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<blockquote data-quote="dullonien" data-source="post: 302482">I&#039;m a big fan of Wayne Evans, he&#039;s been playing some good stuff lately (in between injuries that is). Gareth Williams has rightly recieved some critisism after his performance on Saturday, as that was one of the worst lineout displays for quite some time. However it is always tough to know if it&#039;s all the hookers fault. I aired my concerns for Gareth Williams&#039; linout throwing a while ago, as it&#039;s certainly got worse this season. Hard to know why! Hibbard isn&#039;t all that much better linout time, but that aspect of his game has been improving steadily, but I feel his bulk adds quite a bit scrum time and in the loose, where he really does get stuck in. The same can be said for Ken Owens, and he&#039;d have been my choice below Rees. Owen&#039; linout throwing is probably the best in Wales, and he really does make some yards in attack. Gareth Williams put&#039;s in alot of work for the Blues, and really has been an important player for them this season, but I felt he struggled physically aswell on Sat, struggling to make an impact in the loose and not quite up to scratch in the scrums.I hope he proves me wrong against Scotland, but I feel he&#039;s one of those players who simply can&#039;t hack it at international level, even if excellent at regional level. We&#039;ll see.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dullonien, post: 302482"] I'm a big fan of Wayne Evans, he's been playing some good stuff lately (in between injuries that is). Gareth Williams has rightly recieved some critisism after his performance on Saturday, as that was one of the worst lineout displays for quite some time. However it is always tough to know if it's all the hookers fault. I aired my concerns for Gareth Williams' linout throwing a while ago, as it's certainly got worse this season. Hard to know why! Hibbard isn't all that much better linout time, but that aspect of his game has been improving steadily, but I feel his bulk adds quite a bit scrum time and in the loose, where he really does get stuck in. The same can be said for Ken Owens, and he'd have been my choice below Rees. Owen' linout throwing is probably the best in Wales, and he really does make some yards in attack. Gareth Williams put's in alot of work for the Blues, and really has been an important player for them this season, but I felt he struggled physically aswell on Sat, struggling to make an impact in the loose and not quite up to scratch in the scrums. I hope he proves me wrong against Scotland, but I feel he's one of those players who simply can't hack it at international level, even if excellent at regional level. We'll see. [/QUOTE]

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