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[2013 TRC] Argentina vs. New Zealand in La Plata (28/09/2013)
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<blockquote data-quote="ABs2011" data-source="post: 594605" data-attributes="member: 57663"><p>Only a 28 man squad. And there in lies the problem. They took 5 loosies (as you would in a 28 man squad):</p><p></p><p><strong>Loose forwards:</strong> Sam Cane, Steven Luatua, Richie McCaw, Liam Messam and Kieran Read.</p><p></p><p>One is already out (McCaw) and now maybe Read. So only left with three - so of course its an issue - they have no specialist loose forward bench cover, that's the whole point!. </p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> The problem as I understand it is that they took McCaw with them hoping he will be good to go for SA. As a result they were short one looise to begin with. I suspect (but I don't know) that if they brought in someone as cover then the player that drops out wouldn't be able to play in SA. Clearly they wont want to drop McCaw or Read so I'm not sure cover is an option at this stage. Would love it if someone clarified the rules though...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ABs2011, post: 594605, member: 57663"] Only a 28 man squad. And there in lies the problem. They took 5 loosies (as you would in a 28 man squad): [B]Loose forwards:[/B] Sam Cane, Steven Luatua, Richie McCaw, Liam Messam and Kieran Read. One is already out (McCaw) and now maybe Read. So only left with three - so of course its an issue - they have no specialist loose forward bench cover, that's the whole point!. The problem as I understand it is that they took McCaw with them hoping he will be good to go for SA. As a result they were short one looise to begin with. I suspect (but I don't know) that if they brought in someone as cover then the player that drops out wouldn't be able to play in SA. Clearly they wont want to drop McCaw or Read so I'm not sure cover is an option at this stage. Would love it if someone clarified the rules though... [/QUOTE]
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