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<blockquote data-quote="OwenPB" data-source="post: 1174330" data-attributes="member: 81366">I&#039;m not surprised by Lucu&#039;s inclusion from a skill POV, he&#039;s probably their most consistant fly half right now. You know exactly what you&#039;re getting out of the ruck. He&#039;s fast &amp; reliable. He&#039;s a good, regular timepiece, always ticking over. He&#039;s a good option if you&#039;re looking to win the 6 Nations this year and can surround him with talent.However, he&#039;s 28. You can milk him for 2-3 years, before you&#039;ll have to change, which is exactly when the next WC happens. Maybe that&#039;s a realistic timescale, maybe he crashes at 31 and you need to find another fly-half with no experience going into a WC. He&#039;s also not given to flashes of brilliance, that&#039;s why you surround him with talent rather than consider him as one.Something that has always impressed me are nations willing to tank a couple of years of 6 Nations rugby to put a system&nbsp; and young talent into place that will pay out down the line in a WC year. England did it 7 years ago, France did it 4 years ago. I feel that putting their faith in a 28yo very good fly-half rather than younger talent with less experience but a higher ceiling isn&#039;t the sign of a team (one that&#039;s carrying multiple injuries and missing the best player in the world) looking 4 years down the road and that&#039;s a pity.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="OwenPB, post: 1174330, member: 81366"] I'm not surprised by Lucu's inclusion from a skill POV, he's probably their most consistant fly half right now. You know exactly what you're getting out of the ruck. He's fast & reliable. He's a good, regular timepiece, always ticking over. He's a good option if you're looking to win the 6 Nations this year and can surround him with talent. However, he's 28. You can milk him for 2-3 years, before you'll have to change, which is exactly when the next WC happens. Maybe that's a realistic timescale, maybe he crashes at 31 and you need to find another fly-half with no experience going into a WC. He's also not given to flashes of brilliance, that's why you surround him with talent rather than consider him as one. Something that has always impressed me are nations willing to tank a couple of years of 6 Nations rugby to put a system and young talent into place that will pay out down the line in a WC year. England did it 7 years ago, France did it 4 years ago. I feel that putting their faith in a 28yo very good fly-half rather than younger talent with less experience but a higher ceiling isn't the sign of a team (one that's carrying multiple injuries and missing the best player in the world) looking 4 years down the road and that's a pity. [/QUOTE]

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