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[2017 Super Rugby] Round 14: Blues vs. Chiefs (26/05/2017)
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<blockquote data-quote="Ground We Won" data-source="post: 852815" data-attributes="member: 74968"><p>It's also harsh to say you 'don't rate Fekitoa' <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />. I don't know man, in most of the NZ derbies Moala has been pretty non-existent and I consider most of those the real trial along with some of the tougher South African away games. Some of that can come down to the 1st 5 issue, Francis has been decent though.</p><p></p><p>He does a lot of good stuff and has impressed me vs foreign opposition, but we all know how weak they've been, Faddes and Thompson have looked like All Blacks against some of them, but the Blues have been the worst NZ franchise for quite some time now and his performance vs Ireland was not good at all, these are facts. There were some real make or break games this season for the Blues and he didn't do much at all truthfully. It's all fun and games showing up vs the gumboots, but when it comes down to the crunch, you want to be a match winner, where I think Fekitoa has a big edge over him.</p><p></p><p>He does some good runs, but I don't think he does near enough for the plaudits he gets. I think Fekitoa gets a real lack of credit for some of the great tries and performances he puts in in comparison. I'll be watching him closely this game though, enjoyed the discussion the other day Larksea and really keen to see how this pans out. Don't mind eating humble pie when it comes to the All Blacks and producing great players.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ground We Won, post: 852815, member: 74968"] It's also harsh to say you 'don't rate Fekitoa' :). I don't know man, in most of the NZ derbies Moala has been pretty non-existent and I consider most of those the real trial along with some of the tougher South African away games. Some of that can come down to the 1st 5 issue, Francis has been decent though. He does a lot of good stuff and has impressed me vs foreign opposition, but we all know how weak they've been, Faddes and Thompson have looked like All Blacks against some of them, but the Blues have been the worst NZ franchise for quite some time now and his performance vs Ireland was not good at all, these are facts. There were some real make or break games this season for the Blues and he didn't do much at all truthfully. It's all fun and games showing up vs the gumboots, but when it comes down to the crunch, you want to be a match winner, where I think Fekitoa has a big edge over him. He does some good runs, but I don't think he does near enough for the plaudits he gets. I think Fekitoa gets a real lack of credit for some of the great tries and performances he puts in in comparison. I'll be watching him closely this game though, enjoyed the discussion the other day Larksea and really keen to see how this pans out. Don't mind eating humble pie when it comes to the All Blacks and producing great players. [/QUOTE]
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