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What is the best rugby position for Manu Tuilagi ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Aedaphon" data-source="post: 561941" data-attributes="member: 46333"><p>Would actually have loved to see how Samoa would have done with him last World Cup. They're a growing power in international rugby but a little star power like Manu wouldn't have gone amiss in their squad...</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I don't see Manu playing in the back row any time soon, at international level breakdown work is absolutely crucial in the back row and, even if he's an absurdly strong ball carrier, he'd be exposed in no time by and half-decent openside. That said, I wouldn't be shocked to see him on the wing or at 12 for the Lions, or even England in the future. He's not been awful when he's played out on the wing for England, and he provides some serious carrying power no matter where he is in the back line.</p><p></p><p>I'd agree that Manu is no 2nd five-eigth, but not every rugby team needs a distributor at 12. Plenty of teams play with their big ball carrier at 12 rather than 13, so really it's just a matter of where the Lions decide to play their bulldozer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aedaphon, post: 561941, member: 46333"] Would actually have loved to see how Samoa would have done with him last World Cup. They're a growing power in international rugby but a little star power like Manu wouldn't have gone amiss in their squad... Anyway, I don't see Manu playing in the back row any time soon, at international level breakdown work is absolutely crucial in the back row and, even if he's an absurdly strong ball carrier, he'd be exposed in no time by and half-decent openside. That said, I wouldn't be shocked to see him on the wing or at 12 for the Lions, or even England in the future. He's not been awful when he's played out on the wing for England, and he provides some serious carrying power no matter where he is in the back line. I'd agree that Manu is no 2nd five-eigth, but not every rugby team needs a distributor at 12. Plenty of teams play with their big ball carrier at 12 rather than 13, so really it's just a matter of where the Lions decide to play their bulldozer. [/QUOTE]
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