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Mr Ian
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Posted: 08 May 2019 at 10:57am |
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I would like to watch in Scarlets, Highlanders' work at breakdown. Also some back row..
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Mrfwon
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Agreed 100% The positive thing for me, the new coaching team will have ample time to work with the players pre-season, and at least put some sort of rubber stamp on how we're likely to play come the start of the season. We'll be starting with a clean sheet as far as the tables are concerned, so onwards and upwards for sure.
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Scarlets!!!
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Fscarlet
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Totally agree, the try he scored against Leinster he had 2 or 3 players hanging off him, he should have never scored that.
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GPR - Rochester
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The ability to carry effectively between the 15 metre channels is a fundamental requirement in the modern game. Much has been made of our apparent success in 2017 & 2018 without this skill. That is incorrect - Jake, Tadgh & Aaron were very effective carriers being able to make good ground through a combination of bulk, pace & in the cases of Tadgh & Aaron exceptional footwork.
They were supplemented by the carrying of our front row forwards with Barclay & Cubby proving excellent operators at the breakdown. Of these five mentioned back 5 forwards only three are still with us, Aaron has played no games, Cubby very few and Jake only a few more. The intended replacements for Barclay & Tadgh have been injured for most of the season. Therein lies the crux of our problems this season. On the face of it Louisi appears to be an upgrade on Bulbring especially in the carrying ability. It is a pity that we are seeing the new coaching group start work in a World Cup affected season. If injuries allow then a pack of Rob, Ken, Samson, Jake, Louisi, Aaron, Cubby & Blade with a bench of Wyn, Ryan, Werner, Cummins & Josh should fear nobody in the pro 14 when it comes to possession & power. |
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Exkixu
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Great post. It is also interesting to note that the Highlanders pack rarely counts with multi capped ABs the way Crusaders' or Chiefs' usually do. Good players yes, but watching them you get the feeling that the pack is better than the parts and it works very well as a unit, and that's something we could use around here.
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1 Xavier Rush 2 Rhys Priestland 3 David Lyons Cardiff Blues - Scarlets, 26/09/09
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scarletnut
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I still wake up late at night and think of what might have been when tim stimpson hit that jammy penalty1
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scarletnut
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I still wake up late at night and think of what might have been when tim stimpson hit that jammy penalty1
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scarletnut
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I still wake up late at night and think of what might have been when tim stimpson hit that jammy penalty1
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ladram
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problem solved then lookout Europe next year,
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GPR - Rochester
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That is one way of looking at it but he has been fully fit for the past few games and I am yet to see a Springbok no 8. He is not big enough for me and lacks carrying power.
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Given the news that Casseim was playing with a fairly significant injury for part of this season I am reserving judgment on him for another season & am hoping that with a good pre-season he will show what he is really capable of.
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GPR - Rochester
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I assume you mean Casseim, Blade & Josh. Casseim doesn't fit the bill for me, Blade is a 6 in the Shingler mould and Josh is a natural 7 at the moment with every chance of growing into the 8 role. If I was selecting the best back row available to us at the moment it would be 6. Aaron 7 Cubby 8. Blade with Josh on the bench able to cover all 3. With that combination available most of this season we would have qualified for the play offs in my mind if only on the back of an improved lineout. However Blade only works as an 8 if you have plenty of carrying options ahead of him in the front 5.
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I still wake up late at night and think of what might have been when tim stimpson hit that jammy penalty1
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ladram
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wouldn't those wages be better used towards a number 8 ?
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Brad Mooar and Mark Delaney worked together in the past.
Whiffin and Delaney also worked together. I assume delaney will be overlooking forwards in supporting cunningham. Mooar to do the same in attack imo. Whiffin a huge influence in bringing through young guns. This will no doubt have been a factor. Wouldn't be surprised if Richard Kelly is brought in as well... And maybe Emyr Phillips. |
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