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A new GIANT winger for Waratahs: Taqele Naiyaravaro (MASS)
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<blockquote data-quote="profitius" data-source="post: 642895" data-attributes="member: 41524"><p>Just a few things on that. </p><p>Firstly I never said he was bad going forward. I said he had weaknesses that teams looked to exploit. BOD even said there himself that. Being that size its a certainty that he would run over players, even big players. Other players do that too.</p><p></p><p>From what I remember in that match was Ireland kicking in behind Lomu all the time and Lomu struggling. Ireland were not a great side then either but they were attacking that way. Lomu might have scored a try but it doesn't mean he played well. Its possible to score and have bad game. So I stand by what I said, that Lomu was the NZ weak link that day. </p><p></p><p>Ireland in 95 were a joke of a team and didn't fully embrace professionalism until the 2000s. In the 90s they lost to all sorts of tier 2 teams. </p><p></p><p>So for me Lomu had great strengths as a player but they have to be balanced by his weaknesses too. Also he played for the ABs against players from the amateur era who where lightweight and teams who didn't have the defensive systems of today. I say that to keep things in perspective.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="profitius, post: 642895, member: 41524"] Just a few things on that. Firstly I never said he was bad going forward. I said he had weaknesses that teams looked to exploit. BOD even said there himself that. Being that size its a certainty that he would run over players, even big players. Other players do that too. From what I remember in that match was Ireland kicking in behind Lomu all the time and Lomu struggling. Ireland were not a great side then either but they were attacking that way. Lomu might have scored a try but it doesn't mean he played well. Its possible to score and have bad game. So I stand by what I said, that Lomu was the NZ weak link that day. Ireland in 95 were a joke of a team and didn't fully embrace professionalism until the 2000s. In the 90s they lost to all sorts of tier 2 teams. So for me Lomu had great strengths as a player but they have to be balanced by his weaknesses too. Also he played for the ABs against players from the amateur era who where lightweight and teams who didn't have the defensive systems of today. I say that to keep things in perspective. [/QUOTE]
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