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Wasp
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Everyone's entitled to their opinion, but this is the biggest signing in Welsh rugby since Marty Hollah or Jerry Collins (take your pick) at the Ospreys!
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We're still still here, but I wish we were in an Anglo-Welsh
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Wasp
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Will is a decent lock, no more. Yes, we do need an out and out lock to replace Jake, but no point having another Wales squad member unless we develop from within.
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We're still still here, but I wish we were in an Anglo-Welsh
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GPR - Rochester
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We have two very talented young locks making their way in the game and a 5/6 in Salmon coming through. The addition of Fifita will give these lads time to develop. They are in good hands as the S&C coach fully understands what it takes to make an elite professional athlete. If they are willing to listen & work they will get there.
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Wasp
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Yep. One of Morgan or Jac needs to make it. Very few Welsh players become good enough for HC or test level locks though.
In the meantime, Fifita is exactly the destructive, mobile carrier we need. We're building a Super Rugby game plan under Dwayne. |
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We're still still here, but I wish we were in an Anglo-Welsh
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Wil Chips
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turkishrebel
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Don't understand people criticising this signing. Fifita is class, watch his performances for wasps which he has played as a 2nd row.
What do people want? Etsebeth and De Jager? Fifita is a physical specimen who is a ball carrier and does the work in the tight but also has speed and very good skill. This is an exceptional signing which our board have done, does help that the English league have to reduce their wage bills which have made him available. Sure a lot of French and other English teams would have been interested
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Once a Scarlet, always a Scarlet!
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Mrfwon
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Second this 100% Seeing him playing for Wasps, we're on to a winner. He certainly fits in perfectly to our style of play, and I can't wait to see him in our jersey!
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Scarlets!!!
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Mrfwon
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This!
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Scarlets!!!
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matt_george
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It has thrown me this season how little game time Morgan Jones, in particular, has been allowed. I thought he did enough in the second half of last season to show that he's got the minerals required to come through as a front-line lock for us over the next few years, to the point where I had him as an outside chance to make the Wales squad for the summer tests while the Lions were away. Odd that we're currently using Shingler as lock cover from the bench. Can only hope that both Jones and Jac Price are at least getting game time in the Welsh Premiership for one of the feeder clubs?
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Tony Clifton
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Agreed, not to mention Rowlands would be Team Walesed. I’m thrilled with Fifita, great work to the club to get him in.
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EJPT
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12 caps for new zealand, almost 2 meters tall. And posters are saying he’s a bit light. If he’s big enough for the all blacks he’s big enough for the Scarlets (even though we beat them )
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gnasher1975
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Indeed seems to me we have picked a 2nd row that can fit into the game plan we want to play to. Solid powerful, good hands out of the tackle and an stand up international wingers and take them on the outside...he'll do for me
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ap sior
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Novel idea that
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matt_george
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Also being compared favourably to Tadgh Beirne in terms of being a ball-playing hybrid 5/6. If that's true, then we should all be very happy indeed!
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Jones2004
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If you don’t mind me asking, why don’t you believe we need Rowlands? Is it because he’ll be away with Wales too much, that he’s not good enough, that we already have enough locks, or that he doesn’t fit our game plan? Because from my POV we need another lock even though we’ve signed Fitifa, and I believe Rowlands would be a decent player who could add a bit of weight to our pack for tough, close games.
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diego6754
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All the reasons you listed above.
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