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<blockquote data-quote="snoopy snoopy dog dog" data-source="post: 380774" data-attributes="member: 13611">That&#039;s a ridiculous, snobby comment. I played rugby until 2 years ago for a junior club and, guess what, I was a flyhalf. I wasn&#039;t a very good flyhalf because I couldn&#039;t pass the ball, sat too deep and relied on my boot all the time but I was a flyhalf. &nbsp;There&#039;s no resentment here towards Argentina. Ireland deserved to be knocked out of that World Cup and were thoroughly outplayed by Argentina. If posts from the old forum can be traced you&#039;ll see that I was very complimentary of Argentina. They and South Africa were the teams who best adapted to the laws. I predicted Argentina would get to the final once they got out of the group- the comments of an idiot, not somebody who shows disregard for the Pumas.&nbsp;My opinion of Hernandez is based on his play as a flyhalf. He&#039;s an excellent fullback who should have stuck to that position. He&#039;s good at off the cuff rugby when picked at 15 and if the game loosens up. He&#039;s not good at controlling a game from 10. In many ways he&#039;s similar to Isa Nacewa in that he doesn&#039;t have a good enough rugby brain for 10 but is a strong fullback who can fill in at 10 if needed. A couple of highlight videos on youtube won&#039;t change my mind. That website is littered with inaccurate videos as to the merits of certain players. Check out clips of a guy called Billy Ngawini- he looks like a superstar from selected clips. &nbsp;Of course he played differently against Georgia and France in the 3rd/4th place game. Argentina are a much better team than Georgia so could play with freedom while the bronze medal game is a no pressure type of game where the result is meaningless. &nbsp;...................................&nbsp;Apologies for getting mixed up about talk of Rob Kearney. I thought people were comparing him to JM Hernandez&#039;s play at flyhalf rather than judging him solely as a fullback. Kearney plays similarly as a fullback to how Hernandez plays at flyhalf. Kearney is 09 was another victim of the Sky Sports Rugby Club hype machine. A good player but no superstar. Currently they can&#039;t get enough of Tom Croft, Dan Cole and Chris Ashton. Morris and Barnes will put you off any player!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="snoopy snoopy dog dog, post: 380774, member: 13611"] That's a ridiculous, snobby comment. I played rugby until 2 years ago for a junior club and, guess what, I was a flyhalf. I wasn't a very good flyhalf because I couldn't pass the ball, sat too deep and relied on my boot all the time but I was a flyhalf. There's no resentment here towards Argentina. Ireland deserved to be knocked out of that World Cup and were thoroughly outplayed by Argentina. If posts from the old forum can be traced you'll see that I was very complimentary of Argentina. They and South Africa were the teams who best adapted to the laws. I predicted Argentina would get to the final once they got out of the group- the comments of an idiot, not somebody who shows disregard for the Pumas. My opinion of Hernandez is based on his play as a flyhalf. He's an excellent fullback who should have stuck to that position. He's good at off the cuff rugby when picked at 15 and if the game loosens up. He's not good at controlling a game from 10. In many ways he's similar to Isa Nacewa in that he doesn't have a good enough rugby brain for 10 but is a strong fullback who can fill in at 10 if needed. A couple of highlight videos on youtube won't change my mind. That website is littered with inaccurate videos as to the merits of certain players. Check out clips of a guy called Billy Ngawini- he looks like a superstar from selected clips. Of course he played differently against Georgia and France in the 3rd/4th place game. Argentina are a much better team than Georgia so could play with freedom while the bronze medal game is a no pressure type of game where the result is meaningless. ................................... Apologies for getting mixed up about talk of Rob Kearney. I thought people were comparing him to JM Hernandez's play at flyhalf rather than judging him solely as a fullback. Kearney plays similarly as a fullback to how Hernandez plays at flyhalf. Kearney is 09 was another victim of the Sky Sports Rugby Club hype machine. A good player but no superstar. Currently they can't get enough of Tom Croft, Dan Cole and Chris Ashton. Morris and Barnes will put you off any player! [/QUOTE]

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