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2024 Guinness Six Nations
[Six Nations 2018] Round 2: Ireland vs Italy (10/02/2018)
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<blockquote data-quote="Hanley!" data-source="post: 888106" data-attributes="member: 77015"><p>If all of our back row was available, I do suspect that O'Mahony might lose out to Jamie Heaslip, but I don't think it would be a wise call. He's a better option in the lineout, and otherwise typically gets through a lot of the same invisible breakdown work that Heaslip is known for. He's also more likely to be in peak physical condition for Japan in 2019. Unless Heaslip's provincial form was notably above O'Mahony's, it would be a mistake to drop POM to the bench. If O'Mahony hadn't replaced Heaslip in the final match of last year's Six Nations, England probably would have won the Grand Slam.</p><p></p><p>O'Mahony's form is pretty good at the moment too. I've seen people saying he had a quiet game last week, but he put in a huge amount of work around the breakdown in a game where Ireland had to constantly scrap for decent ball. If you look back on that famous final five minutes, apart from Sexton and Murray he seemed to make more positive contributions to that play than anyone else.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hanley!, post: 888106, member: 77015"] If all of our back row was available, I do suspect that O'Mahony might lose out to Jamie Heaslip, but I don't think it would be a wise call. He's a better option in the lineout, and otherwise typically gets through a lot of the same invisible breakdown work that Heaslip is known for. He's also more likely to be in peak physical condition for Japan in 2019. Unless Heaslip's provincial form was notably above O'Mahony's, it would be a mistake to drop POM to the bench. If O'Mahony hadn't replaced Heaslip in the final match of last year's Six Nations, England probably would have won the Grand Slam. O'Mahony's form is pretty good at the moment too. I've seen people saying he had a quiet game last week, but he put in a huge amount of work around the breakdown in a game where Ireland had to constantly scrap for decent ball. If you look back on that famous final five minutes, apart from Sexton and Murray he seemed to make more positive contributions to that play than anyone else. [/QUOTE]
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