:lol: it's the age of google and wikipedia and any answer you could possibly want (except to the questions that actually matter...) 2 or 3 clicks away, how could you possibly make such a comment ?! He just played some months ago in Australia...one of the rare Frenchies who had a good tour.
FF: lol 2:12 can't look up "Stade ToulousAIN", you serious ?...errr derrrrr, Stade Toulouse, errrppp...in the country of the Framsce in Urop.
Yeah so I disagree with picking him. My stance is inconsistent, because I think Noa Nakaitaci's case is alright because we don't use him regularly and he doesn't have a big impact on les Bleus, but if we pick this monster he's our no.8 we'll have an enormous weapon on the field that we didn't really produce. I know he and Nakaitaci are similar in paths but they won't be similar in impact, and although that isn't measurable or a clearcut objective argument, it accounts for something. It's the same for me with Kockott: if he's our starting 9, that's a huge part of our game, the starting scrumhalf. I know it's a very shaky argument but the laws for poaching should definitely be stricter.
I understand that Tongan/kiwi monster only played pro ball in France (since 2012, Toulouse), but there's no denying we'd be using and benefiting from a physical specimen we could never produce, and unless he were like Chris Tolofua, a real Frenchman born and raised here (whichever origin he's from), it'd mean we're borrowing from another factory.
But then again, poaching's always been a part of sports and we'd just be playing our cards within legality. "Don't hate the player, hate the game". But I'm against the principle of using a guy who was developed elsewhere, especially when he presents physical attributes like these.