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Well, I'd say he was certainly up there with Habana as the best winger in the world. What happened was he got too big (106kgs) in muscle not fat, which meant he slowed down. He's now lost the weight now but dosn't seem to have the same confidence or instinct he once had. I still think he has more to offer and if he gets his confidence and instincts up, and gets a bit more pace back, I think he could really be in contention for the RWC. He will however have to have a great S14 and Air New Zealand Cup if he is to beat the other contestants.Why did Roko get so ****? He was a 'revelation' not too long ago and people were saying he is better than Habana (LOL). But seriously though, he was brilliant! What happened? Injury?[/b]
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Rokocoko does hold the record for most Tri Nations tries, which would indicate he is the most dangerous out of all of them in his prime, however he is not what he was in 2003-2006. Still I think he may find form. Masaga needs more time in Internationals. He can perform real magic, it's just wether he can perform it against the best teams in the world.The way I look at it is what wingers do I hate too see lined up against the Springboks. With Masaga, good runner that he is, I would actualy be relieved. Same with Rock.[/b]
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Well, I'd say South Africa will have a poorer front row. Woodcock and Hayman should put together an extremly powerful scrum and Hore and Mealamu are both very good options. South Africa will have the line out, although Chris Jack, Brad Thorn and Ali Williams will no doubt offer great opposition. In the loose forwards, we have McCaw but that's it. McCaw's great but Kaino/Thompson and Ried/So'oialo wont do as well as a loose forward trio of Smith, Spies, Burger. I don't know if SA will "Dominate" however I'd perhaps give them a slight edge in everything but the scrum. The good thing is, we have amazing attacking options that I'd say we're probably the best in the world at the moment, especially with out options in the back three. It'd be an interesting final if it was NZ vs SA...I'd imagine SA will learn from our mistake and have their meals out .Good thing we have the forwards to dominate if PdV makes the right selections and a better scrumhalf.[/b]