As long-time fans of Peter Stringer, SportsJOE loves a gutsy little scrum-half and Brad Weber definitely qualifies.
The 5ft 8in half-back was playing for Waikato in New Zealand's ITM Cup last week and he showed no fear when carrying into contact against Southland.
Weber delivered a beauty of a stiff-arm to prop Jamie Mackintosh, stopping the 20-stone giant in his tracks.
To make matters worse for Mackintosh, he and Weber are Super Rugby team-mates with the Chiefs, so he can expect the incident to be brought up when that squad links up again next year.
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