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<blockquote data-quote="Larksea" data-source="post: 346013" data-attributes="member: 43875"><p>I will hate myself for saying it but I'm going to anyway.</p><p></p><p>All I can think about when I see Tana playing so well now is why didn't he stick around for the 2007 world cup? Hell he wouldn't look out of place in the current All Blacks Squad.</p><p></p><p>I dont know. I do respect that he retired from International rugby with a bit less than two years till the 07 WC to allow time for a replacement to be found. But the reality is Tana never did get replaced. Smith wasn't up to scratch back then, it's only been the last two years he's been a good international player and been mostly injury free.</p><p></p><p>maybe I'm being harsh but I just think it was weak for Tana to retire with less than two years till a world cup when at the time he was maybe the best mid fielder in the world and a great leader too. And when I see him playing this well now I cant help but think he would have still been awesome 3 years ago.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Larksea, post: 346013, member: 43875"] I will hate myself for saying it but I'm going to anyway. All I can think about when I see Tana playing so well now is why didn't he stick around for the 2007 world cup? Hell he wouldn't look out of place in the current All Blacks Squad. I dont know. I do respect that he retired from International rugby with a bit less than two years till the 07 WC to allow time for a replacement to be found. But the reality is Tana never did get replaced. Smith wasn't up to scratch back then, it's only been the last two years he's been a good international player and been mostly injury free. maybe I'm being harsh but I just think it was weak for Tana to retire with less than two years till a world cup when at the time he was maybe the best mid fielder in the world and a great leader too. And when I see him playing this well now I cant help but think he would have still been awesome 3 years ago. [/QUOTE]
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