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<blockquote data-quote="munstermuffin" data-source="post: 308173"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gingergenius @ Mar 21 2010, 04:48 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=441735" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>There has never, in the history of rugby, been a prop considered world class who couldn't scrum. And Healy is incapable of scrummaging. If I was picking a Lions team now, I'd have Jenkins, Jacobsen, James and even Tim bloody Payne ahead of Healy... not to mention Sheridan.</p><p>[/b]</p></blockquote><p></p><p>You've got to be kidding. Healy is a strong prop but he was up against, possibly, the best prop in the world.</p><p>[/b][/quote]</p><p></p><p>He went backwards against Adam Jones, backwards against Cole, and backwards against Mas, and had it roughly even against Castrogiovanni. Thinking back to the autumn, he went backwards against BJ Botha and backwards agaisnt Alexander.</p><p></p><p>Let's face it, at International level you're nearly always going to be up against strong props.</p><p>[/b][/quote]</p><p>Great point and it same even with Munster props. We got away with it at times as you don't always meet good props but at International level you will always be made earn your stripes.</p><p>Healy isn't a finished article yet and will improve but I am really worried at our lack of prop's and scrummagers coming through.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="munstermuffin, post: 308173"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gingergenius @ Mar 21 2010, 04:48 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=441735']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> There has never, in the history of rugby, been a prop considered world class who couldn't scrum. And Healy is incapable of scrummaging. If I was picking a Lions team now, I'd have Jenkins, Jacobsen, James and even Tim bloody Payne ahead of Healy... not to mention Sheridan. [/b][/quote] You've got to be kidding. Healy is a strong prop but he was up against, possibly, the best prop in the world. [/b][/quote] He went backwards against Adam Jones, backwards against Cole, and backwards against Mas, and had it roughly even against Castrogiovanni. Thinking back to the autumn, he went backwards against BJ Botha and backwards agaisnt Alexander. Let's face it, at International level you're nearly always going to be up against strong props. [/b][/quote] Great point and it same even with Munster props. We got away with it at times as you don't always meet good props but at International level you will always be made earn your stripes. Healy isn't a finished article yet and will improve but I am really worried at our lack of prop's and scrummagers coming through. [/QUOTE]
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