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Rossm

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It's Fekitoa
« on: January 16, 2019, 11:05:19 AM »
 https://twitter.com/i/status/1085491919940128768

Welcome to the all black and gold, Malakai.
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Re: It's Fekitoa
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2019, 11:06:19 AM »
That was absolutely hilarious :D
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Re: It's Fekitoa
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2019, 11:10:55 AM »
That was bonkers!
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Re: It's Fekitoa
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2019, 11:11:59 AM »
Good on whoever put it together
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Re: It's Fekitoa
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2019, 11:28:00 AM »
I wonder if Dai has seen it! Hilarious!

Welcome on board Malaki! This does go some way to balancing out the news on leavers and hopefully it is the first of a few joiners.
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Re: It's Fekitoa
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2019, 11:29:46 AM »
That will explain why it's taken a while to confirm his signing!
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Re: It's Fekitoa
« Reply #6 on: January 16, 2019, 11:31:07 AM »
Great video spoof, and brilliant to have some good news at last. I also note that the George Worth story/rumour is getting further syndication.

Fekitoa looks immense from what I have seen on the screen. The injury (according to his Instagram) appears to be minor. so at least he wont be getting battered too much in the Top 14 prior to joining us.
 
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Re: It's Fekitoa
« Reply #7 on: January 16, 2019, 11:33:09 AM »
Way better than the Bristol Bears announcement tweet for Nathan's singing.
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Re: It's Fekitoa
« Reply #8 on: January 16, 2019, 11:37:46 AM »
Wearing 13 in every clip that the Wasps video showed. I am feeling this is a Daly replacement signing. I am now expecting to hear that Elliott is off.
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Re: It's Fekitoa
« Reply #9 on: January 16, 2019, 11:42:05 AM »
Best signing announcement ever.
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Re: It's Fekitoa
« Reply #10 on: January 16, 2019, 11:45:55 AM »
And it's really nice to get a proven All Black who isn't brand new to the Northern Hemisphere so won't have quite the adjustment to make. 

NWW, I'm sure he was wearing 12 in some of those clips.
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Re: It's Fekitoa
« Reply #11 on: January 16, 2019, 12:01:51 PM »
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Re: It's Fekitoa
« Reply #12 on: January 16, 2019, 12:13:12 PM »
Thanks, fats. Yes it is an interesting article. Tiny margins indeed.
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Re: It's Fekitoa
« Reply #13 on: January 16, 2019, 12:30:32 PM »
I'm sure those that are always critical will point to that article as to why this is a bad signing.

however, to me, it looks like the smallest of margins, and the All Blacks have the option of being ruthless in that way.
I feel that the English club game is filled with players whose decision making is not instinctive, or is slow/poor.

That article suggests that Fekitoa's decision making was seen as being fractionally too slow for the very very top of the game, but not a weakness at club level - even with the speed of S15 rugby.

I feel like it won't be a weak link for him at club level or maybe even european level, and his physical attributes will mean that he'll have the pace and power to handle what will be thrown at him on a weekly basis.


If his desire is there, and hopefully having a friend at 10 will help, then this could be a fantastic signing
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Re: It's Fekitoa
« Reply #14 on: January 16, 2019, 12:39:57 PM »
NWW

1. He has 12 on in several of the clips
2. He has been rumoured to be coming in for much longer than Daly has been rumoured to be leaving.
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