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(2022 Rugby Championship - Round 4) - Australia V South Africa (03/9/2022)
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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_stormer2010" data-source="post: 1099471" data-attributes="member: 39190"><p>Ja, I'd be surprised if we made big changes. Nienaber has shown that his MO is to "back" players. Largely I agree BUT it frustrates me that players get to find their form in the actual tests. I am convinced these are good players, the likes of De Allende and PSdT and so on, Dweba as well. But having them get fit on the job as if these test are little more than practice runs I find points towards an absolute disregard for anything other than the RWC- and I am not even convinced we actually gain in that regard even from continuing with out of form players. Depth development has its own value.</p><p></p><p>That game vs Wales I almost feel as if Nienaber hung the rookies out to dry and my paranoia has me imagining him almost hoping for a loss so as to allow him to continue along the lines of "backing" his out of form players. Couldn't we have had a team with stalwart players in form AND those few newbies rather than going all in on one side or the other? But I'm just rambling now out of frustration because I think you are right- I can't see Nienaber make changes especially with his win % now below 60%. I think he'll just turtle it rather than what I think he views as taking risks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_stormer2010, post: 1099471, member: 39190"] Ja, I'd be surprised if we made big changes. Nienaber has shown that his MO is to "back" players. Largely I agree BUT it frustrates me that players get to find their form in the actual tests. I am convinced these are good players, the likes of De Allende and PSdT and so on, Dweba as well. But having them get fit on the job as if these test are little more than practice runs I find points towards an absolute disregard for anything other than the RWC- and I am not even convinced we actually gain in that regard even from continuing with out of form players. Depth development has its own value. That game vs Wales I almost feel as if Nienaber hung the rookies out to dry and my paranoia has me imagining him almost hoping for a loss so as to allow him to continue along the lines of "backing" his out of form players. Couldn't we have had a team with stalwart players in form AND those few newbies rather than going all in on one side or the other? But I'm just rambling now out of frustration because I think you are right- I can't see Nienaber make changes especially with his win % now below 60%. I think he'll just turtle it rather than what I think he views as taking risks. [/QUOTE]
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