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A new GIANT winger for Waratahs: Taqele Naiyaravaro (MASS)
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<blockquote data-quote="Big Ewis" data-source="post: 642683" data-attributes="member: 57076"><p>well the whole Rugby following community understands the importance of physical strength, and see its importance rising and rising, and some fans around the world could forget midway through their thoughts and anticipation that the guy still needs those other vital qualities to play a said position...</p><p></p><p>But although the wing and FB positions in particular world wide remain "quiet" in the MASS department (although George North, Yoann Huget or Savea aren't particularly tiny and some of the most popular atm), coaches do look for bigger guys by default. I remember some guy in France saying that his coach would say smt "in Rugby, we're looking for guys who are big. We'd rather take a guy who's big and raw but has room to improve over somebody who's good but doesn't have the muscle".</p><p></p><p>Needless to say some guys survive at test level without being huge, and that will remain always. The Brice Dulin, Christian Wade, Matt Giteau's of the world will I think always have their place in test Rugby. But truth be told, for it's an overwhelming reality of Rugby and jokes aside, power/muscle is becoming an almost-vital requirement.</p><p></p><p>But back to this guy, the huge winger: ppl travel in their thoughts when they see such a picture and stats about a potential future winger because these things provoke images in their minds, and they anticipate things that might not even be close to what the guy can manage.</p><p>If this guy could just play aggressively though, as his dimensions mandate he should, can run even mediocre lines and find average position - just that, and he would be an enormous threat to defenses. I'm assuming he's a winger because he's got some kind of adequate pace btw. Like, blessed with enormous size while still being mobile and fast, he should be able to manage the rest and translate into at very least a pretty good club level winger, at LEAST. His size alone spares him the crazy work other regular/small wingers have to incorporate to their game like Vincent Clerc or others.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Ewis, post: 642683, member: 57076"] well the whole Rugby following community understands the importance of physical strength, and see its importance rising and rising, and some fans around the world could forget midway through their thoughts and anticipation that the guy still needs those other vital qualities to play a said position... But although the wing and FB positions in particular world wide remain "quiet" in the MASS department (although George North, Yoann Huget or Savea aren't particularly tiny and some of the most popular atm), coaches do look for bigger guys by default. I remember some guy in France saying that his coach would say smt "in Rugby, we're looking for guys who are big. We'd rather take a guy who's big and raw but has room to improve over somebody who's good but doesn't have the muscle". Needless to say some guys survive at test level without being huge, and that will remain always. The Brice Dulin, Christian Wade, Matt Giteau's of the world will I think always have their place in test Rugby. But truth be told, for it's an overwhelming reality of Rugby and jokes aside, power/muscle is becoming an almost-vital requirement. But back to this guy, the huge winger: ppl travel in their thoughts when they see such a picture and stats about a potential future winger because these things provoke images in their minds, and they anticipate things that might not even be close to what the guy can manage. If this guy could just play aggressively though, as his dimensions mandate he should, can run even mediocre lines and find average position - just that, and he would be an enormous threat to defenses. I'm assuming he's a winger because he's got some kind of adequate pace btw. Like, blessed with enormous size while still being mobile and fast, he should be able to manage the rest and translate into at very least a pretty good club level winger, at LEAST. His size alone spares him the crazy work other regular/small wingers have to incorporate to their game like Vincent Clerc or others. [/QUOTE]
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