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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 739471" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p>I have my doubts about Sopoaga at 12. His tackle stats simply aren't good enough. </p><p></p><p>In seventeen Super Rugby matches this season, Sopoaga has only made 64 out of 83 (missed 19). That is only a 77% success rate, and that rate continued in his only test match so far, against South Africa, making 7 from 11 (missed 4) for 64%. This is in no way good enough to play in an All Blacks midfield.</p><p></p><p>SBW is a much better prospect defensively. In his 26 match All Blacks career so far, he has made 119 of 130 tackles (missed 11) for a tackle success rate of 92%; he has only once missed more than one tackle in a match! Add to that astonishing tackle rate, his ability to take the ball to the line and offload beyond the advantage line. I don't care what the haterade drinkers out there say, I'd have him ahead of anyone at 12 after Nonu goes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 739471, member: 20605"] I have my doubts about Sopoaga at 12. His tackle stats simply aren't good enough. In seventeen Super Rugby matches this season, Sopoaga has only made 64 out of 83 (missed 19). That is only a 77% success rate, and that rate continued in his only test match so far, against South Africa, making 7 from 11 (missed 4) for 64%. This is in no way good enough to play in an All Blacks midfield. SBW is a much better prospect defensively. In his 26 match All Blacks career so far, he has made 119 of 130 tackles (missed 11) for a tackle success rate of 92%; he has only once missed more than one tackle in a match! Add to that astonishing tackle rate, his ability to take the ball to the line and offload beyond the advantage line. I don't care what the haterade drinkers out there say, I'd have him ahead of anyone at 12 after Nonu goes. [/QUOTE]
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