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Samipeni Finau wants to kill someone

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Richard Seager
Apr 29, 2024
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In the Super Rugby competition one of the current news stories is around the Chief's player Samipeni Finau. Here's why;

https://twitter.com/ChristypDoran/status/1783794027911094716

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Sampeni is196 cm (6 ft 5 in) and 115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb) as is normal for the position that he plays (flanker, lock). One of the jobs of his position, especially as flanker, is to roam around and get in the way of the opposition inside backs. One of those inside backs the number 10 or flyhalf is very often a much smaller player than Sampeni or any other lock or flanker. But Finau is not just getting in their faces, he’s basically trying to take them out of the game.

Here are some of the players that Sampeni has targeted this year;

Tom Lynagh - 178 cm (5 ft 10 in), 83 kg (183 lb; 13 st 1 lb)

Noah Lolesio 180 cm (5 ft 11 in), 89 kg (196 lb; 14 st 0 lb)

William Havili - 1.8…

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