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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 417208" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>Lavea did play 30 games of Super Rugby, but that didn't mean he played well in these games. He was poor when he played for the Blues, and the only time he played to a reasonable standard was when he played second-five for the Chiefs. He showed a very limited ability to control a game at first-five (as IKALETAKI mentioned) largely due to his poor kicking game. If his team was stuck in their 22 his common method of attempting to relieve the pressure was to do a chip kick!</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately he<a href="http://www.therugbyforum.com/forum/member.php?40455-IKALETAHI" target="_blank">http://www.therugbyforum.com/forum/member.php?40455-IKALETAHI</a> may be the best of a limited bunch for Samoa; Tusi Pisi and Fa'atonu Fili run far too hot and cold, and Pisi doesn't have a particularly big boot on him in any case. Luckily Lavea's inability to control the game will be somewhat masked by Fotuali'i, who likes to control the game from halfback, and does possess a strong box-kicking game. The other option is to play Fotuali'i at 10 outside Poluleuligaga, which is something I think they should genuinely consider.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 417208, member: 24910"] Lavea did play 30 games of Super Rugby, but that didn't mean he played well in these games. He was poor when he played for the Blues, and the only time he played to a reasonable standard was when he played second-five for the Chiefs. He showed a very limited ability to control a game at first-five (as IKALETAKI mentioned) largely due to his poor kicking game. If his team was stuck in their 22 his common method of attempting to relieve the pressure was to do a chip kick! Unfortunately he[U][B][/B][/U][U][B][/B][/U][URL="http://www.therugbyforum.com/forum/member.php?40455-IKALETAHI"][/URL] may be the best of a limited bunch for Samoa; Tusi Pisi and Fa'atonu Fili run far too hot and cold, and Pisi doesn't have a particularly big boot on him in any case. Luckily Lavea's inability to control the game will be somewhat masked by Fotuali'i, who likes to control the game from halfback, and does possess a strong box-kicking game. The other option is to play Fotuali'i at 10 outside Poluleuligaga, which is something I think they should genuinely consider. [/QUOTE]
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