Aaron Smith
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@bones said in Aaron Smith:
@taniwharugby said in Aaron Smith:
@victor-meldrew he was a bit average after after-david-gate, was at the helm for Chicago wasnt he, and that was not a fine day for many.
Yeah, there was a season where he put in a few pretty average performances, got bullied quite a bit and wasn't a threat at all around the breakdown - many were calling for lhim to be dropped (hi @Tim).
Yeah, I forget about that year. Still think a fully firing AS is going to be hard to replace.
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@bones said in Aaron Smith:
@bovidae said in Aaron Smith:
@cliff Yeah, you forget how young Ratima still is when he was selected for the NZ U20s. I see he is back playing for Oto after his injury.
You've cloned Duggan, right?
If only our current halfbacks had Duggan's pace. What an asset that was.
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@mariner4life From early days in the Chiefs till 2015 WC - completely different player, same aggressive defence though.
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@bones said in Aaron Smith:
@taniwharugby said in Aaron Smith:
@victor-meldrew he was a bit average after after-david-gate, was at the helm for Chicago wasnt he, and that was not a fine day for many.
Yeah, there was a season where he put in a few pretty average performances, got bullied quite a bit and wasn't a threat at all around the breakdown - many were calling for him to be dropped (hi @Tim).
In that case Weber is going to be on fire for the next couple of years.
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@FakatavaAllBlack thank fuck because Fakatava is shit
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@mariner4life said in Aaron Smith:
@FakatavaAllBlack thank fuck because Fakatava is shit
I'd prefer Smith wasn't being thrashed in SR, even if Fakatava really was shit.
Edit: nice to see a new landers fan though.
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@FakatavaAllBlack said in Aaron Smith:
@booboo yeah it's obviously his last season in NZ next yr, with today's news of Fakatava's ACL injury I suspect Nug will be playing more minutes in super than initially planned..
Hopefully there are strict(er) limits on playing minutes for All Blacks next super season. That's hard luck for the Landers but an injury to Smith would be disastrous for NZ's chances at the cup.
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Bumping an older thread..
Aaron Smith is about to play his last home game for the Highlanders.
The ODT has a few articles about him today. Here's the ones that they didn't put behind a paywall
Aaron Smith: The big interview
Aaron Smith opens up on family, rugby influences and his love for the Highlanders in a wide-ranging interview with Rugby Chat host Paul Dwyer. The...
Nuggie’s contribution makes him stand out among peers
He's had lots of team-mates and several coaches, but Aaron Smith has known only one Highlanders boss. We asked chief executive Roger Clark to offer...
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i think he truly will go down as one of the greats, his commitment and attitude have been a huge part of NZ rugby over the last 10-12 years
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@Kiwiwomble said in Aaron Smith:
i think he truly will go down as one of the greats, his commitment and attitude have been a huge part of NZ rugby over the last 10-12 years
And you could sign an afterdavid confirming that.
