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TJ Perenara hails Ardie Savea as 'better than anyone else in the world' after another superb performance
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Hurricanes captain TJ Perenara has hailed openside flanker Ardie Savea as a 'freak' and the best seven in the world given the things he can do on top of his traditional role.
"Ardie's a freak, bro. He can do some things on the field no one else can do," Perenara told the media following the 47-19 win over the Chiefs.
"His ball-into-contact, his leg drive post-contact. It's probably not what people say a traditional seven does, but when you're out there doing what he's doing, he makes tackles, he gets turnovers, he hits rucks like any other seven in the world.
"But what he does on top of that, I think is better than anyone else in the world. So the way he can impact the game and change the game for us - he's been doing it for a long time I think.
Savea's consistent form this season has been a highlight of the Hurricanes' season and has been one of the shining lights of the maligned Hurricanes' pack.
TJ Perenara's sentiment was shared by many on Twitter, with many going a step further and labeling him the best player in the world right now, while one man campaigned for Savea to become the president of Argentina.
The Hurricanes' loose forward is currently the world's number one ranked openside on the RugbyPass Index, which tracks form over a 12-month period. His form on the end of year tour last year pushed him above 90 on the Index and he has maintained that since.
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Were you shocked by Sexton trying to rip Barrett's head off when he scored that final try in that return game?
Sexton once again the beneficiary of incredible double standards. Some of the rules simply didn't apply to him. The referee even watched that replay about 5 times in slow motion to see if he grounded the ball. If an NZ player had made that tackle it would have been a yellow card.
Ireland led by Sexton were the biggest bunch of whingers to ever play the game. NZ's dislike of Ireland was not caused by losing to them, it was caused by the Irish players, commentators and media being such giant crybabies.
I genuinely think Ireland are the best team in the world, and I think they will beat the ABs on Friday, but they are by some distance the team I like the least, and I know many people, not just from NZ, who feel the same.
Go to commentsThanks for the analysis Nick, thought provoking as usual. Couple of queries though, in the pic where you've circled Williams bind , I'm pretty sure it shows Stuart's knee on the ground, surely that's a NZ penalty? Also having had the chance to watch it again the All Black scrum seeems to improve after halftime, but before either England or the All Blacks replace their props. Not sure if that was the result of Tuipolutu coming on or some halftime tips. Either way this is only Williams second international season, so he'll be better for the experience.
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