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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_stormer2010" data-source="post: 640899" data-attributes="member: 39190"><p>I don't know if I can agree with this entirely. Though that depends on what exactly you mean by pace? I'd go as far as saying the Lions are the team in the competition that who (at least traditionally) play at the highest pace. You'll find the SA backs are generally faster than their NZ and Aus counterparts; just watch any Currie Cup game to see the pace these guys play a game at when not going up through the forwards. SO I don't think the SA sides play with less pace as such. But certainly we play with less width generally and tend to play more direct whereas NZ sides in particular are masters at exposing space and making good use of clever offloads and know how to score off a turn-over. So maybe you mean they tend to be backline-orientated more than SA teams in which case I'd fully agree. But the reverse is true as well; their rookies won't get as used to playing in SA (both the style and the environment).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_stormer2010, post: 640899, member: 39190"] I don't know if I can agree with this entirely. Though that depends on what exactly you mean by pace? I'd go as far as saying the Lions are the team in the competition that who (at least traditionally) play at the highest pace. You'll find the SA backs are generally faster than their NZ and Aus counterparts; just watch any Currie Cup game to see the pace these guys play a game at when not going up through the forwards. SO I don't think the SA sides play with less pace as such. But certainly we play with less width generally and tend to play more direct whereas NZ sides in particular are masters at exposing space and making good use of clever offloads and know how to score off a turn-over. So maybe you mean they tend to be backline-orientated more than SA teams in which case I'd fully agree. But the reverse is true as well; their rookies won't get as used to playing in SA (both the style and the environment). [/QUOTE]
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