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[2014 Mid-Year Tests] Crusaders vs England XV
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<blockquote data-quote="j&#039;nuh" data-source="post: 652837" data-attributes="member: 55446"><p>On the topic of Kvesic and the England backrow, I think it's clear that Lancaster isn't bought by the <em>need</em> for an out-and-out ball-winning openside. Lancaster's philosophy appears to be to pick the best flankers we have and rely on the fact that bossing the breakdown shouldn't be the job of the individual, but rather a group of individuals, including second rowers and front rowers. Whilst being great in the breakdown will win a flanker points in Lancaster's estimation, Lancaster wants flankers who have a great all-round game. I don't think it is a bad philosophy tbh. That being said, I don't think it's Robshaw vs. Kvesic and Wood vs. Haskell vs. Johnson. I think it's pick two of the following...</p><p></p><p>Kvesic's biggest task will be to develop that all-round game. He's got the breakdown skills, but if that's all Lancaster cared about, he'd have had Seymour in.</p><p></p><p>Funny thing is that Kvesic does deserve a shot at the big international teams, but it's Morgan that will probably keep him off the bench for the foreseeable future.</p><p></p><p></p><p>True, but there are also other players to consider. Savage, Kalamafoni, Ludlow, and the one that excites me the most, Evans. If Evans keeps improving as much as he did last year, he has a chance at being an international soon enough. He did keep Morgan out of the squad at the end of last year. He would be the England answer to Faletau. Fast as hell for an 8 who plays like a third flanker but can carry decent ball too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="j'nuh, post: 652837, member: 55446"] On the topic of Kvesic and the England backrow, I think it's clear that Lancaster isn't bought by the [I]need[/I] for an out-and-out ball-winning openside. Lancaster's philosophy appears to be to pick the best flankers we have and rely on the fact that bossing the breakdown shouldn't be the job of the individual, but rather a group of individuals, including second rowers and front rowers. Whilst being great in the breakdown will win a flanker points in Lancaster's estimation, Lancaster wants flankers who have a great all-round game. I don't think it is a bad philosophy tbh. That being said, I don't think it's Robshaw vs. Kvesic and Wood vs. Haskell vs. Johnson. I think it's pick two of the following... Kvesic's biggest task will be to develop that all-round game. He's got the breakdown skills, but if that's all Lancaster cared about, he'd have had Seymour in. Funny thing is that Kvesic does deserve a shot at the big international teams, but it's Morgan that will probably keep him off the bench for the foreseeable future. True, but there are also other players to consider. Savage, Kalamafoni, Ludlow, and the one that excites me the most, Evans. If Evans keeps improving as much as he did last year, he has a chance at being an international soon enough. He did keep Morgan out of the squad at the end of last year. He would be the England answer to Faletau. Fast as hell for an 8 who plays like a third flanker but can carry decent ball too. [/QUOTE]
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