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<blockquote data-quote="dullonien" data-source="post: 1038945" data-attributes="member: 13739"><p>When Wyn Jones and Thomas Francis has been 1 and 3 Wales scrum has never struggled against anyone. Neither are destructive scrummagers that'll dominate their oppo and win scrum penalty after scrum penalty, but they'll hold their own against everyone, including SA. Wales struggled in the Autumn when they experimented with the likes of Carre, Brown and Lewis as props.</p><p></p><p>So Wyn Jones is a solid scrummager, but he's also a good mobile prop who achieves turnovers, racks up a decent tackle count, and get's involved ball in hand. There are better props in the loose, but that tends to be at the expense of scrummaging. He had a great 6 nations too, so recent form is on hid side. He'd be my first choice 1 even if Marler and Healy were there.</p><p></p><p>Sutherland is another good option, he's another all rounder who posts good stats in most areas. Probably a better ball carrier, but not as good in the tackle area.</p><p></p><p>Mako for me wouldn't be anywhere near the test side. Vs anyone else than the Boks he'd be right up there, but scrum has gotta come first vs them and Mako is liable to give away penalties and attacking opportunities if he plays. Gats may see things differently though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dullonien, post: 1038945, member: 13739"] When Wyn Jones and Thomas Francis has been 1 and 3 Wales scrum has never struggled against anyone. Neither are destructive scrummagers that'll dominate their oppo and win scrum penalty after scrum penalty, but they'll hold their own against everyone, including SA. Wales struggled in the Autumn when they experimented with the likes of Carre, Brown and Lewis as props. So Wyn Jones is a solid scrummager, but he's also a good mobile prop who achieves turnovers, racks up a decent tackle count, and get's involved ball in hand. There are better props in the loose, but that tends to be at the expense of scrummaging. He had a great 6 nations too, so recent form is on hid side. He'd be my first choice 1 even if Marler and Healy were there. Sutherland is another good option, he's another all rounder who posts good stats in most areas. Probably a better ball carrier, but not as good in the tackle area. Mako for me wouldn't be anywhere near the test side. Vs anyone else than the Boks he'd be right up there, but scrum has gotta come first vs them and Mako is liable to give away penalties and attacking opportunities if he plays. Gats may see things differently though. [/QUOTE]
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