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[2014 EOYT] Wales
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<blockquote data-quote="Big Ewis" data-source="post: 680775" data-attributes="member: 57076"><p>it's truly the end of an era of scrummaging and scrummagers. The 3 best tighthead scrummagers I've seen so far watching Rugby; Nicolas Mas, Adam Jones and Carl Hayman; are nearing the end with giant steps. Another giant can be added from that exact same generation, Martin Castrogiovanni. This coincides with the new scrummaging laws of mid-2013 and the new wave of props who are expected to do more in the loose and whose scrummaging is less of an essential requirement. I'm quite positive we've never seen so many Pacific Islanders in the front row; just a quarter glance at the Top 14 testifies well enough; and France's newest pick at TH is a huge indication of that direction world Rugby is heading in: a giant prop (Uini Atonio) from Samoa/NZ with good technical skills in the loose and good activity around the park.</p><p>Would be very interested to see in 10-15 years time the sort of props who'll be playing Test Rugby.</p><p></p><p>Anyways, big loss for Wales. With healthy Adam Jones and Gethin Jenkins alone they had an advantage most of the time in any match, at very least in the scrum.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Ewis, post: 680775, member: 57076"] it's truly the end of an era of scrummaging and scrummagers. The 3 best tighthead scrummagers I've seen so far watching Rugby; Nicolas Mas, Adam Jones and Carl Hayman; are nearing the end with giant steps. Another giant can be added from that exact same generation, Martin Castrogiovanni. This coincides with the new scrummaging laws of mid-2013 and the new wave of props who are expected to do more in the loose and whose scrummaging is less of an essential requirement. I'm quite positive we've never seen so many Pacific Islanders in the front row; just a quarter glance at the Top 14 testifies well enough; and France's newest pick at TH is a huge indication of that direction world Rugby is heading in: a giant prop (Uini Atonio) from Samoa/NZ with good technical skills in the loose and good activity around the park. Would be very interested to see in 10-15 years time the sort of props who'll be playing Test Rugby. Anyways, big loss for Wales. With healthy Adam Jones and Gethin Jenkins alone they had an advantage most of the time in any match, at very least in the scrum. [/QUOTE]
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