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<blockquote data-quote="yaboyjj" data-source="post: 705232" data-attributes="member: 71795">Scrum V was pretty cringe worthy, there&#039;s always a huge amount of self lauding going on in that program, and they seem to have pretty much written off England <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes&nbsp; &nbsp; :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> (not that I expected anything less)One point of note was the second row dominance they expect to establish- that&#039;s hugely underestimating Atwood and Kruis/Kitchener, as it is, Jake Ball is not exactly a proven international operator yet, and as experienced/industrious AWJ is, his work in the tight is inferior to that of Attwood (in rolling maul/scrum).The front 3 will be pretty even IMO (although a lot depends on Cole), but Hartley is a better line-out thrower than Hibbard. The point of difference will probably be in the back row, the Hask needs a good game (I don&#039;t like the idea of Easter on the bench- he&#039;s not up to international rugby, much as I dislike him, Clarke is the better option with Hask covering no. 8).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="yaboyjj, post: 705232, member: 71795"] Scrum V was pretty cringe worthy, there's always a huge amount of self lauding going on in that program, and they seem to have pretty much written off England :rolleyes: (not that I expected anything less) One point of note was the second row dominance they expect to establish- that's hugely underestimating Atwood and Kruis/Kitchener, as it is, Jake Ball is not exactly a proven international operator yet, and as experienced/industrious AWJ is, his work in the tight is inferior to that of Attwood (in rolling maul/scrum). The front 3 will be pretty even IMO (although a lot depends on Cole), but Hartley is a better line-out thrower than Hibbard. The point of difference will probably be in the back row, the Hask needs a good game (I don't like the idea of Easter on the bench- he's not up to international rugby, much as I dislike him, Clarke is the better option with Hask covering no. 8). [/QUOTE]

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