ABs by lots</p> -
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<p>He's a genuinely nice bloke off the field. It's just when he crosses the white line that things change. I've known a few players like that to varying degrees</p>
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<p>How to make friends with Wallaby supporters; try explaining that to them.</p>
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<p>Although you dont hear so much about it now days , </p>
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<p>The Meads Catchpole thing is probably worse for them , older Wallaby fans think Pinetree was Satan himself , dont even bother mentioning him as the greatest of his era </p>
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<p>And I had absolutely no idea about it until I moved to Australia </p>
