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A new GIANT winger for Waratahs: Taqele Naiyaravaro (MASS)
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<blockquote data-quote="nickdnz" data-source="post: 642739" data-attributes="member: 38640"><p>Unfortunately this isn't exactly true...or at all true. Lomu ran over plenty of large rugby players, you only have to look at what he did to guys like Vickery and Os du Randt...</p><p></p><p>As for Lomu being a weak link against Ireland - he only played Ireland twice, in 1995 he utterly obliterated them. In 2001 - which I feel is the game you remember, Lomu was hardly a weak link at all. He scored a try after all and Horgan didn't...they did try and turn him around with kicks, however these were Brian O'Driscolls comments after the game:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/teamsheet.asp?MT_ID=2073" target="_blank">http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/teamsheet.asp?MT_ID=2073</a></p><p></p><p>Doesn't exactly sound like he was a weak link does it? In fact it's a modern great player admitting he couldn't tackle him..</p><p></p><p>My point is I don't think the era he played in is responsible for his achievements. The only player on a list of big and tall wingers that has even similar dimensions is Nadolo in height and weight, and he's no where as quick or uses his height and weight as effectively. As for greatest rugby player ever its impossible to really say as its subjective...</p><p></p><p>I personally think Larry Bird of 1986 was the greatest basketball player of all time, others at the same time preferred Magic Johnson while I'd imagine Michael Jordan is the most popular response to greatest player of all time. It's a team sport which is judged subjectively so there isn't a right or wrong answer. I love Umaga, I personally feel he is the most complete centre of all time. He could tackle like a demon, run and step like a top class winger, do great offloads and 20m passes. He had great leadership, ran great lines, jackle brilliantly and could bust through tackles. But I'm sure many here feel O'Driscoll is the best ever...Doug Howlett had a better try scoring record than Lomu, was a safer player - but couldn't create magic from nothing like Lomu or even a young Joe Rokocoko could.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickdnz, post: 642739, member: 38640"] Unfortunately this isn't exactly true...or at all true. Lomu ran over plenty of large rugby players, you only have to look at what he did to guys like Vickery and Os du Randt... As for Lomu being a weak link against Ireland - he only played Ireland twice, in 1995 he utterly obliterated them. In 2001 - which I feel is the game you remember, Lomu was hardly a weak link at all. He scored a try after all and Horgan didn't...they did try and turn him around with kicks, however these were Brian O'Driscolls comments after the game: [URL]http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/teamsheet.asp?MT_ID=2073[/URL] Doesn't exactly sound like he was a weak link does it? In fact it's a modern great player admitting he couldn't tackle him.. My point is I don't think the era he played in is responsible for his achievements. The only player on a list of big and tall wingers that has even similar dimensions is Nadolo in height and weight, and he's no where as quick or uses his height and weight as effectively. As for greatest rugby player ever its impossible to really say as its subjective... I personally think Larry Bird of 1986 was the greatest basketball player of all time, others at the same time preferred Magic Johnson while I'd imagine Michael Jordan is the most popular response to greatest player of all time. It's a team sport which is judged subjectively so there isn't a right or wrong answer. I love Umaga, I personally feel he is the most complete centre of all time. He could tackle like a demon, run and step like a top class winger, do great offloads and 20m passes. He had great leadership, ran great lines, jackle brilliantly and could bust through tackles. But I'm sure many here feel O'Driscoll is the best ever...Doug Howlett had a better try scoring record than Lomu, was a safer player - but couldn't create magic from nothing like Lomu or even a young Joe Rokocoko could. [/QUOTE]
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