.. is feeling a bit daft after Tom Croft - (who he left behind initially for the Lions tour) had another storming game in the back row and looks a good bet for a test spot... WTF was he even thinking in the first place leaving one of the most naturally talented back rows for years out of the squad?
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I bet Ian McGeechan
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I bet Ian McGeechan
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He was looking at the big picture and how the Springboks play, in particular, at the breakdown. Alan Quinlan is the master at the breakdown and does what Richard Hill and Neil Back used to do for England and The Lions. His thinking was that he needed a "dog" at the crucial breakdown area and Crofty was lacking in that area.
I agree that Tom Croft is an incredible talent, and hopefully he will show what he can do in the Tests. -
Is the Lions tour about taking talented youngsters or is it about taking a bunch of hardened, proven performers to face the most challenging tour of their lifetime?
Sure the Geech might make the occasional mistake but I still think he’s among the best coaches in the world.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Alan Quinlan age 34
John Smit age 31
Schalk Burger age 27
Pierre Spies age 24
So its about talented youngsters for the Sprinkbok side (excluding Smit).
Croft doesnt play as a "dog" - thats what Martin Williams is for. Like Back, and Hill is an ex-open side from his Sarries days (and both masters of the breakdown).
Nothing wrong with playing old boys, it worked fine for us in the World Cup but come on, I like McGeechan but it was a howler.The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of HeavenComment
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Originally posted by ookook View Post
Nothing wrong with playing old boys, it worked fine for us in the World CupComment
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Originally posted by ookook View PostAlan Quinlan age 34
John Smit age 31
Schalk Burger age 27
Pierre Spies age 24
So its about talented youngsters for the Sprinkbok side (excluding Smit).
Croft doesnt play as a "dog" - thats what Martin Williams is for. Like Back, and Hill is an ex-open side from his Sarries days (and both masters of the breakdown).
Nothing wrong with playing old boys, it worked fine for us in the World Cup but come on, I like McGeechan but it was a howler.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Well with the benefit of foresight he would there have been there in the first place. Anyway I agree there's tough competion for the back row, and as a flanker myself thats the only important bit
Wallace, Heaslip/Powell, Croft at a guess for the test lineupThe mind is its own place, and in itself, can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of HeavenComment
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Originally posted by ookook View PostAnyway I agree there's tough competion for the back row, and as a flanker myself thats the only important bit
Wallace, Heaslip/Powell, Croft at a guess for the test lineup
I wouldn't leave Martin Williams out of the test team personally.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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The rest of the team outside the forwards are there to knock on, lose the ball in contact, run into each other, miss tackles, comb hair and make us backrow do all the work.The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of HeavenComment
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Originally posted by ookook View PostThe rest of the team outside the forwards are there to knock on, lose the ball in contact, run into each other, miss tackles, comb hair and make us backrow do all the work.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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