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While Radradra, former Parramatta Eels and Australian star of the Australian rugby league, settled in Bordeaux after his departure from Toulon Top14, Black Black Tamanivalu, five times crowned, did not really sailed.
Tamanivalu is injured in the back in southwestern France in the fall. He started only once in the Top 14, replacing twice while playing two games in the European Challenge Cup.
On paper, Tamanivalu and Radradra intend to create a dynamic couple in the middle of the field once it has found its place in France after signing a three-year contract.
Radradra has grown stronger since the official code crossing, having always had a union base, playing for the Barbarians before qualifying for the Fijian national camp and also appearing for the Sevens team.
Radradra was part of Fiji XV, who won their first historic victory against France in November, creating a space with the ball in hand and scoring a decisive try in the 21-14 win.
"I told him I was waiting for him to be like that with Bordeaux!" said teammate Baptiste Serin, who played the scrum half for France that fateful night.
Australian veteran Bordeaux Brock James, who is now also coaching the club's bottom line, added: "From that moment we see the big Radradra Semi."
The president of Bordeaux, Laurent Marti, did not doubt what Radradra had brought to the club, which left in the former club of James, Clermont, in the league this weekend.
"When you watch his matches, you feel that he's worrying the opposing side, he's creating doubts," said Marti.
"He can do anything: he can move a guy within five meters, make a perfect pbad of 20 meters with both hands at full speed and he is in good standing." He is in full monty, you feel his power increase. "
"Little extras"
Regarding Tamanivalu, James said: "Seta takes a little longer to get started, but you can see his quality as a ball carrier and his way of reading defenses.
"He comes from the Crusaders with whom he has been very successful and brings with him a professionalism that is seen at the training.This is a real bonus for the team."
He showed that this winter, especially in the 25-17 win against Agen, when former All Black, without shining brightly, had precipitated his defense on one occasion, managing to dislodge the ball from his target.
Tamanivalu came together and "scored the small side where there was nothing left by steaming his opponent," said Marti.
"These are the little extras that mean you score a try that you would never have scored before."
Bordeaux are currently in fifth place in the Top 14 and will want to call on Radradra and Tamanivalu to help them avoid their usual spring dive that has prevented them from qualifying for the top six in the playoffs each season since their match. promotion of the ProD2 for the 2011-12 season, their best result being twice seventh.
"We recruited them for that," said Marti.
"We had a very good bottom line, but we had to complete it with players like Semi and Seta, who both have the X factor that can blow up a situation."
Top 14 leaders Toulouse will face a tough race when they go to Racing 92 Sunday, while La Rochelle, third, will be absent in Grenoble and the French Stadium will receive Saturday the fourth place.
Calendar (GMT time)
Saturday
Clermont v Bordeaux-Bègles (1345), French Stade v Lyon, Pau v Castres, Montpellier v Perpignan (all years 1700), Agen v Toulon (1945)
Sunday
Grenoble v La Rochelle (1130), Racing 92 v Toulouse (1550)
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