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<blockquote data-quote="Ragey Erasmus" data-source="post: 1089673" data-attributes="member: 56232"><p>I recall when he was a year or 2 on the international scene and England's gameplan revolved around "give it to Manu". At that time we played some of the most stodgy, turgid rugby we have for years and the ball very rarely reached the wings. Not a fault of his but I think this mythical status of his damages teams more than helps them if the whole gameplan ends up revolving around his presence. He should be a nice to have in an otherwise well functioning system rather than someone we simply must throw back in the second we can.</p><p></p><p>Personally I'd prefer we moved away from using him and, when we do, as a bench option. He'd be naturally approaching the tail end of his career anyway. Nonu was 33 when he got his last cap and I'd say he was far more integral to the NZ team than Tuilagi has been to us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ragey Erasmus, post: 1089673, member: 56232"] I recall when he was a year or 2 on the international scene and England's gameplan revolved around "give it to Manu". At that time we played some of the most stodgy, turgid rugby we have for years and the ball very rarely reached the wings. Not a fault of his but I think this mythical status of his damages teams more than helps them if the whole gameplan ends up revolving around his presence. He should be a nice to have in an otherwise well functioning system rather than someone we simply must throw back in the second we can. Personally I'd prefer we moved away from using him and, when we do, as a bench option. He'd be naturally approaching the tail end of his career anyway. Nonu was 33 when he got his last cap and I'd say he was far more integral to the NZ team than Tuilagi has been to us. [/QUOTE]
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