Comments on: Hey man, meet the best winger in the rugby world http://www.whatisrugby.com/2009/06/21/hey-man-meet-the-best-winger-in-the-rugby-world/ Rugby 101 and straightforward rugby commentary from a North American perspective Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:21:45 +0000 hourly 1 By: O,Neill http://www.whatisrugby.com/2009/06/21/hey-man-meet-the-best-winger-in-the-rugby-world/comment-page-1/#comment-17209 O,Neill Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:55:28 +0000 http://www.whatisrugby.com/2009/06/21/hey-man-meet-the-best-winger-in-the-rugby-world/#comment-17209 Theyr right man, Heymans has his best years behind him, although he can be unreal on his day. Tommy Bowe hadnt been great in years gone by, but since moving to the Ospreys hes turned into a completely different player! his lines, his hands, his finishing have all improved and he's on fire these days.. he showed good defensive qualities too in the lions games, causing a springbok to fumble over the line in the third test. Leigh Halfpenny was exposed in one of the warm up games - he's not the complete player yet, especially position-wise when defending, which is crucial on the wing! Masaga for the chiefs has had a great season, but hasn't got his chance to perform on an international stage yet.. hopefully he'll get a run out in one of the Tri Nations games coming up. Theyr right man, Heymans has his best years behind him, although he
can be unreal on his day. Tommy Bowe hadnt been great in years gone
by, but since moving to the Ospreys hes turned into a completely
different player! his lines, his hands, his finishing have all
improved and he’s on fire these days.. he showed good defensive
qualities too in the lions games, causing a springbok to fumble
over the line in the third test. Leigh Halfpenny was exposed in one
of the warm up games – he’s not the complete player yet, especially
position-wise when defending, which is crucial on the wing! Masaga
for the chiefs has had a great season, but hasn’t got his chance to
perform on an international stage yet.. hopefully he’ll get a run
out in one of the Tri Nations games coming up.

]]> By: Josh Houston http://www.whatisrugby.com/2009/06/21/hey-man-meet-the-best-winger-in-the-rugby-world/comment-page-1/#comment-16159 Josh Houston Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:47:45 +0000 http://www.whatisrugby.com/2009/06/21/hey-man-meet-the-best-winger-in-the-rugby-world/#comment-16159 Leigh Halfpenny?! You've had a hard-on for him for awhile now, get off it. He's got tons of potential, I agree but Tommy Bowe is far better than him right now. The true measure of how good a wing is, is how he plays on the international stage and right now, Tommy Bowe is playing better than anyone on the wing. You need to watch more rugby dude, you watch France play and all of the sudden you're ready to crown Cedric Heymans the best winger in the world. Leigh Halfpenny?! You’ve had a hard-on for him for awhile now, get
off it. He’s got tons of potential, I agree but Tommy Bowe is far
better than him right now. The true measure of how good a wing is,
is how he plays on the international stage and right now, Tommy
Bowe is playing better than anyone on the wing. You need to watch
more rugby dude, you watch France play and all of the sudden you’re
ready to crown Cedric Heymans the best winger in the world.

]]> By: Allan Youl http://www.whatisrugby.com/2009/06/21/hey-man-meet-the-best-winger-in-the-rugby-world/comment-page-1/#comment-16155 Allan Youl Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:47:16 +0000 http://www.whatisrugby.com/2009/06/21/hey-man-meet-the-best-winger-in-the-rugby-world/#comment-16155 Yes, a brilliant try against the All Blacks.  One of the best in recent times. A frighteningly green New Zealand team when a handful of first string players are on the injured list (8 of them), so much for depth! And yes, the French could have won the trophy outright of they had kicked a little better - however - don't forget Stephen Donald missed 5 shots too, and Luke McAlister one drop goal... if all the kicks in the game had been accurate - no trophy for the French mate. All that aside-  I was impressed by a fierce French side that came with a mission - to conquer - and that they did - that makes the game enjoyable.  Bravo Yes, a brilliant try against the All Blacks.  One of the best
in recent times. A frighteningly green New Zealand team when a
handful of first string players are on the injured list (8 of
them), so much for depth! And yes, the French could have won the
trophy outright of they had kicked a little better – however -
don’t forget Stephen Donald missed 5 shots too, and Luke McAlister
one drop goal… if all the kicks in the game had been accurate -
no trophy for the French mate. All that aside-  I was
impressed by a fierce French side that came with a mission – to
conquer – and that they did – that makes the game enjoyable. 
Bravo

]]> By: Vic http://www.whatisrugby.com/2009/06/21/hey-man-meet-the-best-winger-in-the-rugby-world/comment-page-1/#comment-16152 Vic Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:42:57 +0000 http://www.whatisrugby.com/2009/06/21/hey-man-meet-the-best-winger-in-the-rugby-world/#comment-16152 I would have mentioned Half-penney long before Bowe :) I would have mentioned Half-penney long before Bowe :)

