Who i really can't stand is 'hang out on the wing' Tom croft. He is no loss for england and i don't understand why so many people fail to see that yes he might be fast, yes he is good in the lineout BUT
he is not a aggressive tackler, he is not a great rucker and he plays far too loose. Thats not what i want from a 6! and it annoys me more when people say 'you obviously don't watch many tigers games' because yes i do unfortunatly and every time he plays he's waiting on the wing, standing in the backs. Simply a rubbish flanker
Rant over!
Croft plays instructions. Against Wuss, the win was secure from the moment Leicester walked out onto the pitch. The question was whether they'd get the bonus point. So Tom Croft, arguably Leicester's most talented open field runner, is told to stay wide. Pretty simple. Croft is also frequently found wide because he'll be the last guy to recover from the lineout, so the rest of the pack has moved in first, and a quicker runner doesn't swap inside with a slower runner.
Like, there's an argument to be had about whether we want such an idiosyncratic 6 - he's more a tall 7 than anything - I get that, but people who can't see his coaches want him stood where he is stood and start wondering why and figuring it out just confuse the hell out of me.
As for Robshaw, he's been quality, and there's no point arguing with anyone who says otherwise as they're basically a troll.