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<blockquote data-quote="Vieux Talonneur" data-source="post: 1111220" data-attributes="member: 73144">I&#039;d take Isiekwe over Hill any day. His work in the air is the best we have whether at restarts or attacking opposition line outs. I&#039;ve seen him standing next to Itoje at Sarries and he&#039;s a properly big unit - tall and broad. Generally happier doing the dirty stuff than the flashy stuff and makes his weight felt. Like everyone he has his work ons, but assuming he comes back OK, invest in him and you have a potentially world class lock on your hands in the Kruis mould. I genuinely think he has that potential, which Jones set back by picking him too early then dumping him. Covering 6 is a bonus and has probably helped his development, but internationally he&#039;s a lock all day long.A lot like Chessum and he might complement Isiekwe well. Itoje has a spot nailed down at the moment but there&#039;s general consensus we haven&#039;t seen the best of him for a while and while he&#039;ll probably be unchallenged under Jones, post RWC all bets are off.Post RWC&nbsp; I also wouldn&#039;t be surprised to see Itoje go abroad for a couple of years to bank the cash. He&#039;ll be 29 and clubs will be prepared to chuck shedloads at him. Perhaps returning in time to try a final RWC tilt in 27.Like Olyy I&#039;ve not really seen it in Tizzard yet either.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vieux Talonneur, post: 1111220, member: 73144"] I’d take Isiekwe over Hill any day. His work in the air is the best we have whether at restarts or attacking opposition line outs. I’ve seen him standing next to Itoje at Sarries and he’s a properly big unit - tall and broad. Generally happier doing the dirty stuff than the flashy stuff and makes his weight felt. Like everyone he has his work ons, but assuming he comes back OK, invest in him and you have a potentially world class lock on your hands in the Kruis mould. I genuinely think he has that potential, which Jones set back by picking him too early then dumping him. Covering 6 is a bonus and has probably helped his development, but internationally he’s a lock all day long. A lot like Chessum and he might complement Isiekwe well. Itoje has a spot nailed down at the moment but there’s general consensus we haven’t seen the best of him for a while and while he’ll probably be unchallenged under Jones, post RWC all bets are off. Post RWC I also wouldn’t be surprised to see Itoje go abroad for a couple of years to bank the cash. He’ll be 29 and clubs will be prepared to chuck shedloads at him. Perhaps returning in time to try a final RWC tilt in 27. Like Olyy I’ve not really seen it in Tizzard yet either. [/QUOTE]

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