Best players in SR this week
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Here's the rugbypass version
They are looking at Aussies as well, not just NZers
Super Rugby Pacific team of the week for round one
Following every round of Super Rugby Pacific this season, RugbyPass will name its Team of the Week. Here’s the TOTW for Round One.
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@Bones said in Best players in SR this week:
@Crucial Weber was head and shoulders the best halfback. Not sold on the centre.
Weber was the best of the week yes, Roigard and Christie weren’t too far behind, Fakatava was all over the place and Drummond, well he was forgettable as per usual.
Jorgensen and Toole were pretty awesome for the Tahs and Brumbies but Telea was the standout winger on week 1.
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@Canes4life Weber was a key difference maker for the chiefs against a champion side. Roigard and Christie were good, but change them for someone else and their teams would still have run up big wins.
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@Bones said in Best players in SR this week:
@Canes4life Weber was a key difference maker for the chiefs against a champion side. Roigard and Christie were good, but change them for someone else and their teams would still have run up big wins.
Yeah I get what you’re saying but it’s easy when you’re forwards are going forward even against the Crusaders. I thought Weber was fairly rusty in that first half tbh, but he was exceptional in the second. He’s made a strong start in his case to be one of the three halfbacks at the WC.
Having all those halfbacks playing well can only be a good thing.
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@Canes4life yeah big struggle for Roigard and Christie with how their forward packs were just getting bitch slapped all over the park eh.
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@Bones said in Best players in SR this week:
@Canes4life yeah big struggle for Roigard and Christie with how their forward packs were just getting bitch slapped all over the park eh.
It’s all perspective aye which is why myself and others had Roigard up there as one of the top halfbacks of the week. He churned through a lot of work despite playing in the heat of Townsville, which is a lot harder than playing in Chch this time of year, plus if you want to play that game Roigard is the only one who doesn’t have an All Black outside him taking the pressure off.
Weber was rusty in the first half, had a solid second but he wasn’t that far ahead of Roigard and Christie like you say.
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@Bones said in Best players in SR this week:
@Canes4life said in Best players in SR this week:
myself and others
Lol when someone has a different opinion to @Bones he reverts to being a troll. Classic Bonesy.
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@Canes4life said in Best players in SR this week:
@Bones said in Best players in SR this week:
@Canes4life said in Best players in SR this week:
myself and others
Lol when @Bones is losing an argument he reverts to being a troll. Classic Bonesy.
Losing what? Colour me surprised you think Roigard was the bees knees against that high class reds outfit, I'm sure it's got nothing to do with your typical bias. No trolling or losing here, just the ability to see other teams.
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@Bones said in Best players in SR this week:
@Canes4life said in Best players in SR this week:
@Bones said in Best players in SR this week:
@Canes4life said in Best players in SR this week:
myself and others
Lol when @Bones is losing an argument he reverts to being a troll. Classic Bonesy.
Losing what? Colour me surprised you think Roigard was the bees knees against that high class reds outfit, I'm sure it's got nothing to do with your typical bias. No trolling or losing here, just the ability to see other teams.
No I thought Weber was the best halfback of the week as mentioned above, but I just didn’t agree with your statement that he was by far and away the best halfback of the week because he wasn’t. Roigard and Christie were very solid aswell, it doesn’t matter if their opposition were weaker, they still had very strong performances.
And what bias? In all my posts recently I’ve mentioned players from other teams I.e Jorgensen, Toole, Telea, Stevenson etc. In fact if I had to choose a top XV for this week I would probably only pick one Hurricane in Jordie. Aumua was another candidate in the hooking position but Samisoni probably edges it there for me.
I agree that I like to hype some players up, ie Roigard, Lakai and Higgins recently but I know talent when I see it and I just want them to perform well. I’m pretty sure every Ferner is guilty of that from time to time.
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Best players of the round per NZ team for me this week were:
Blues: Dalton Papali’i
Chiefs: Damian McKenzie
Hurricanes: Cam Roigard
Crusaders: David Havili
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@Canes4life said in Best players in SR this week:
Best players of the round per NZ team for me this week were:
Blues: Dalton Papali’i
Chiefs: Damian McKenzie
Hurricanes: Cam Roigard
Crusaders: David Havili
Highlanders: Josh TimuThought Sotutu put in a good game for the Blues but not sure any of that team make a Best in Round nomination.
Haven’t watched all of all the games but these players stood out to me
SRP (NZ teams)
DMac
Stevenson
Whitelock
RoigardSR Aupiki
Willison
Connor
Roos
McMenimen
Holmes
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@Crucial well in Aus and haven't seen Aupiki, but from what I have seen pretty well agree, not sure anyone from Blues, they were beaten in forwards, especially at breakdowns, and noone from backs really looked that good. Good to see a few players backing up good first up games, DMac, Roigard and Stevenson spring to mind.
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Missed all the rugby this week. But the breakdown between teams is
5 Crusaders
8 Chiefs
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@Winger said in Best players in SR this week:
Missed all the rugby this week. But the breakdown between teams is
5 Crusaders
8 Chiefs
1 Highlander and HurricaneArdie would have been a shoe in if it wasn’t for his brain fart. Completely dominant in that opening stanza with two tries. Roigard unlucky to miss out to an inform Brad Weber.
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@Canes4life said in Best players in SR this week:
@Winger said in Best players in SR this week:
Missed all the rugby this week. But the breakdown between teams is
5 Crusaders
8 Chiefs
1 Highlander and HurricaneArdie would have been a shoe in if it wasn’t for his brain fart. Completely dominant in that opening stanza with two tries. Roigard unlucky to miss out to an inform Brad Weber.
Ardie really went off the boil after that as well. Managed through the rest of the game but seemed to hold back a touch.
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@Winger said in Best players in SR this week:
Missed all the rugby this week. But the breakdown between teams is
5 Crusaders
8 Chiefs
1 Highlander and HurricaneIWL better than Vai'i IMO. Early times but Rayasi is very impressive this year. No brain farts so far.
I would give the best right wing nomination to Telea who was very good once again.
