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[2014 TRC] Argentina v South Africa in Salta (23/08/2014)
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<blockquote data-quote="Peat" data-source="post: 666826" data-attributes="member: 42330"><p>There is - and I apologise for stating the obvious - a place between recklessness and conservatism; a style of rugby based on calculated gambles and constant intelligent appraisal of the options. </p><p></p><p>And while I believe you need to play that sort of rugby to beat the Bokke, you must also take it to them up front as well. You have to meet their big men head on at the very least and neutralise them. </p><p></p><p>But I firmly believe that once you've created the space, the smart thing is to work the ball as wide as is sensible; there's no point giving the behemoths a second bite at the cherry. As you point out, Wales had good continuity; keeps them running and moving.</p><p></p><p>Argentina had the right idea but executed poorly. Credit to the Boks in that sense at least, they put on a lot of pressure, and were opportunistic enough to turn one of those turnovers into points. I'd advance a theory that maybe pursuit of the all important first win is playing on the Argies' mind a little too much, making them a bit too fired up, a bit too reckless.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peat, post: 666826, member: 42330"] There is - and I apologise for stating the obvious - a place between recklessness and conservatism; a style of rugby based on calculated gambles and constant intelligent appraisal of the options. And while I believe you need to play that sort of rugby to beat the Bokke, you must also take it to them up front as well. You have to meet their big men head on at the very least and neutralise them. But I firmly believe that once you've created the space, the smart thing is to work the ball as wide as is sensible; there's no point giving the behemoths a second bite at the cherry. As you point out, Wales had good continuity; keeps them running and moving. Argentina had the right idea but executed poorly. Credit to the Boks in that sense at least, they put on a lot of pressure, and were opportunistic enough to turn one of those turnovers into points. I'd advance a theory that maybe pursuit of the all important first win is playing on the Argies' mind a little too much, making them a bit too fired up, a bit too reckless. [/QUOTE]
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