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<blockquote data-quote="ranger" data-source="post: 442476" data-attributes="member: 40555">Well, Franks has been punishing all comers for quite a while and has established himself as the best prop in New Zealand by a country mile. I would say he has proven himself already (He was subbed on in 09, he certainly held up his end then).. Also, as i have mentioned, in every meeting NZ has with France the latter generally comes out on top in the scrummaging department. Why then do you rate the French pack higher? Where would you rank NZ in the scrummaging department?Poor technique and lacking technique is the same thing isn&#039;t it? My assessment of Lawes is based on a best estimation equation. You have a prop lacking technique flopping into contact and winning, either he is hercules and he is strong enough on his own to disregard technique entirely; or the 5 guys behind him are very strong. Then you see the lock directly behind him is 6&#039;7 of raw tattooed muscle. Its not too distant of a conclusion to guess that he might have an influence in the matter.Also, Sheridan? Really? he has bright spots to his game, but scrummaging isn&#039;t one of them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ranger, post: 442476, member: 40555"] Well, Franks has been punishing all comers for quite a while and has established himself as the best prop in New Zealand by a country mile. I would say he has proven himself already (He was subbed on in 09, he certainly held up his end then).. Also, as i have mentioned, in every meeting NZ has with France the latter generally comes out on top in the scrummaging department. Why then do you rate the French pack higher? Where would you rank NZ in the scrummaging department? Poor technique and lacking technique is the same thing isn't it? My assessment of Lawes is based on a best estimation equation. You have a prop lacking technique flopping into contact and winning, either he is hercules and he is strong enough on his own to disregard technique entirely; or the 5 guys behind him are very strong. Then you see the lock directly behind him is 6'7 of raw tattooed muscle. Its not too distant of a conclusion to guess that he might have an influence in the matter. Also, Sheridan? Really? he has bright spots to his game, but scrummaging isn't one of them. [/QUOTE]

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