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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 387224" data-attributes="member: 24910">Yeah Mackintosh&#039;s try was pretty amazing - no idea how many phases the Highlanders went through, but it must have been close to 20.I was surprised not see Tuineau feature more at the start of the season, however after watching the Highlanders v Chiefs game at Carisbrook I think I know why he hasn&#039;t featured more.&nbsp; Tuineau was on the bench, and as normal the reserves ran some running drills after the game.&nbsp; Tuineau was so behind the other players during these drills (including the reserve prop, either Murray or King - I can&#039;t remember which) you could only conclude that he is either incredibly unfit, or was carrying an injury. Agree entirely on Ben Smith, he is class every game.&nbsp; You can really appreciate how good he is when you watch the games live as well, as the amount of work he does covering at the back is incredible - he just never seems to stop running.&nbsp; The problem with him getting an AB&#039;s spot is that he only really seems to play his best while at fullback, and the likes of Muliaina, Toeava, and Jane, are all bound to be in the squad, while Dagg could also make his way into the squad, so the have too many fullbacks as it is!&nbsp; He is solid on the wing, but I don&#039;t think he is really an AB&#039;s winger, and while he is good in the midfield there are plenty of midfield options (SBW, Nonu, Fruean, Conrad Smith, Kahui etc).&nbsp; I would love to see him make the AB&#039;s again, as I think he would do a great job, I just can&#039;t see him forcing his way in at this stage...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 387224, member: 24910"] Yeah Mackintosh's try was pretty amazing - no idea how many phases the Highlanders went through, but it must have been close to 20. I was surprised not see Tuineau feature more at the start of the season, however after watching the Highlanders v Chiefs game at Carisbrook I think I know why he hasn't featured more. Tuineau was on the bench, and as normal the reserves ran some running drills after the game. Tuineau was so behind the other players during these drills (including the reserve prop, either Murray or King - I can't remember which) you could only conclude that he is either incredibly unfit, or was carrying an injury. Agree entirely on Ben Smith, he is class every game. You can really appreciate how good he is when you watch the games live as well, as the amount of work he does covering at the back is incredible - he just never seems to stop running. The problem with him getting an AB's spot is that he only really seems to play his best while at fullback, and the likes of Muliaina, Toeava, and Jane, are all bound to be in the squad, while Dagg could also make his way into the squad, so the have too many fullbacks as it is! He is solid on the wing, but I don't think he is really an AB's winger, and while he is good in the midfield there are plenty of midfield options (SBW, Nonu, Fruean, Conrad Smith, Kahui etc). I would love to see him make the AB's again, as I think he would do a great job, I just can't see him forcing his way in at this stage... [/QUOTE]

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