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JUAN IMHOFF OPPOSITION THREE TO WATCH

m; o= |_; lov| ro|;m| Cmbv_;uv bm ‰ouѴ7 u†]0‹ķ l_o@ 1omঞm†;v |o ;m_-m1; _bv u;r†|-ঞom ‰b|_ _bv |u‹Ŋv1oubm] ;ŠrѴob|vĺ $_; u];mঞm; vr;;7v|;u v|-u|;7 _bv 1-u;;u ‰b|_ †;m7;v bm _bv homeland, before making the move to Racing in 2011. He has l-7; ƐƔƕ -rr;-u-m1;v =ou |_; -ubvb;m o†|C|ķ v1oubm] ƕƒ |ub;vĺ bv v|ubh; u-|; -| bm|;um-ঞom-Ѵ Ѵ;ˆ;Ѵ bv ;t†-ѴѴ‹ blru;vvbˆ;ķ _-ˆbm] mo|1_;7 ƑƐ |ub;v bm _bv ƒƔ o†ঞm]vĺ l_o@ _-v 0;;m bm ;Ѵ;1|ub1 =oul bm |_bv v;-vomĽv ;bm;h;m Champions Cup campaign, crossing the whitewash on four occasions to lead the try-scoring charts along with Sean -b|Ѵ-m7ķ "oC-m; †b|o†m; -m7 -1o0 "|o1h7-Ѵ;ĺ m -77bঞom |o _bv Cmbv_bm] ruo‰;vvķ |_; ƒƏŊ‹;-uŊoѴ7 rovv;vv;v - strong defensive game and has formed an excellent back three 1ol0bm-ঞom ‰b|_ $;77‹ $_ol-v -m7 "blom ,;0oĺ The big Fijian became a household name during a three-year vঞm| ‰b|_ Ѵ-v]o‰ )-uubouv ŐƑƏƐƒŊƑƏƐѵőķ ‰_b1_ bm1Ѵ†7;7 a Man of the Match display in the PRO12 Final at Kingspan "|-7b†l |o _;Ѵr |_; "1oমv_ vb7; ‰bm |_;bu Cuv| -m7 omѴ‹ ঞ|Ѵ;ĺ However, his move to Paris has seen him take his game to another level. Regarded as one of the best second rows in the ‰ouѴ7ķ -h-u-‰-Ľv -0bѴb|‹ |o 0u;-h |-1hѴ;v -m7 oZo-7 =u;;Ѵ‹ mean that he’s a nightmare to defend against, while those t†-Ѵbঞ;v ;mv†u; _;Ľv ;t†-ѴѴ‹ ;@;1ঞˆ; -1uovv |_; 0-1h uo‰ rovbঞomvĺ Indeed, a recent poll by Rugby World magazine listed the 30-year-old as the third best player on the planet. -h-u-‰- l-7; _bv bm|;um-ঞom-Ѵ 0o‰ 0-1h bm ƑƏƏƖ -m7 _-v now amassed 52 caps for Fiji. The hooker, who turns 36 later this month, began his professional career with Beziers in 2002. It was during his ঞl; bm |_; "o†|_ o= u-m1; |_-| _; l-7; _bv bm|;um-ঞom-Ѵ debut, but a move to Stade Francais in 2005 coincided with _bv ;l;u];m1; -v - u;]†Ѵ-u v|-u|;u =ou _bv m-ঞom-Ѵ |;-lĺ C;u1; 1olr;ঞ|ouķ ‰_o v;|v |_; |om; ‰b|_ _bv v|uom] v;| rb;1; ‰ouh -m7 1ol0-ঞˆ; ;7]; bm 1Ѵov; 1om|-1| -u;-vķ "Œ-uŒ;‰vhb _-v 0;;m -m bmvrbu-ঞom-Ѵ C]†u; =ou |_; 1Ѵ†0 vbm1; his arrival in 2012. ; _-v Ѵ;7 |_; 1Ѵ†0 |o |‰o _-lrbomv †r Cm-Ѵv bm |_; r-v| three seasons and will be determined to go one step further bm |_bv ‹;-uĽv 1olr;ঞঞomĺ

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