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Rugby World Cup 2015
[2015 RWC] Pool C: New Zealand vs. Tonga (09/10/2015)
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<blockquote data-quote="nickdnz" data-source="post: 758226" data-attributes="member: 38640"><p>The Piutau thing is pretty exhausting.</p><p></p><p>I don't believe Piutau's form has been so exceptional for the All Blacks that he would have earned a starting spot on the right wing (and yes he had a good game vs SA..). People saying he wasn't selected over Jane have a very shoddy memory - he wasn't selected largely over <strong>Ben Smith</strong>, who has been our right winger for the last two seasons. Whether Dagg should have been involved up until he was dropped is perhaps another question. Regardless Piutau hasn't been making an irrefutable case for selection over the last four years - he looked like a very solid bench option in my view.</p><p></p><p>All of that is beside the point. He signed a contract to become the highest played player in the Pro 12 - and he didn't inform management over his decision after they were under the assumption he was going to commit to NZ rugby over the next few years. Therefore they may as well go with other options who are enthusiastic about playing for the ABs.</p><p></p><p>NMS just got his second MOTM performance in this RWC, has scored six tries in his last five games. It's a bit of a non-issue. Naholo looks like he's a bit underdone/not quite recovered from injury. But if push comes to shove I can live with him as my right winger come a knock out match.</p><p></p><p>And I think people are placing waaaay too much in this RWC. The All Blacks are successful because we manage to retain most of our best players. We compromise that because every four years a RWC comes around - we may not find ourselves winning 90% of games in the four years in-between. I personally value that much more than who wins this tournament. Without meaning to be a dick - if Australia (as an example) win this RWC, and then go the next three years losing to us, the ***le of World Champions begins to feel ironic (it certainly did in League for me).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickdnz, post: 758226, member: 38640"] The Piutau thing is pretty exhausting. I don't believe Piutau's form has been so exceptional for the All Blacks that he would have earned a starting spot on the right wing (and yes he had a good game vs SA..). People saying he wasn't selected over Jane have a very shoddy memory - he wasn't selected largely over [B]Ben Smith[/B], who has been our right winger for the last two seasons. Whether Dagg should have been involved up until he was dropped is perhaps another question. Regardless Piutau hasn't been making an irrefutable case for selection over the last four years - he looked like a very solid bench option in my view. All of that is beside the point. He signed a contract to become the highest played player in the Pro 12 - and he didn't inform management over his decision after they were under the assumption he was going to commit to NZ rugby over the next few years. Therefore they may as well go with other options who are enthusiastic about playing for the ABs. NMS just got his second MOTM performance in this RWC, has scored six tries in his last five games. It's a bit of a non-issue. Naholo looks like he's a bit underdone/not quite recovered from injury. But if push comes to shove I can live with him as my right winger come a knock out match. And I think people are placing waaaay too much in this RWC. The All Blacks are successful because we manage to retain most of our best players. We compromise that because every four years a RWC comes around - we may not find ourselves winning 90% of games in the four years in-between. I personally value that much more than who wins this tournament. Without meaning to be a dick - if Australia (as an example) win this RWC, and then go the next three years losing to us, the ***le of World Champions begins to feel ironic (it certainly did in League for me). [/QUOTE]
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