Lote Tuqiri is the best

[chook]

Lote Tuqiri is the best rugby player in the universe. Better even than KwooWade Kwooper and Gavin Henson.

Here is some pictures of him to remind us of his awesomeness.

Waratahs pretty much rock too.








Lote with Bert

[beige]

Lote with Bert

Wrong thread...

[chook]

Not really, with all of us Tah fans being gay (apparently) I don't think this photo would be accepted as a Babe With Bert comp entry.

[beige]

Yeah, but only cos it's a stock photo...

[travelling_gerry]

oh damm.... I was waiting for a pic of Lote and Bert Newton to come up....

[chook]

Be afraid, he will improve on perfection!



Waratahs star Tuqiri sends warning to Super 14 rivals
Article from: The Daily Telegraph


By Jon Geddes

April 15, 2008 12:00am

STAR winger Lote Tuqiri has sent out an ominous warning to Super 14 rivals that the best is still yet to come despite his outstanding recent form for the Waratahs.

Assistant NSW coach Les Kiss described Tuqiri's display last Saturday against the Force as his best all-round performance for two years.

So far this year Tuqiri has broken 33 tackles, which is the third highest of any player in the Super 14.

He has also made 10 linebreaks, which is 17 per cent of the Waratahs' total, and scored two tries.

They are imposing statistics but Tuqiri is still not satisfied.

"You can always improve obviously [EDIT: Even on perfection], you can't be content with what you put out there week-in and week-out," Tuqiri said. "You can't have the perfect game but you strive for it I guess." [EDIT: Cut it out Lote, you ARE perfect, stop being so modest]

Tuqiri admits his current [FORCE] purple patch of form has proved a big boost for his confidence as the Waratahs chase a semi-final berth.

"When you are breaking the line and breaking tackles, it's obviously doing that," he said.

"And getting your hand on the ball, you are obviously going to feel good about it."

He hopes that situation continues, starting with Saturday's game against the Lions.

As the most experienced player in the backline, Tuqiri is also providing leadership to the players around him.

"You don't want to impose on them too much. I try to empower them into what they want to do on the footy field and bring their strengths out," he said.

"Someone like (18-year-old centre) Rob Horne has been doing that for the last couple of weeks and it is quite scary how good he could be if that is what he is doing two games in."

The Waratahs had a light run yesterday after their physical game against the Force, where the team made upwards of 250 tackles, double their normal game average.

And Tuqiri defended the decision of coach Ewen McKenzie to fly to Paris for a job interview before returning on Thursday.

"He has to look after himself as well and can't do all of that come the end of the Super 14," Tuqiri said. "It's good for him and it's a good fit for us. We are getting on with the job.

"We should be right to handle what we have to do over the next couple of days."

Kiss said the Waratahs won't follow the lead of the Crusaders who rested several players when they played the last-placed Lions on the weekend.

"We will go full bore into this, we won't take anything for granted," Kiss said.

"We understand this comp will go right to the back end.

"You don't know where you are going to be until that last game so we are going into the game with our full complement.

"We are also aware that the Lions are probably targeting us, they will come out guns a blazing so we need to make sure we are on top of the effort this week."

[eleypinkbit]

Get a room Chook

[waratahjesus]

thanks for posting this thread chook!
i especially like the photos of Lote!
he is so fantastic, i think the fact he is awesome fits in well with the winning culture at the waratahs!

[shasta]

Assistant NSW coach Les Kiss described Tuqiri's display last Saturday against the Force as his best all-round performance for two years.

So far this year Tuqiri has broken 33 tackles, which is the third highest of any player in the Super 14.

He has also made 10 linebreaks, which is 17 per cent of the Waratahs' total, and scored two tries.

He's also near the top of the Waratahs all time try scorers list with the likes of Scott Staniforth and Matthew Burke. But apparently he's just an overpaid useless Queensland Mungo. Not a bad effort considering, eh?

[BLR]

Any pictures of World Cup 03 when he was briefly a flanker?

[travelling_gerry]

Assistant NSW coach Les Kiss described Tuqiri's display last Saturday against the Force as his best all-round performance for two years.

So far this year Tuqiri has broken 33 tackles, which is the third highest of any player in the Super 14.

He has also made 10 linebreaks, which is 17 per cent of the Waratahs' total, and scored two tries.

Damn, we must be getting to you if the stats are being hauled out.

TAHS ARE SO GREAT TAHS ARE SO GREAT TAHS ARE SO GREAT!!!!!

[slomo]

lote may be the best, in chooks eyes! but who the best of all time ?.... gregan, blanco, eales, hastings, brooke, edwards, lomu... the list could go on.....

[jono]

in a different order as well i would hope

[chook]

I'm being misquoted in quote! I think Les Kiss says those things, not me. I merely provide the highlighting.

[travelling_gerry]

I'm being misquoted in quote! I think Les Kiss says those things, not me. I merely provide the highlighting.

Tell it to your MP.