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  • WurzelW Offline
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    Forgetting globally, I wonder who's the biggest rugby star in NZ? And would they have stronger recognition than Shaun Johnson, or even DWZ, currently?

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    @Wurzel i'd say Ardie Savea and yes

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    @Wurzel said in Does Rugby have a Superstar?:

    DWZ

    Who

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    @Bones said in Does Rugby have a Superstar?:

    @Wurzel said in Does Rugby have a Superstar?:

    DWZ

    Who

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    From ER to the NRL. What a talent!

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    @mariner4life Carribbean queen is top notch.

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    I've given this some thought and I can't think of a player who stands out sufficiently from his peers to be a recognised superstar of the game.

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    @mariner4life said in Does Rugby have a Superstar?:

    Agree with MR, Tupou is a classic case. A prop with ball skills and running ability. All the tools to be must-watch

    Gives up penalties and isn't fit enough so rugby people have written him off as a bit-part player

    Perhaps the rules are to blame.

    His inaccuracy and laziness aren't the fault of the rules. The only place he's currently a superstar is the buffet.

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    @antipodean said in Does Rugby have a Superstar?:

    @mariner4life said in Does Rugby have a Superstar?:

    Agree with MR, Tupou is a classic case. A prop with ball skills and running ability. All the tools to be must-watch

    Gives up penalties and isn't fit enough so rugby people have written him off as a bit-part player

    Perhaps the rules are to blame.

    His inaccuracy and laziness aren't the fault of the rules. The only place he's currently a superstar is the buffet.

    lol i was waiting for you to come in. No one hates on Tupou like you.

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    @Chris-B said in Does Rugby have a Superstar?:

    @Duluth I suspect Adesanya has everyone in NZ covered - not just sportsmen.

    I've tried a few of the most famous NZers I can think of - and he's well ahead.

    He gets beaten by someone like Taylor Swift, but he's competitive - or at least, not completely dwarfed!

    And yet I had to Google him 😳

    That might say more about me than him though.

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    @Catogrande He wouldn't have been my first guess. According to google trends, he's bigger than Tyson Fury!

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