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Premiership Rugby 23/24 - Rd 4
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<blockquote data-quote="Vieux Talonneur" data-source="post: 1164425" data-attributes="member: 73144"><p>Barbeary's a case in point. He was quoted as saying he wanted to move to the back row to get his hands on the ball more.</p><p></p><p>That's hooker though. Most proper props don't really have the physical attributes to play anywhere else. Marler looks like an out and out prop, Genge looks what he is, a converted back rower….his scrummaging can be decent, but isn't consistent enough and isn't his USP. </p><p></p><p>Marler's an interesting one. When he first broke through he was notable for his loose play but over the years became an increasingly good scrummager. A lot of this is mindset and what coaches ask players to do week in week out. I don't think it's especially a lack of potential talent.</p><p></p><p>I take some reassurance from the fact that Borthwick's a basics kind of guy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vieux Talonneur, post: 1164425, member: 73144"] Barbeary’s a case in point. He was quoted as saying he wanted to move to the back row to get his hands on the ball more. That’s hooker though. Most proper props don’t really have the physical attributes to play anywhere else. Marler looks like an out and out prop, Genge looks what he is, a converted back rower….his scrummaging can be decent, but isn’t consistent enough and isn’t his USP. Marler’s an interesting one. When he first broke through he was notable for his loose play but over the years became an increasingly good scrummager. A lot of this is mindset and what coaches ask players to do week in week out. I don’t think it’s especially a lack of potential talent. I take some reassurance from the fact that Borthwick’s a basics kind of guy. [/QUOTE]
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