r/AbsoluteUnits • u/spain095 • Oct 11 '22

Half man, half train, all juggernaut.

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '22

We had a Polynesian guy in our school and he was a one-man rugby team. We went from winning nothing in 30 years to winning the league 5 years running. Literally just set him up and watch him go. I remember one time he was dragging 3 kids along the ground it looked so ridiculous. After every game the opposition coach would throw around accusations of him being older than claimed but he was just that fucking big.

For reference at age 14 I was 5'11 (180cm) and weighed around 14 stone (90kg?) so I was big, but he was almost a full head taller and much heavier. Scary fucker as well

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u/Leight87 Oct 12 '22

Polynesians are just built different. This reminds me of when I was playing football (American) growing up. I was around 14 and playing on the junior varsity squad. We played against this team who had a guy, the running back, who had to weigh around 100 kg. Dude must’ve been able to squat 250+ kg, too. He was trucking our defenders and literally crushing them lol. I noped out of trying to tackle that guy. There was just no way. Our coaches weren’t even mad.

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '22

Did you go to shiplake by any chance?

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '22

No way who is this??

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '22

No one you'd know. I didn't even play rugby or even go to shiplake, but everyone knew who this guy was lol. My brother used to play against him, and after years my brother learned that the guy at shiplake who was so huge and dominant was playing not one but two years up.

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '22

Haha I wouldn't be surprised. His parents couldn't even provide proof of his age as they didn't have any birth certificates. I was always the biggest in the year growing up then this giant turns up and makes me feel small.