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Siua Halanukonuka was easily the best scrummaging tighthead in Auckland club rugby back 2012 , everyone in Auckland could see his ability bar the Auckland coaches ended up playing at Counties Manukau and the Highlanders for 2 seasons
Also Taleni Seu , easily the best lineout forward in Auckland club rugby bar none , looked at home at NPC level playing for Auckland but was only ever offered a wider training squad contract at the Blues , Dave Rennie jumped on the opportunity to get him to the Chiefs straight away
I have no doubt there are players who have got to bide their time but to me this is where having a real ability to identify and see pictures where a player has a possible skill set that makes your team better comes into play .