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<blockquote data-quote="snoopy snoopy dog dog" data-source="post: 883910" data-attributes="member: 13611"><p>All I can do is subjectively peak at examples of players who have looked better than most would have anticipated since moving teams. Could be gut instinct of coaches, could be analysis. Only those involved in making those decisions will truly know.</p><p></p><p>If we're to take the Billy Beane phrase "we're not selling jeans here", Chris Cloete fits the bill as a <em>possible</em> moneyball signing. A 5'9" tall flanker would be considered by most to be too small. He came through Sri Lankan pro rugby and a couple of unglamourous South African Currie Cup teams to become an important member of the Munster team turning in excellent performances whenever he plays. Munster saw value where others in Europe didn't. Maybe it's great scouting and gut instinct from Munster scouts which brought him to the south west of Ireland, maybe it's excellent work by their performance analysts or maybe it's a combination of both.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snoopy snoopy dog dog, post: 883910, member: 13611"] All I can do is subjectively peak at examples of players who have looked better than most would have anticipated since moving teams. Could be gut instinct of coaches, could be analysis. Only those involved in making those decisions will truly know. If we're to take the Billy Beane phrase "we're not selling jeans here", Chris Cloete fits the bill as a [I]possible[/I] moneyball signing. A 5'9" tall flanker would be considered by most to be too small. He came through Sri Lankan pro rugby and a couple of unglamourous South African Currie Cup teams to become an important member of the Munster team turning in excellent performances whenever he plays. Munster saw value where others in Europe didn't. Maybe it's great scouting and gut instinct from Munster scouts which brought him to the south west of Ireland, maybe it's excellent work by their performance analysts or maybe it's a combination of both. [/QUOTE]
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