NZ Vikings v Counties Manukau Cavaliers
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@kev I was chatting to one of the parents of the CM players,apparently their squad had been together for a good deal longer and it showed,not to mention having some players with Mitre 10 Cup experience helped could not help be impressed with the big CM looseforwards..
Gainline in the modern game is everything..and Fosita who played for a couple seasons back was all class,bar his goal kicking
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Forgot to mention,Rene Ranger will returning to the Taniwha for this years Mitre 10 Cup and the whisper is he will be signing with the Sunwolves for the 2019 season.,best of both worlds for Taniwha supporters.
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@steven-harris haha so unsurprisingly he was the player Wellsford had asked for transfer from France.
I think this is good, he was good value for us last year, I think sit him out at 14 and let him roam, seems Ranger has Cambridge blue blood in his veins and this is where he loves to play so seems to get the best out of him.
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@steven-harris said in NZ Vikings v Counties Manukau Cavaliers:
Fosita who played for a couple seasons back was all class
Interesting to hear that he is coming of age. Apparently has been going well in club rugby this year.
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@tim was always a solid, if uninspiring player for us, usually on the wing oddly enough.
But he came to us at a time when our coach was intent on importing just about any Tongan players that would come up so suffered of being stigmatized as an import for the sake of it, but he played locally and was involved locally, unlike some.
I expect being part of the Tongan team has helped him no end too.
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On the subject of flankers, how did Aorangi Stokes compare to Kane Jacobson. I did not rate him highly at harbour and obviously his coaches didn't either,so I think it was a foolish play to sign him so early when we have an abundance of smaller loosies to pick from. I doubt other unions were a factor. Haven't been a huge fan of tuuingafasi so hopefully he can go well on a last chance contract.
I think we will have a lot of size at 6 this year with Tom Robinson Murray douglas both able to play there assuming all locks fit
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@muddyriver Hardly noticed Jacobson during the game,certainly did not stand out,Aorangi is a real worker,played at 7 in the 2nd half,got through a bot of work but mostly from a defensive piece.
From what I have heard Tom Robinson is still injured,so lock seems to be an issue,the big South African boy Maria’s who was at lock with Sweetman looked a bit soft for my liking.. -
@steven-harris yeah I like what I have seen of Stokes, seems to have a bit of mongrel too, which is always good.
Didn't really notice Jacobsen in the games I've seen.
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@muddyriver I have liked guys like Aorangi Stokes and Josh Larsen last two years. Size may be a factor but we will expect Jacobsen to be a lot better than those two given quick signing.
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