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Toeava To Miss Rest of Super 15
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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 397112" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>Yeah, I understand your frustration; I too would prefer to see Ben Smith at fullback, as the Highlanders look a better team with him at 15. However I don't think playing a few games at 12 will have a negative affect on Smith's chances of making the All Blacks, indeed in may actually increase his chances. Henry and co. have explicitly said they want to see how Smith goes in the midfield, and this was cited by Jamie Joseph when he was asked why Smith was at 12... this suggests to me Smith playing at 12 may be actually be coming from the AB's selectors. Interestingly the last two games that Smith has been named at 12 the AB's selectors have been in the stand (the first time just Wayne Smith with his little video camera, the second time all three selectors). So while I think Smith is 12 is bad for the Highlanders, it's possibly good for Smiths personal AB's aspirations.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 397112, member: 24910"] Yeah, I understand your frustration; I too would prefer to see Ben Smith at fullback, as the Highlanders look a better team with him at 15. However I don't think playing a few games at 12 will have a negative affect on Smith's chances of making the All Blacks, indeed in may actually increase his chances. Henry and co. have explicitly said they want to see how Smith goes in the midfield, and this was cited by Jamie Joseph when he was asked why Smith was at 12... this suggests to me Smith playing at 12 may be actually be coming from the AB's selectors. Interestingly the last two games that Smith has been named at 12 the AB's selectors have been in the stand (the first time just Wayne Smith with his little video camera, the second time all three selectors). So while I think Smith is 12 is bad for the Highlanders, it's possibly good for Smiths personal AB's aspirations. [/QUOTE]
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