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[2014 EOYT] Scotland vs New Zealand
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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 689039" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>I'm quietly confident of a good AB's performance this weekend. Yes it is a 2nd string side, but outside of the tight-five, the rest of the team is pretty strong. The loose-forward trio is exciting - Cane has been superb for the AB's this season and Vito has a lot to prove. Perenara has looked sharp in recent weeks at halfback, some guy called Carter is at 10, Crotty and Fekitoa are both in great form in the mid-field, Piutau is showing great signs on the wing, and Ben Smith is back at fullback (that itself is worth at least 10 points to the side <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ). The likes of Bill Williams and Savea could be pretty devastating in the last 20 minutes or so once the match opens up too.</p><p></p><p>Off course it all starts up front, so the tight-five need to do their jobs for the AB's backs to get clean ball to work with. Both Moody and Faumuina have impressed in recently, but Parsons is a complete unknown at test level - his lineout throwing needs to be spot on, as the lineout is a major attacking platform for the AB's. Thrush is perhaps slightly limited but has done a solid job for the AB's this year, while Bird has a lot of potential. With his height he is a real asset at lineout time, but what really impresses me is the aggressive way he hits breakdowns, though perhaps he can be a bit too aggressive at times....</p><p></p><p>As long as the weather is good I reckon the AB's will win pretty comfortably, by around 20 points.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 689039, member: 24910"] I'm quietly confident of a good AB's performance this weekend. Yes it is a 2nd string side, but outside of the tight-five, the rest of the team is pretty strong. The loose-forward trio is exciting - Cane has been superb for the AB's this season and Vito has a lot to prove. Perenara has looked sharp in recent weeks at halfback, some guy called Carter is at 10, Crotty and Fekitoa are both in great form in the mid-field, Piutau is showing great signs on the wing, and Ben Smith is back at fullback (that itself is worth at least 10 points to the side ;) ). The likes of Bill Williams and Savea could be pretty devastating in the last 20 minutes or so once the match opens up too. Off course it all starts up front, so the tight-five need to do their jobs for the AB's backs to get clean ball to work with. Both Moody and Faumuina have impressed in recently, but Parsons is a complete unknown at test level - his lineout throwing needs to be spot on, as the lineout is a major attacking platform for the AB's. Thrush is perhaps slightly limited but has done a solid job for the AB's this year, while Bird has a lot of potential. With his height he is a real asset at lineout time, but what really impresses me is the aggressive way he hits breakdowns, though perhaps he can be a bit too aggressive at times.... As long as the weather is good I reckon the AB's will win pretty comfortably, by around 20 points. [/QUOTE]
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