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Watch: Etene Nanai-Seturo leaves Southland prop empty-handed in Counties debut

New Zealand Sevens prodigy Etene Nanai-Seturo made his first appearance of the season for Counties Manukau in a 43-26 win over Southland.

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The 19-year-old came off the bench in a thirty-minute cameo at fullback and it didn’t take long for him to make an impression in his Mitre 10 Cup debut, leaving Southland prop Chris Apoua clutching air. Faced with a one-on-one against the front-rower, Nanai-Seturo did what does best, squaring up his opponent before going one way while he goes the other with a deadly left foot step.

Commentator Ian Jones claimed the step reminded him of ex-All Black winger Glen ‘The Wizard of Oz” Osbourne, “That looks like Glen Osbourne, right there, he had a step exactly the same,” he said.

The age grade prodigy will be one to watch for Counties for the rest of the season, with more comparisons likely to come as he establishes himself at the next level.

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Spew_81 9 minutes ago
Commentator's reason for backing Billy Proctor-Barrett combination in the AB's

Yes, Tupaea is playing well. But that is at Super Rugby level. David Havili also plays well at Super Rugby level; but he hasn’t been able to carry that form to internationals. Tupaea is in a similar category to Havili, a good all around player, but lacks the explosive pace to be a dominant international 12.


Part of the issue is that defenses in Super Rugby aren’t quite as good and aggressive as the northern/Springbok style rush defenses. The pressure test isn’t the same. Players can flourish in Super Rugby, but get suffocated in internationals as they are not used to northern/Springbok style rush defenses.


The All Black backline hasn’t been consistently good since 2015. They’ve had some great games e.g. the RWC 2019 quarter final. But they’ve lacked the penetration and distribution to unlock the back three and/or getting the offloading game going consistently. As good as Sonny Bill Williams was, after he did his Achilles he didn’t have the explosive pace Nonu had.


The All Blacks need a Ma’a Nonu 2.0 player at 12. They need a 12 who can: break through defenses, is fast enough that they can beat the cover over 40-50 meters, and can offload. They also need a 13 that can pass.


The player who has that at 12, who is also eligible for the All Blacks, is Tavatavanawai. He has the aggression and pace of a Nonu 2.0 type player, but is a bit raw at 12 - worth a shot though.


I suggested that Fainga'anuku could be awesome at 12 as he was mentioned in the comment I was replying to.


But I’d give Tavatavanawai a shot at 12 and put J Barrett at 13. J Barrett has all the skills of a 13, and he can distribute - which the biggest missing piece in the All Blacks backline (R Ioane on the bench, covering 11, 13, and 14).

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