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Taniela Tupou

WITH 110 Australia caps and a senior career spanning a decade and a half, Will Genia has seen his fair share of decent players. Yet every so often there is somebody who stands apart, who offers something unique, special even.

“Just look at the guy,” says the former Wallabies scrum-half of Taniela Tupou. “He’s a genetic freak. He’s stronger than almost

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