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Fair point, somewhere in the middle lies the perfect game.
Agree about Steyne, I had always pegged him as a bit one dimensional. I thought it was fantastic that Matfield kept going for the try rather than relying on Steyne’s undoubted prowess with the boot. The Bulls have certainly moved on from Habana’s kick chase of last year. Well done them!
Waratahs downed by Bulls in Pretoria
Nice summary Bay35,
Both Aus S14 games seemed a lot more open and even under Joubert (known for his pedantry) there were great periods of running play we have not seen for some years.
I also watched a bit of the Mungo game and was stunned by how fierce and accurate their play was considering it was really only an exhibition game. It may be that rugby tends to require more cohesive play (especially in forwards) and this takes a little longer to gel.
Still as a spectacle the rugby game was an improvement over recent experience.
I was dumbfounded when somehow Cliffy snuck over under posts…… The gutted look on Horwill’s face spoke volumes. If only the Wallabies could learn to win them at the death too.
I thought the Qld centres were pretty ordinary, maybe they’ll move Digby back to 13 and put a proper ball player in at 12. God how they must rue the loss of Barnes, who while not electric, offers such a good foil to exhuberance of Cooper. The Red back 3 looked good as a unit and Hynes has slipped into 15 well.
I agree we are still missing a good lock or two, then again maybe they are good scrummagers, as a back I never had any idea who did what to whom in there.
I was as frustrated as anyone with the slow service from the ruck, but I doubt that is entirely Burgess’ fault. At times the forwards are loitering in the way when a quick ball to the backs would have been timely. By comparison Genia always seemed to have space behind the ruck (or somehow found it), nonetheless on the basis of that performance Burgess (and those of Valentine, Phibbs, Sheehan) Deans will be praying that the Papuan stays fit. He reads a game so well that he always seems well positioned in defense and attack, never bogged down in a ruck.
Still, it’s early days, but if the style of play continues we may be in for a cracker of a year for running rugby!
Waratahs jubilant as Reds suffer harrowing defeat
I tend to agree Sheek. The name of the position can also reflect the style of play employed by the coach. In Australia at the moment we are playing a dual five eights game in the Waratahs, Brumbies and Wallabies, while the Reds and Force seem to be employing the five eighth/inside centre combination. Morne Steyne in the past could be decribed as a stand off but lately seems to be a five eighth.
As Spiro has said the same differences exist in the role played by a 6 and 7 depending on the style of play and the physical type such a strategy demands.
When is a first five-eighths actually a number 10?