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Tri Nations: All Blacks - Wallabies @ Eden Park (06-08-2011, 08:35 GMT)
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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 427136" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>Sivivatu has a superb game against Fiji (Graham Henry suggested he was the best player on the park in the first half, which I agree with). If he can continue that sort of form I'd be happy to have him in the RWC squad, as he's a proven match-winner in international rugby. However I do worry a lot about his 'passive' defense - he often puts himself in great positions to make tackles, but seemed to fall off a large percentage of them during the Super Rugby season. The fact that he can't seem to go through a week without getting injured worries me too...</p><p></p><p><strong><a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/5384796/Weepus-year-getting-better-with-All-Blacks-start" target="_blank">ALL BLACKS team</a>:</strong> Mils Muliaina, Sitiveni Sivivatu, Conrad Smith, Ma'a Nonu, Hosea Gear, Dan Carter, Piri Weepu, Kieran Read, Richie McCaw, Jerome Kaino, Brad Thorn, Ali Williams, Owen Franks, Keven Mealamu, Wyatt Crockett. <strong></strong></p><p><strong>Reserves:</strong> Andrew Hore, Ben Franks, Sam Whitelock, Adam Thomson, Andy Ellis, Colin Slade, Sonny Bill Williams. </p><p></p><p>I'm still don't like SBW on the bench, but I suppose they need to give him gametime, and the 'utility' backs (Toeava, Kahui) are still recovering from injury (maybe they should have given Ben Smith another go <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 427136, member: 24910"] Sivivatu has a superb game against Fiji (Graham Henry suggested he was the best player on the park in the first half, which I agree with). If he can continue that sort of form I'd be happy to have him in the RWC squad, as he's a proven match-winner in international rugby. However I do worry a lot about his 'passive' defense - he often puts himself in great positions to make tackles, but seemed to fall off a large percentage of them during the Super Rugby season. The fact that he can't seem to go through a week without getting injured worries me too... [B][URL="http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/5384796/Weepus-year-getting-better-with-All-Blacks-start"]ALL BLACKS team[/URL]:[/B] Mils Muliaina, Sitiveni Sivivatu, Conrad Smith, Ma'a Nonu, Hosea Gear, Dan Carter, Piri Weepu, Kieran Read, Richie McCaw, Jerome Kaino, Brad Thorn, Ali Williams, Owen Franks, Keven Mealamu, Wyatt Crockett. [B] Reserves:[/B] Andrew Hore, Ben Franks, Sam Whitelock, Adam Thomson, Andy Ellis, Colin Slade, Sonny Bill Williams. I'm still don't like SBW on the bench, but I suppose they need to give him gametime, and the 'utility' backs (Toeava, Kahui) are still recovering from injury (maybe they should have given Ben Smith another go :D) [/QUOTE]
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