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Super Rugby: Crusaders - Hurricanes in Christchurch (30/06/2012)
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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 514968" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>I was thinking exactly the same thing while watching the game. Taylor certainly wasn't poor, but Barrett was in a completely different class. Don't get me wrong, I think Taylor is a good young player. He is a good ball runner, but as you say he struggles to get his backline going at Super Rugby level, and doesn't seem to have the ability to control the game from the 10 jersey. I still think he is far better suited to 12 at this stage - I'm sure a full season of ITM Cup in the 10 jersey would help, but there is no guarantee he will be starting at first-five for Canterbury....</p><p></p><p>I have to say I was particularily impressed by Brad Shields - his game needs a bit of refining, but he looks every bit a future All Black to me. Some of the work he did cleaning out rucks was phenomenal - I remember several occasions when he hit a ruck and single-handedly drove 2-3 Crusaders players off the ball!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 514968, member: 24910"] I was thinking exactly the same thing while watching the game. Taylor certainly wasn't poor, but Barrett was in a completely different class. Don't get me wrong, I think Taylor is a good young player. He is a good ball runner, but as you say he struggles to get his backline going at Super Rugby level, and doesn't seem to have the ability to control the game from the 10 jersey. I still think he is far better suited to 12 at this stage - I'm sure a full season of ITM Cup in the 10 jersey would help, but there is no guarantee he will be starting at first-five for Canterbury.... I have to say I was particularily impressed by Brad Shields - his game needs a bit of refining, but he looks every bit a future All Black to me. Some of the work he did cleaning out rucks was phenomenal - I remember several occasions when he hit a ruck and single-handedly drove 2-3 Crusaders players off the ball! [/QUOTE]
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