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<blockquote data-quote="ranger" data-source="post: 371961" data-attributes="member: 40555"><p>I'm sure its a minortity but there are a few more members than you think. Some more notible than others. </p><p></p><p>And i have already said what i have against him, he doesn't deserve the praise he gets for "spotting talent". If you had seen Declan O'Donnell or seen the Waikato Academy in the last 3 years you would <em>know</em> he was going to be huge. There has been a <em>massive</em> buzz since he dominated all comers as a 7th former. He has been groomed as the next best thing for quite a while now.</p><p></p><p>Teitjens is in a position where all he has to do is select this guy that <em>everyone has been talking about for years</em>, and then he gets all the praise for "discovering" him. Its like the Cleveland Cavaliers scout getting called a genius for "discovering" LeBron James. </p><p></p><p>He gets the kudos for "discovering" Cullen, Lomu and Rokocoko. </p><p></p><p>Cullen went through all the age group sides, and was a very rare 2 term NZ Schools rep, so there was hype surrounding him already. He then dominated for a season at NPC level before being "discovered" by Teitjens. </p><p></p><p>Rokococo was the top try scorer in every age grade side he was in (which was all of them from under 16 level up) and he was a member of the elusive 2 year NZ schools club. Yet Teitjens gets the credit for plucking this guy from "obscurity".</p><p></p><p>Lomu was a member of the NZ 17s team for 2 years. a member of the schools team for 2 years. <em>And was 6'5, 120kg and ran 100m in 11 seconds!</em> Teitjens isn't exactly a genius for spotting this guy.. </p><p></p><p>I just think the kudos should go to the NZ 17s selectors and the academy scouts and 1st XV coaches that actually find these guys, before they are huge names in rugby circles. By the time Teitjens gets to them they are readymade superstars.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ranger, post: 371961, member: 40555"] I'm sure its a minortity but there are a few more members than you think. Some more notible than others. And i have already said what i have against him, he doesn't deserve the praise he gets for "spotting talent". If you had seen Declan O'Donnell or seen the Waikato Academy in the last 3 years you would [I]know[/I] he was going to be huge. There has been a [I]massive[/I] buzz since he dominated all comers as a 7th former. He has been groomed as the next best thing for quite a while now. Teitjens is in a position where all he has to do is select this guy that [I]everyone has been talking about for years[/I], and then he gets all the praise for "discovering" him. Its like the Cleveland Cavaliers scout getting called a genius for "discovering" LeBron James. He gets the kudos for "discovering" Cullen, Lomu and Rokocoko. Cullen went through all the age group sides, and was a very rare 2 term NZ Schools rep, so there was hype surrounding him already. He then dominated for a season at NPC level before being "discovered" by Teitjens. Rokococo was the top try scorer in every age grade side he was in (which was all of them from under 16 level up) and he was a member of the elusive 2 year NZ schools club. Yet Teitjens gets the credit for plucking this guy from "obscurity". Lomu was a member of the NZ 17s team for 2 years. a member of the schools team for 2 years. [I]And was 6'5, 120kg and ran 100m in 11 seconds![/I] Teitjens isn't exactly a genius for spotting this guy.. I just think the kudos should go to the NZ 17s selectors and the academy scouts and 1st XV coaches that actually find these guys, before they are huge names in rugby circles. By the time Teitjens gets to them they are readymade superstars. [/QUOTE]
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