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[2016 Rugby Championship] South Africa v New Zealand (08/10/2016)
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<blockquote data-quote="Ragey Erasmus" data-source="post: 819820" data-attributes="member: 56232"><p>I'm not suggesting we copy NZ as in we play the same style but there are lessons to be learned. The way they structure their rugby, how they use their players, the emphasis on speed and fitness and the complete removal of ANY slow and fat players. There is no dead weight in the NZ squad at all. Whilst it was deemed acceptable elsewhere in the world to have a front 3 that were lumbering blobs with no handling skills and the agility of a shopping trolley, NZ decided that was too much of a burden for the rest of the team to bear in the loose. As a result NZ tight 3 are still good in the set piece but can run rings around a traditional tight 3 and have good handling skills. This has given the team more options, more dynamism for maybe a tiny loss of power in the scrum. Clearly the benefits outweigh the losses a lot. NH rugby looks at that and says the loss of scrum power is too much yet when have NZ really been under any real pressure in games because of a weakness in the scrum?</p><p></p><p>NZ have learned the value of fast ball, of support lines, hitting space etc. They aren't fundamentally doing anything magic but they refuse to abandon the basics for anyone on the pitch. Fundamentally it's the attitude, they have not been content to settle with how things are done and now are reaping the benefits. All those sides who said they had nothing to gain by emulating NZ? They are being thrashed with scores getting up to 50 each game. The question is not whether people need to listen and take heed with what NZ are doing, it's how many thrashing do they need to endure before they abandon ideas that don't work. It's almost like trying to change the mentality of WW1 generals at times. I notice since England whitewashed Australia playing a 10 at 12 has become more popular.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ragey Erasmus, post: 819820, member: 56232"] I'm not suggesting we copy NZ as in we play the same style but there are lessons to be learned. The way they structure their rugby, how they use their players, the emphasis on speed and fitness and the complete removal of ANY slow and fat players. There is no dead weight in the NZ squad at all. Whilst it was deemed acceptable elsewhere in the world to have a front 3 that were lumbering blobs with no handling skills and the agility of a shopping trolley, NZ decided that was too much of a burden for the rest of the team to bear in the loose. As a result NZ tight 3 are still good in the set piece but can run rings around a traditional tight 3 and have good handling skills. This has given the team more options, more dynamism for maybe a tiny loss of power in the scrum. Clearly the benefits outweigh the losses a lot. NH rugby looks at that and says the loss of scrum power is too much yet when have NZ really been under any real pressure in games because of a weakness in the scrum? NZ have learned the value of fast ball, of support lines, hitting space etc. They aren't fundamentally doing anything magic but they refuse to abandon the basics for anyone on the pitch. Fundamentally it's the attitude, they have not been content to settle with how things are done and now are reaping the benefits. All those sides who said they had nothing to gain by emulating NZ? They are being thrashed with scores getting up to 50 each game. The question is not whether people need to listen and take heed with what NZ are doing, it's how many thrashing do they need to endure before they abandon ideas that don't work. It's almost like trying to change the mentality of WW1 generals at times. I notice since England whitewashed Australia playing a 10 at 12 has become more popular. [/QUOTE]
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