The ability to improvise and provide an off the cuff moment is genius is a trait that separates the best from the rest in Rugby; and, truly, Kahn Fotuali’i is one of Rugby’s best scrum halves.

During Samoa’s recent Test victory over Canada, the Northampton number nine unconventionally managed to flick the ball to Census Johnston with his toes before dragged into a ruck.

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Powerful tackling and defensive vigilance is not something you associate with Northampton’s former Osprey and Samoan international scrum half Kahn Fotuali’i.

Usually, the 32 year old is known for his off the cuff style and attacking improvisation; but, last weekend-during Samoa’s test with Canada-, the scrum half showed his game is fortified with defensive steel as he tracks down his opposition number nine, Gordon McRorie’s attempted snipe and powerfully drives the 26 year old into touch.

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Now, here’s something you don’t see every day: a gargantuan prop stopped short of the line by a scrum half.

In Northampton’s comprehensive bonus point victory over Sale on Saturday, Kahn Fotuali’i, the former Ospreys scrum half, felled Italian prop Alberto di Marchi short of the line with a tackle of courage, conviction and, most of all, strength.

Fotuali’i’s intervention was the Samoan’s second big moment in the game as, earlier, he touched down for a try. All of this, from the bench.

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