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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 695605" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>I have edited my post several times too accordingly <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>As I understand it this is World XV for 2014 - not a World XV for the the last month - hence all of the stats I've provided (from earlier in 2014) are entirely relevant. If I were picking a world XV based on the end of year tour I'm not sure who I would would pick at fullback. Smith played quite well but was a bit quieter than normal, I thought Folau didn't play as well as well as usual, and I don't rate Le Roux. I would perhaps go for Kearney, as his ability under the high ball was the key to Irelands wins against South Africa and Australia.</p><p></p><p>In terms of the Johnny May try there is no way Ben Smith is remotely at fault. He (rightly) stayed on the man he was marking on the outside and trusted his inside man to make the tackle. If he had gone off his line and tried to tackle May (and left his man open) he would have (rightly) got a good bollocking from the coaches! This is not to say Smith's defense is exceptional - indeed it is one of the weaker aspects of his game in my opinion - he is just clearly better in this area than the likes of Folau and Dagg IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 695605, member: 24910"] I have edited my post several times too accordingly ;) As I understand it this is World XV for 2014 - not a World XV for the the last month - hence all of the stats I've provided (from earlier in 2014) are entirely relevant. If I were picking a world XV based on the end of year tour I'm not sure who I would would pick at fullback. Smith played quite well but was a bit quieter than normal, I thought Folau didn't play as well as well as usual, and I don't rate Le Roux. I would perhaps go for Kearney, as his ability under the high ball was the key to Irelands wins against South Africa and Australia. In terms of the Johnny May try there is no way Ben Smith is remotely at fault. He (rightly) stayed on the man he was marking on the outside and trusted his inside man to make the tackle. If he had gone off his line and tried to tackle May (and left his man open) he would have (rightly) got a good bollocking from the coaches! This is not to say Smith's defense is exceptional - indeed it is one of the weaker aspects of his game in my opinion - he is just clearly better in this area than the likes of Folau and Dagg IMO. [/QUOTE]
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