Crusaders v Chiefs
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@SammyC said in Crusaders v Chiefs:
I’m a big fan of Havili, he was great for Ta$man last year at 12 (which counts for a bit in my opinion) and is an excellent defender in the line.
Yeah - I think NPC form is significant. Havili seems like he's been around for ages, but he just turned 24 in December.
He's quite small for a midfielder, though - especially marking up against the likes of SBW, Nonu and Laumape. Maybe giving away 20kgs.
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Most of the guys playing for the Crusaders Knights side are worthy of consideration and McLeod appears to be on an arc that’ll take him into the NPC side (hello, who did we have last year??) and potentially into the Crusaders in a position that we might be a little light in.
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I need to qualify what I meant by my comment about NPC form meaning nothing. It can certainly play you into a Super Rugby squad, but doesn’t neccessarily mean you can translate that form into SR, and some find that step up much harder than expected. It’s relatively easy to dominate at the lower level but then the next step is becoming harder by the year as our depth is eroded. Problem being, how often in the NPC is a freshie coming up against an established Super Rugby player, or veteran, in ten rounds?
