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2014 Super Rugby: Crusaders v Stormers (Round 4)
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<blockquote data-quote="Shaggy" data-source="post: 628536" data-attributes="member: 43400"><p>I finally got a chance to watch this match (as the coverage was delayed by a day here in Canada), and I have to disagree with your reasoning regarding the "woeful attack" rather than the good defense (of both teams), being the reason for the closeness of the result ... both sides made over 100 tackles, and the stormer made 135 ... there were a number of try saving tackles, with a few of them, right on the try line ... I will concede that some of the option taking wasn't that clever however, notably, Read going for the line himself, when they had the overlap in the first half, and Jaco Taute not passing to his wing, when they had an overlap in the second half.</p><p></p><p>I also disagree with the "hit and miss" remark about the Crusaders scrum, it was definitely more "hit" than "miss", particularly in the first half, and probably only started to wane a bit when the front row was replaced in the second half ... I'm not sure how the absence of Corey Flynn, due to his eye socket injury, will effect them going forward, but the scrum looked pretty solid to me ... the lineouts weren't that flash, but you have to give credit to De Koch Steenkamp for competing and winning a few against the throw, up until this game, Sam Whitelock had been winning a few against the throw himself.</p><p></p><p>The other area of concern is the number of turn overs conceded ... hopefully they will be able to sort this out, if the crusaders can get a regular starting 6,7 and 8, I agree that George W is probably a better option at 6 than his brother Luke, so if George has recovered from injury, I'd put him in ... I'd leave Taufua on the bench, and bring him on a bit earlier as an impact player.</p><p></p><p>I probably saw enough to suggest that "normal business will resume" for the Crusaders, as the errors look to be lessening, and the continuity seems to be better this week ... I probably would keep Taylor at 10, Crotty at 12, and start Fonotia at 13 against the Rebels. The Crusaders seem to base their play/play better, when they have a strong, straight running outside Centre, who can break the line, and the fact that Crotty and Fonotia have an established combination when they were playing for Brighton doesn't hurt either ... I think Dagg (who I would start back at Fullback) would get more opportunities from this combination (if you started Slade off the bench, the backline could be reshuffled if necessary)</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure who I would start on the wings ... Guildford and Nadalo should both be available, as they both started for the development side this weekend, and are both injury free, and I believe that Tuitavake hamstring injury? isn't too far away from putting him in contention also.</p><p></p><p>... I'd probably, start Guildford as he has the experience and can break the line (although he isn't a great long term solution)</p><p></p><p>Other than that, the only other change is a forced one, as a result of injury, as Willie Heinz is out for a few weeks, Any Ellis would start, with Mitchell Drummond on the bench</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shaggy, post: 628536, member: 43400"] I finally got a chance to watch this match (as the coverage was delayed by a day here in Canada), and I have to disagree with your reasoning regarding the "woeful attack" rather than the good defense (of both teams), being the reason for the closeness of the result ... both sides made over 100 tackles, and the stormer made 135 ... there were a number of try saving tackles, with a few of them, right on the try line ... I will concede that some of the option taking wasn't that clever however, notably, Read going for the line himself, when they had the overlap in the first half, and Jaco Taute not passing to his wing, when they had an overlap in the second half. I also disagree with the "hit and miss" remark about the Crusaders scrum, it was definitely more "hit" than "miss", particularly in the first half, and probably only started to wane a bit when the front row was replaced in the second half ... I'm not sure how the absence of Corey Flynn, due to his eye socket injury, will effect them going forward, but the scrum looked pretty solid to me ... the lineouts weren't that flash, but you have to give credit to De Koch Steenkamp for competing and winning a few against the throw, up until this game, Sam Whitelock had been winning a few against the throw himself. The other area of concern is the number of turn overs conceded ... hopefully they will be able to sort this out, if the crusaders can get a regular starting 6,7 and 8, I agree that George W is probably a better option at 6 than his brother Luke, so if George has recovered from injury, I'd put him in ... I'd leave Taufua on the bench, and bring him on a bit earlier as an impact player. I probably saw enough to suggest that "normal business will resume" for the Crusaders, as the errors look to be lessening, and the continuity seems to be better this week ... I probably would keep Taylor at 10, Crotty at 12, and start Fonotia at 13 against the Rebels. The Crusaders seem to base their play/play better, when they have a strong, straight running outside Centre, who can break the line, and the fact that Crotty and Fonotia have an established combination when they were playing for Brighton doesn't hurt either ... I think Dagg (who I would start back at Fullback) would get more opportunities from this combination (if you started Slade off the bench, the backline could be reshuffled if necessary) I'm not sure who I would start on the wings ... Guildford and Nadalo should both be available, as they both started for the development side this weekend, and are both injury free, and I believe that Tuitavake hamstring injury? isn't too far away from putting him in contention also. ... I'd probably, start Guildford as he has the experience and can break the line (although he isn't a great long term solution) Other than that, the only other change is a forced one, as a result of injury, as Willie Heinz is out for a few weeks, Any Ellis would start, with Mitchell Drummond on the bench [/QUOTE]
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