Comments for PeakSpeed http://www.peakspeed.net Helping you break the speed limit Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:22:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on Is this the fastest man in Rugby Union? by Web Designer http://www.peakspeed.net/is-this-the-fastest-man-in-rugby-union#comment-104 Web Designer Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:14:42 +0000 http://www.peakspeed.net/is-this-the-fastest-man-in-rugby-union#comment-104 Don't believe the hype. Apparently ITV in the UK reported he hit 26.9mph over a 1m period in one of his tries. So Habana apparently is as fast as Ben Johnson at his peak! As we know it is nonsense but that's how the stories start. Habana is not close to being the fastest rugby player either. The USA Eagles winger Takudzwa Ngwenya flew past Habana to score a fantastic try against the Springboks. Ngwenya had a best of 10.5 for the 100m in the past so one could imagine he could do about 10.8 at best now. The public have trouble understanding how fast 11sec actually is for 100m. Also turnover is equated as speed in most peoples minds hence the Habana Myth. Don’t believe the hype. Apparently ITV in the UK reported he hit 26.9mph over a 1m period in one of his tries. So Habana apparently is as fast as Ben Johnson at his peak! As we know it is nonsense but that’s how the stories start.

Habana is not close to being the fastest rugby player either. The USA Eagles winger Takudzwa Ngwenya flew past Habana to score a fantastic try against the Springboks. Ngwenya had a best of 10.5 for the 100m in the past so one could imagine he could do about 10.8 at best now.

The public have trouble understanding how fast 11sec actually is for 100m. Also turnover is equated as speed in most peoples minds hence the Habana Myth.

]]> Comment on Is this the fastest man in Rugby Union? by dirk http://www.peakspeed.net/is-this-the-fastest-man-in-rugby-union#comment-102 dirk Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:42:07 +0000 http://www.peakspeed.net/is-this-the-fastest-man-in-rugby-union#comment-102 you gotta be kidding me i dont know if the name Rupeni Caucau rings a bell but you ask any rugby die hard fan they will say that Habana is no match. Rups is twice as fast as Habana I have seen him in action and this man has speed to burn.Kaiviti power (Fijian power) you gotta be kidding me i dont know if the name Rupeni Caucau rings a bell but you ask any rugby die hard fan they will say that Habana is no match. Rups is twice as fast as Habana I have seen him in action and this man has speed to burn.Kaiviti power (Fijian power)

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