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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_stormer2010" data-source="post: 979832" data-attributes="member: 39190"><p>What's the golden thread amongst RWC winning teams? IMO the team with the best combination of top lock(s) and fly half. Locks IMO are more influential all round as they are key to scrum, line out and ruck whereas your fly half dictates position and kicks your penalties.</p><p></p><p>1987 ? Before my time</p><p>1991 Eales & Lynagh</p><p>1995 Wiese & Stransky*</p><p>1999 Eales & Larkham</p><p>2003 Johnson & Wilkinson</p><p>2007 Botha / Matfield & James* (here though I'd argue Monty in conjunction with Du Preez took on a lot of the work traditionally reserved for your 10 essentially taking James- a very limited 10- out of the picture)</p><p>2011 Thorne / Whitelock & Cruden</p><p>2015 Retalick / Barrett / Whitelock & Carter</p><p>2019 Etzebeth / De Jager / Snyman & Pollard*</p><p></p><p>(*Though in SA our scrum halves tend to take on a lot more ITO decision making and kicking than what other nations do so we almost need a better 9 than 10 which is where Van der Westhuizen, Du Preez & De Klerk come in as RWC winning 9s)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_stormer2010, post: 979832, member: 39190"] What's the golden thread amongst RWC winning teams? IMO the team with the best combination of top lock(s) and fly half. Locks IMO are more influential all round as they are key to scrum, line out and ruck whereas your fly half dictates position and kicks your penalties. 1987 ? Before my time 1991 Eales & Lynagh 1995 Wiese & Stransky* 1999 Eales & Larkham 2003 Johnson & Wilkinson 2007 Botha / Matfield & James* (here though I'd argue Monty in conjunction with Du Preez took on a lot of the work traditionally reserved for your 10 essentially taking James- a very limited 10- out of the picture) 2011 Thorne / Whitelock & Cruden 2015 Retalick / Barrett / Whitelock & Carter 2019 Etzebeth / De Jager / Snyman & Pollard* (*Though in SA our scrum halves tend to take on a lot more ITO decision making and kicking than what other nations do so we almost need a better 9 than 10 which is where Van der Westhuizen, Du Preez & De Klerk come in as RWC winning 9s) [/QUOTE]
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