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Eddie and Roko - a turbulent relationship?

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To say that Semesa Rokoduguni has had an impact on the Premiership since joining Bath in the 2012/13 season would be an understatement! At the end of last season, he topped the charts for defenders beaten and metres gained - and not surprisingly, he was Bath's top try scorer, crossing the line ten times. He is without a doubt one of the most potent finishers in the league, and has a rare natural ability to conjure something out of nothing. The first of his two match-winning tries against Saracens last Saturday were evidence of that talent. To side-step and break through the Saracens defence from the position he was in, with the number of defenders in front of him, was pure genius. I'm not sure how many other players in the league could do that, save for perhaps Christian Wade. Yet this wasn't just a one-off fluke, as time and time again last season he managed to finish from the tightest of angles - his scores against Northampton at The Rec, away against Newcastle and anothe