]]> By: Josh Houston http://www.whatisrugby.com/2009/06/21/hey-man-meet-the-best-winger-in-the-rugby-world/comment-page-1/#comment-16150 Josh Houston Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:52:05 +0000 http://www.whatisrugby.com/2009/06/21/hey-man-meet-the-best-winger-in-the-rugby-world/#comment-16150 I agree with Nick above on Heymans, he's been good against the All Blacks the past two matches, that's it. Shane Williams has been having a terrible year so far, he didn't even get the shirt for the first Lion's test. Habana is good on attack, that's it. He can't kick or defend. Rokocoko just returned to action for the All Blacks so he needs a little time to be considered. Tuqiri hasn't even been starting for Australlia, he's big but he's out of position all the time and is generally clueless. I don't know enough about Ohata to comment. The best winger in the world right now, based on play so far this year is Tommy Bowe. He was awesome in the 6 Nations and has been electric in the Lions warm up matches. He's big, a fierce defender and has a nose for the ball. He's always in position for a pass and has excellent running lines. I haven't seen the Lions first test yet (I'll be watching t tonight) but I can't wait to see what he does against Habana and Pietersen. Shame on you for not even mentioning Bowe you anti-Irish p***k! I agree with Nick above on Heymans, he’s been good against the All
Blacks the past two matches, that’s it. Shane Williams has been
having a terrible year so far, he didn’t even get the shirt for the
first Lion’s test. Habana is good on attack, that’s it. He can’t
kick or defend. Rokocoko just returned to action for the All Blacks
so he needs a little time to be considered. Tuqiri hasn’t even been
starting for Australlia, he’s big but he’s out of position all the
time and is generally clueless. I don’t know enough about Ohata to
comment. The best winger in the world right now, based on play so
far this year is Tommy Bowe. He was awesome in the 6 Nations and
has been electric in the Lions warm up matches. He’s big, a fierce
defender and has a nose for the ball. He’s always in position for a
pass and has excellent running lines. I haven’t seen the Lions
first test yet (I’ll be watching t tonight) but I can’t wait to see
what he does against Habana and Pietersen. Shame on you for not
even mentioning Bowe you anti-Irish p***k!

]]> By: Vic http://www.whatisrugby.com/2009/06/21/hey-man-meet-the-best-winger-in-the-rugby-world/comment-page-1/#comment-16149 Vic Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:47:59 +0000 http://www.whatisrugby.com/2009/06/21/hey-man-meet-the-best-winger-in-the-rugby-world/#comment-16149 As Argentina seem to have slipped a long way from 2007 form, I am hoping some of the Pacific Island teams have great success in New Zealand in 2011. Hope to be there! As Argentina seem to have slipped a long way from 2007 form, I am hoping some of the Pacific Island teams have great success in New Zealand in 2011. Hope to be there!

]]> By: Nick http://www.whatisrugby.com/2009/06/21/hey-man-meet-the-best-winger-in-the-rugby-world/comment-page-1/#comment-16148 Nick Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:45:02 +0000 http://www.whatisrugby.com/2009/06/21/hey-man-meet-the-best-winger-in-the-rugby-world/#comment-16148 Well Nalaga is a fidjian, You will probably discover him in 2011, if you know the other fidjian winger : Delasau well you will see that he is a much better player ! Nalaga will play the next H-cup, hopefully you will see his talent in action. He's only 22 years old.   Unfortunatly we don't have a lot of test matches between the Fidji and the other "Big" nations, Well Nalaga is a fidjian, You will probably discover him in 2011,
if you know the other fidjian winger : Delasau well you will see
that he is a much better player ! Nalaga will play the
next H-cup, hopefully you will see his talent in action. He’s
only 22 years old.   Unfortunatly we don’t have a lot of
test matches between the Fidji and the other “Big” nations,

]]> By: Vic http://www.whatisrugby.com/2009/06/21/hey-man-meet-the-best-winger-in-the-rugby-world/comment-page-1/#comment-16147 Vic Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:33:46 +0000 http://www.whatisrugby.com/2009/06/21/hey-man-meet-the-best-winger-in-the-rugby-world/#comment-16147 Clerc for sure is awesome :) I just find a lot of those big winders are out of position a lot. Consider Tuqiri , Rokocoko, Sailor. Nalaga is is certainly in fine form in the Top 14, but those are not test tries. He's kind of like Ohata though, awesome player but will never reach the fame enjoyed by top-tier International teams. Clerc for sure is awesome :)

I just find a lot of those big winders are out of position a lot. Consider Tuqiri , Rokocoko, Sailor. Nalaga is is certainly in fine form in the Top 14, but those are not test tries. He's kind of like Ohata though, awesome player but will never reach the fame enjoyed by top-tier International teams.

]]> By: Nick http://www.whatisrugby.com/2009/06/21/hey-man-meet-the-best-winger-in-the-rugby-world/comment-page-1/#comment-16146 Nick Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:10:14 +0000 http://www.whatisrugby.com/2009/06/21/hey-man-meet-the-best-winger-in-the-rugby-world/#comment-16146 Hi , For being french, I am surprised you consider Heymans as the most talented winger ... He lost his starting job in Toulouse and had a disappointing season...  Of course he had a great game against the All blacks (and what a try) but he's getting old and the best of his career is behind him. He had to face a tough competition in France with Vincent Clerc, AurĂ©lien Rougerie and Julien Malzieu. In Europe, Napolioni Nalaga is considered by far the most dangerous winger (he plays for Clermont in the French Top 14) 40 tries in 40 games... 194cm, 110 kilos, 10.4sec/100m...  Hi , For being french, I am surprised you consider Heymans as the
most talented winger … He lost his starting job in Toulouse and
had a disappointing season…  Of course he had a great game
against the All blacks (and what a try) but he’s getting old
and the best of his career is behind him. He had to face a tough
competition in France with Vincent Clerc, Aurélien Rougerie and
Julien Malzieu. In Europe, Napolioni Nalaga is considered by far
the most dangerous winger (he plays for Clermont in the French Top
14) 40 tries in 40 games… 194cm, 110 kilos, 10.4sec/100m… 

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