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Poco, in my experience, 6s and 7s throw decent lineout ball, being usually good with their hand-eye co-rdination. I wouldn’t be putting a prop on the sideline to throw, as often needed to add weight to stop the driving maul. I also can’t think of any professional team that has used anyone other than the hooker to throw. I think it’s a bit like saying a second rower shouldn’t jump if they aren’t good at it. It just comes with the position, or they don’t get to that level. As others have said, JU is a little weak in that department.
Nicholas, I’m not sure I agree with your analysis of the Reds v Rebels scrum. The hooker is never blamed for loosing a scrum. Angling in on the front row is a problem for the props to deal with (and I’d argue Toupo was scrummaging illeagally based on the spider cam video). The hooker’s job is to hook the ball, and when their foot is in the air in the act of hooking (yes, they still have to hook to secure the ball, even with the usually dubious feed), it always gives the non-feeding scrum a second or two of 8 men v 7 men (though in this instance it was 7 v 7). You can’t blame the hooker – that’s the job of the bookends, locks, and 8. Also, this was the only scrum that went backwards for the Rebels if I recall, and it was because Toupo came back on after being taken off after an average first half (having been owned a couple of times by the Rebels loosie) fresh and with a point to prove. In that clip, looks like the Rebels 6, 8 and 20 half stand up, and then the locks do as well, and they just kinda give up and let the scrum walk backwards. Very strange really. I guarantee you the match review session wouldn’t have blamed the hooker, who was likely hooking for the ball at the point of capitulation. The match stats show the Rebels did well at scrum time overall. The rookie benchie did okay playing most of the game for the injured Wallabies starting hooker.
* Scrums won: Rebels 9/10, Reds 1/1
https://www.espn.com/rugby/matchstats?gameId=593074&league=289272
Coach's Corner issue 2: What hope for the Waratahs?
Keen to see how the Force go v Rebels this Friday. The Force and Waratahs seem pretty even, but difficult to know exactly how far they both are behind the Reds and Brumbies. Hate to say but looks like the Rebels will be coming in a close third in Super AU, with maybe daylight to 4 and 5. This week will be very interesting to see where all the teams are at, and then the following week with one round completed, we’ll know for sure. Can’t wait…. or maybe I can. With Ready out (how many weeks I wonder..?!) ???? we’ll be a bit under-resourced up front.
Brumbies rock Rebels with last-gasp kick