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    Posted: 10 December 2017 at 11:01am
The rugby paper reporting we are on the verge of signing this guy. Australia 7’s and NSW starting No. 8 last season.

http://www.waratahs.com.au/Waratahs/Team/SuperRugbySquad/PlayerDetail.aspx?pid=439&player=Michael+Wells

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  I know you can't tell a lot from a showreel but here's his
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Same height and two kilos lighter than John Barclay. A centimetre taller and 6 kgs lighter than Josh Mac. He's that type of number 8.
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Not the 8 I was hoping for. Would like a big ball carrying 8.
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Originally posted by thommo thommo wrote:

Not the 8 I was hoping for. Would like a big ball carrying 8.


  There his another 8 coming in as well ...
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote NeylandAllBlack Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 December 2017 at 12:03pm
Originally posted by 157cb 157cb wrote:

Originally posted by thommo thommo wrote:

Not the 8 I was hoping for. Would like a big ball carrying 8.



  There his another 8 coming in as well ...


Any clues Mark?
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  Jordan Taufua Crusaders his a name been mentioned whether there is anything in it I do not know ??
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We are not a good wet weather team, and last year the team really began to play well on dry fast grounds.  The game seems to be moving to speed over size, and I don't think Pivac will want an 8 like a Ben Morgan type.
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Pretty underwhelmed really, Australia has been struggling to find a good 8 for a few years now. This looks like a project player rather than the quality and experience we are looking to replace.

He's played 8 for Waratahs because they had a couple of injuries in that position too IIRC. And they've been sh$t.
 
Taufua is a much, much better player.


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Waste of a nwq spot
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How can any of you judge a player you've probably never seen play?
I still wake up late at night and think of what might have been when tim stimpson hit that jammy penalty1
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[QUOTE=BlackwoodScarlet]Waste of a nwq spot[/QUOTE


   Crazy statement bet you have never seen him play
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote aber-fan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 December 2017 at 2:21pm
I don't know if we are about to sign this guy or not, but FWIW from the clips he's a decent tackler, works  hard and is a line-out option. He's not a big banger, and didn't secure many turnovers in the clips shown. He'd seem to be quite a bit of a downgrade from the excellent Barclay... but he's young and may well improve/have more miles still to run on the clock.

As always, I'll wait and see.
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Played  most of his career at 6, - we need genuine #8 and a genuine lock, a pack of backrowers was nearly our downfall yesterday
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote aber-fan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 December 2017 at 2:27pm
Originally posted by Milli Milli wrote:

Played  most of his career at 6, - we need genuine #8 and a genuine lock, a pack of backrowers was nearly our downfall yesterday

Do you remember the 'Sign of the Beast' 666 back row of a few seasons ago? LOLWinkConfused
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Originally posted by 157cb 157cb wrote:

[QUOTE=BlackwoodScarlet]Waste of a nwq spot[/QUOTE


   Crazy statement bet you have never seen him play

I have. If he is Barclay's replacement, we've been hard done by.

He's a Beirne, a punt that might come good or even great, but he's not going to go straight into our 23, and that's what we need, as demostrated by yesterday's game.
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