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Watch: Brisbane Tens 2017 - Top 10 Tries

Top 10s tries

Ahead of this weekend’s Brisbane Global Tens, we look back at some of the best moments of the first ever edition of the tournament from 2017 by counting down the Top 10 tries.

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10. Curtis Rona (Force)

Force flyer Curtis Rona will be absent from this year’s event after being omitted from the Waratahs squad, his new team for this season. Fans will get to see Rona in action during the Super Rugby season as a host of the Tahs Wallabies are  being rested this weekend.

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9. James Lentjes (Highlanders)

Lentjes barnstorming run off the lineout makes this list at number nine. The open side flanker is still recovering from off-season shoulder surgery and won’t be available for this year’s tournament.

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8. Nehe Milner-Skudder (Hurricanes)

The hot-stepper returned from a year-long injury to dazzle at the Tens last year. He wasn’t required to square many defenders on this try however, finishing off a well-worked long-range team try.

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7. Tilo Mealoi (Samoa)

Samoa Sevens star Tilo Mealoi won’t be apart of this year’s tournament either, as Samoa is absent from the attendees’ list this year. However this memorable try will be worth remembering from Mealoi.

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6. Declan O’Donnell (Blues)

Blues flyer O’Donnell is better known for his time on the New Zealand Sevens team than Super Rugby. On this occasion his experience playing the seven-man code came handy as he burned down the sideline to score this long-range effort.

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5. Warrick Gellant (Bulls)

Warrick Gellant of the South African franchise Bulls comes in at number five turning this defender inside-out on the way to a five-pointer.

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4. Digby Ioane (Crusaders)

One of the best moments of the Tens last year was seeing Digby Ioane score this stunner against his old team the Reds on his old stomping ground. Ioane showed he can still be as explosive as his younger self. Ioane opted out of returning to the Crusaders for a second year but will be back at the Tens with his Japanese club Panasonic.

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3. James Tuttle (Reds)

James Tuttle was rewarded for his support line running on this long-range try by the home team Reds. Like every good halfback, Tuttle was there to take the glory after James Slipper, Eto Nabuli and Samu Kerevi linked up over 90 metres.

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2. Shaun Stevenson (Chiefs)

Chiefs breakout star Shaun Stevenson helped the side win the inaugural Tens in 2017, and the winger picked up the MVP of the tournament after he made runs like this all weekend. Stevenson just about beats the whole Bulls team after slicing through the defence on halfway.

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1. Ben Gunter (Panasonic Wild Knights)

Few outside of Brisbane will know much about Ben Gunter. The hulking Number 8 attended local rugby nursery Brisbane Boys College before taking up an opportunity to trial in Japan with the Wild Knights. In his hometown, Gunter finished off this sporadic movement of passing for the top try of the 2017 Tens.

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Oh no, not him again? 1 hour ago
England internationals disagree on final play execution vs All Blacks

Okay, so we blew it big time on Saturday. So rather than repeating what most people have all ready said, what do I want to see from Borthwick going forward?


Let's keep Marcus Smith on the pitch if he's fit and playing well. I was really pleased with his goal kicking. It used to be his weakness. I feel sympathy for George Ford who hadn't kicked all match and then had a kick to win the game. You hear pundits and commentators commend kickers who have come off the bench and pulled that off. Its not easy. If Steve B continues to substitute players with no clear reason then he is going to get criticised.


On paper I thought England would beat NZ if they played to their potential and didn't show NZ too much respect. Okay, the off the ball tackles certainly stopped England scoring tries, but I would have liked to see more smashing over gainlines and less kicking for position. Yes, I also know it's the Springbok endorsed world cup double winning formula but the Kiwi defence isn't the Bok defence, is it. If you have the power to put Smith on the front foot then why muzzle him? I guess what I'm saying is back, yourself. Why give the momentum to a team like NZ? Why feed the beast? Don't give the ball to NZ. Well d'uh.


Our scrum is a long term weakness. If you are going to play Itoje then he needs an ogre next door and a decent front row. Where is our third world class lock? Where are are realible front row bench replacements? The England scrum has been flakey for a while now. It blows hot and cold. Our front five bench is not world class.


On the positive side I love our starting backrow right now. I'd like to see them stick together through to the next world cup.


Anyway, there is always another Saturday.

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CO 2 hours ago
Scott Robertson responds to criticism over All Blacks' handling errors

Robertson is more a manager of coaches than a coach so it comes down to intent of outcomes at a high level. I like his intent, I like the fact his Allblacks are really driving the outcomes however as he's pointed out the high error rates are not test level and their control of the game is driving both wins and losses. England didn't have to play a lot of rugby, they made far fewer mistakes and were extremely unlucky not to win.


In fact the English team were very early in their season and should've been comfortably beaten by an Allblacks team that had played multiple tests together.


Razor has himself recognised that to be the best they'll have to sort out the crisis levels of mistakes that have really increased since the first two tests against England.


Early tackles were a classic example of hyper enthusiasm to not give an inch, that passion that Razor has achieved is going to be formidable once the unforced errors are eliminated.


That's his secret, he's already rebuilt the passion and that's the most important aspect, its inevitable that he'll now eradicate the unforced errors. When that happens a fellow tier one nation is going to get thrashed. I don't think it will be until 2025 though.


The Allblacks will lose both tests against Ireland and France if they play high error rates rugby like they did against England.


To get the unforced errors under control he's going to be needing to handover the number eight role to Sititi and reset expectations of what loose forwards do. Establish a clear distinction with a large, swarthy lineout jumper at six that is a feared runner and dominant tackler and a turnover specialist at seven that is abrasive in contact. He'll then need to build depth behind the three starters and ruthlessly select for that group to be peaking in 2027 in hit Australian conditions on firm, dry grounds.


It's going to help him that Savea is shifting to the worst super rugby franchise where he's going to struggle behind a beaten pack every week.


The under performing loose forward trio is the key driver of the high error rates and unacceptable turn overs due to awol link work. Sititi is looking like he's superman compared to his openside and eight.


At this late stage in the season they shouldn't be operating with just the one outstanding loose forward out of four selected for the English test. That's an abject failure but I think Robertson's sacrificing link quality on purpose to build passion amongst the junior Allblacks as they see the reverential treatment the old warhorses are receiving for their long term hard graft.


It's unfortunately losing test matches and making what should be comfortable wins into nail biters but it's early in the world cup cycle so perhaps it's a sacrifice worth making.


However if this was F1 then Sam Cane would be Riccardo and Ardie would be heading into Perez territory so the loose forwards desperately need revitalisation through a rebuild over the next season to complement the formidable tight five.

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