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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 417554" data-attributes="member: 24910">I disagree for three reasons:(a) Nonu and SBW may be among the best 12's in the world, but neither of them is world-class at 13.  12 and 13 are different positions, with quite different responsibilities.(b) New Zealand have one of the best 13's in the world in Conrad Smith (some would argue the best). Smith is more important to the All Blacks than either SBW or Nonu.(c) Combinations are important; even if Nonu was a world class 13 it doesn't follow that he would form a world-class combination alongside SBW, as there skills don't necessarily complement each others.  Smith's skill set complements both Nonu's (and they have been a world class combo for years), and (as evidenced on last years EOYT) appears to compliment SBW's.</blockquote>