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Rugby: Bully leads by example

By Gary Hamilton-Irvine
Rotorua Daily Post·
30 Apr, 2013 08:18 PM2 mins to read

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If you visit Puketawhero Park on any given Saturday, chances are Te Kaiaotea "Bully" Tahuriorangi will catch your eye.

The experienced halfback wears the number seven jersey for Pikiao Warriors, and has become something of an Andrew Johns for the Rotorua side.

Pikiao is enjoying a good run of form recently thanks in part to the leadership of Tahuriorangi, with his team scoring more than 200 points in their last three games.

The talented half was instrumental in his team's victory over Ngongotaha on Saturday with a touch in most of Pikiao's eight tries.

On one occasion on Saturday, Tahuriorangi sold a defender and half the crowd when he shaped to throw a long ball before stepping off his right foot, sliding through a hole to score close to the line.

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"I just saw a hole and showed-and-goed," he said.

On several other occasions the veteran did the same thing breaking the line across the park.

"I guess I learnt it off [Jonathan] Thurston," he said with a laugh.

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Spectators on the sideline will tell you he has been doing that for years at the club, and is not far off becoming part of the furniture.

Tahuriorangi said the sharp backline was not the only reason for their high scoring recently, and they were simply getting good go-forward from the big men.

"The forwards are giving us some good go-forward so the backs can unleash."

He said it was not long until they would be facing joint league-leaders Taupo Phoenix, in a couple of weeks' time, and the side were building towards the big game.

"[The first time we played them] was our first game up and we were a bit unfit. But we are better prepared now."

Bully, as he is best known by teammates, is making an impression on some of the younger players in the team also.

One of the young centres said he was really enjoying playing outside the playmaker.

"To beat your man you have to have the good pass you know, and that's where Bully comes in. He's quality to play with."

The veteran is also remembered at the club for playing a game with broken ribs in 2011.

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