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<blockquote data-quote="SimonG" data-source="post: 683606" data-attributes="member: 71048"><p>I would be A M A Z E D if Sam plays in the back row (for England)...for two main reasons </p><p></p><p>1.takes longer to know the position (nuances...or sold we are told by the 'experts')</p><p>2.its an area England are very strong in; have a paucity of resources at centre.</p><p></p><p>I've no doubt he could be England's best back rower, but the improvement there would be minimal in comparison to the mammoth improvement he would bring to centre. Plus there's more space to run in midfield and once he builds up a head of steam that's where he's most explosive. On the other hand he would probably get more ball in the back row and you want him to have the ball as much as possible.</p><p></p><p>All this back row stuff has occurred before with Andy Farrell, so I'm taking today's suggestion with a pinch of salt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SimonG, post: 683606, member: 71048"] I would be A M A Z E D if Sam plays in the back row (for England)...for two main reasons 1.takes longer to know the position (nuances...or sold we are told by the 'experts') 2.its an area England are very strong in; have a paucity of resources at centre. I've no doubt he could be England's best back rower, but the improvement there would be minimal in comparison to the mammoth improvement he would bring to centre. Plus there's more space to run in midfield and once he builds up a head of steam that's where he's most explosive. On the other hand he would probably get more ball in the back row and you want him to have the ball as much as possible. All this back row stuff has occurred before with Andy Farrell, so I'm taking today's suggestion with a pinch of salt. [/QUOTE]
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