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[2014 Mid-Year Tests] New Zealand vs England (1st Test)
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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 650289" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>Not at all. There were enough real areas for concern that match versus England - there is not point talking about an "issue" that doesn't really exist! </p><p></p><p>England put the pressure on maybe 2 or 3 of our scrum feeds that I can recall (see around 1:16:13 and 1:14:02 in the video below). We got poor ball back from these scrums (but did maintain the ball) - the rest of our scrums were pretty stable and we got very clean ball. Most of the action at scrum time was occurring on the odd occasion England feed the ball in. The two penalties we conceded at scrum-time were for illegally wheeling the scrum - this wasn't because we were under pressure, but rather because we were trying to (illegally in the refs opinion) put pressure on the England scrum! When we didn't get penalised for wheeling we actually put quite a lot of pressure on the England scrum - see 1:19:39 or 1:10:49 in the video. I wouldn't describe this as a 'difficult day' at all. We were certainly inconsistent, but I don't think we were beaten at scrum time.</p><p></p><p>I can't recall us getting embarrassed by the Pumas at scrum-time last season. Perhaps you are confusing us with Australia <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> In the match in Argentina the scrums were an absolute mess, with neither side seeming comfortable with the new engagement sequence. Argentina probably had the edge overall, but the AB's dominated a number of scrums that match too. In the Auckland match the scrums were far tidier and the AB's probably had a slight edge at scrum-time overall. France and England probably had the better of us at scrum-time at the end of last season, but again it was hardly as though our scrum was destroyed. We went back a few times in both matches, but again managed to put pressure on when the opposition fed the ball. I don't remember us having that many issues against Ireland (despite starting our 2nd string front row).</p><p></p><p>As I've mentioned before our scrum is not as dominant as it has been previously, but it is hardly a weakness. We are inconsistent throughout a match though, and often take a while to get into the match at scrum-time. The opposition can dominate at the start of the match before the AB's scrum starts to improve as the match goes on (and is often the dominant scrum in the 2nd half).</p><p></p><p>[media=youtube]yu0ZjPUdKdc[/media]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 650289, member: 24910"] Not at all. There were enough real areas for concern that match versus England - there is not point talking about an "issue" that doesn't really exist! England put the pressure on maybe 2 or 3 of our scrum feeds that I can recall (see around 1:16:13 and 1:14:02 in the video below). We got poor ball back from these scrums (but did maintain the ball) - the rest of our scrums were pretty stable and we got very clean ball. Most of the action at scrum time was occurring on the odd occasion England feed the ball in. The two penalties we conceded at scrum-time were for illegally wheeling the scrum - this wasn't because we were under pressure, but rather because we were trying to (illegally in the refs opinion) put pressure on the England scrum! When we didn't get penalised for wheeling we actually put quite a lot of pressure on the England scrum - see 1:19:39 or 1:10:49 in the video. I wouldn't describe this as a 'difficult day' at all. We were certainly inconsistent, but I don't think we were beaten at scrum time. I can't recall us getting embarrassed by the Pumas at scrum-time last season. Perhaps you are confusing us with Australia ;) In the match in Argentina the scrums were an absolute mess, with neither side seeming comfortable with the new engagement sequence. Argentina probably had the edge overall, but the AB's dominated a number of scrums that match too. In the Auckland match the scrums were far tidier and the AB's probably had a slight edge at scrum-time overall. France and England probably had the better of us at scrum-time at the end of last season, but again it was hardly as though our scrum was destroyed. We went back a few times in both matches, but again managed to put pressure on when the opposition fed the ball. I don't remember us having that many issues against Ireland (despite starting our 2nd string front row). As I've mentioned before our scrum is not as dominant as it has been previously, but it is hardly a weakness. We are inconsistent throughout a match though, and often take a while to get into the match at scrum-time. The opposition can dominate at the start of the match before the AB's scrum starts to improve as the match goes on (and is often the dominant scrum in the 2nd half). [media=youtube]yu0ZjPUdKdc[/media] [/QUOTE]
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