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<blockquote data-quote="nickdnz" data-source="post: 339082" data-attributes="member: 38640"><p>Tehehe, the bias did not go unnoticed.</p><p> </p><p>I fairness, I think Weepu has acutally been the best SH in the Tri Nations, where Genia hasn't really impressed so far. In the S14 it's a different story. I think Weepu's game in Wellington was the best performance from a scrum half this year. Hougaard was certainly impressive last match though.</p><p> </p><p>I picked Habana and Matfield simple because I think it won't take much for them to turn right. I agree Dagg maybe doesn't deserve to be there, it's just Mils has been a bit selfish in his play lately, which sometimes pays off, but sometimes he seems to go no where. Aplon has been good, but no South African back has really had the oppertunity to impress that much in honesty. It's not like they're not very good, and if they were in the AB's we may see them shine more, but because the Bok's style of play doesn't give the fast men much space to move in, it's hard to compare. Juan Smith looked good in his game back, but it's hard to make that call just on one game, otherwise I'd be tempted to put Vito in there.</p><p> </p><p>The All Blacks, because of the way they've been collectivly performing as a team, is making the individuals look really good. I think if a Southern Hemesphere XV was put together, it would be better to see it on the EoYT.</p><p> </p><p></p><p>I have to agree with Iron Mike. No doubt many Polynesian's will say they're Samoan/Tongan/Fijian etc, but put in context, I'm sure most will say they're New Zealanders or New Zealand Samoan etc. Out of the <strong>current </strong>All Blacks only Jerome Kaino (American Samoa), Joe Rokocoko (Fiji) and Mils Muliaina (Samoa) were born over seas, and out of those players and Joe Rokocoko was the oldest to start living in New Zealand at only 5 years old.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickdnz, post: 339082, member: 38640"] Tehehe, the bias did not go unnoticed. I fairness, I think Weepu has acutally been the best SH in the Tri Nations, where Genia hasn't really impressed so far. In the S14 it's a different story. I think Weepu's game in Wellington was the best performance from a scrum half this year. Hougaard was certainly impressive last match though. I picked Habana and Matfield simple because I think it won't take much for them to turn right. I agree Dagg maybe doesn't deserve to be there, it's just Mils has been a bit selfish in his play lately, which sometimes pays off, but sometimes he seems to go no where. Aplon has been good, but no South African back has really had the oppertunity to impress that much in honesty. It's not like they're not very good, and if they were in the AB's we may see them shine more, but because the Bok's style of play doesn't give the fast men much space to move in, it's hard to compare. Juan Smith looked good in his game back, but it's hard to make that call just on one game, otherwise I'd be tempted to put Vito in there. The All Blacks, because of the way they've been collectivly performing as a team, is making the individuals look really good. I think if a Southern Hemesphere XV was put together, it would be better to see it on the EoYT. I have to agree with Iron Mike. No doubt many Polynesian's will say they're Samoan/Tongan/Fijian etc, but put in context, I'm sure most will say they're New Zealanders or New Zealand Samoan etc. Out of the [B]current [/B]All Blacks only Jerome Kaino (American Samoa), Joe Rokocoko (Fiji) and Mils Muliaina (Samoa) were born over seas, and out of those players and Joe Rokocoko was the oldest to start living in New Zealand at only 5 years old. [/QUOTE]
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