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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 473423" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>Lock does look to be an area of concern for the Cheetahs. I'm not convinced with playing Smith or Raubenheimer at lock, though they may not have much choice. Both are good lineout options, I'd just be worried about what sort of power they are going to add to the scrum - I often feel people underestimate the importance of scrummaging power when assessing locks. I think this is particularly important when we consider that Oosthuizen is likely to be a starting prop for the Cheetahs. I understand that Oosthuizen has had a very successful season in the Currie Cup at tight-head, but he really struggled at loose-head last season for the Cheetahs - he was penalised 36 times last season (mainly at scrum time), almost twice as many as the next most penalised prop! He may be more successful at tighthead (though many consider this to be the more difficult position), but I think the Cheetahs really need a powerful second-row combination behind him to help him out. If Oosthuizen has made some improvements in his scrummaging it will be great news for the Boks, as he is phenomenal around the field.</p><p></p><p>I feel Pretorius is a massive loss for the Cheetahs, as much of there attack last year revolved around his snipping runs for the base of the ruck. The Cheetahs will certainly be a better defensive team with him gone, I just wonder who will provide the attacking spark in the backline (especially considering Viljoen is also gone). They certainly have some talent in the backline with the Ebersohns, and I understand Goosen had an exceptional Currie Cup.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 473423, member: 24910"] Lock does look to be an area of concern for the Cheetahs. I'm not convinced with playing Smith or Raubenheimer at lock, though they may not have much choice. Both are good lineout options, I'd just be worried about what sort of power they are going to add to the scrum - I often feel people underestimate the importance of scrummaging power when assessing locks. I think this is particularly important when we consider that Oosthuizen is likely to be a starting prop for the Cheetahs. I understand that Oosthuizen has had a very successful season in the Currie Cup at tight-head, but he really struggled at loose-head last season for the Cheetahs - he was penalised 36 times last season (mainly at scrum time), almost twice as many as the next most penalised prop! He may be more successful at tighthead (though many consider this to be the more difficult position), but I think the Cheetahs really need a powerful second-row combination behind him to help him out. If Oosthuizen has made some improvements in his scrummaging it will be great news for the Boks, as he is phenomenal around the field. I feel Pretorius is a massive loss for the Cheetahs, as much of there attack last year revolved around his snipping runs for the base of the ruck. The Cheetahs will certainly be a better defensive team with him gone, I just wonder who will provide the attacking spark in the backline (especially considering Viljoen is also gone). They certainly have some talent in the backline with the Ebersohns, and I understand Goosen had an exceptional Currie Cup. [/QUOTE]
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